What would it be like to grow up in a household guided by the principles of Ayn Rand’s Objectivist philosophy? We talk to Things Not Seen radio host Dr. David Dault, of Loyola University Chicago, about being expoed to the ideology of Ayn Rand at a young age. If you’ve ever wanted to know about Rand’s “Objectivist” idea but were too afraid to ask, we’ll take you there. Along the way, Brian mispronounces Ayn’s name, David shares several fascinating and vulnerable personal stories, and we review the dystopian novella Anthem, ending with the hard question: Are these principles of radical self-interest compatible with Christianity?
David Dault: https://www.luc.edu/ips/about/faculty/daviddaultphd.shtml
Things Not Seen Radio: https://www.thingsnotseenradio.com/
Ayn Rand on the pronunciation of her first name: https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2011/1015/Six-things-you-probably-didn-t-know-about-Ayn-Rand/The-name-s-not-Ann
The Ayn Rand Institute: https://aynrand.org/
Max Stirner: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/max-stirner/
Ayn Rand’s Anthem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(novella)
“Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand” (Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/what-ayn-rand-says-about-paul-ryan/2012/08/13/fd40d574-e56d-11e1-8741-940e3f6dbf48_blog.html
Matthew Sitman, Know Your Enemy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-your-enemy/id1462703434
Jordan Peterson on Ayn Rand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9aHYj93xJY
089 THE MITHRADITES (news roundup: weird Army video; Mithradites of Fond du Lac; AI goes sentient)
088 THE NRSVUE (we review a new Bible translation to fight about)
087 THE HOARD (News Roundup--Brian offers a stunning confession)
086 THE AIGOD (bringing an imaginary friend to life through AI, and playing God)
085 THE DEMONTIME (Kathryn Krick, your local TikTok exorcist in the park; guest Sam Kestenbaum)
084 THE BSG (Battlestar Galactica and the politics of polytheism)
083 THE SLAP (Denzel advises Will; QAnon growing; world’s most boring person; animal heads)
082 THE WARGOD (a hair-raising biblical story of war, prompted by Wonder Woman)
081 THE WILEYMAN (Late Great Planet Earth, Russian religions, Vladimir Putin's spiritual space)
080 THE VOID (News Roundup: God is dope and heckling the pope)
079 THE MALLPUNK (Blink-182 and UFOs)
Programming Note for a New Season (2022)
CHRISTMAS NEWS ROUNDUP SPECIAL (Jesus applies for job; feeble green children; $600K in the bathroom; Cheesecake factory)
BONUS: Ambush Session on Megachurch Pastor Comparing Jesus to "Old Town Road"
BONUS: Checking in on Battlestar, Lost, Leo as Jim Jones, QAnon is back
BONUS: Popeye joke, theory of humor
BONUS: Season in Review, Thank Yous, Mini News Roundup
078 THE CHRISTIANHAIRMETAL (Chris White, director of the new film Electric Jesus)
077 THE FACECHURCH (Should anyone be going to church on Facebook?)
076 THE NEWS (#6: genocide romance, too cold for jihad, confessions without confessor)
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