The Atlas Society Chats

About The Atlas Society Chats

The Atlas Society's scholarly discussions are now a Podcast! Join our CEO Jennifer Grossman, along with our Senior Scholars and special guest for a series of discussions and Q&A covering all sorts of topics relating to Objectivism, current events, and more.

Publisher

The Atlas Society

Category

government · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Apr 2023

Latest episode

5 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

27 of 48 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Dec 2024

   Ask Me Anything About Philosophy with Stephen Hicks - December 2024

   Stephen Hicks, Ph.D., answers listener questions on topics ranging from Kant and Hegel to Western Enlightenment values and cultural identity in a special "Ask Me Anything about Philosophy" event.

2. 

   22 Nov 2024

   Reflections on US Elections with Richard Salsman

   Atlas Society Senior Scholar Richard Salsman, Ph.D., offers a detailed analysis of the US elections, revealing why the results may signify an enduring endorsement of Trump's MAGA values and Republican rule.

3. 

   8 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   The French Revolution (for Conservatives & Liberals) with Stephen Hicks

   Atlas Society Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. explores the French Revolution's relevance to modern conservative and liberal philosophical and political arguments.

Inside a recent episode

The French Revolution (for Conservatives & Liberals) with Stephen Hicks

Published 8 Nov 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So fairly quickly, and this is why the revolution dates from 1789, power over what was happening devolved to the third estate especially. as well as many people in the second estate, that's the aristocracy, and some from the clergy, the first estate, who were much more aggressive about bringing France into the modern era. And what happened then in 1789 was the development of a new declaration of the rights of man and citizen that was signed off on by the, there was over 1200 delegates in total at this assembly. And this document, the declaration of the rights of man and citizen is essentially a liberal document in the way that we now think of classical liberal. […]

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YouTube views

23,793,921

Score snapshot 3 Jul 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.4 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

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Quality

1

Social presence

90

YouTube

63

Engagement

26

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