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   Number 1: Why Capitalism is Losing & How to Start Winning | Yaron & Nikos Dialogues

   Live Sep 20, 2026Why Capitalism is Losing & How to Start Winning | Yaron & Nikos Dialogues(Yaron & Nikos Dialogues, Episode 13)Watch now: https://youtube.com/live/0NEiaMMzNAg"If capitalism has cut world poverty by 90% and cured more disease than every government program combined — why does almost nobody defend it, and why does every generation vote to kill it again?"Capitalism made you rich. It gave you the phone in your hand, the food on your table, the medicine that keeps your grandparents alive — and almost everyone alive today still thinks it's evil.In this episode of the Yaron & Nikos Dialogues, Yaron Brook and Nikos go after the real reason capitalism keeps losing: it's not an economics problem, it's a morality problem. Every generation, in every country, votes against the system that made them wealthy — because they've been taught that self-interest is shameful and sacrifice is sacred. Yaron argues that no amount of GDP charts or Milton Friedman quotes will fix that. Only a moral revolution will.Yaron and Nikos dig into why guilt, not ignorance, drives people toward socialism, why "greed" became capitalism's PR disaster, and what it would actually take to start winning the argument again — with young people, on college campuses, and in the culture at large.🔴 Watch live and join the conversation every week on the Yaron & Nikos Dialogues. 🎧 Full episodes and more: https://youtube.com/live/0NEiaMMzNAg💬 Got a question for a future episode? Drop it in the comments.Main topics00:00 — Cold open: the world got 90% richer in 300 years, and still hates the system that did it06:15 — Why "capitalism works" has never been enough to win the argument14:30 — The real fight is moral, not economic24:00 — How guilt gets built into every entrepreneur's success story33:45 — Altruism vs. self-interest: the actual battle line45:10 — Why Bill Gates has to "give it all away" to be forgiven for making it55:20 — What a moral defense of capitalism actually sounds like1:05:00 — Where the right and the left both get capitalism wrong1:15:40 — What "winning" would actually require — culture, not policyLive audience Q&A1:24:15 — "If capitalism is so good, why are there still poor people?"1:29:50 — "Isn't 'greed is good' just handing the left a free win?"1:35:10 — "How do I defend capitalism to my socialist friends without sounding heartless?"1:41:00 — "Is Trump-era tariffs and bailouts capitalism, or something else?"1:47:30 — "Can young people actually be won back, or is it too late?"#MikeMentzer #Bodybuilding #IndividualismNotAltruism #MovieReview #SelfMadeMan #RationalSelfInterest #Capitalism #AynRand #Objectivism #FreeMarkets #Individualism #Socialism #Philosophy #Economics #Libertarian #NikosSotirakopoulos More from Nikos Sotirakopoulos: https://www.nikos.org/Support Nikos: / @nikos_1717 🔔 Subscribe for daily takes on capitalism, individualism, and the ideas actually shaping the news.The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by:-- The Ayn Rand Institute (https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)-- Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein (https://alexepstein.substack.com/)-- Express VPN (https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)-- Hendershott Wealth Management (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/-- Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project (https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)Join this channel to get access to perks: / @yaronbrook Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the Yaron Brook Show: https://bit.ly/3ztPxTxSupport the Show and become a sponsor: / yaronbrookshow or https://yaronbrookshow.com/ or / yaronbrookshow Or make a one-time donation: https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJContinue the discussion by following Yaron on Twitter (https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and Facebook (https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the Ayn Rand Institute: https://bit.ly/35qoEC3Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

   September 20, 2026·2h 45min
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   Number 2: Iran; Canada; Netanyahu; UK vs Israel; Mertz vs AfD; DSA; AI; Tucker; Achievement | Yaron Brook Show

   Live Sep 9, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 151)Iran; Canada; Netanyahu; UK vs Israel; Mertz vs AfD; DSA; AI; Tucker; Achievement | Yaron Brook Show"If Israel got secret warnings before October 7th and ignored them, does that make it a conspiracy — or just catastrophically bad judgment? Yaron Brook says only one of those is true, and it should end Bibi's career either way."Oil just blew past $100 a barrel, and the U.S. response to Iran is to sink empty tankers instead of destroying the missile launchers actually shooting at American ships. Trump just banned — not taxed, banned — Canadian beer, cheese, and motorcycles. And a new Haaretz report claims Netanyahu got a 45-minute warning call before October 7th and sat on it. Yaron Brook breaks down why the Prime Minister's guilt doesn't depend on that one phone call, why Germany's Merz is losing to the AfD because he won't say the word "Islam," and why Tucker Carlson is now platforming people who think algebra isn't real math.Yaron Brook — Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and host of The Yaron Brook Show — brings reason, individual rights, and zero patience for strategic incoherence to today's news. 🔗 Watch: https://youtube.com/live/beJeQamHXHg 🔔 Subscribe for daily analysis grounded in reason and rational self-interest.Timestamps — Main Topics:00:00 – Cold open: Apple event, schedule, and why the tit-for-tat with Iran makes no sense05:38 – Oil above $100: Iran's widening war and America's incoherent strategy~14:00 – Trump bans Canadian alcohol, dairy, and motorcycles outright~20:00 – Why Netanyahu must lose the next election regardless of the UAE-warning dispute~27:00 – Merz vs. AfD: Germany's landslide and the word nobody will say32:36 – Britain moves to ban settlement imports; Israel retaliates48:17 – NYC DSA's paid co-chairs and socialist hypocrisy54:22 – Anthropic researcher resigns over AI "extinction" warnings1:09:29 – Tucker Carlson platforms a guest who says algebra is fake1:19:00 – Good news: Mexico's homicide rate, human achievement segmentLive Audience Questions:1:22:15 – "If AI replaces most jobs, does capitalism still work?"1:28:40 – "Is Netanyahu guilty of negligence or something worse?"1:35:10 – "Should the U.S. actually be able to ban imports from an ally like Canada?"1:41:00 – "Is the AfD's rise proof democracy can't handle immigration, or proof mainstream parties are cowards?"1:47:30 – "Does Tucker Carlson's platform make him dangerous, or just embarrassing?"#Iran #Netanyahu #Israel #AfD #Tariffs #October7 #iranwar #AIRegulation #TradeWar #canada #FreeMarkets #Capitalism #ForeignPolicy #AynRand #Objectivism Like this episode?Subscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by[The Ayn Rand Institute](https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)[Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein](https://alexepstein.substack.com/)[Express VPN](https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)[Hendershott Wealth Management](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) &(https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @yaronbrook )Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the [Yaron Brook Show](https://bit.ly/3ztPxTx)Continue the discussion by following Yaron on [Twitter](https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and [Facebook](https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? 🎓 Learn more about [Ayn Rand University](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

   September 09, 2026·1h 51min
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   Number 3: Netanyahu & 10/7; Houtis; Trade War; AI; Parenthood; PISA; Achievements | Yaron Brook Show

   Live Sep 8, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 150)Netanyahu & 10/7; Houtis; Trade War; AI; Parenthood; PISA; Achievements | Yaron Brook ShowWatch Now: https://youtube.com/live/9JTdXX9LAyoDid Benjamin Netanyahu get an 11-day warning about October 7th — and sit on it?In this episode, Yaron Brook lays out the two new reports rocking Israel a month before its election, and argues the case for a reckoning goes well beyond one man's political survival.A month before Israel's election, two bombshell reports allege Prime Minister Netanyahu received direct warnings before October 7th — one from the President of the UAE himself — and failed to act. Yaron Brook breaks down what's credible, what's spin, and why he thinks Netanyahu has to go regardless of how this specific allegation shakes out.Then: Houthi missiles just hit Saudi Arabia in one of the largest attacks in years — is the Middle East sliding into a wider war? The US and Canada are taxing their own citizens in a trade fight neither side can win. OpenAI's own chief scientist is calling for the industry to slow itself down. And a Virginia mother just got a criminal conviction — and a spot on the state's abuse registry — for letting her five-year-old walk half a mile to a pond.Yaron Brook brings his signature no-BS, reason-first take on the week's biggest stories — plus live audience questions on Rick and Morty, Ayn Rand's cultural legacy, Mike Mentzer, Milei-style populism, and more.🔴 Watch live every weekday: subscribe and turn on notifications. Main Topics:00:20 – Netanyahu allegedly warned before October 7 — and did nothing? 00:51 – The two competing reports and why timing (one month before elections) matters 1:24 – Houthi missiles hit Saudi Arabia — is the Red Sea the next war front? 2:04 – OpenAI's own chief scientist says: slow AI down 2:38 – Good news first: driverless cars hit London, ASML bets big on the Netherlands 3:16 – Netanyahu's response to the UAE's warning, unpacked 10:05 – Has Netanyahu always misjudged Hamas? 19:41 – Why Israel needs an independent commission — now 22:12 – Inside the Houthi strike on Saudi Arabia 30:07 – The US-Canada trade war: who's really paying the tax? 41:17 – Should AI regulate itself into paralysis? 54:34 – A mom convicted for letting her 5-year-old walk to a pond 59:13 – America's PISA scores are collapsing — here's what that really means 1:06:08 – Driverless taxis go live in London 1:09:42 – ASML's new mega-campus in the Netherlands 1:12:09 – A nuclear plant comes back from the dead — thanks to a DOE loan 1:14:12 – Why long-term power contracts matter more than subsidiesLive Audience Questions1:18:22 – Should Yaron review Rick and Morty's most philosophical episode? 1:20:35 – Are Netanyahu and Trump the same kind of transactional operator? 1:23:51 – What made the Mike Mentzer story so moving? 1:24:56 – Did Ayn Rand personally save the West from another dark age? 1:26:53 – Is historian Frank Dikötter's take on China as sharp as Yaron's? 1:27:26 – Is Milei's brand of populism sustainable — or a warning sign? 1:29:24 – What does Yaron make of the Lindsay Clancy case? 1:30:29 – Does holding onto anger betray justice — or just waste energy? 1:32:35 – Can an AI actually simulate a brain? 1:33:13 – The "Mississippi Miracle": how one state fixed its schools fast 1:33:54 – Devil's advocate: is Netanyahu as culpable as Lindsay Clancy? 1:35:09 – Is Trump's deregulation push secretly Rand-influenced? 1:35:37 – Is the whole West finally moving toward deregulation? 1:36:46 – Can egoism quietly win even in an altruist culture?#Netanyahu #October7 #Israel #Houthis #AIRegulation #TradeWar #saudiarabia #canada #reading #FreeMarkets #GeopoliticsToday #Capitalism #ForeignPolicy #AynRand #Objectivism Like this episode?Subscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by[The Ayn Rand Institute](https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)[Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein](https://alexepstein.substack.com/)[Express VPN](https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)[Hendershott Wealth Management](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) &(https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @yaronbrook )Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the [Yaron Brook Show](https://bit.ly/3ztPxTx)Continue the discussion by following Yaron on [Twitter](https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and [Facebook](https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? 🎓 Learn more about [Ayn Rand University](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

   September 08, 2026·1h 40min
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   Number 4: Answering Capitalism’s Critics #3: Hasan Piker — “Technofeudalism” | Yaron Brook Show

   Live Sep 5, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 148)Answering Capitalism’s Critics #3: Hasan Piker — “Technofeudalism” | Yaron Brook ShowWatch Now: https://youtube.com/live/HgG_a5U8EfkIf Big Tech is "feudal lords" and workers are "serfs," why can you delete your Facebook account, but a medieval peasant couldn't walk off his lord's land?A famous socialist streamer just told 2 million people that Jeff Bezos "won the lottery" and that Big Tech runs a new "feudalism." He's wrong on both counts — and Yaron will prove it with a 1979 Chinese village, a bag of rice, and one simple question: who actually builds the things you use every day?In episode 3 of "Answering Capitalism's Critics," Yaron breaks down Hasan Piker's viral Breakfast Club interview line by line — his embrace of Yanis Varoufakis's "technofeudalism" thesis, his claim that profit is theft, and his insistence that success is a random lottery ticket. Yaron shows why the profit motive — not government redistribution — is the actual mechanism that turned starving Chinese villages into a country that feeds 1.4 billion people, why homelessness isn't a capitalism problem, and why Europe, for all its wealth, has never produced a YouTube, a PayPal, or a Google. If you've ever heard someone call Elon Musk a "feudal lord," this is the episode that ends that argument for good.🕐 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Why Hasan Piker deserves a full takedown (he's the far left's best-dressed spokesman)4:59 – Playing Hasan Piker's viral Breakfast Club clip on "techno-feudalism"28:54 – "Capitalism is all about profit" — and why that's exactly the point42:53 – The 1979 Chinese village that tripled its harvest overnight (and what it proves) 1:07:14 – Debunking Varoufakis's "technofeudalism" thesis word by word 1:09:45 – "It's not their skill" — why the lottery myth is an insult to human beings 1:12:15 – You have a voluntary relationship with a company. A serf never did with his lord. 1:18:43 – Live chat weighs in: is homelessness really capitalism's fault? 1:21:13 – Somebody has to produce it — and profit is what motivates them to 1:25:03 – Tech platforms don't impose rules on you. Your own government does. 1:27:26 – Why does America build everything? (Hint: it's not an accident) 1:30:03 – Live audience Q&A: the internet reacts in real time❓LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS COVERED — "If workers are exploited, why do startup founders go broke paying salaries for years before they make a dime?" — "If success is really a lottery, why won't Hasan Piker give his money away?" — "If Big Tech is 'feudal,' why can I just… quit Facebook?" — "Why doesn't Europe have its own Google?" — "Is PayPal blocking Cuba transactions a corporate abuse — or a government one?"Subscribe for the full "Answering Capitalism's Critics" series — new takedown every week.#TechnoFeudalism #HasanPiker #Socialism #Marxism #Entrepreneurship #IndividualRights #Economics #socialism #feudalism #technology #WealthInequality #MixedEconomy #AynRand #IndividualRights #Objectivism #Capitalism #FreeMarkets Like this episode?Subscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by[The Ayn Rand Institute](https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)[Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein](https://alexepstein.substack.com/)[Express VPN](https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)[Hendershott Wealth Management](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) &(https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @yaronbrook )Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the [Yaron Brook Show](https://bit.ly/3ztPxTx)Continue the discussion by following Yaron on [Twitter](https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and [Facebook](https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the [Ayn Rand Institute](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

   September 05, 2026·2h 8min
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   Number 5: Hegseth; Iran; Russia; JDVance; Debt; Oil; Golden Shares; Founders; Achievement | Yaron Brook Show

   Live Sep 3, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 146)Hegseth; Iran; Russia; JDVance; Debt; Oil; Golden Shares; Founders; Achievement | Yaron Brook ShowWatch Now: https://youtube.com/live/e3TlpsJo4K4If the Secretary of Defense can fire 26 generals in 14 months without a single misconduct charge, does America still have a military — or does it have a loyalty test with tanks?Pete Hegseth just purged another wave of senior officers — and Yaron Brook says this isn't discipline, it's the politicization of the most powerful military on earth. In this episode, Yaron rips into the Pentagon's chain-of-command chaos, explains why Iran's regime is still standing despite two "wars" and a "ceasefire," and breaks down why Putin — hiding in a bunker, terrified of his own generals — is losing a war he started. Then it's JD Vance's play for 2028, a $40 trillion debt bomb nobody in Washington wants to talk about, oil markets bracing for the next shock, and Trump's "golden share" grab into private companies — a policy Bernie Sanders would love. Yaron closes where he always does: on the founders, builders, and achievers who actually move history forward, while politicians just move the furniture.If you think foreign policy, debt, and government ownership of business are separate stories — you're missing the pattern. Watch to see it.🔴 Subscribe and hit the bell — new episodes of the Yaron Brook Show drop live, unfiltered, and uncut.Timestamps00:00 — Cold open: what a Secretary of Defense is actually for 03:40 — Hegseth's purge: 26 generals fired, zero for misconduct — is this discipline or loyalty policing? 17:15 — Iran: is "regime change" real, or just a talking point Washington abandoned? 34:50 — Russia: why is Putin hiding in a bunker while claiming victory? 48:20 — JD Vance: fraud czar, peace envoy, or the man positioning to run in 2028? 1:02:10 — The debt: what happens when interest payments eat the federal budget alive? 1:14:35 — Oil: who actually controls the price at the pump right now? 1:26:00 — Golden shares: is Trump's government stake in private firms more socialist than Bernie's plan? 1:39:45 — Founders and achievement: who actually builds the things that make your life better?Live Q&A1:05:30 — "Should Hegseth resign, or is Trump the real problem?" 1:19:00 — "Is Iran's regime one uprising away from collapse — or permanent?" 1:31:15 — "If the government owns 10% of a company, who really runs it?" 1:47:00 — "Is JD Vance more dangerous than Trump long-term?"#Iran #Hegseth #Pentagon #NationalDebt #FreeMarkets #GeopoliticsToday #Capitalism #ForeignPolicy #AynRand #Objectivism Like this episode?Subscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by[The Ayn Rand Institute](https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)[Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein](https://alexepstein.substack.com/)[Express VPN](https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)[Hendershott Wealth Management](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) &(https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @yaronbrook )Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the [Yaron Brook Show](https://bit.ly/3ztPxTx)Continue the discussion by following Yaron on [Twitter](https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and [Facebook](https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the [Ayn Rand Institute](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

   September 03, 2026·2h 21min
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