Behind-the-Scenes of Ayn Rand’s Second Interview with Mike Wallace

Podcast audio:

In this episode of New Ideal, Brandon Lisi and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss the backstory of the newly-published “lost” Mike Wallace-Ayn Rand interview from 1960.

Among the topics covered:

• Historical background of the “lost” interview;
• Rand’s role as a public intellectual during the 1960s;
• How Rand’s intellectual confidence shines through in the interview;
• How the Ayn Rand Archives recovered the recording;
• Upcoming projects of the Ayn Rand Archives.

Mentioned in this podcast are Rand’s first and fourth interviews with Wallace, Letters of Ayn Rand and the online archive exhibit, and Rand’s letter “To Senator Barry Goldwater”

The podcast was recorded on December 10, 2024 and posted on December 12, 2024. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Watch archived podcasts here.