Best Who Is John Galt Podcasts (2024)

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Who is John Galt Mortgage Company? 56:22

2M ago56:22

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Mitchell Broderick and Tim Chermak join me to discuss their new company and how they’re using it to both promote rational philosophy and upend an industry.

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Ayn Rand’s Objectivist Ethics: A Rational Approach to Living the Good Life 41:48

2M ago41:48

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This show is all about principles and practices for living the best, most fulfilling life possible, so in this episode, I figured I’d dig into the ideas of a thinker who identified a novel approach to philosophy, the goal of which is to help people flourish. That philosopher is Ayn Rand, and her Objectivist ethics begins with observations of the fa…

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Surfing the Time Capsule: Are architects doomed for tragedy? 40:24

3M ago40:24

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Frank Lloyd Wright, Antoni Gaudi, Adolf Loos, Louis Sullivan; why were their lives such a mess? Maybe it's the Jekyll and Hyde conundrum. In this episode of Surfing the Time Capsule, we'll take a look at this puzzling condition that seems to bedevil some architects.By Ernest Granson

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Surfing the Time Capsule - Buying up the brightest stars in the art universe 20:17

3M ago20:17

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Is the Leonardo da Vinci's painting entitled "Salvator Mundi" worth almost half a billion dollars? For Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, that's chump change. Join journalist Ernest Granson as he examines the motivation behind the astronomical values of the world's most expensive paintings.…

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Surfing the Time Capsule - John Dean cushions his behind in Poshinaya foam; John Galt slams volunteerism 9:59

9M ago9:59

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Was Richard Nixon really a snivelling crook? Was Ayn Rand really a condescending, selfish snob? In this initial episode of Surfing the Time Capsule from Outrageous History, journalist Ernest Granson suggests that the two notorious personalities shared a common attribute - greed. You would think their colleagues and followers would consider that to …

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Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi - The Bargain of the Millenium 48:26

10M ago48:26

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In 2017, a painting of Jesus Christ holding a crystal orb became the world's most expensive painting when Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) paid $450 million for the piece which was auctioned off by Christie's in London. MBS purchased the painting based on its attribution to the Renaissance painter and all around genius, Leonardo…

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The Evolution of Spin 1:25:19

11M ago1:25:19

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Propaganda, publicity, public relations, spin. These words are really interchangeable but for many, they all evoke somewhat negative connotations. For politicians, the presidents of the United States especially, that's a problem. From the publicity-hungry Theodore Roosevelt to the media-obsessed Richard Nixon to the "no-spin" Barrack Obama, the chi…

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We are the real monsters! 54:26

12M ago54:26

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The Anglo-Saxons of pre-England Britannia lived in a world of real monsters where walking through the unsettled areas outside of town could mean being scorched by dragons or gobbled up by terrifying, giant humanoids. Were these monsters real and why were the medieval Anglo-Saxons so fearful of them? Join journalist Ernest Granson as his guest, auth…

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Freedom’s Furies: Timothy Sandefur on the Importance of Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand | Philosophy for Flourishing, Episode 61 1:10:40

1y ago1:10:40

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During WWII, while American forces battled dictatorial regimes overseas, three writers back home were unleashing a full-scale assault on the ideas at the very base of tyranny. Isabel Paterson’s The God of the Machine, Rose Wilder Lane’s The Discovery of Freedom, and Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, all published in 1943, launched the modern American li…

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The van Gogh You Never Knew 31:47

1y ago31:47

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Imagine becoming a young widow with a baby boy and being entrusted with the priceless legacy of one of the world's most famous painters. That is the situation in which Johanna van Gogh-Bonger found herself when her beloved husband of only two years passed away. That husband was Theo van Gogh, brother of Vincent van Gogh. The two brothers died withi…

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The Ambiguity of Stan Lee 53:17

1+ y ago53:17

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Just who was Stanley Martin Lieber - or as millions of superhero fans know him - Stan Lee? Sure, Stan Lee has been credited by those fans as the creator of Spiderman, The Avengers, The X Men and a whole universe of superheroes that dominate not only the comic book industry but to a large extent, the film industry. He was a writer, a self-promoter, …

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Awful Schools and What to Do 50:50

1+ y ago50:50

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Philosopher, author, and teacher Dr. Andrew Bernstein joins Jon to discuss the abysmal state of American education and what parents and educators can do about it. #education #teaching #history #objectivity #AynRand #philosophy #flourishing #MarvaCollins #classroom 📜 ALSO CHECK OUT: Why Johnny Still Can't Read or Write or Understand Math: And What W…

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The last man who might know all there is to be known 42:35

1+ y ago42:35

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Could there be such a person? That is how scientist J.B.S. Haldane has been described. He is credited with laying the foundations of genetics but his knowledge spanned far beyond that and until he passed away he constantly strove to inform the public about all aspects of science. Some of his knowledge he gained through self-experimentation, for ins…

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Sex, Attraction, and Healthy Relationships | Philosophy for Flourishing, Episode 59 1:28:09

2y ago1:28:09

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Philosopher and psychotherapist Jason Stotts returns to discuss the nature of sex and sexual attraction, common misconceptions and errors related to sexuality, and how to improve one’s sex life and relationships. #Objectivism #sex #psychology # #objectivity #AynRand #philosophy #flourishing #sexualethics #emotions 📜 ALSO CHECK OUT: Free ebook: Intr…

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Martha Was Right 36:56

2y ago36:56

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The Watergate scandal in the 1970s turned U.S. politics upside down, creating skepticism, cynicism and pessimism throughout the country. For those involved in both the burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington D.C.'s Watergate hotel/apartment complex and the burglary coverup, it meant jail time and a loss of reputatio…

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John Galt Lives! 48:55

2y ago48:55

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The life story of Ayn Rand reads much like one of her block buster novels, except for the unhappy ending. In "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged", the main female and male characters, one of whom is John Galt, become heroines and heroes, rhapsodizing with spectacular literary, political and philosophical statements. In real life, Ayn Rand, the q…

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The Vengeance of the Shot Blue Marilyn 50:19

2y ago50:19

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Art dealer and former gallery owner, Richard Polsky, spent a career trying to become the owner of an Andy Warhol silk screen. As a passionate admirer of Warhol's works, Richard eventually achieved his goal of purchasing, not one but two pieces, at separate times. But circumstances resulted in his move to sell both. Although he always believed in a …

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Peter Boghossian on Civil Discourse and Why It’s So Hard | Philosophy for Flourishing, Episode 58 1:11:27

2y ago1:11:27

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Why is intellectual life in America dominated by ideologues that seem disconnected from reality? How can each of us takes steps toward reviving civil discourse? Dr. Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian)—author of A Manual for Creating Atheists and How to Have Impossible Conversations—joins Hersey for a discussion of how and why he spearheaded the “st…

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Navigating Your Emotional Landscape, with Jason Stotts 1:27:49

2y ago1:27:49

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Our emotions are our means of experiencing our values, so it’s extraordinarily important to grasp why we feel the way we do and how to change it when our emotional lives are just not ideal. In this conversation, psychotherapist and philosopher Jason Stotts shares his conceptual framework for navigating the human emotional landscape. Stotts, author …

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The Bricklin: automotive fantasy or lost opportunity for prosperity? 45:15

2y ago45:15

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When American automotive entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin and the Province of New Brunswick's Premier Richard Hatfield sat down for coffee at the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel in Fredericton in 1973, little did they realize the bumpy road they would soon ride together. At that meeting, Bricklin, ever the salesman, convinced Hatfield to commit to a joint vent…

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Objectivism, Common-Sense Realism, and Flourishing 1:31:52

2y ago1:31:52

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Are you interested in learning about Ayn Rand's Objectivism? Check out this FREE ebook: 👉https://bit.ly/3eALZFD Thomas Reid, founder of the philosophic school of common-sense realism, substantially refuted the skeptics of his time (e.g., George Berkely and David Hume) by defending the validity of sense perception and the efficacy of man’s mind. Alt…

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The Peculiar World of Prime Minister Mackenzie King 47:59

2y ago47:59

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If you're taking part in contemporary politics, you had better board up your closet to prevent any skeletons from being revealed. It wasn't necessarily so 100 years ago. The private lives of politicians, were for the most part, kept private, even by publicity-seeking media outlets. If that weren't the case, then the longest serving Canadian prime m…

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Religion, Objectivism, Consciousness, & Liberty 1:32:46

2y ago1:32:46

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Are you interested in learning about Ayn Rand's Objectivism? Check out this FREE ebook: 👉https://bit.ly/3eALZFD Micaela Richmond—of “In Bloom: A Pro-Humanity Podcast”—interviews Jon Hersey about religion, atheism, Objectivism, consciousness, concepts, liberty, history, and more. Subscribe to In Bloom here: https://bit.ly/3ICD7vM #Objectivism #Caree…

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Ayn Rand’s Place in Intellectual History 1:03:24

2y ago1:03:24

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Ayn Rand was one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th century, and her works continue to sell hundreds of thousands of copies each year. A 1998 poll conducted by Modern Library ranked Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead as the first and second greatest novels of the century, with Rand’s Anthem and We the Living coming in at seven and e…

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Tsar Nicolas' Game of Russian Roulette 54:16

2y ago54:16

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Russia's Tsar Nicolas and his family died a gruesome death, executed by the Bolsheviks, after Nicolas was forced to abdicate following the Russian Revolution of 1917. King George V of Great Britain was Nicolas' cousin and agonized over offering the Romanov family refuge in England. George never made that offer. The irony is that Nicolas and George …

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Rhea Clyman: the Canadian Bourgeois Troublemaker 37:02

2y ago37:02

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Rhea Clyman, born in Poland and raised in Canada, jostled her way into becoming an foreign correspondent for the Toronto Evening Telegram in the 1920s. One of the few women journalists during that era, she managed to land an assignment to cover newly the emerging Communist U.S.S.R. Her epic trips to Siberia and other parts of the famine ravaged cou…

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The Scientist Explorer who Died a Viking's Death 34:40

2y ago34:40

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Alfred Wegener's life as a scientist in the early 1900s spanned numerous fields including astronomy and meteorology. But his theory of continental drift or displacement sparked a furor amongst geologists, many of whom branded him a scientific outsider, a reckless mischief maker ignorant of geological methods and given to wild speculations. As if th…

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Jon and Jackson: Optional Values, Career, and Hobbies 43:45

2y ago43:45

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Jackson Upmann asks Jon his questions on philosophy and flourishing. The discussion ranges over what philosophy can and cannot tell us about career choices, the nature of values, life as the standard of value, and more. #Objectivism #CareerAdvice #weightlifting #objectivity #AynRand #philosophy #flourishing Are you interested in learning about Ayn …

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Maximilien Robespierre: Hero or Monster of the French Revolution? 36:52

2y ago36:52

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The French Revolution is considered one of the most important events in the history of civilization. When it ended in the late 1700s, the feudal system, the French Catholic Church as it then existed and the French monarchy had been dismantled. For the French common people that was the upside. The downside: thousands of deaths by fighting and execut…

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The Operating System of Progress 22:11

2y ago22:11

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The basic ideas that people accept are like a computer’s operating system. If the OS has bugs and is vulnerable to viruses, it wreaks havoc on the machine and its user. The same goes for a person’s fundamental ideas about the nature of the world, his means of gaining knowledge, and what he ought to do with his life. In this episode, Jon gives an ov…

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Scout Mindset: Seeing the World More Clearly 25:52

2+ y ago25:52

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Julia Galef’s The Scout Mindset was one of my favorite books of 2021. It’s loaded with great tips for thinking more clearly and thereby improving your life. Here, I talk about what scout mindset is, why it’s powerful, and how to make it second nature. #independence #rationality #scoutmindset #objectivity #rationalism #philosophy #flourishing Are yo…

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Independence and the Socratic Method, with Michael Strong 48:56

2+ y ago48:56

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Michael Strong is an education serial entrepreneur and the author of The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice and Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalism Can Solve All the World’s Problems. Here, we discuss the virtue of independence and how the Socratic method can be used to cultivate it in oneself and …

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The Movie Star President 54:27

2+ y ago54:27

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In American politics, you could say that there have been two Presidents elected with movie star quality - one of them is Ronald Reagan, who parlayed his movie and teleivsion career into the highest office in the land. The other is a man who never actually had any role in a film. His name: John F. Kennedy. But, as author John Hellmann writes in his …

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Cal Newport on Flourishing at Work 1:07:11

2+ y ago1:07:11

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the bestselling author of So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and most recently, A World Without Email. In this episode, we talk about how the “hyperactive hive mind” approach to work undermines our productivity and happiness, what he’s learned from h…

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The Honeymoon From Hell 1:01:29

2+ y ago1:01:29

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The womanizing, gambling and boozing George, Prince of Wales, had one thing in mind in April of 1795 when he agreed to marry his smelly, stout and somewhat coarse first cousin, Caroline, Princess of Brunswick - to pay off his £600,000 (US$74 million in today's dollars) royal debt. George's father, King George III, had agreed to pay down the debt if…

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Moral Character, Freedom, and Flourishing, with Lawrence Reed 45:34

2+ y ago45:34

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Just as we can build muscle, so we can build moral character—and we must if we want to flourish. Jon discusses morality and flourishing with Lawrence Reed, president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard Tw…

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Architect of Mayhem 39:06

2+ y ago39:06

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Superstar architect Frank Lloyd Wright was as well known for his scandalous personal life as he was for his revolutionary architectural designs. Even Wright seemed to recognize he was a flawed man, but as biographer Paul Hendrickson argues, underneath Wright's arrogance existed a "fundamental soulfulness" that resulted in some of the world's most i…

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Live like an Artist 15:40

2+ y ago15:40

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The artist’s job is to determine what is worthy of contemplation, and then to convey it via appropriate means. How can we adopt and apply the skill of prospecting for value, even if we’re not artists? Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard Twitter: https://t…

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Business, History, and Morality, with Gary Hoover 1:29:32

2+ y ago1:29:32

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Jon speaks with entrepreneur and business history chronicler Gary Hoover about the history and morality of business, and what makes people and their businesses thrive. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard Twitter: https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute Linked…

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Stories in Paint, with Luc Travers 43:59

2+ y ago43:59

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Jon speaks with art expert Luc Travers about how to “read” paintings and extract meaningful experiences from them. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard Twitter: https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/objectivestandar…

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Literature and Flourishing 44:43

2+ y ago44:43

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Jon speaks with Dr. Andrew Bernstein about literature and how great stories enhance our lives. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard Twitter: https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/objectivestandardinstitute/ Email Jo…

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Relationship Maintenance 25:51

2+ y ago25:51

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Jon and his wife Rosalee demonstrate John Gottman’s “state of our union” exercise and explain how it can help to improve romantic relationships. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard Twitter: https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi…

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John Chisholm on Aiming at the Right “Diversity” in Higher Ed 35:04

2+ y ago35:04

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Jon speaks with John Chisholm—entrepreneur, investor, and author—about the problems with the higher ed push for “diversity” and how to correct it. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard Twitter: https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linke…

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Freedom, Flourishing, and Atlas Shrugged, with Antonio Saravia 48:52

2+ y ago48:52

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Jon speaks with Dr. Antonio Saravia—economics professor and director of the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty at Mercer University—about socialism and stagnation, freedom and flourishing, and teaching competing ideas in the college classroom. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https:/…

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Benjamin Franklin’s Principles for Freedom and Flourishing 57:38

2+ y ago57:38

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Benjamin Franklin’s life story is a testament to the fact that free men may rise as high as their ambition will take them. His inventions include not only useful gadgets and live-saving devices but also the genre of self-development nonfiction. With only two years of formal schooling, he managed to become one of the greatest scientists of his age a…

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Fostering Independence in Early Childhood 39:07

2+ y ago39:07

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How can we help young children develop? Can we do anything to accelerate language acquisition? Is a structured curriculum best, or should children be allowed to explore their interests—and to what extent, if so? I speak with Mike Gustafson of Atlas Academy about the Montessori method, how and why it works, and how developments within the method mig…

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Help wanted: For position of sovereign in mid-19th century, self-exploding Mexico 48:45

2+ y ago48:45

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We require a young, idealistic European royal couple to lead transition of Mexico from republic to monarchy. Experience living in Mexico not necessary. Some financing for military support is available. Please note, there is a high chance of violence during the transition as well as a substantial risk of death by firing squad. Please apply to Napolé…

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Kelly Johnson: Master of the Skies 1:19:05

3y ago1:19:05

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What were those strange lights zipping around Groom Lake at Area 51 through the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond? Millions have been mystified. Chances are most of them were produced by the most advanced aircraft in the world taking off from and landing at Groom Lake on experimental flights. And most of those aircraft were designed and developed by …

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Frédéric Chopin in Tolkien, Green Book, and Prometheus 41:54

3y ago41:54

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I speak with Juilliard-trained musician F. F. Mormanni about the 19th-century Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin; his music in Prometheus, Tolkien, and Green Book; and what listening to such a virtuoso pianist adds to our lives. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/objective…

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Lee Miller: From Vogue model to Hitler's bathtub 45:08

3y ago45:08

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Lee Miller is considered of the top photographers of her time, not to mention one of the first supermodels. But she was also one of the original and restless "free spirits," travelling the world, keeping company with celebrities and the avant garde, mixing and matching numerous lovers, even becoming an award winning chef. Yet it seemed as if she co…

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