Episodes on Tap 

1: Aristotle on the Final End
2: Common Sense Versus Rationality
3: Marital Infidelity in the Military
4: Applying Philosophy to New Domains

1: Cultivating Powers of Self-Control
2: People Too Young to Raise Children
3: Dealing with an Morally Corrupt Sibling
4: The Legality of DDoS Attacks


June 2013 


1: Objectivism Versus Libertarianism
2: Bad Ideas as a Cause of Mental Illness
3: Doctors Refusing to Perform Abortions
Rapid Fire Questions

May 2013 


1: The Ethics of Open Relationships
2: Innate Personality
3: Conceiving Again to Save a Child
4: The Justice of Alimony Payments
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Individualism Versus Anti-Social Atomism
2: Poor Communication from the Boss
3: Visibility of Disabled Children
4: Arranged Marriages
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Taxes Versus Slavery
2: Infanticide After Abortion
3: Emergency Medical Care
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Personality and Sense of Life
2: Helping a Self-Destructive Friend
3: Concern for the Rights of Rights-Violators
Rapid Fire Questions

April 2013 

1: Self-Interest in Marriage
2: Atheists Attending Religious Ceremonies
3: Multigenerational Space Travel
4: Drugs as Treatment for Mental Illness
Rapid Fire Questions

1: The Reality of Mental Illness
2: The State's Role in Caring for Children of Unfit Parents
3: Resisting Illegitimate Police Action
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Moral Judgments of Obese People
2: Parental Consent for Abortion
3: Atheist as a Negative Term
4: Living Longer
Rapid Fire Questions


March 2013 

1: Replying to Intrusive Inquiries
2: Changing Minds on Gay Marriage
3: Dealing with Overzealous Ideologues
4: Buying from Chinese Companies
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Being Someone's Extramarital Affair
2: Epistemic Effects of Government Controls
3: The Boundaries of Art
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Universalization as an Ethical Test
2: Regretful Parents
3: Online Privacy
4: Disruptive Kids in Public School
Rapid Fire Questions


February 2013 


1: Spiritual Values
2: Advancing Liberty Through a New Political Party
3: Welfare Reform Versus Immigration Reform
4: Declining a Friend's Plans for Business Partnership
Rapid Fire Questions


1: The Value of Marriage
2: Antibiotic Resistance in a Free Society
3: Concern for Attractiveness to Others
4: Semi-Automatic Handguns Versus Revolvers
Rapid Fire Questions


1: The Wrong of Anti-Discrimination Laws
2: Objectivism's Potential to Save the Culture
3: Declining to Socialize at Work
Rapid Fire Questions

January 2013 


1: The Nature of Addiction
2: Unions for Government Employees
3: Materialism in Marriage
4: Mandatory Child Support
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Solutions to Widespread Racism
2: Recommended Works of Aristotle
3: Veto Power over Abortion
4: Staying in a Marriage
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Free Will and Natural Law
2: Romance Between an Atheist and a Believer
3: Bringing Children into a Statist World
Rapid Fire Questions


December 2012 


1: Right to Work Laws
2: Deception in a Crisis
3: Philosophy Versus Psychology
4: The Value of Gift Exchanges
Rapid Fire Questions



November 2012 


1: Sexual Harassment Laws
2: Rooting for Antiheroes
3: Child Beauty Pageants
4: Teaching Children Philosophy
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Adopting Ideas by Default
2: Griping Versus Moral Judgment
3: Veganism as Child Abuse
4: Sharing Lecture Notes
Rapid Fire Questions


1: The 2012 Election Results
2: Explaining a Break-Up
3: Keeping Contact with Questionable Family
Rapid Fire Questions


October 2012 

1: Circumcision Versus Female Genital Mutilation
2: Why Anarcho-Capitalism Is Wrong
3: Duties to the Government
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Federal Versus State and Local Government
2: Parenting Via Empty Threats
3: Reasons for Everything
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Pursuing Personal Values in an Imperfect World
2: Working for the IRS Versus Collecting Welfare
3: Upselling to Unwary Customers
4: Being Like Hank Rearden
Rapid Fire Questions

September 2012 

1: Greed in the NFL Dispute with Referees
2: A Religious Wedding for an Atheist Groom
3: Preventing Information Overload
4: Food Safety in a Free Society
Rapid Fire Questions

1: The Morality of Nuclear Weapons
2: Passing Genetic Diseases to Kids
3: Calling the Police on Marijuana Smokers
4: Productiveness Versus Recreation
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Judging People Struggling with Temptations
2: Judging Others When I'm Flawed
3: Chivalry as a Virtue
4: Blue Laws
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Fear of Rape
2: Conflicts Between Family Members
3: Prayers of Atheists
4: Bans on Smoking
Rapid Fire Questions


August 2012 


1: Voting for Third-Party Candidates
2: Self-Interest in Parenting
3: Bigotry Against Religion
Rapid Fire Questions

1: The Role of Government in Adoption
2: Sex-Selective Abortions
3: Expressing Frustration
4: Hatred for a Friend's Husband
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Overcoming Weakness of Will
2: Deductive Reasoning
3: Advertising to Children
4: Medicine in a Free Society
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Contributing to Animal Welfare Groups
2: Inappropriate Gifts from In-Laws
3: Sacrifice in War
4: Condemning Evil Versus Praising Good
Rapid Fire Questions

July 2012 

1: The Morality of Cloning
2: Hypocritical Allies
3: Standards of Beauty
4: Capitalism Versus Altruism
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Five Love Languages
2: The Morality of Exposing Security Flaws
3: The Nature of Happiness
4: The Importance of a Candidate's Views on Abortion
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Multiculturalism and Tolerance
2: Speaking Out Against Bigotry
3: Acting Out Emotions Versus Acting On Emotions
4: Justified War
Rapid Fire Questions


1: The Validity of Psychic Powers
2: Managing Office Politics
3: Sanction of Friends
4: The Cost of Freedom
Rapid Fire Questions

June 2012 


1: Corporal Punishment of Kids
2: Parenting as a Central Purpose
3: Compartmentalized Cheating
4: Something Greater than Yourself
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Objectively Assessing Yourself
2: Friendships with Subordinates at Work
3: Keeping Up with the News
4: Child Labor Laws
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Staying Objective
2: Deliberately Unhealthy Choices
3: Consuming Celebrity News
4: Refuting Marxist Arguments
Rapid Fire Questions


May 2012 


1: Disclosing Atheism to Babysitters
2: Outing Yourself to Bigots
3: Spousal Sabotage
4: Skipping Advertisements
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Warning Others about Dangerous People
2: Responding to an Unjust Firing
3: Investment Versus Sacrifice
4: Downloading Music After Hard Drive Failure
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Self-Destructive Pleasures
2: Privacy in a High-Tech Society
3: Pushy Fundraising
4: Browsing Locally Then Buying Online
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Forgiving Yourself
2: Unforgivable Acts
3: The Meaning of Life
4: Respecting Intellectual Property Online
Rapid Fire Questions

April 2012 

1: The Wrong of Utilitarianism
2: The Morality of Working a Government Job
3: Optimal Planning
4: Padding Your Application
Rapid Fire Questions


1: Obligation, Responsibility, and Duty
2: Stockpiling Medication
3: Poking Fun at Friends' Ideas Online
4: Encouraging Friends to Be More Purposeful
Rapid Fire Questions

1: The Morality of Breaking the Law
2: The Morality of Vigilantism
3: Stealing Valor
4: Selling Sub-Optimal Products
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Cultivating Good Luck
2: Public Breastfeeding
3: National Identification Card
4: Mulling Over Memories
Rapid Fire Questions

March 2012 

1: Unfriendly Disputes in Online Communities
2: The Problem of Too Many Commitments
3: Talking About Selfishness
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Ayn Rand's View of Women
2: The Proper Place of Women
3: The Health of Cynicism and Sarcasm
4: Offers of Prayers for Atheists
Rapid Fire Questions

February 2012 

1: Consent in Sex
2: Terminating Online Versus In-Person Acquaintances
3: Compensating the Victims of Your Negligence
4: The Meaning of Faith
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Judging Religions as Better and Worse
2: Telling a Friend about Romantic Feelings
3: Overfeeding a Child as Abuse
4: Interest in a Lover's Writings
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Liking But Not Loving Your Career
2: Patriotism as a Virtue
3: Artificial Intelligence
4: Boycotting Chick-Fil-A
Rapid Fire Questions

January 2012 

1: Being Pragmatic
2: Feigning Indifference to Attract a Man
3: Ignosticism Versus Atheism
4: Explaining Atheism
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Acquittals of the Guilty Versus Convictions of the Innocent
2: The Morality of the Death Penalty
3: Alternatives to America
4: Choosing a Place to Live
Rapid Fire Questions

1: SOPA and Online Piracy
2: Mutual Unprovable Accusations of Wrongdoing
3: Dealing with Temperamental People
4: Judging Young Adults Fairly
Rapid Fire Questions

December 2011 

1: Rationality in Face of Overwhelming Emotions
2: The Value of Reading Literature
3: Balancing Introspection and Productive Work
4: Optimism or Pessimism about the Future
Rapid Fire Questions

1: An Early Look at the 2012 Election
2: Mitt Romney for US President
3: Newt Gingrich for US President
4: Ron Paul for US President
5: Gary Johnson for US President
Rapid Fire Questions

November 2011 

1: Friends with Benefits
2: Obligations to Help Others in Need
3: Political Compromise on Legal Marijuana
4: Lying to a Dying Person
Rapid Fire Questions

1: The Meaning of Citizenship in a Free Society
2: The Legal Status of Automatic Weapons
3: Forcing Religious Fanaticism on Others
4: Reasoning by Facts Rather than Emotions
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Admitting Mistakes at Work
2: Aesthetic Body Modifications
3: Evasion Versus Rationalization Versus Context-Dropping
4: How to Decline Too-Expensive Outings
Rapid Fire Questions

October 2011 

1: The Purpose of Bankruptcy Law
2: Restrooms for the Transgendered in Transition
3: Private Versus State Prisons
4: Revealing Atheism to Religious Parents
Rapid Fire Questions

1: State Involvement in Marriage
2: Last Names in Marriage
3: Marrying Someone for a Green Card
4: Being Too Much Crazy in Love
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Judging Young Adults
2: Voting With Your Wallet
3: The Evidence for Free Will
4: The Morality of Armed Rebellion

1: Ayn Rand's Alleged Admiration for William Hickman
2: The Validity of Sustainable Agriculture
3: Product Placements in Art
4: Teaching Young People to Use Credit Cards Wisely
Rapid Fire Questions

September 2011 

1: Appropriate Contexts for Nudity
2: Public Nudity and Rights
3: Regretting Time Spent at Work
4: Addressing Problems with Neighbors
Rapid Fire Questions

1: The Morality of Torturing Terrorists and Criminals
2: Feeling Guilty for Emotions
3: Photocopying Essays for Study
4: Extroversion Versus Second-Handedness
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Activism as a Moral Imperative
2: The Morality of Extreme Couponing
3: Sexting as Cheating
4: Gifting Valuable Memorabilia to the Team
Rapid Fire Questions

August 2011 

1: The Validity of Introversion and Extroversion
2: Circumcision and Religious Freedom
3: Lobbying as a Career
4: Working for a Statist Company
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Moral Standards for Public Figures
2: Friendships with People of Opposite Philosophy
3: Friendships with Intellectual Property Pirates
4: Joining Politically Active Professional Groups
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Proper Immigration Policy
2: Cryonics and Life Extension
3: Returning Lost Money
4: Deliberately Losing a Pricey Library Book
Rapid Fire Questions

July 2011 

1: The Morality of Reverse Engineering
2: Atheists Singing Religious Music
3: This-Worldly Success of Faith-Driven People
4: Police Lying to Suspects
Rapid Fire Questions

1: The Effects of Immortality on Ethics
2: The Morality of Hiring Illegal Immigrants
3: The Reasons for Carrying a Concealed Weapon
4: Explaining Egoism to Others
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Calls for Moderation
2: Spying on Children
3: Family Members Spreading Urban Legends
4: Racism in Dating
Rapid Fire Questions

1: Announcing Life-Changing New Beliefs
2: The Morality of Strategic Default
3: Swearing Before Strangers
4: Letting Friends Fail
Rapid Fire Questions

June 2011 

1: Morality and Living Well
2: The Risk of Guns with Kids
3: Tact Versus Honesty
4: Staying in an Abusive Marriage for the Kids
Rapid Fire Questions

1: The Virtue of Pride
2: Living Together Outside Marriage
3: Child Support from Unwilling Fathers
4: Profiting from the Ignorance of Others
5: Deflating Bragging Looters
6: Political Bipartisanship

1: Proper Reliance on Experts
2: The Evil of Immanuel Kant
3: Responding to Expressions of Hatred for Work
4: The Morality of Exploiting Flaws in Government Lotteries
5: Appropriating Insulting Terms
6: Dismissing Arguments with Pejorative Language

May 2011 

1: The Rights of the Severely Mentally Disabled
2: The Morality of Risky Sports
3: Francisco's Slap of Dagny
4: Imitating the 'Rape' Scene in The Fountainhead
5: Accepting Unauthorized Discounts
6: Buying Votes in Elections

1: Subpoenas in a Free Society
2: Office Romances
3: The Morality of Lending Books
4: Developing Expertise in the Objectivist Ethics
5: Personal Art Recommendations
6: Wealth and Social Responsibility

1: The Morality of Spreading Germs
2: Celebrating Birthdays
3: Married Couples Separating for Their Careers
4: Compulsory Juries
5: Growing Out of Ayn Rand
6: Optimism for the Future

1: Reasoning from the Prisoner's Dilemma
2: Hiring People with an Internet Presence
3: The Morality and Limits of Revenge
4: Building Codes
5: Numbers of Men Versus Women in Objectivism
6: Wealth Creation

April 2011 

1: The Basis of Manners
2: Brutal Honesty
3: Right to Legal Counsel
4: Government Medical Insurance
5: Promoting Objectivism
6: The Morality of Sadism and Masochism

1: Review of the Movie Atlas Shrugged, Part 1
2: The Morality of Free Riding
3: Browsing Without Buying
4: Age in Romance
5: Responsibility for Siblings
6: Desires and Determinism

1: Religious Morality
2: Ideological Conflicts in Romance
3: Obligations to Parents
4: Pressure to Procreate
5: Progress in Objectivism
6: Kids and Religion

March 2011 

1: Immoral Means to Great Values
2: Optional Values Versus Moral Values
3: Adoption Versus Abortion
4: The Excuse of "I'm Only Human"
5: Objectivist Conferences
6: Laws and Regulations

1: The Nature of Love
2: Unrequited Love
3: Bisexuality and Relationships with Men and Women
4: Hypotheticals in Ethics
5: Recommending the Upcoming Atlas Shrugged Movie
6: Asking a Person Out

1: Concentration
2: Obligation to Engage in Activism
3: Keeping Secrets from a Spouse
4: "That's So Gay"
5: Overstating Character
6: Acting Silly

February 2011 

1: Living a Value-Dense Life
2: Christianity Versus Capitalism
3: Being Sentimental
4: Student and Senior Discounts
5: Buying an Evildoer's Book
6: Helping a Stranger in an Emergency

1: Helpful Criticism of Others
2: Evolutionary Psychology
3: Cheating on Work Questionnaires
4: Cheating on Taxes
5: Government Secrets
6: Bribing Government Officials

1: Compromise in Relationships
2: The Libertarian Party
3: Long-Ago Stolen Property
4: Abandonment of Property
5: Gossip
6: Moral Advice

January 2011 

1: Unequal Incomes in Marriage
2: Men and Women as Friends
3: Unpaid-For College Classes
4: Stealing from a Thief
5: Causality and Free Will
6: Cultural Pride

1: Honesty about Infidelity
2: Pursuing Someone Already Attached
3: Children as an Optional Value
4: The Morality of Abortion
5: The Value of a PhD
6: Discrimination and Rights

1: Judgments of Actions and Ideas
2: Judging People Efficiently
3: Online Jerks
4: Seeking Popularity
5: Tattoos and Piercings
6: Dating a Pot-Smoker

1: Women Versus Nice Men
2: The Harm of Undiscovered Infidelity
3: Lying to Protect Privacy
4: Important Ideological Disagreements
5: Misused Words
6: Returning Lost Property

December 2010 

1: Altruism and Sacrifice
2: Celebrating Festivus
3: What To Do about Wikileaks
4: Eating Pets
5: Topics for First Dates
6: Black and White Thinking

1: Thinking Too Much
2: Talking about Sexual Preferences
3: The Value of College Degrees
4: Criminal Death of a Fetus
5: The Morality of Revenge for Harms
6: Capitalism as Misunderstood

1: Responding to Beggars
2: Responsibility for Cultural Change
3: Toleration as a Virtue
4: Violent Sports
5: Punishment of Government Officials

November 2010 

1: Productivity Versus Productiveness
2: Abuse of Animals
3: The Redemption of Michael Vick
4: Facebook Friending Policy
5: Fighting Apathy
6: Cultural Equality

1: Conflicts over Diet
2: Completing Creative Work
3: Hitting Kids in Public
4: Non-Renumerative Work as Productive
5: Finding a Central Purpose
6: Ethics of Public Relations

1: Dealing with Severely Irrational People
2: Arguing Religion with Family
3: Cutting Ties with an Abusive Parent
4: Philosophy as Therapy
5: Applying Value Density to Life
6: Teachers Demanding Confidentiality


