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The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast

  • Sylvia Bennett-Stone on Finding Strength after Losing a Child

    30 SEP 2022 · Ayaan speaks with Sylvia Bennett-Stone about violence in America, the importance of community, the Black Lives Matter movement, and our flawed criminal justice system. Finally, they discuss how to find purpose after losing a child? Sylvia Bennett-Stone serves as the Executive Director of the Voices of Black Mothers United (VBMU) initiative. After losing her daughter to senseless violence in 2004... https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/sylvia-bennett-stone-on-finding-strength-after-losing-a-child/
    50m 1s
  • Rafael Mangual on Crime in America

    26 JUL 2022 · Ayaan speaks with Rafael about his childhood, violent crime, the breakdown of family, antisocial behavior, and rehabilitation. They also discuss Rafael’s new book Criminal (In)justice, a critique of our increasingly radical criminal justice reform movement. Finally, how do we remind Americans of the inherent good of America? Rafael Mangual is a senior fellow and head of research for the Policing... https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/rafael-mangual-on-crime-in-america/
    57m 12s
  • Kmele Foster on the Importance of Positive Role Models

    28 JUN 2022 · Ayaan speaks with Kmele Foster about family, discrimination, and individualism. They also try to answer the question of what happened to the American man? Our societal evolution to empower women has been an overwhelming good. But have we forgotten what a positive male role model looks like? Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and civil liberties advocate. He’s co-founder of... https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/kmele-foster-on-the-importance-of-positive-role-models/
    59m 47s
  • Ian Rowe on the Power of Agency

    16 MAY 2022 · Ayaan speaks with Ian Rowe about the power of personal agency and how to build it. Ian introduces a new framework to help develop agency in individuals: the FREE framework (family, religion, education, and entrepreneurship). His new book, Agency, is out today. Ian Rowe is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on education and upward mobility, family formation... https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/ian-rowe-on-the-power-of-agency/
    55m 8s
  • Jason Hill on Race in America

    29 APR 2022 · Ayaan speaks with Jason Hill about free speech, immigration, and the power of individual agency. While they question the woke’s focus on equity and victimhood, above all, they are optimistic about the resilience of young people and the American determination to solve problems. Jason D. Hill is a professor of Philosophy at DePaul University and an Honors Distinguished Faculty member. https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/jason-hill-on-race-in-america/
    58m 48s
  • Speaker Newt Gingrich on the Politics of Yesterday and Today

    28 JAN 2022 · Ayaan speaks with Speaker Newt Gingrich about growing up in the 1950s and ’60s, and how life differs today. They also discuss divisions among both the Democratic and Republican parties, what Biden should do about the situation in Ukraine, and the biggest long-term threat to America. Speaker Newt Gingrich is Chairman of Gingrich 360, a multimedia production and consulting company based in Arlington... https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/speaker-newt-gingrich-on-the-politics-of-yesterday-and-today/
    1h 2m 50s
  • Megan Phelps-Roper on the Value of Empathy

    2 DEC 2021 · Ayaan speaks with Megan Phelps-Roper about leaving the Westboro Baptist Church. They discuss how we can bridge the divide and have empathetic conversations across ideological lines. Megan Phelps-Roper was raised in the Westboro Baptist Church, the Topeka, Kansas church known internationally for its daily public protests against members of the LGBTQ community, Jews, other Christians, the military... https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/megan-phelps-roper-on-the-value-of-empathy/
    1h 15m 53s
  • Paulina Neuding on Crime in Sweden

    18 NOV 2021 · Ayaan speaks with Paulina Neuding about rising crime rates in Sweden, humiliation robberies against children, and what Swedish identity looks like today. They consider the social cost of speaking up, and how not saying anything is far more harmful. Paulina Neuding is a journalist based in Stockholm, Sweden. Ms. Neuding’s work, which focuses mainly on immigration and integration... https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/paulina-neuding-on-crime-in-sweden/
    48m 35s
  • Michael Shellenberger on the Political Realignment

    4 NOV 2021 · Ayaan speaks with Michael Shellenberger about the drug addiction crisis taking over major U.S. cities. They also discuss the results of the Virginia elections, the potential of a political realignment and the COP26 conference. Michael Shellenberger is the founder and president of Environmental Progress and is the author of Apocalypse Never and San Fransicko. He has been working as a climate... https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/michael-shellenberger-on-the-political-realignment/
    1h 5m 4s
  • Lawrence Krauss on The New Religion

    14 OCT 2021 · Ayaan speaks with Lawrence Krauss about the new religion of wokeism and how it spread throughout academia. They discuss the impacts that political correctness and cancel culture have on science, and what it means for the future. Lawrence Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist. He is President of The Origins Project Foundation and host of The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss. https://ricochet.com/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-podcast/lawrence-krauss-on-the-new-religion/
    1h 22m 45s

The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast is a home for critical thinking and common sense.Critical thinking, objective truth and free speech have always been under assault.Ayaan will talk to amazing people...

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The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast is a home for critical thinking and common sense.Critical thinking, objective truth and free speech have always been under assault.Ayaan will talk to amazing people who have given a lot of thought to these issues. Some of her guests will surprise you. Some of the topics we’ll be covering are ones she's never approached before.What all Ayaan's guests will have in common is a passion for free inquiry and speech. They are not afraid to explore different perspectives, even if it means challenging their own assumptions, or violating cultural taboos. You, the audience, can make up your minds which arguments make most sense to you. We would love to hear your thoughts after each show. Follow The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ayaan).
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