Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of New Ideal, Brandon Lisi and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss the backstory of the newly published “lost” Mike Wallace—Ayn Rand interview from 1960 [youtu.be/AyHnNNdjc8E].
Among the topics covered:
● Historical background of the “lost” interview;
● Rand’s role as a public intellectual during the 1960s;
● How Rand’s intellectual confidence shines through in the interview;
● How the Ayn Rand Archives recovered the recording;
● Upcoming projects of the Ayn Rand Archives.
Mentioned in this podcast are Rand’s first [youtube.com/watch?v=lHl2PqwRcY0] and fourth interviews with Wallace [youtube.com/watch?v=DM_kP6vBlFs], Letters of Ayn Rand [aynrand.org/novels/letters-of-ayn-rand/] and the online archive exhibit [aynrand.org/archives/letters-of-ayn-rand-intro/], and Rand’s letter “To Senator Barry Goldwater” [aynrand.org/archives/letters/letter-467/].
The podcast was recorded on December 10, 2024 and posted on December 12, 2024. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Watch archived podcasts here.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:58 Historical background of the interview
0:07:39 Rand’s role as a public intellectual in the 60s
0:16:10 Rand’s confidence in the interview
0:23:55 Recovering the recording
0:30:00 Upcoming projects of the Ayn Rand Archives
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Download or stream free courses on Ayn Rand’s works and ideas with the Ayn Rand University app:
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In this episode of New Ideal, Brandon Lisi and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss the backstory of the newly published “lost” Mike Wallace—Ayn Rand interview from 1960 [youtu.be/AyHnNNdjc8E].
Among the topics covered:
● Historical background of the “lost” interview;
● Rand’s role as a public intellectual during the 1960s;
● How Rand’s intellectual confidence shines through in the interview;
● How the Ayn Rand Archives recovered the recording;
● Upcoming projects of the Ayn Rand Archives.
Mentioned in this podcast are Rand’s first [youtube.com/watch?v=lHl2PqwRcY0] and fourth interviews with Wallace [youtube.com/watch?v=DM_kP6vBlFs], Letters of Ayn Rand [aynrand.org/novels/letters-of-ayn-rand/] and the online archive exhibit [aynrand.org/archives/letters-of-ayn-rand-intro/], and Rand’s letter “To Senator Barry Goldwater” [aynrand.org/archives/letters/letter-467/].
The podcast was recorded on December 10, 2024 and posted on December 12, 2024. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Watch archived podcasts here.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:58 Historical background of the interview
0:07:39 Rand’s role as a public intellectual in the 60s
0:16:10 Rand’s confidence in the interview
0:23:55 Recovering the recording
0:30:00 Upcoming projects of the Ayn Rand Archives
Subscribe to ARI’s YouTube channel to make sure you never miss a video:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AynRandInstitute
Download or stream free courses on Ayn Rand’s works and ideas with the Ayn Rand University app:
– App Store itunes.apple.com/us/app/ayn-rand-university/id1452535178?mt=8
– Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aynrandu
ARI is funded by donor contributions. You can support our work by becoming an ARI Member or making a one-time contribution: ari.aynrand.org/donate
Explore these ideas further! ARI's online publication, New Ideal, explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism: newideal.aynrand.org
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Subscribe to the ARI Live! podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ayn-rand-institute-live/id1440399458
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Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events
Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.org
