Five Minutes With Robert Nasir

In which Robert & Amy celebrate Easter by considering Ayn Rand's OTHER Seven Virtues ... and discuss the virtue and value of Honor. It's Easter Day, and the Last Day Of Passover ... which means Spring is in Full Swing! Also, it's Look-Alike Day (do you have a personal doppelganger?) ... and Happy Birthday, George Takei.

In which Robert & Amy find peace with the metaphysical ... and the man-made. Wisdom from Ayn Rand's essay on the primacy of existence. Current events, past events, and keeping your cool, even when one of your oxygen tanks explodes. The great men & women who remind us that great men & women exist, then and now. Also, the irreplaceable role, value, and power of great art. Metaphysics & mindfulness, and peach cobbler ... Let's Stay Together!

In which Robert & Amy celebrate celebration itself, and encourage you to do the same! The fine art of not letting the turkeys get you down. How to not care about things you shouldn't care about. Also, Beer & Twinkies, and jeez louise, some people will believe ANYTHING! Happy Birthday, Lando Calrissian! Finally, Happy National Pajama Day ... feel free to join us in your PJ's!

In which Robert and Amy discuss the mood they're in! Tips for reading your own mind, managing your state, changing your mood, and increasing your self-control. The five senses, and how to assault them. Also, The Joy Of Coffee, Sunshine On My Shoulders, It's All Coming Back To Me Now, B.S.T., and Happy "National I Am In Control Day"!!!

In which Robert & Amy answer your questions, live from the chat ... and celebrate Rik Ocasek and The Cars, Rufas and Chaka Khan, Otis Elevators, Happy Atheist Day, and Happy O.K. Day!

In which Robert & Amy do the wrong thing right.  Or the right thing wrong.  Or something.  And we encourage you to do the same!  Happy St. Patrick's Day Eve!

In which Robert & Amy form a plot ... and invite you to join in on the conspiracy. Also slaves to love, slaves for real, public and private solutions, why (and how) to not be distracted by trolls, and the beginning (and end) of Daylight Saving Time ... share your vote!

In which Robert & Amy talk ACTION, andencourage you to do more than just talk about it! March Forth and the Spring Equinox are right around the corner; it's time to check in on your resolutions, goals, aspirations, dreams, plans ... and if any of them have stalled, it's time to TAKE ACTION. Procrastinate later!   Or maybe long enough to join Robert & Amy LIVE in the chat, to TALK about ACTION and CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESSES ... past, present, and FUTURE!

Wow, Man! Robert and Amy ask the eternal question, what's so funny about peace, love, and understanding? Finding our Common Denominators.   Also, rock & roll, personal computers, reason vs. rationalization, banana bread & Tootsie Rolls.

In which Robert & Amy discuss their ... and your ... top favorite ideas & works from the author & philosopher Ayn Rand! Also, Teddy Roosevelt's plush legacy, the Curse of the Pharaohs, the impact of 911 on art, I Got You Babe and The Beat Goes On!

A quick (and early) episode, in which Robert & Amy prepare for Superb Owl LIX ... and Valentine's Day 2025! Also, The Beatles take on America, Happy Birthday, Loki, and Happy Pizza Day!

In which Robert & Amy celebrate themselves ... and you ... much more. Happy Randsday; Happy Birthday, Ayn Rand! We'll cover Meeting Minds and the News Of The Day while Yaron & Harry are out. Also, Groundhog Day, Farrah Fawcett, Journey, Data, crepes, and the Five Ways In Which You Are Not Selfish Enough! Join The (Randsday) Revolution!

In which Robert & Amy discuss surviving & thriving in challenging times: Peace of Mind and Stoic Grit from a Primacy of Values perspective. Also, Tennessee whiskey, Indian independence, the care & maintenance of spouses, Rice, Newman, Van Halen, DeGeneres, and Happy Dental Drill Day!

In which Robert & Amy confront evil. And the good. Without hiding. And hey, what does "taking it seriously" mean, anyway? Also, driving fast, sticking to your resolutions, Happy Birthday to Mel C & Jeff Bezos (though probably not together), and Happy Tea Day!

In which Robert & Amy have one for the road ... and celebrate travel, adventure, and rock & roll! Beaches, Lez Zeppelin, and the joy of changing things up in the New Year.

Join Robert & Amy as we say Happy New Year, and Welcome To 2025! Join us in the chat, and share your thoughts, insights, and resolutions!

In which Robert & Amy look back on 2024 (including 1066 good things that happened), and look forward celebrating a Very Happy New Year! Also, Texas, Jude Law, Alison Brie, and holiday films you may have missed (but shouldn't). How to wrap up the year in style, and make next year your best year yet! Like it or not, 2025 is coming (and we like it quite a lot), so, Seize The Year!

A special edition, in which Robert & Amy wish a Merry Christmas to all of the Ayn Rand fans ... and to everyone else! Also, Objectionism versus The Primacy Of Values, Beethoven's Fifth, Rolf Fines, Jennifer Lopez, and Ten Films You Love (or will, once you've seen them all)!

In which Robert & Amy talk real life ... YOUR real life ... where simple answers are crucially important, but aren't the whole story ... also, the pros & cons of wealth, Edison and Eiffel, ugly sweaters, learning to say "no" without explaining yourself, and more ... join us in the chat, and Merry Christmas To You!

In which Robert & Amy talk about ... you! Also, Chocolate Brownies & Enlightenment, mortality & transcendence, countdowns & reminiscences, things to looks forward to & things to look back on!

In which Robert & Amy celebrate December, and discuss Good Will Among Men (and Women!). Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and The Virtue of Selfishness. Spirituality and Playboy, Mooning, Spooning, and Juneing ... Now is the Season to Treat Yo' Self ... and more!

Just a quick one, as Robert & Amy celebrate the holiday season, including their 24th wedding anniversary, and answer your questions live! Also, writers, drummers, and Happy Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day ... what's your "unique talent"?

In which Robert & Amy talk carbs & punk rock ... also, the Governator, Canadian panache, cleaning your (online) room, writing your story, curating and celebrating (almost) everything!

In which Robert & Amy celebrate the past, the present, the future, and heroes, real & fictional. The rational, the reasonable, the gracious, and the turkeys. Election season is over, and Thanksgiving month (ThanksGLOing!) is here. Tips for being better, stronger, more effective, present, grateful, happy.

It's Election Week in the USA ... and Robert & Amy explain it all! A special edition of Five Minutes, on the road ... wrestle-mania, media-mania, narratives, humor, and good old-fashioned B.S.ing. List-mania: all the good, and all the bad. How to think about the election ... AFTER the election.

In which our mentor, Mr. Bones makes a guest appearance, and we continue last week's discussion of The Joy Of Evil ... Happy Hallowe'en! Also, we're diggin' the New York Subway, John Cleese, Simon Le Bon, and Happy National Black Cat Day!

A rousing discussion of the Wages of Sin ($7.25 per hour)! Buying New Orleans, doing The Monster Mash, and the power ... for good and ill ... of ideas. Howard Roark, Gail Wynand, and The Garden Of Eden.  Also, Trick or Treat & TreeRunners ... Happy Birthday, Robert!

The International Day of Failure! Risk tolerance versus defeatism. Falling down, and failing up. The pride of acknowledging failure, and leveraging the lessons learned when things don't work out, to achieve success. When good is good enough ... and when it's not. Also, M&M's, Yorkshire pudding, and Happy National No-Bra Day!

In which Five Minutes Takes Five (and Gives Five Back)! George Westinghouse, the incandescent light bulb, and Vance vs. Walz, versus Clinton vs. Dole. Also, prospering versus flourishing, making the world 1/8,000,000,000th better, and Happy National Noodle Day!

In which Robert & Amy celebrate mountain climbing, staycations, adventure & romance. Knowing when to go out, and when to stay in (and get things done). "Because it's there!" ... the mountain-climbers' charming, eloquent answer to the question, "why climb the mountain?" ... as the very expression of Life as an End In Itself. Also, stock market tips, fighting windmills, and happy National Coffee Day!

Curating your spaces, evicting your enemies, getting back on track after being derailed ... and prepping for The Fall. Getting from The End Of The World As We Know It, to the world as we want it, in one easy step. Also, emancipation, electro-magnetism, ice cream cones, and the Joy of White Chocolate!

In which Robert & Amy answer listener questions regarding frolicking ... why, when, where ... and wish a Happy Birthday to Barry Gibb, Lily Tomlin, and composer Johann Pachelbel! Also, Google AI vs. ChatGPT on Ayn Rand ... Happy Atlas Shrugged Day!

In which Robert & Amy discuss kindness. Benevolence. Generosity. Fun. These are a joy to exercise, and for good (and yes, rationally self-interested) reasons. Saving the world, one starfish at a time. Also, liberated Paris, instant ramen, the Loco-Motion, Sean Connery, New Orleans, Yes, and Happy Whiskey Sour Day!

In which Robert & Amy encourage singing, dancing, and other forms of recklass abandon ... and ask you for your best ideas on SAVING THE WORLD! Also, women's rights, serendipity, and Happy Birthday, Robert Redford. Being There for Harold and Maude, and ideas for the next two centuries.

Join us for a special edition of Five Minutes, in which Robert & Amy discuss The History of Tomorrow with historian Scott Powell! Mr. Powell's upcoming book, The History of Tomorrow: Understanding the World We Will Live In, is the subject of a new adult history course beginning this Saturday, August 17, 2024. Sign up, and mention Five Minutes With Robert Nasir for $50 off the price of enrollment! https://curriculum.knowableworld.com/courses/the-history-of-tomorrow-fall-2024

In which Robert & Amy discuss the benefits and hazards of saying "yes!" to everything .. and encourage YOU to do the same! New Orleans, D.O.A., Fear & Dinosaurs. Amy Nasir on meeting your heroes. The role of role models. Atomic Habits. "Fake it 'til you make it!" vs. "do it until it's natural." When "second-best" is best. Also, it's Hip-Hop Day, Reagan on Russia, "How can I stop being so emotionally invested in my political views?"and Happy Birthday Chris Hemsworth!

When to fight, and when to ... do everything else. How to take the fight seriously, without taking the adversary to heart. The 97/3 Principle. Suffering Suffragettes! Also, milk chocolate vs. dark chocolate, standards and definitions, Sunday morning bible reading (Ecclesiastes 3-8), music and noise, bunnies & other street cats, and are bad guys really just lapsed Objectivists? Join us in the chat for Fun! Fun! Fun!

In which Robert & Amy discuss the one simple, powerful secret "they" don't want you to know! Attract abundance into your life, and manifest the reality you want! Also, Current Events, Conspiracies, and What To Do At The End Of The World! Occam's Razor, Robin Williams, and Harry Potter VII. And more ice cream! (Oh ... and Bye Bye, Biden!)

In which Robert & Amy consider the alternative ... to everything! And encourage you to do the same! Creative thinking for fun & profit. Also, the Sedition Act & Bastille Day, Mac & Cheese, Quent Cordair Fine Art's new website, and Happy Birthday Phoebe Waller-Bridge (because we each need a few heroes who are younger than ourselves)!!!

A wide-ranging dicussion, in which Robert & Amy talk talk fun, frolicing, travel, rock & roll, and Robert A. Heinlein. How much politics matters (hint: a fintite amount). The Center WILL Hold.

In which Robert & Amy answer the question: with Independence Day in The United States of America coming up this week, can we survive, if the Leader Of The Free World is going to be one of the two octogenarians we saw debate on Thursday night?  Also, Soviet Russia versus Putin's Russia, Michael Phelps & "Throbbing Prawn", honoring the late, great Chris Squire, and Happy Social Media Day ... life's STILL what you make it!

In which Robert & Amy contemplate & debate what's really going on. What drives history?  What drives politicians? And how is it that we can still get great pizza, any time, any day? Why everything is still amazing.

In which Robert & Amy (and YOU) save the world! Also, fudge, the Magna Carta, Adam Smith, and Happy Father's Day.

In which Robert & Amy chat about sex, romance, gender, identity, adventure, creativity, and dinosaurs! Happy 6/9 ... it's National Sex Day!

In which Robert & Amy discuss Meaning, Gratitude, Happiness, and Life as an End in Itself ... and in answer to Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Richard Dawkins, we ask YOU, what makes life worth living, and what are the Top 3 people/places/things/experiences you are grateful for?

In which Robert & Amy reflect on the value of Time, and heartily encourage ya'all to make the most of your every tomorrow! Also, Shakespeare in China, Oscar Wilde, Wayne, Kravitz & Nicks, embracing and re-embracing music, and aerial origami: Happy National Paper Airplane Day!

The Best of Robert and Amy ... and You! Robert & Amy answer your questions, and question your answers. What could you speak on or demonstrate for 30 minutes, without zero preparation: the value of back-pocket songs & lectures. Also, Limericks, Happy Birthdays to Katharine Hepburn & Steve Winwood, and a Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mothers, around the world!

In which Robert & Amy say Yes! Affirmations, Inspirations, Positives and other Answers: Ask Me (Us!) Anything! Also, poetry, superheroes, assorted wisdom, and your comments & questions.

In which Robert & Amy consider the unity of selfishness & benevolence.  Living large vs. living larger.  Self-possession & graciousness.  Why not give your life's story a happy ending?  Also, the life outside the panopticon, tea, film, music, and Being Independent Together!

In which Robert, flying solo, considers Current Events & Trends, and all of the reasons for looking up on National Look Up At The Sky Day ... and Reach As High As You Can Day! Also, the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, a Happy Birthday to Buffy, a look back at Five Minutes' Greatest Hits, and your questions and comments!

In which Robert & Amy open up the chat for ya'all to wish Amy a Happy Birthday! Also, Wicked Little Letters & profanity, True Grit, Mary Poppins, votes for women, and Happy National Beer Day!