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
075 THE FORGERIES (Biblical controversy around the Shapira Scroll and Gospel of Jesus' Wife)
074 THE FLEABAG (transgressive devotion and Fleabag with author Natalie Wigg-Stevenson)
073 THE NEWS (#5: Damon-Affleck curse, Britney goes Catholic, beyond yoga)
072 THE LAMB (Brian subjects Leah to an intriguing art-horror film trailer)
071 THE XFILES (superfan and radio host David Dault on Mulder and Scully)
070 THE NEWS (#4: marrying God, TikTok translators, Instagram SkyMall)
069 THE MOTHER! (Darren Aronofsky's 2017 film mother!, Leah not impressed, Joel Mayward enlightens us)
068 THE JAVIER (remembering our friend and colleague Javier Garcia, who died recently)
067 THE KADDISH (the spirituality of the biggest financial scam in history in A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff)
066 THE BAPTISTS (newsdesk deep dive: SBC convention, history, gender, #metoo, voting)
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065 THE HAPPYCLOUDS (a postmodern capitalist horror show about disrespecting Bob Ross' ghost)
064 THE ERUV (was Mother Theresa a cult leader, and an 18 mile wire above Manhattan)
063 THE CONSPIRACY (toucans are fake, interview with psychologist Dr. Michael Wood)
062 THE MARK (Vaccine passports and Marjorie Taylor Greene's Mark of the Beast)
061 THE NEWS (Roundup #1: Foxmania, halal tacos, mummified bodies, politics as religion, and emotional men)
060 THE REVIEW (internet review culture invades the classroom)
059 THE LICENSE (X-Files maybe-psychic killer sings a song that is sort of like another song)
058 THE CROWN (death of Prince Philip, religious dimensions of monarchies ancient and modern, royal etiquette)
057 THE QISAPPOINTMENT (failed QAnon prophecies, prediction disappointment)
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