Episode 277 - 2025-09-07 -
Interview Part II: More With Meghann!
Join us for Round Two with
Meghann A. Ribbens, Ph.D. ... biology, induction,
looking and thinking! Because one hour wasn't enough!
Episode 276 - 2025-08-31 - An
Interview With Dr. Meghann Ribbens
In which Robert & Amy talk to Meghann A. Ribbens, Ph.D. about biology, induction, looking and thinking! We discuss "Inductive History of Biology", Dr. Meghann A. Ribbens' YouTube channel (42 episodes so far!), in which she explores the history of biology through the lens of the scientific method of induction. Join us as we talk about her goals, outcomes, and target audience. What contemporary biology science and business ... theory and practice ... gets right, and wrong.
Episode 275 - 2025-08-24 - An
Interview With Agustina Vergara Cid
In which Robert & Amy interview Agustina Vergara Cid, Associate Fellow & Teaching Assistant with The Ayn Rand Institute ... and new US Citizen! We'll discuss United States immigration law, theory and practice, as well as the continued erosion of abortion rights following the 2022 Dobbs decision reversing Roe vs. Wade, as well as other topics and your questions!
Episode 274 - 2025-08-17 - The
Good, The Bad, and All the Rest!
In which Robert & Amy answer
questions about good & evil ... and everything in
between ... Ask Us Anything! The Soviet Union vs.
modern day Russia, character development in Atlas
Shrugged, the pros & cons of Woodstock, and Robert's
advice on cheap musical instruments. Also,
Woodstock, Mae West, Larry Ellison, and Black Cat
Appreciation Day. Plus, your questions!
Episode 273 - 2025-08-10 - How To
Make A Zillion Dollars!
In which Robert & Amy share
The Secret Of Making Money From Nothing, the Roadmap To
Financial Mastery, The Recipe For Yuge Wealth!
Capitalism and the source of wealth: YES, you DID build
that. The Financial Independence Secret your
philosophy professors don't want you to know!
Also, art, chocolate, guitars, and actual happiness.
"Nothing Comes From Nothing - Nothing Ever Could."
Episode 272 - 2025-08-27 -
Altruism: That Was Then, This Is Now!
In which we find ourselves
thinking, "if I only knew then, what I know now!"
And share how to know now, what you'll know then!
On the curse of Sir Walter Raleigh and other things
about which we know better. How to learn from
other folks' mistakes! More on altruism, as Amy
contemplates writing a book on Objectivism & Virtues
for a general audience. Also, cigarette smoking in
hospitals and on airplanes (and anywhere else),
telephones without screens, payphones and dimes, and The
Yellow Pages. Also, how to think about events when
everyone is right (in their own epistemological &
ethical context of knowledge) but disagree completely
with one another. Which happens a lot more than
you might think.
Episode 271 - 2025-07-27 -
Interview with Ben Bayer: Against Altruism!
Ben Bayer joins Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir
LIVE, to discuss his 2025 OCON talk, "America Should
Declare Independence from Altruism".
Episode 270 - 2025-07-20 - We're Halfway There; 2025's Top 10 Lessons
RWe're Halfway There ... Robert's
Top 10 Lessons from 2025 (So Far)! Robert &
Amy discuss Lessons From Boston, OCON, GLO, Rock &
Roll, Dance, and The News Of The Day. Also, Carlos
Santana, chess, walking on the moon, and more ice cream,
courtesy Ronald Reagan!
Episode 269 - 2025-07-13 - Amy Speaks! OCON Part II & MORE!
In which Amy and Robert talk a
bit more about OCON 2025, Boston, Salem, and The Real
World Out There. Also, To Observe, and Not
Absorb," and the good and bad news of the day.
Spreading Taylor Swift's wealth, could/would The Night
Of Terror happen in 2025, and "why do so many people
think Trump is good?" Happy Birthday to Indiana
Jones & Jean Luc Picard, and how to flourish (well,
besides the obvious)!
Episode 268 - 2025-07-06 - Live From OCON 2025!
Robert & Amy check in from
Boston, Massachusetts, and report on the annual
Objectivist conference held by The Ayn Rand
Institute! Favorite talks, events, people.
Also: Happy Kissing Day!
Episode 267 - 2025-06-29 - Be Curious!
In which Robert & Amy give
you One Simple Trick to be Healthy, Wealthy, and
Wise! Also, your questions (and answers) ... we
give a posthumous Thank You! to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
... and you help us with our pre-travel equipment check!
Episode 266 - 2025-06-22 - 1-2-3, What Are We Fighting For?
In which Robert & Amy look at
the bright side (and the other side). National
Kissing Day, B Kinder Day, and Positive Media Day versus
today's headlines! The Roots Of War and the
impotence of evil. Heroes, Villains, and everyone
else. How to win ... just about always.
Also, the report from Robert's Ninth Annual Rock &
Roll Picnic, Amy's Flamenco Exhibition, and the
countdown to OCON!
Episode 265 - 2025-06-15 - To All Rational Minds (An Explanation)
In which Trebor & Yma owe you
an explanation ... and we give it to you! What we
each owe to a rational listener. "No Kings"
... they're singing songs, and they're carrying
signs. Also, Delaware declares independence, the
Battle of Petersburg begins, we wish a Happy Birthday to
Julie Hagerty and (posthumously) Harry Nilsson, we
review The Objectivist Ethics, and wish you `a Happy
Father's Day!
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