The Olympics, and other News Bites

Today we talk about an odd piece of news about the Olympics, plus some good news concerning both Progress and Objectivism. Then Martin covers our show stats and other items of interest.Call-to-Action: After you have listened to this episode, add your $0.02 (two cents) to the conversation, by joining (for free) The Secular Foxhole Town Hall. Feel free to introduce yourself to the other members, discuss the different episodes, give us constructive feedback, or check out the virtual room, Speakers' Corner, and step up on the digital soapbox. Welcome to our new place in cyberspace!Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:Roots of Progress Institute“Atlas Shrugged:” America’s Second Declaration of IndependenceProject 2025Chevron OverturnedRobert TracinskiChainsaw-Wielding Javier Milei Rises to the Top in Argentine PoliticsThe 10 Bn Euro Paris Olympics DisasterCaptivate analyticsIn Britain the Conservative Party Moves Left and Gets Crushed in the ElectionSam SethiPocket CastsPopular Podcast App Pocket Casts Joins AutomatticFountainModern podcast appsThe Secular Foxhole support pageMartin's new podcast, Pluck the DayBoomcasterThe Secular Foxhole websitePodcast IndexTitheMartin's post on Podcast Index dot socialBoost Podcasting 2.0 with AlbyWhat is Value for Value (V4V) podcast monetization, and should you do it?Podcasting 2.0 podcast: Episode 184: Donor BoneWhich Podcast Hosting Company is For Sale? Plus... Good or Bad for the Industry?Podcasting InnovationThe Ayn Rand Center in Austin, TexasMichael Berliner and Anu SeppalaEpisode 86 (29 minutes) was recorded at 2200 Central European Time, on July 5, 2024, with Ringr app. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript is generated by Alitu.Easy listen to The Secular Foxhole podcast in your podcast (podcatcher) app of choice, e.g., Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, Listen Notes.Even better is to use one of the new podcast apps, on Podcast Index, supporting the Podcasting 2.0 initiative, and Value for Value model, by streaming Satoshis (bits of Bitcoin), and sending a Boostagram (digital telegram with a donation of sats). Check out the Sam Sethi's new service called, TrueFans. Become a fan of our podcast there. Listen to The Secular Foxhole podcast, "and pay the price you want for the value you hear."This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy