Blair is delivering some news regarding a list of podcasts on secularism, the rise of modern authoritarianism, and books covering the abundance movement. Martin is wondering what is going on with Voice of America, and is planning ahead for episode 100... How do you want to celebrate the milestone with us?

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Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:

• Ayn Rand Conference in Berlin (March 14-16)
• Mark Moses
• Roland Horvath
• Objectivist Conference (OCON) in Boston, July 1-5
• Amy Peikoff's News Sandwich
• 25 Best Secularism Podcasts by FeedSpot
• Anuj Agarwal, Cofounder Feedspot and Millionpodcasts
• Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism
• The UnPopulist Launches Executive Watch
• Where To Find the New Intellectuals? - episode 95 of The Secular Foxhole
• Voice of America
• Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
• Radio Farda
• A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America - The Associated Press
• AP to meet with bloggers on usage guidelines - NBC News (2008)
• Nowruz (Persian New Year) - Britannica
• Bonfire of the Mullahs - Cox & Forkum editorial cartoons (March 18, 2004)
• Roots of Progress Institute
• Announcing Our New $120M Abundance And Growth Fund - Open Philanthropy
• David Brooks (commentator)
• We Can Achieve Great Things by David Brooks - The New York Times
• Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson - Simon & Schuster
• Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity by Yoni Appelbaum - Penguin Random House
• Why Nothing Works Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back by Marc J. Dunkelman - Hachette Book Group
• Boom Supersonic
• Revolution 9 (The White Album by The Beatles)
• Andrew Bernstein
• C. Bradley Thompson
• James G. Lennox
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Episode 96 (17 minutes) was recorded at 2100 Central European Time, on March 23, 2025, with Alitu's recording feature. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript is generated by Alitu.

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