Episodes

Episode 16 is a short quarterly report, with download statistics, announcement of our app for The Secular Foxhole, commentary on an article in The Economist, and word-of-mouth marketing according to Martin, as a new media evangelist. Call to Action to fellow podcasters: If you want your own stand-alone app, check out John Lee’s site, Custom Mobile App. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Evangelicals are divided over the movement’s support for Donald Trump - ...

For this episode of The Secular Foxhole, we had the chance to interview Aaron Briley, a fellow and research associate with The Objective Standard Institute. We covered many topics, including his living in Denmark, his college major, and his interest in spreading Ayn Rand's ideas in the inner-city. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Bruce Lee Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jiu-jitsu according to Kurt Durewall Culture and Causation podcast The Secular Foxhole podcast app ...

For episode 14, we interviewed Vinay Kolhatkar, chief editor of The Savvy Street website and author of two fiction works, A Sharia London, and The Frankenstein Candidate. He also co-wrote: Media Wars: The Battle to Shape Our Minds. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Invictus The Neo-Marxists’ Long March through the Institutions The Politicization of Medicine

This episode features Craig Biddle, author and entrepreneur. We cover some exciting ground talking about the new Objective Standard Institute and the Prometheus Foundation, both of which he leads, plus his book, "Loving Life," and other books he has planned. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Objective Standard Institute The Objective Standard Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It Prometheus Foundation

On January 24th, we discussed the life and work of Thomas Paine, one of America's first, great, intellectuals. Margaret Downey of The Freethought Society and Andrew Seidel of The Freedom From Religion Foundation were our guests for this lively discussion. You will hear an important announcement by the Thomas Paine Memorial Association. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: The Freethought Society Thomas Paine Foundation/Memorial Committee Freedom From Religion F...

Today we talk with Andy Clarkson, author of The Impact of Aristotle Upon Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Cultures: A Compilation of Notes and Quotes from a Variety of Sources Plus Commentary. This is the perfect book for the intelligent layman who is seriously interested in philosophic ideas. Recommended. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: The Impact Of Aristotle Upon Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Cultures: A Compilation Of Notes And Quotes From A Variety Of...

Episode ten is a short year-end review, and then we talk about future podcast thoughts/ideas, and possible guests. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: "You're Fired" The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World HumanProgress.org Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts That Support It Craig Biddle Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters Andrew Bernstein Rights of Man by Thomas ...

Episode nine consists of Martin and I talking about some of our favorite kinds of music. I wanted theme music for the show to be a cross between two of my all-time favorites, Mike Oldfield and Tangerine Dream. The more I hear what Jim created for the show, the more I like it. We also cover what I think to be the greatest Rock song ever written. Listen to the show to find out what that is! Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Granite State of Mind 2: Plow Guy B...

Our eighth episode features Aaron Smith, Fellow and Instructor at the Ayn Rand Institute. We cover the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism and his critique of it. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Ryan Holiday Timothy Ferriss Stoa Massimo Pigliucci William B. Irvine The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made Eudaemonia The False Promise of Stoicism Peikoff's podcast Causality Versus Duty Blair’s disclaimer: I am not a professional philosopher, just a dedicated ...

Martin and I have a great discussion with author James S. Valliant about his two books, focusing on his most recent, Creating Christ: How Roman Emperors Invented Christianity. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: The Passion of Ayn Rand’s Critics - The Objective Standard Creating Christ Creating Christ, the book on Amazon Analyzing Paul Krugman’s New York Times Smear of Ayn Rand - New Ideal Why Christmas Should be More Commercial by Leonard Peikoff The New Te...

In episode 6 of The Secular Foxhole Podcast, Blair goes on a bit of a Rant about religion, and Martin acts as the Voice of Reason! Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Number (666) of the beast Blair's blog post, My Journey to Reason Halloween Religion - Ayn Rand Lexicon Altruism, Auguste Comte - Britannica Altruism - Ayn Rand Lexicon Svensk islamism i fårakläder - Göteborgs-Posten Why Trump — and some of his followers — believe he is the Chosen One - Religion ...

We interview Ben Bayer, a Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute about, "The Ethics of Emergencies," and how that doesn't fundamentally explain what the field of ethics is about. We then cover Ben's current and future projects. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: The Undercurrent Strive The Virtue of Selfishness The Philosopher's Index Allan Gotthelf The Objectivist Newsletter Lifeboat ethics Peter Singer Effective altruism Benevolent Universe Premise New Ideal Live...

We do a bit of housecleaning in this episode. Martin and I discuss the meaning of the name of the podcast and cover the meanings of each symbol. We talk about getting some music made for the show and future episodes and guests. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Why The Name Secular Foxhole? The symbol for science The dollar sign Capitalism How to Make Great Podcast Cover Art (aka. Your Podcast Logo) - The Podcast Host Atom symbol emoji - Emojipedia Atheist...

Blair and Martin are talking with the author and philosopher, Andrew Bernstein. From his bio.: Andrew Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the City University of New York. He is the author of numerous books, including “The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire,” and his most recent, “Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters.” He lectures all over the world on myriad topics. And he is a mean-spirited SOB feared by nuns, puppies, and smal...

In this episode, Martin and I discuss a few of our favorite fiction and non-fiction works that we think deserve even wider attention. We also mention an interesting website called Writ Large about books that have changed the world. Enjoy and let us know what you think. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Books That Shaped America - Atlas Shrugged "Bible Ranks 1 of Books That Changed Lives" - Los Angeles Times From Atlas Shrugged (Cen...

This is the trailer for our podcast, The Secular Foxhole. Blair tells about the background for the name of the podcast, and we talk about the different symbols in the show artwork. As a freethinker, are you looking through binoculars out at the world in the safety of a foxhole? Get fuel for your soul and intellectual ammunition by listening to The Secular Foxhole podcast, in order to fight for the separation of religion and state. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and ser...