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Whose Side is the Police On? - TDO 316 | Mark & Rucka

24 Aug 2021

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Reverse Engineering Happiness - TDO 315 | Rucka, Nikos & Guest Tal Tsfany

21 Aug 2021

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"Screw Your Freedom" - TDO 314 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

20 Aug 2021

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Tribalism’s Kryptonite - TDO 313 | Nikos

19 Aug 2021

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Something Less Than Victory - TDO 311 | Mark Pellegrino, Nikos & Guest Elan Journo

17 Aug 2021

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The “Self” in Self-Development - TDO 310 | Rucka, Nikos & Josh

17 Aug 2021

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“Code Red for Humanity” - TDO 309 | Mark Pellegrino & Nikos

13 Aug 2021

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Parenting Q&A Part 2 - TDO 308 | Lisa VanDamme & Nikos

12 Aug 2021

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Parenting Q&A - TDO 307 | Lisa VanDamme & Nikos

11 Aug 2021

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Teen Vogue's Socialism - TDO 306 | Mark Pellegrino & Nikos

10 Aug 2021

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Three Objectivists Talk Casablanca - TDO 305 | Robert and Amy Nasir & Nikos

07 Aug 2021

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The Case for GMOs - TDO 304 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Guest Dr Amanda Maxham

06 Aug 2021

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Tomi Lahren's PSA for Men: One Year Anniversary - TDO 303 | Rucka & Maria

05 Aug 2021

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There Are No White Lies, Holden Caulfield - TDO 302 | Jonathan Hoenig

04 Aug 2021

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Recap: Leonard Peikoff's Talk on Viennese Operetta - TDO 301 | Mark, Nikos & Lisa VanDamme

03 Aug 2021

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The Daily Objective - Episode 300! | Jonathan Hoenig, Rucka & Nikos

31 Jul 2021

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Is Competition bad for Mental Health? - TDO 299 | Rucka & Guest Gena Gorlin

30 Jul 2021

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Philip Morris CEO's War on His Customers - TDO 298 | Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

29 Jul 2021

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How Tyranny Survives - TDO 297 | Nikos

28 Jul 2021

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Review: Jonathan Sumption on Covid & The Constitution - TDO 296 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Nikos

27 Jul 2021

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Monna Vanna: How Love Lights Up the Soul - TDO 295 | Kirk Barbera, Ann Ciccolella & Shoshana Milgram

26 Jul 2021

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Billionaires in Space - TDO 294 | Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan Hoenig & Rucka

26 Jul 2021

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Ben & Jerry's Crusade Against Justice - TDO 293 | Rucka & Nikos

24 Jul 2021

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Turning Point's Porn Problem - TDO 292 | Rucka & Nikos

22 Jul 2021

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Biden's War on Facebook - TDO 291 | Rucka & Nikos

20 Jul 2021

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Does Corbyn Inspire You? If Not, What Does? - TDO 290 | Rucka & Jonathan Hoenig

18 Jul 2021

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The Left's Cuba Problem - TDO 289 | Mark Pellegrino & Jonathan Hoenig

16 Jul 2021

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The Bitter Aftermath of Euro 2020 - TDO 288 | Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

15 Jul 2021

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The Protests in Cuba - TDO 287 | Robert Nasir & Amy Nasir

14 Jul 2021

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Tribalism - A Special TDO on Nikos's Book | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Nikos, with guest Greg Salmieri

13 Jul 2021

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Stakeholder "Capitalism" - TDO 285 | Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

11 Jul 2021

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Sam Seder - Yaron Brook Debate Recap - TDO 284 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

09 Jul 2021

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7/7 and the Lessons we Refuse to Learn - TDO 283 | Nikos & Razi

08 Jul 2021

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Wokeness Debate Preview - TDO 282 | Rucka & Nikos

07 Jul 2021

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Twitter is Wrong About Ayn Rand, AGAIN - TDO 281 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Nikos

06 Jul 2021

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Ayn Rand was trending a lot on Twitter in the past few days, predictably for the wrong reasons. Mark, Rucka and Nikos debunk the top-5 myths about Ran...

The Forgotten Conservative Sociologist - TDO 280 | Nikos

03 Jul 2021

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Remembering Donald Rumsfeld - TDO 279 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

02 Jul 2021

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The Star-Spangled Setup? - TDO 278 | Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

01 Jul 2021

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Why I Began Calling Myself an Objectivist - TDO 277 | Rucka

30 Jun 2021

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The Matt Hancock Fiasco - TDO 276 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Nikos

30 Jun 2021

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Existentialism, Sartre, and how a Lecture Changed My Life - TDO 275 | Nikos

26 Jun 2021

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The California Exodus - TDO 274 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

25 Jun 2021

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Brexit: The Revolution Betrayed - TDO 273 | Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

24 Jun 2021

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The Right's Worst Nightmare? - TDO 272 | Rucka & Nikos

22 Jun 2021

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Brands, Cults, and Politics - TDO 271 | Rucka

21 Jun 2021

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Hans-Hermann Hoppe - TDO 270 | Nikos

18 Jun 2021

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Hoppe has been a significant influence from modern anarcho-capitalism to the reactionary Right. Nikos will discuss the main aspects of his thought: fr...

Should We Slow Down? - TDO 269 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

18 Jun 2021

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The Crusade Against GB News - TDO 268 | Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

16 Jun 2021

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In today’s TDO, Nikos and Jonathan will discuss the campaign to pull away advertisers from the new media outlet GB news and what it indicates about ...

We're Almost There--Until We're Not - TDO 267 | Rucka & Nikos

16 Jun 2021

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Israel's New Prime Minister - TDO 266 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Razi

14 Jun 2021

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Tyler Durden Vs John Galt - TDO 265 | Nikos

12 Jun 2021

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Atlas Shrugged Miniseries? - TDO 264 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

11 Jun 2021

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Trump and Authoritarians: BFFs - TDO 263 | Jonathan & Nikos

09 Jun 2021

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After the Nigerian government announced a national ban on Twitter, Trump congratulated its Prime Minister for doing so and reflected he maybe should h...

Offence Archeology, Cancelling and Forgiveness - TDO 262 | Rucka & Nikos

09 Jun 2021

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Following the suspension of Ollie Robinson from the national team due to tweets from years ago and the parallels drawn to the story of Shamina Begum, ...

The Daily Objective - 1 Year Anniversary! | Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan Hoenig, Rucka & Nikos

07 Jun 2021

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Population Control: From China to the West - TDO 260 | Rucka & Nikos

05 Jun 2021

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Recently, China announced a relaxation of its population-controlling policy to allow parents to have a 3rd child. Nikos and Rucka will go through the ...

Promoting Freedom with Fiction - TDO 259 | Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan Hoenig & Guest Jennifer Miguel

04 Jun 2021

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Why Smokers' Rights Matter - TDO 258 | Rucka & Nikos

02 Jun 2021

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Academia: Institutionalised Bias - TDO 257 | Nikos

01 Jun 2021

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King’s College London apologizing to staff for the ‘harm’ caused by including a photo of the late Prince Philip in an email, brought to surface ...

Memorial Day - TDO 256 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

31 May 2021

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Accidental Meat - TDO 255 | Rucka

29 May 2021

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Self-Defence, Confidence, and Bullying - TDO 254 | Mark Pellegrino & Nikos

28 May 2021

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Why is bullying in schools a consistent problem? Is toxic masculinity behind it? And is teaching children to defend themselves a solution, or merely a...

Bob Dylan and the 1960s - TDO 253 | Nikos & Rucka

26 May 2021

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Following Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday, Nikos and Rucka discuss the spirit of the 1960s, the good and the bad in it, and its impact on society.Support ...

Context in Decision-Making - TDO 252 | Jonathan Hoenig

25 May 2021

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Jonathan Hoenig discusses context and its role in making rational decisions. Support the show

Should Men Compete in Women's Sports? - TDO 251 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

25 May 2021

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Mark and Rucka discuss transgender athletes competing against those of the opposite biological sex.Support the show

Political Poster Children - TDO 250 | Rucka & Nikos

21 May 2021

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Nikos and Rucka discuss both children being politicised by adults and willful youth involvement in politics.Support the show

Conservative Socialism - TDO 249 | Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

21 May 2021

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Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos discuss the recent Conservative creation of the Great British Railways.  Support the show

How I Changed My Mind About the Arab-Israeli Conflict

20 May 2021

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Nikos goes through the development of his views of the middle-east conflict and what made him slowly change his mind from a fully pro-Palestinian posi...

Capitalism Vs Marxism Debate Preview - TDO 247 | Rucka & Nikos

18 May 2021

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Today on the Daily Objective, Nikos and Rucka discuss Yaron Brook's and Ashley Frawley's upcoming debate. Support the show

Covid Criminals - TDO 246 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka

18 May 2021

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The UK government is now allowing people to hug, and in Florida, the Governor has announced pardons for Covid rule breakers. Mark & Rucka discuss ...

Israel's Enemy Within? - TDO 245 | Rucka, Nikos & Guest Tal Heinrich

15 May 2021

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Rucka, Nikos & guest Tal Heinrich discuss the recent developments regarding Arab Israelis and their views towards Israel. Support the show

Is Atlas Shrugged Making You Undateable? - TDO 244 | Mark Pellegrino & Nikos

13 May 2021

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Atlas Shrugged was trending for hours on Twitter as apparently, for many people revealing liking it is a significant deal-breaker on a first date; Nik...

Israel Under Attack - TDO 243 | Jonathan Hoenig & Rucka, with Guest Boaz Arad

12 May 2021

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Ayn Rand Center Israel’s Boaz Arad ​joins Rucka and Jonathan Hoenig to discuss #IsraelUnderAttack.Support the show

Why Won't Israel Fight Back? - TDO 242 | Rucka & Razi

12 May 2021

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Once again, Palestinian terrorists have decided to shower Israeli civilians with rockets. And once again, Israel responds with half-measures and apolo...

Promoting Freedom in Europe - TDO 241 | Mark Pellegrino, Nikos & Guest Yernaz Ramautarsing

10 May 2021

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Yernaz Ramautarsing joins Mark Pellegrino & Nikos to discuss the freedom movement in Europe.Support the show

The Moral Case Against David Attenborough - TDO 240 | Don Watkins & Razi

07 May 2021

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Today on The Daily Objective, Don Watkins & Razi make the moral case against David Attenborough.Consider supporting our work by becoming a member:...

Don't Waive the Patents - TDO 239 | Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

06 May 2021

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Joe Biden is taking steps to waive the patents for the vaccines, to the applause of the vast majority of commentators. Nikos, Mark and Jonathan discus...

Karl Marx's Birthday Special - TDO 238 | Jonathan Hoenig, Rucka & Nikos

06 May 2021

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On Karl Marx’s birthday, Rucka, Jonathan Hoenig, & Nikos discuss Marx's ideas, their appeal, and their disastrous effects.Support the show

Copyright Fight Night - TDO 237 | Rucka

04 May 2021

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Today on The Daily Objective, Rucka discusses Triller's lawsuit against streamers who pirated the recent Jake Paul vs Ben Askren fight.Support th...

"Femcels" - TDO 236 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Nikos, with Guest Maria

03 May 2021

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What is a "femcel?" Mark, Rucka, Nikos, and Maria try their best to figure it out, on today's episode of The Daily Objective.Support th...

Nikos & Rucka Recap Yaron Brook's Debate with Michael Malice - TDO 235

30 Apr 2021

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Rucka and Nikos share their favourite moments and takeaways from the intellectual marathon of Yaron Brook and Michael Malice on Lex Fridman'...

Attack on all Fronts: Objectivism on the Central Stage - TDO 234 | Mark Pellegrino & Nikos

29 Apr 2021

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Objectivists have put their ideas forward in front of a new audience of hundreds of thousands in the past few days. Mark discusses with Nikos the pros...

Boris-Bashing and the Emptiness of Politics - TDO 233 | Rucka & Nikos

28 Apr 2021

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On today's episode of The Daily Objective, Rucka and Nikos discuss the controversy surrounding Boris Johnson's apartment renovations. Suppo...

"Human Rights" Organisations Vs Israel - TDO 232 | Jonathan Hoenig, Rucka & Nikos

27 Apr 2021

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Human Rights Watch today released a 213-page report which accuses Israel, among other crimes, of "apartheid" and "persecution." Wh...

Defending Progress - TDO 231 | Mark Pellegrino, Nikos & Guest Johan Norberg

27 Apr 2021

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Johan Norberg’s book ‘Open: The Story of Human Progress’ has a new paperback edition, and the author joins Mark & Nikos to discuss how progr...

The Chauvin Verdict - TDO 230 | Rucka

23 Apr 2021

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Rucka gives his verdict on the Chauvin verdict. Support the show

Earth Day: Time to Celebrate Humans - TDO 229 | Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

22 Apr 2021

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While the world is celebrating Earth Day, environmental activist vandalize banks, and Greta Thunberg testifies to the US Congress; Mark, Nikos and Jon...

Football Shrugged: Part III - TDO 228 | Rucka, Ricardo Ibáñez, Razi

22 Apr 2021

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Mob rule has won, and the #europeansuperleague now looks highly unlikely to happen.On today’s episode of The Daily Objective, Razi, Rucka and Ricard...

Football Shrugged: Part II - TDO 227 | Rucka, Nikos, George & Razi

20 Apr 2021

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Two days after first announcing the formation of the Super League, the founding members continue to stand up for their right to keep the fruits of the...

Football Shrugged - TDO 226 | Mark Pellegrino, Nikos & Razi

19 Apr 2021

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Twelve of Europe's biggest football clubs have announced that they are forming a new breakaway tournament, the European Super League. Mark, Niko...

Finding The Zone - TDO 225 | Josh Dickson & Nikos

16 Apr 2021

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How does one reach peak performance? Is such a state, often met in top-level athletes, creators, & entrepreneurs, something that can be taught? Ni...

The Anti-rich Malthusianism - TDO 223 | Rucka & Nikos

16 Apr 2021

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According to the UN, there is a ‘polluter elite’ that contributes too much in global emissions. For Labour MP Claudia Webbe, there are too many ri...

Why Bernie Madoff Was NOT Selfish - TDO 224 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Nikos

15 Apr 2021

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Disgraced & ill, fraudster Bernie Madoff died in jail. What does his demise and the tragedies around it tell us about the morality of lying & ...

BLM Leader Gets Rich: Hypocrisy? - TDO 222 | Rucka & Nikos

13 Apr 2021

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Recently, it was revealed that BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors purchased a $1.4million dollar mansion. Is the accumulation of wealth by a BLM lea...

Creativity: Everything you Wanted to Know - TDO 221 | Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan & Ann Ciccolella

12 Apr 2021

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The Artistic Director of Austin Shakespeare and longtime Objectivist Ann Ciccolella joins today’s Daily Objective to talk about art and the secrets ...

Robert Nozick's Defence of Liberty - TDO 220 | Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos

10 Apr 2021

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Nikos and Jonathan will discuss Robert Nozick’s defence of freedom in ‘Anarchy, State, and Utopia’ and distinguish its good and its not so good ...

The Opioid Crisis - TDO 219 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Guest Peter Vaughn Pischke

09 Apr 2021

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Rucka and Mark interview journalist Peter Vaughn Pischke on the opioid crisis.Support the show

Vaccine Passports: Yay or Nay? - TDO 218 | Rucka & Nikos

08 Apr 2021

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The possibility of vaccine passports being the gateway towards a return to travelling, venues, bars etc has created controversies. Are they an infring...

Understanding the BAP Phenomenon - TDO 217 | Rucka & Nikos

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why does Bronze Age Pervert (BAP) have such an appeal on the fringes of the Right? What does his allure indicate, & what is the essence of his ide...

Stoicism: Path to a Virtuous Life? - TDO 216 | Mark Pellegrino, Nikos & Dr Aaron Smith

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stoicism is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, seen as a path to self-development and a virtuous character. So is it a good philosophy for life? ARI...