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Podcast Roundup – May 5 (Double Edition)

There was a major project that came due last week which left me no time to do my regular post on the week’s podcasts, so this week is a double edition of the podcasts I try to listen to each week.

From last week:

Philosophy in Action – Dr. Diana Hsieh, along with Greg Perkins, answer questions on ambition as a virtue, being happy without having close friends, refusing involvement with your biological child’s life and more.

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Podcasts for April 7

Here are this weeks editions of the podcasts I try to listen to each week.

Philosophy in Action – Dr. Diana Hsieh and Greg Perkins take on questions on Objectivism as a closed system, buying books containing military secrets, and giving back an engagement ring.

Peikoff.com Episode 316 – Dr Leonard Peikoff answers questions about the morality of buying sex, the value of animals (pets) to human beings, and telling read more

Podcasts for March 31, 2014

One drawback to being busy at work is I have been able neither to post much nor even to listen to the podcasts I like. Now that my schedule is evening out, I am able to fit them in again.

Philosophy in Action – This week Dr. Diana Hsieh talks about evolution’s ethical implications, body image, studying theology and more.

Peikoff.com: Episode 315 – This week Yaron Brook answers questions on Bitcoin, inflation from Quantitative Easing, China, and more.

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Podcast Roundup – November 26

Here are this week’s episodes from the Objectivism related podcasts I try to listen to.  They are all great sources of information and insight on applying objectivist principles to everyday life.

Philosophy in Action with Dr. Diana Hsieh

  • Positive
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Podcast Roundup – November 19

Here are this week’s episodes from the Objectivism related podcasts I try to listen to.  They are all great sources of information and insight on applying objectivist principles to everyday life.

Philosophy in Action with Dr. Diana Hsieh

  • Free will and moral responsibility
  • Values destroyed by statism
  • Leaving an inmate boyfriend
  • Privacy in marriage
  • Rapid fire questions

Yaron Brook on Leonard Peikoff’s Podcast – Episode 296

  • Do you think that freedom of speech already has been lost such that revolution is necessary?
  • What should the government’s role be regarding pollution?
  • Should one accept unearned guilt?
  • Are naked credit default swaps ethical?
  • Is it immoral to work for organizations that advocate for statist ideas?

There are tons of great lectures and presentations available from the Ayn Rand estore.  This week I have been listening to:

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Podcast Round Up – September 30

Here are this week’s episodes from the Objectivism related podcasts I try to listen to.  They are all great sources of information and insight on applying objectivist principles to everyday life.

The Objectivism Seminar

  • Free Market Revolution: The Regulatory State and Its Victims

Philosophy in Action with Dr. DIana Hsieh

  •  Keeping secrets
  • Choosing an ultimate end
  • Studying history
  • Moral blacks and whites
  • Rapid fire question on the government shutdown

Dr. Leonard Peikoff’s Podcast – Episode 289

  •  Giving an unearned passing grade because of pressure from university administration due to donations of the student’s parents
  • Why is Iago an excellent example of a nihilist instead of someone like a James Taggart in Atlas Shrugged?
  • Who is more despicable, criminals who initiate acts of aggression or the pacifists who condemn retaliatory violence?
  • Should the act of cutting off a man’s penis be a capital offense?
  • I am no longer in love with my wife and want to get a divorce but I am worried fear she will be become violent an harm herself or me if I do so.

If this is not enough for you to listen to, I’d also suggest checking out the Ayn Rand Institute eStore.  They have a pretty large selection of lectures available for purchase read more

Podcast Roundup – September 23

Here are this past week’s episodes of the podcasts I try to listen to in order further my understanding of the principles of Objectivism and how to apply them to everyday life.

Objectivism Seminar

  • Free Market Revolution: The Dynamism of the Market, Part 2

Philosophy in Action with Dr. Diana Hsieh

  • Fair use of intellectual property
  • Teaching children to share
  • Accepting risks in relationships

Yaron Brook on Leonard Peikoff’s Podcast – Episode 288

  • Does a manufacturer of weapons
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Podcast Roundup for September 16

Here are links to this week’s podcasts that I find to be interesting and informative.

Philosophy in Action with Dr. Diana Hsieh

  • Identifying central purpose
  • Immanuel Kant on sex
  • Becoming an educated voter
  • Atheists patronizing religious businesses

The Objectivism Seminar

  • Continuing discussion on “Free Market Revolution”
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Podcast Roundup for September 9th

There are a number of great podcasts that come out weekly that I get a lot of value out of.  Here are the links for the broadcasts from the past week.

Yaron Brook on Leonard Peikoff’s Podcast:

  • Does Israel have a right to exist?
  • The United Nations
  • Should you ever compromise principles for “the greater good”?
  • NSA
  • A person’s right to his body after death

Philosophy in Action with Dr. Diana Hsieh

  • The Value of a central
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