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Most ambitious students know about the exciting career opportunities open to them in tech, finance, science, engineering—but few are told about the people who shape the ideas that drive a culture. In this video, Tal Tsfany, Yaron Brook, Onkar Ghate, and Elan Journo explore the career path of the intellectual: they discuss what intellectuals actually do, why their work matters, and how thinkers can build influential, rewarding careers as writers, scholars, journalists, educators, and public advocates for ideas. They also discuss how the Ayn Rand Institute helps aspiring intellectuals develop the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.
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Most ambitious students know about the exciting career opportunities open to them in tech, finance, science, engineering—but few are told about the people who shape the ideas that drive a culture. In this video, Tal Tsfany, Yaron Brook, Onkar Ghate, and Elan Journo explore the career path of the intellectual: they discuss what intellectuals actually do, why their work matters, and how thinkers can build influential, rewarding careers as writers, scholars, journalists, educators, and public advocates for ideas. They also discuss how the Ayn Rand Institute helps aspiring intellectuals develop the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.
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![David Goggins, Suffering, and the Pursuit of Values
In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Tristan de Liège and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss David Goggins’ idea that suffering is central to the pursuit of values.
Among the topics covered:
● The popular idea that embracing suffering is essential to a successful life;
● David Goggins’ incredible life and character;
● Why life is not fundamentally about overcoming suffering;
● What makes Goggins’ message inspiring, despite its misconceptions;
● Why Objectivism views happiness, not suffering, as the ultimate purpose of life.
Recommended in this podcast are Ben Bayer’s “Don’t Resign Yourself to Suffering, Combat It” [https://newideal.aynrand.org/dont-resign-yourself-to-suffering-combat-it/] and the podcast episode Should We Accept Suffering as Part of Life? [https://youtu.be/ALmVfGYfGp0]
The podcast was recorded on January 6, 2024 and released on January 9, 2024.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:52 Is embracing suffering essential to a successful life?
0:08:05 Goggins’ incredible life and character
0:17:18 Life as not fundamentally about overcoming suffering
0:26:18 Goggins’ message as inspiring despite its misconceptions
0:30:19 Happiness as the ultimate purpose of life
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![Why the New York Times Justifies Theft and Tolerates Murder
In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Robertas Bakula discuss the recent New York Times podcast justifying the “microlooting” of big corporations.
• [0:00] Introduction
• [1:20] “Microlooting” and Macrolooting
• [8:32] Marxist rationalizations
• [16:42] Signs of nihilism
• [23:56] Anti-intellectual tribal signaling
• [31:55] Hypocrisy and altruism
• [43:25] Justifying murder
Resources:
• Profit without Apology: The Need to Stand Up for Business, Onkar Ghate and Don Watkins [https://www.amazon.com/Profit-Without-Apology-Stand-Business/dp/0979466105]
• The Marxists’ Exploitation Myth, ARI Podcast, Feb 26, 2025 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVujQHg1kZo&t=4s]
• Charlie Kirk’s Murder: Who Normalized Political Violence?, ARI Podcast, Sept 12, 2025 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIpOG0GSL4]
This episode was recorded on April 27, 2026.
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![Trump vs. Kimmel: The Tribal Weaponization of the FCC against Free Speech
In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Mike Mazza analyze the recent debate about free speech surrounding the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel by ABC.
Among the topics covered:
0:00 Background and Context
4:34 Threats by Carr and Trump
12:34 Worse than Censorship
18:10 Not a Private, Market Decision
25:29 Comparing Trump and Biden
31:09 Tribalism about Free Speech
39:46: Against the FCC “Public Interest” Standard
50:09 Content Neutral Regulation
Recommended in this podcast are Ayn Rand’s essay, “‘Have Gun, Will Nudge’,” [https://ari.aynrand.org/issues/government-and-business/regulations/pov-have-gun-will-nudge/] from The Objectivist Newsletter on March 1962, her book “The Property Status of the Airwaves,” in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal [https://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Ideal-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451147952], Tara Smith’s book The First Amendment: Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom [https://www.amazon.com/First-Amendment-Imperative-Intellectual-Freedom/dp/B0D5H9FVDW], and Greg Salmieri’s essay “Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life.” [https://new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/free-speech-as-a-right-and-a-way?utm_source=publication-search]
The podcast was recorded on September 25, 2025 and posted the same day. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here: https://newideal.aynrand.org/podcasts/.
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