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Podcast audio:

In this special episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo interviews Robert Mayhew, Tara Smith, and Greg Salmieri at the Objectivist summer conference in Anaheim, California. They celebrate the release of Smith's new book on the First Amendment and the republication of the essays in Mayhew's series on Ayn Rand's novels, discussing the importance of written content in advancing an intellectual movement.

Among the topics covered:

The role of books in fueling an intellectual movement;

How the essay collections came about and its importance in Rand scholarship;

Notable pieces from the essay collections;

Celebrating Smith’s book on the First Amendment;

The failures of the free speech movement;

Rand’s distinctive perspective on intellectual freedom;

The future of Objectivist intellectual work;

Questions on pursuing an intellectual career, studying Rand, and the First Amendment.

Mentioned in this podcast are Smith’s book The First Amendment: Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom and Mayhew’s essay collections on Rand’s novels.

The podcast was recorded on June 16, 2024. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived podcasts here.