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Blair is delivering some news regarding a list of podcasts on secularism, the rise of modern authoritarianism, and books covering the abundance movement. Martin is wondering what is going on with Voice of America, and is planning ahead for episode 100... How do you want to celebrate the milestone with us?

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• Ayn Rand Conference in Berlin (March 14-16)
• Mark Moses
• Roland Horvath
• Objectivist Conference (OCON) in Boston, July 1-5
• Amy Peikoff's News Sandwich
• 25 Best Secularism Podcasts by FeedSpot
• Anuj Agarwal, Cofounder Feedspot and Millionpodcasts
• Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism
• The UnPopulist Launches Executive Watch
• Where To Find the New Intellectuals? - episode 95 of The Secular Foxhole
• Voice of America
• Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
• Radio Farda
• A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America - The Associated Press
• AP to meet with bloggers on usage guidelines - NBC News (2008)
• Nowruz (Persian New Year) - Britannica
• Bonfire of the Mullahs - Cox & Forkum editorial cartoons (March 18, 2004)
• Roots of Progress Institute
• Announcing Our New $120M Abundance And Growth Fund - Open Philanthropy
• David Brooks (commentator)

This short episode includes a talk with Substack writer, Stewart Margolis, whose topic, "Where To Find the New Intellectuals," was discussed. We talked about various 'currents' in the culture and how to find them. I brag about a certain achievement I'm proud of, and although I've forgot to mention the rise in Homeschooling, listeners should include that in the great advancements happening without publicity, which is a good thing.

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• Stewart Margolis on Substack
• Where To Find The New Intellectuals?
• For The New Intellectual by Ayn Rand
• Robert Tracinski's Symposium
• How the Libertarian Party Became the Reactionary Arm of Trump and Trumpism - The UnPopulist
• Trump among the libertarians - Boston Globe Opinion
• Faced With Trump, Libertarianism Shrugged - The Bulwark
• Three lessons from Aristotle on friendship - The Conversation
• Ayn Rand on abortion - Goodreads
• Ayn Rand on the military draft - Ayn Rand Institute
• Fox News - Pew Research Center
• The Bulwark (website) - Wikipedia
• Agustina Vergara Cid: Ending TPS for Venezuelans whitewashes the Maduro regime - The Orange County Register
• Ayn Rand Heir Asserts Elian’s Right to Remain in U.S. (April 4, 2000) - Capitalism Magazine
• The Roots of Progress Institute
• Jason Crawford's website
• Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO, Boom Supersonic

Today we talk about an odd piece of news about the Olympics, plus some good news concerning both Progress and Objectivism. Then Martin covers our show stats and other items of interest.

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• Roots of Progress Institute
• “Atlas Shrugged:” America’s Second Declaration of Independence
• Project 2025
• Chevron Overturned
• Robert Tracinski
• Chainsaw-Wielding Javier Milei Rises to the Top in Argentine Politics
• The 10 Bn Euro Paris Olympics Disaster
• Captivate analytics
• In Britain the Conservative Party Moves Left and Gets Crushed in the Election
• Sam Sethi
• Pocket Casts
• Popular Podcast App Pocket Casts Joins Automattic
• Fountain
• Modern podcast apps
• The Secular Foxhole support page
• Martin's new podcast, Pluck the Day
• Boomcaster
• The Secular Foxhole website
• Podcast Index
• Tithe
• Martin's post on Podcast Index dot social
• Boost Podcasting 2.0 with Alby

Blair is sharing information about conferences on liberalism and secularism, books by catholic conservatives, and spot-on joke regarding the upcoming presidential election in the United States America. Martin is talking about the European elections, and is mentioning a podcast discussing deepfakes, distrust, and democracy. You will get informed about our download statistics and listener behavior. The call-to-action is a guide on how to support our work with the podcast.

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• Value 4 Value
• Amy Peikoff's News Sandwich
• Notes from the Middleground by Damon Linker
• "Middle of the road"
• Mark Lilla
• The Tower and the Sewer - The New York Review of Books (PDF)
• Liberalism for the 21st Century: A Conference by the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism
• Robert Tracinski
• The Greg Gutfeld Show
• Bible Belt
• Little Rock, Arkansas
• Secular Student Alliance 2024 National Conference
• #55 The AI election year - deepfakes, distrust & democracy - Säkerhetsrådet podcast
• European Elections
• Riksdag (Parliament of Sweden)
• Citizens' Coalition (Medborgerlig Samling)
• “A republic if you can keep it” - Library of Congress blog
• Podcast Analytics with Captivate - Overview

We welcome back Brian Simpson to talk about his 2005 book, Markets Don't Fail. Tune in for a lively discussion covering several topics found in most/all economic textbooks, and why those books are misleading, at best, and outright false, at worst. In essence, we prove that, Markets Don't Fail.

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• A Declaration and Constitution for a Free Society - The Secular Foxhole podcast, episode 51
• Dr. Brian Simpson - National University
• Markets Don't Fail!
• Markets Don't Fail by Brian P. Simpson - Rowman & Littlefield
• Brian Simpson's blog post, Presentation on International Trade and Immigration
• Lebanese Institute for Market Studies
• Javier Milei
• The Markets for Lemons
• Division of labor
• Needed in the Context of the Renewed Popularity of Keynes’s Ideas: An Analysis of his Errors
• Léon Walras
• William Stanley Jevons
• Carl Menger
• Early Austrian Economics (Great Economic Thinkers)
• Ludwig von Mises
• Friedrich Hayek
• Jean-Baptiste Say
• Say's Law
• Frédéric...

Today we chat with Marsha Enright, President and Program Director of Reliance College. Of the many topics we cover:

• The significance of the name Reliance.
• What is their core program of subjects.
• The Unknown beauty of the city of Chicago.
• Her essay on What Vision Do Young People Need.
• Her time spent with Ayn Rand.

Check out this delightful episode!

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• What Vision Do Young People Need? by Marsha Familaro Enright
• Jonathan Haidt
• The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
• The Anxious Generation How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
• Council Oak Montessori School
• College founded on Great Books and Montessori methods slated to open
• Liberal Arts education
• How Do I Use The Great Connections Seminar In My Life?
• Reason & Power Summer Seminar: Chicago, July 22-29, 2023
• Montessori Goes to College: A Vision for Self-Reliance
• Chicago Park District
• Daniel Burnham
• Frank Lloyd Wright
• Louis Sullivan
• Chicago Loop
• Nolan chart
• The Fountainhead
• Leonard Peikoff
• Nathan...

Martin and I discuss our latest News Sandwich with different topics, e.g., anti-trust and Apple, climate pressure groups and financial investors, and car issues in Maine. Martin goes through our show statistics, and gives a shout-out to our true fans and a call-to action regarding Sam Sethi's service, TrueFans.fm. 

Is there really a choice between Bitcoin, Gold and Silver? We prefer all 3. Plus, a short review of the movie: Dune 2.

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• Amy Peikoff's News Sandwich
• Chris Brogan
• "First Sign of Spring" - Bizarro Comics / Comics Kingdom
• Atlassian
• JPMorgan, State Street quit climate group, BlackRock steps back - Reuters
• Andrew Bernstein: The Truth About Climate Change - episode 71 of The Secular Foxhole podcast
• Greta Thunberg doubles down on anti-Israel stance, accuses it of ‘genocide’ in Gaza - The Times of Israel
• Climate Activism Has a Cult Problem - Human Progress
• Eurovision sign in Swedish host city of Malmo vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti - The Times of Israel
• The Justice Department Is the Worm in America’s Apple - Committee to Unleash Prosperity
• Atlas Shrugged
• Harry Binswanger
• "Get the hell out of my way" - John Galt
• Understanding Bitcoin in 2024 - Epi-3464 - Jack Spirko, The Survival Podcast

This episode has us talking with returning guest, Aaron Smith of the Ayn Rand Institute. Today's topic is Stoicism's "Worst Idea." Join us for a lively discussion.

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• One of Stoicism’s Worst Ideas
• Interview with Aaron Smith (episode 8, The Secular Foxhole podcast)
• Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience by Nancy Sherman
• Ryan Holiday
• Epictetus
• Arrian
• Oikeiôsis
• Marcus Aurelius
• Psychological egoism
• The Virtue of Selfishness
• Atlas Shrugged
• Newsletters by Ayn Rand
• Donald Robertson
• The “Conflicts” of Men’s Interests
• Boostagram
• Streaming Satoshis
• TrueFans.fm
• The Secular Foxhole on TrueFans
• Donald J. Robertson on Twitter (X)
• "You didn't build that"
• This is Ayn Rand Speaking

Ayn Rand would have been 119 years old on Feb 2, 2024. Today we have Philosopher Andrew Bernstein with us to discuss her novels and philosophy. We talk about the significance of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, along with his own impact on her ideas with the works he has authored. We look into the future of an 'Objectivist' society, too. All around, a lively talk.

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• Andrew Bernstein's website
• Book of the Month Club and Atlas Shrugged
• Ayn Rand at the Ford Hall Forum
• The Fountainhead on CliffNotes
• Atlas Shrugged on CliffNotes
• Anthem on CliffNotes
• Objectivism in One Lesson
• The Capitalist Manifesto
• The Capitalist Manifesto The Historic, Economic and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire, published. by University Press of America / Rowman & Littlefield
• Ayn Rand for Beginners
• Capitalist Magazine: Javier Milei Speech at World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos
• The Ultimate Resource by Julian Simon
• The Hero Show podcast
• Abraham Lincoln: Conceived in Liberty | The Hero Show, Ep 71
• Lebanese Institute for Market Studies
• Persian language
• Great Islamic Thinkers Versus Islam

We wrap up our discussion with Professor Hicks concerning his book. Truthfully, we could do about five more hours covering this plague upon Mankind. Alas, we will see if we can do that in the future. Happy New Year!

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• POSTMODERNISM EXPLAINED, WITH STEPHEN HICKS (episode 57)
• The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship's YouTube channel.
• Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. - Rockford University

Episode 79 (53 minutes) was recorded at 2130 Central European Time, on December 7, 2023, with Ringr app. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript is generated by Alitu.

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