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  • James Clerk Maxwell Brought Light From Electricity, and Magnetism

    From the Ministry of Truth punishing citizens for thought crimes to big brother watching your every move via technology, writer George Orwell warned against a totalitarian society that would rule every aspect of the individual’s life.  Orwell’s novels Animal Farm and 1984 remain literary classics and are just as relevant today as when they were published, in the mid-twentieth century. 

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    24 min
  • Irena Sendler Saved 2,500 Lives

    When the Nazi gestapo captured Irena Sendler, they demanded to know the names of the 2,500 Jewish children whose lives she had saved. Sendler endured the torture of having both her leges broken, but remained silent. 

     

    Sendler had found Christian parents for the children and kept all their names in a jar buried under a tree near the gestapo barracks. After WWII, she reunited the few parents who survived with their children. Her story is told in the book Life in a Jar. 

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    15 min
  • Petr Beckmann Escaped Totalitarianism and Defended Liberty

    After fleeing his home in Prague, Petr Beckmann learned how to use RADAR technology to help defeat the Nazis. He then earned a Doctor of Science degree in communist-run Czechoslovakia, and escaped to the freedom of America. 

     

    Beckmann wrote more than sixty-books and founded a pro-science, pro-technology, pro-free enterprise newsletter called Access to Energy. As a leading proponent of nuclear power, he wrote The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear in 1976.

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    24 min
  • The Logic and Love Letters of Abelard and Héloïse | The Hero Show, Ep 124

    In twelfth-century France, Peter Abelard renounced his inheritance and knighthood and chose to become a philosopher. Héloïse, though raised in a convent, challenged cultural norms, became a scholar, and held a secret marriage with Abelard.Church officials sent Abelard to the monastery and Héloïse back to the convent. During their years of separation, they wrote voluminous love letters, which are celebrated to this day. Their story was dramatized in the 1988 film Stealing Heaven.   

    22 min
  • Johannes Gutenberg and the Mass Production of Ideas | The Hero Show, Ep 122

    Before 1450, all books in Europe were laboriously written by hand. Gutenberg changed that with one invention: the moveable printing press. Thanks to his creation, within fifty years businesses in Europe were producing millions of books. The dissemination of ideas led to radical improvements in the culture and helped bring about the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Age of Enlightenment.

    44 min
  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong overcame poverty and racism to become a pioneer in a new genre of music: American jazz. His broad smile, cheerful demeanor, and passion for life were perfectly captured in his song What a Wonderful World.

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    39 min
  • Marquis de Lafayette: Hero of Liberty in Two Worlds

    Defying the French king’s orders, the nineteen-year-old Marquis de Lafayette sailed to America, ready to fight for the cause of liberty. He proved his valor on the battlefield, secured French aid, and commanded troops in the decisive victory at Yorktown. After success in the American Revolution, Lafayette aimed to uphold the Rights of Man in France. In 1824, he was invited back to the United States for a celebratory tour of the country that lasted sixteen months. No less than thirty-six cities and towns are named after him in America. Are you interested in learning about Ayn Rand's Objectivism? Check out our FREE ebook: 👉https://bit.ly/3eALZFD 💻 ALSO CHECK OUT Learn more about the most life-enhancing conference of the year 👉https://objectivestandard.org/tos-con 📖 COURSES 🔗 LINKS Check out our website ➔ https://objectivestandard.org/ Follow us on Instagram ➔ https://www.instagram.com/objectivest... Follow us on Facebook ➔ https://www.facebook.com/objectivesta... Follow us on Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute Follow us on LinkedIn ➔ https://www.linkedin.com/company/obje... 📧 CONTACT [email protected]

    23 min
  • Teddy Roosevelt: Trust-Busting Power Seeker

    In 1904 President Theodore Roosevelt forever changed the direction of American domestic and foreign policy. He broke up the Northern Securities Company and his Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine led America to become the world’s police power. 

    Roosevelt exerted his political power by issuing 1,081 executive orders. The preceding twenty-five presidents combined for 1,262 executive orders.

     

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    50 min
  • Jane Austen: Creating Strong Female Leads

    Jane Austen started writing at age eleven and went on to publish four novels during her lifetime. She created female characters who courageously challenge the caste system, condemn slavery, and long for independence. Her novels have since sold more than one hundred million copies and were adapted into successful feature films and theatrical productions. 

    48 min

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The Hero Show, a weekly podcast of OSI, explores the lives and achievements of heroes who have shaped our world, with Andrew Bernstein and Robert Begley. From freedom fighters, to pathbreaking…