Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2024-12-16
Books mentioned on #150 Rick Ross - Inside the Dark World of Cults
Rick Alan Ross is a leading expert on cults, authoritarian groups, and coercive persuasion. As the founder of the Cult Education Institute, he has provided resources and guidance to help individuals and families understand and recover from high-control groups.
Rick Alan Ross discussed Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sprawling philosophical novel that presents the author's theory of Objectivism through a dystopian narrative about a society collapsing under the weight of anti-capitalist regulations and government overreach.
Discussed“and then he also fancied Ein Rand – the author of you know Atlas Shrugged and and Fountain Head and he Incorporated many of her beliefs regarding objectivism into his philosophy”
Where to get it
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The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is a classic philosophical novel that explores individualism, artistic integrity, and the conflict between independent creators and collectivist societal pressures.
Discussed“and then he also fancied Ein Rand – the author of you know Atlas Shrugged and and Fountain Head and he Incorporated many of her beliefs regarding objectivism into his philosophy”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you are the executive director of the Colt Education Institute author of the book Colts inside out how people get in and can get”
“and so what I would urge any of them to do is – I'll plug my book read my book Cults inside out and understand that you are not alone that there are many many other people that have gone through this experience”