The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast


Latest Episodes

How NOT to Explain Mamdani’s Socialist Revival
August 28, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6vA9ensrzw Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos critique a recent Wall Street Journal articl

Immigration Enforcement and the Betrayal of Due Process
August 25, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkOadbwUP5s Podcast audio: America is a country that prizes freedom and the rule of law. Yet every day, we hear news of ICE raids on construction sites, Vene

The Palestinians’ Most Deadly Weapon Against Israel: Altruism
August 21, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wig7ja6GLlU Podcast audio In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Elan Journo, Nikos Sotirakopoulos, and Tristan De Lige explore how altruism clo

Was Ayn Rand Anti-Family?
August 14, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwT-unSQu_8 Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Samantha Watkins and Ben Bayer tackle the common criticism that Ayn Rand is "an

What Went Wrong With Capitalism — A Review of Ruchir Sharma’s Book
August 11, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky3VGO4AI-g Podcast audio: In this episode of The ARI Bookshelf, Tristan de Lige, Ben Bayer, Don Watkins, and Robertas Bakula discuss What Went Wrong with C

Abortion Bans vs. Women’s Lives
August 08, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm7PICSLkhc Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Agustina Vergara Cid take a wide-ranging look at abortion bans si

Trump vs. CBS: How Government Pressures Companies to Self-Censor
August 04, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33MpmtvMKs0 Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Marek Michulka and Onkar Ghate examine the Trump administration's actions again

Profit Without Apology: The Moral Case for Business
July 25, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDVOG6tX8b8 Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Don Watkins unveil their new book, Profit Without Apology: The

Highlights from the 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference
July 21, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hGvQj376Uw Podcast audio: The 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference, held in Boston, Massachusetts, wrapped up two weeks ago, and now you can get a taste of th

Tal Tsfany Unveils ARI’s Ambitions for Mainstreaming Objectivism
July 14, 2025

https://youtu.be/9PCQRzAMohQ Podcast audio: As the Ayn Rand Institute marks its 40th anniversary, its mission to spread Objectivism through education has never been more urgent.In his 2025