Slate Money: Movies: The Fountainhead

Published: July 13, 2021, 9 a.m.

Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies.\xa0\n\nMichael Bierut, graphic designer and self-described \u201crecovering Ayn Rand fan\u201d,\xa0joins Felix and Emily to discuss the 1949 film adaptation of The Fountainhead. They cover the film\u2019s remarkable architecture, the clunky, long-winded dialogue, and its surprising watchability--despite Ayn Rand\u2019s insistence on controlling everything.\xa0\n\nEmail: slatemoney@slate.com\n\nPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.\n\nTwitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices