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March 25, 2021 Remembering John Ridpath - TDO 208 | Mark Pellegrino & Rucka
Mark and Rucka discuss Objectivist intellectual John Ridpath's life and work, who passed away earlier this week.

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27 min
March 24, 2021 Objectivists of TikTok - TDO 207 | Rucka, Kudwy, Mr Aibis & Austin Dolphin
Rucka chats with the Objectivists of TikTok.

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30 min
March 23, 2021 UK’s New Travel Ban, and Its Significance - TDO 206
Despite the country’s success story with vaccination, the UK government announced that citizens are forbidden by law to exit the borders unless strictly authorised or face penalties.

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28 min
March 22, 2021 The 40-year Objective: a Discussion with Greg Salmieri
Greg Salmieri joins Nikos and Mark to look at the moments that shaped US & the West's route in the last 40 years and the lessons drawn from recent history.
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40 min
March 19, 2021 Lockdown and the War on Business - TDO 204 | Jonathan Hoenig & Guest Quent Cordair
A handful of stores in San Francisco have closed permanently, despite surviving one year of the pandemic. Would closing businesses have endured if they fought the draconian lockdown regulations earlier in the pandemic?

Today, discussing this with Jonathan Hoenig is Quent Cordair, who opened his art gallery late last year when it was illegal to do so.

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28 min
March 19, 2021 The Treason of Ted Cruz - TDO 203 | Mark Pellegrino, Jonathan Hoenig & Rucka
A few short years ago, Ted Cruz seemed to be the closest thing to a defender of capitalism that American politics had to offer. What made him turn away from paying lip service to principles, to instead become a cheap Trump knock-off? Mark, Jonathan & Rucka discuss on today's episode of The Daily Objective.

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30 min
March 18, 2021 Tim Pool & Rucka: A Recap - TDO 202 | Rucka & Nikos
How do you defend your principles before an audience of hundreds of thousands while having a friendly chat with one of the most popular podcasters? Rucka, fresh from the Tim Pool Daily Show, discusses with Nikos.

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31 min
March 16, 2021 Bureaucrats vs Astra Zeneca, and the Problem with the Precautionary Principle - TDO 201 | Nikos
With many countries pausing the AstraZeneca vaccine distribution, the precautionary principle is again at the forefront. Nikos discusses its history and how it fits with various negative philosophical trends’.

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21 min
March 15, 2021 The Daily Objective - Episode 200 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka, Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos
Today, Nikos, Rucka, Mark and Jonathan celebrate the 200th episode of The Daily Objective, recall their favourite moments and think about the future.
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58 min
March 12, 2021 Tribalism: The Root of Most Our Evils - TDO 199 | Jonathan Hoenig & Nikos
To mark the occasion of Nikos’s book being available for pre-order, he and Jonathan will discuss its theme: the impact of tribalism in politics, culture and one’s mind.
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26 min