The Secular Foxhole

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...

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 Crai...

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 not...

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...

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 Sme...

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 -...

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 Objectiv...

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 Podc...

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...

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...

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 f...