Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The full interview will premiere on Ayn Rand’s 120th birthday, February 2, 2025.
In October 1980, radio host Raymond Newman interviewed Ayn Rand for an hour on a diverse range of topics. In this excerpt from her final substantive interview, Ayn Rand answers the question “How does American culture differ from European culture?”
Question 1: How does American culture differ from European culture?
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:03) - How does American culture differ from European culture?
Excerpt from an audio interview with Ayn Rand conducted by Raymond Newman in 1980. Originally featured in The Raymond Newman Journal. Used with permission.
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The full interview will premiere on Ayn Rand’s 120th birthday, February 2, 2025.
In October 1980, radio host Raymond Newman interviewed Ayn Rand for an hour on a diverse range of topics. In this excerpt from her final substantive interview, Ayn Rand answers the question “How does American culture differ from European culture?”
Question 1: How does American culture differ from European culture?
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:03) - How does American culture differ from European culture?
Excerpt from an audio interview with Ayn Rand conducted by Raymond Newman in 1980. Originally featured in The Raymond Newman Journal. Used with permission.
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– 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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