Episode 96 • • 27:51 - 31:17
96: Water Weed And Weasels
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, Objectivism Philosophy
A host discusses reading Ayn Rand's 1,070-page novel Atlas Shrugged, focusing on its critique of government overreach. The conversation touches on Rand's philosophy of Objectivism and her other famous work, The Fountainhead, which was adapted into a 1940s film starring Gary Cooper. While the storytelling is praised for its drama, the underlying philosophy is described as polarizing and occasionally unpleasant.