Introduction

Explore Atlas Shrugged offers podcasts and discussion questions on Ayn Rand's epic novel Atlas Shrugged by Diana Hsieh (Ph.D, Philosophy, CU Boulder). They are intended for any fan of the novel seeking to explore its events, characters, and ideas in depth, as well as for any leader of or participant in an Atlas Shrugged Reading Group.

These podcasts and discussion questions are broken into 20 sessions, each covering about 65 pages of the novel. That is the format that Front Range Objectivism is using for its very successful Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups.

Completed Sessions: Session 1 — Session 2 — Session 3 — Session 4 — Session 5 — Session 6 — Session 7 — Session 8 — Session 9 — Session 10 — Session 11 — Session 12 — Session 13 — Session 14 — Session 15 — Session 16 — Sessions 17 & 18 — Session 19 — Session 20

Please note that the pagination of the two larger hardcover and softcover editions differ from that of the smaller mass market paperback. I recommend using the larger edition: I don't always list page numbers for the smaller edition on this web site.

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If you appreciate the podcasts and discussion questions offered on Explore Atlas Shrugged, please consider pledging for the April 2011 update to the website, as explained in this blog post.

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14 April 2011

Atlas Shrugged at Liberty on the Rocks

By Diana Hsieh

Last Wednesday, April 6th, I spoke at Liberty on the Rocks in Denver about Atlas Shrugged, thanks to an invitation from Amanda Teresi. It was a fun evening in itself, but even better, Ari Armstrong recorded my ten-minute talk and its Q&A, as well as a trivia contest that I whipped up at the last minute, then posted them to YouTube.

First, my talk on Atlas Shrugged's Deeper Themes, using the example of Dr. Robert Stadler:



Next, my summary of Objectivism from the Q&A:



Finally, the trivia contest, nicely edited by Ari to have all the questions at the beginning, then the answers at the end. How many of the answers do you know?



If you liked those videos, please share them on Facebook using these links: Atlas Shrugged's Deeper Themes, Summary of Objectivism, and Atlas Shrugged Trivia.

Many thanks to Amanda Teresi for inviting me to speak at Liberty on the Rocks and to Ari Armstrong for recording and posting the videos!

If you'd prefer to listen to these videos as a podcast, they're available via NoodleCast. (The trivia contest will make better sense as video, however.)

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Also, please don't forget about my pledge-funded work to Update Explore Atlas Shrugged. You can find the details about the work that I'm doing in this blog post, and you can pledge to support that work with the form below:



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