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Should Declining Birthrates Freak You Out? with Hannah Cox

January 8, 2025
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 235th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she sits down with BasedPolitics' Hannah Cox to discuss Elon Musk and the red pill gang who constantly sound the alarm over declining birth rates. Listen as the duo answer the question of if this phenomena is really the calamity that those on the right make it out to be?

What is Populism? with Antonella Marty & Richard Salsman

December 23, 2024
Join Atlas Society Senior Scholar Richard Salsman, Ph.D., alongside Senior Fellow Antonella Marty for the 233rd episode of The Atlas Society Asks, in which they explore populism: what it is, why it gains followers, and how it can appear in collectivist movements on both sides of the political spectrum. The duo also discuss Antonella Marty's latest publication How to Spot a Populist: Understanding the Appeal and Dangers of Demagoguery. View Full Transcript Episode Trans

The Disappearing American Farmer? with Brian Reisinger

December 18, 2024
Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 232nd episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews journalist, rural policy expert, and award-winning writer Brian Reisinger about his new book "Land Rich, Cash Poor" and the story of the disappearing American farmer.

When Big Pharma and Big Government Collide with Naomi Wolf

December 11, 2024
Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 231st episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews returning guest, Dr. Naomi Wolf about her latest book, The Pfizer Papers: Pfizer’s Crimes Against Humanity.

How to Live an Extraordinary Life? with Anthony Pompliano

December 4, 2024
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 230th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Anthony Pompliano about his book "How To Live An Extraordinary Life," a compilation of 65 letters drawing on his experience as a soldier, entrepreneur, investor, and founder & CEO of Professional Capital Management, to share the lessons he’s learned along the way.

What is Freedom of Speech? with David Kelley & Robert Tracinski

November 26, 2024
Hot off the heels of The Atlas Society’s newest publication, The Pocket Guide to Free of Speech, we invite you to join David Kelley, Ph.D., and Rob Tracinski for a special webinar discussing freedom of speech, its basic principles, its implementation in the U.S. Constitution, and how it is perceived today.

What's Up with Wikipedia? with Ashley Rindsberg

November 20, 2024
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 228th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews author, essayist, and journalist Ashley Rindsberg about his recent article in "The Free Press" concerning how Wikipedia devolved from a formerly objective online encyclopedia to what he describes as a partisan project, where a handful of editors are reshaping history before our eyes.

Does Envy Fuel Anti-Zionism? with George Gilder

November 13, 2024
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 227th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews author George Gilder about his recent book "The Israel Test: How Israel's Genius Enriches and Challenges the World," exploring Israel’s stunning rise as a world capitalist and technological power and makes the case that widespread antagonism toward the current state of Israel springs from, like anti-Semitism everywhere, envy of superior accomplishment.

What Makes for Great Mysteries? with Otto Penzler

October 30, 2024
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 226 episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Otto Penzler, proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on crime, mystery, and suspense fiction.

Girls Gone Woke - Why? with Elaine Kamarck

October 23, 2024
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 225 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Elaine Kamarck. Senior fellow in Governance Studies and the director of the Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings, Kamarck joins JAG for a talk about her work in electoral politics and her recent paper on the growing gender gap among young people, exploring what impact this will have on politics, relationships, and culture.

What is the Philadelphia Declaration? with Hicks and Kelley

October 16, 2024
Join Atlas Society founder and Senior Scholar David Kelley, Ph.D., along with Senior Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at Rockford Stephen Hicks, Ph.D., for a special webinar discussing a new initiative to unify liberty advocates across the secular-religious spectrum to forge common cause against common foes: collectivism, irrationalism, and authoritarianism.

Who Was Ayn Rand? with Alexandra Popoff

October 9, 2024
Regulars enjoyed previous interviews with Rand biographers Anne Heller and Jennifer Burns, so naturally we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to interview the author of the latest addition to this genre with Alexandra Popoff’s Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success. Popoff began her career as a journalist working in Moscow, later emigrated to Canada where she lectured in Russian literature, and is the award-winning author of literary biographies such as Sophia Tolstoy (2010), The Wives: The Women Behind Russia’s Literary Giants (2012),Tolstoy’s False Disciple: The Untold Story of Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov (2014), and Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century (2019).

Why We Make Bad Decisions? with Todd Rose

October 3, 2024
Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 222nd episode for The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Todd Rose about his recent book "Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions," which draws on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research, and acclaimed author demonstrates how so much of our thinking is informed by false assumptions—making us dangerously mistrustful as a society and needlessly unhappy as individuals.

Nicaraguan Political Prisoner Speaks with Félix Maradiaga

September 25, 2024
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 221st episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Nicaraguan academic, political activist, and former presidential candidate Félix Maradiaga. Don't miss as the duo discuss Maradiaga's work to promote the ideas of liberty in Nicaragua and his unlawful imprisonment by the Daniel Ortega regime for speaking about against government repression.

A Critical Look Into Venezuela with Juan Pina, Antonella Marty, and Robert Tracinski

September 18, 2024
Join Atlas Society Senior Fellow Antonella Marty and Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski along with special guest, Secretary General of FundaLib, Juan Pina for the 220th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where the trio sit down for an Objectivist analysis of current events in Venezuela and what it means for the future of liberalism in the country.

How to Reinvent Your Life? with Henry Oliver

September 11, 2024
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 220th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews writer, speaker, and brand consultant Henry Oliver about his new book "Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Reinventing Your Life," which encourages people to think about themselves as late bloomers and realize that it is never too late to discover our hidden talents and accomplish our goals.

What’s Causing Housing Shortages? with Bryan Caplan

September 4, 2024
Bryan Caplan is the author of Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation, which takes readers on a journey through what is wrong with housing regulations—and what we can do about it. A Professor of Economics at George Mason University, Caplan is also a New York Times bestselling author of several books, including The Myth of the Rational Voter, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, and The Case Against Education. When not teaching or publishing new articles for outlets like The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, or TIME, Caplan spends his time as editor and chief writer for the Bet On It Substack hosted by the Salem Center for Policy at the University of Texas.

How to Profit in Politically Polarized Times? with James P. Pinkerton

August 21, 2024
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 216th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews author James P. Pinkerton about his book "The Secret to Directional Investing: Making Money Amidst the Red-Blue Rumble," which offers a new way of thinking about investing, steeped in culture and history.

Venezuela: Can Maduro Last? with Juan Pio Hernandez

August 7, 2024
Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 215 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Executive Director of Plan Pais, Juan Pio Hernandez, about the history of Venezuela, the current controversy over election results, protests against Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime, and Hernandez’s outlook for what is to come.

Is Parenting a Sacrifice? with Holly Swenson

July 31, 2024
Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 214th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews author Holly Swenson about her book "Stop, Drop, Grow, & Glow," and the particular challenges of raising boys in a society where masculinity is all too pathologized.

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