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 to download.  I find the prices pretty reasonable, most costing less than $5.00 though a few of the longer ones are around $10 (for example I just downloaded a lecture on communication by Leonard Peikoff which was $9.24 for 25 hours of content.)

I am currently listening to “The History of America – Part 1: Prelude to the Revolution, 1607-1763” by Eric Daniels.  It is fascinating listening.  I am just about finished the 5 portion of this (there are 5 1.5 hour talks in this lecture series) and I have Part 2 all set to go.