The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast


Latest Episodes

Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition
October 23, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-L271Y9HPAPodcast audio:In this Ayn Rand Institute Podcast episode, Mike Mazza and Samantha Watkins analyze objections to new embryo screening technology.Orchids new technologyMoral status of embryos

Principles of a Proper Foreign Policy
October 20, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zg_ANzngT0Podcast audio:The American attack on Irans nuclear facilities was met with intense public debate about the proper course of U.S. foreign policy. The Objectivist philosophy offers a distinctive frame

The Injustice of the New Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal
October 17, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi8sRxe21qoPodcast audio:In this Ayn Rand Institute Podcast episode, Elan Journo and Onkar Ghate discuss the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.Overall evaluation of the deal;Evadin

Understanding “Woke” Ideology: Books by Yascha Mounk and Chris Rufo
October 14, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZCJXTdch2EPodcast audio:In this episode of ARI Bookshelf, Sam Weaver, Ben Bayer, Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Ibis Slade critically examine Americas Cultural Revolution by Christopher Rufo and The Identity Trap b

It’s Up to You: Making Choices
October 14, 2025

This talk by Steven Warden was recorded live on July 3rd in Boston, MA as part of the 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference and is available on the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast stream. Listen and subscr

Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza?
October 13, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V6c-9O3UHk Podcast audio: In this episode ofThe Ayn Rand Institute Podcast,Tristan de Lige and Ben Bayer discuss the widespread claim that Israel is comm

Patrick Deneen and the Right’s War on Freedom
October 06, 2025

The Post-Liberal Right threatens to roll back American liberty.

What Is Western Civilization?
September 29, 2025

The Enlightenment, not Christianity, is the key to the West.

The Injustice of Recognizing a Palestinian State
September 29, 2025

The recognition of a Palestinian state betrays good and rewards evil.

Trump vs. Kimmel: The Tribal Weaponization of the FCC against Free Speech
September 29, 2025

Intimidating broadcasters with the public interest standard is a worse abridgement of free speech than censorship.