Mortified! Episode 205: The Right Wing Pivot (The Fountainhead Part 1)

About this episode

Leyla and Aaron explore Ayn Rand's 'The Fountainhead' and its appeal to lonely kids while preparing for Coppola's 'Megalopolis'.

The prophesied right wing sellout moment has finally arrived. Leyla and Aaron, in an attempt to prepare for Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis," have decided to dive into a classic of objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand's 1943 doorstopper, "The Fountainhead." Follow us down the rabbit hole as we discuss a high schooler's ideology, explain why objectivism is appealing to lonely kids, and cut the novel in half by asking these dudes to just kiss already. --- Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Leyla, Aaron

Topics covered

• objectivism
• Ayn Rand
• philosophy
• literature
• high school ideology
• comedy

Keywords

• The Fountainhead
• Ayn Rand
• objectivism
• philosophy
• high school
• comedy
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Francis Ford Coppola, Keshco

Books & works: The Fountainhead

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