Archive for the 'Philosophers' Category

Christopher Hitchens

English-American author, journalist and literary critic.
FEATURED INTERVIEW: 4/30/07 - Christopher Hitchens postulates that secular societies are more fun and have better food. (thedailyshow)
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2/08/08 - Known for his eloquence, contrarian views, and confrontational style, Mr. Hitchens represented atheism in the Theism vs. Atheism debate co-sponsored by The Stanford Review. (thestanfordreview)
12/21/07 - Hitchens in holiday-inspired conversation about […]

Richard Dawkins

Ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and popular science writer.
FEATURED INTERVIEW: 4/11/08 - “I can’t say I know there is no God. I can’t say there are no pink unicorns.” (realtimewithbillmaher)
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1/18/07 - In the last few years, Americans have seen the harm that results when political decisions are made in the name of religion. Now, the non-believers are […]

Arthur C. Clarke

Novelist, inventor, futurist.
FEATURED INTERVIEW: Final Thoughts from Sir Arthur C. Clarke (spectrum)
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God, Science, Delusion: A Chat with Arthur C. Clarke (secularhumanism)
Clarke discusses his experience working on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ with Stanley Kubrick (2001halslegacy)
2/18/04 - Clarke discusses his lengthy career and collaborating with Stanley Kubrick (avclub)
6/17/97 - Arthur C. Clark on life, the universe, […]

Justin Frankel

Inventor of Winamp/Gnutella
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10/2/06 - Frankel discusses his new project Cockos and post-AOL days (wired)
1/3/05 - Frankel reveals life after Winamp (betanews)
1/13/04 - Frankel talks about his days at AOL, and building the file-sharing software Winamp (rollingstone)
Extras
Wiki
Winamp
Justin Frankel’s blog
Turn Off the Internet

Ayn Rand

Novelist, Philosopher
Text1964 - ‘Playboy’ interview with Ayn (link)
Unpublished passages from the 1964 ‘Playboy’ interview with Ayn (link)
Partial transcript of a radio interview Ayn gave in the early ’60’s from Columbia University (link)
Video
1979 - Interview with Tom Snyder (link)
5/16/79 - Interview with Donahue, Part I (link)

5/16/79 -Interview with Donahue, Part II (link)
Interview with Phil Donahue, […]