The Political Orphanage
Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.
Notable Guests
Episodes (648)
Jason Pargin on Internet Addiction and Algorithmic Horror
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The Secret Map of Supreme Court Justices
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Freddie deBoer: What It's Like to Have a Mental Breakdown
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Squanto the Power Broker
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Cash for Kidneys
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"The Walking Dead" and Pagan Values
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SHUTDOWN: The Musical
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How to Start Your Own Country: No Man's Land
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America's Two Angry Dads: Jefferson and Hamilton
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The Ethics of Performing for Dictators
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(Sneak Peak) From Branding to the Electric Chair
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How Texas Blocked Pornhub
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The Fight Over Gay Characters in Public Schools
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Rogue Judges and Birthright Citizenship
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Katie Herzog Gives Me Advice On My Drinking Problem
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Daryl Davis Attends Klan Rallies (Rebroadcast)
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Why Europe is Poorer than America
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Does Liberalism Eat Itself?
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Charlie Kirk and the Heinous "Other"
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What Happens When the Ayatollah Falls?
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Sweden Tried Socialism So You Don't Have To
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What the Hell Is Finland Smiling About?
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To Make a Terrifying Spoiler Candidate
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Greg Lukianoff is Worried About Free Speech
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But Gene Epstein Hates the Fed
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What the Hell Does the Federal Reserve Do?
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How to Become Rich Serving in Congress
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China Hates These Two People
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The Two Times We Invaded Canada
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Populist Hillbillies vs. Fake Lordlings: The Almost-States of Franklin, Nickajac...
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Government Grocery Stores and Free Bussing! (WSPN)
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Churchill, Non-Proliferation, and Iranian Nuclear Ambitions
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Assassins Part III: An Anarchist Murders McKinley
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Assassins Part I: Shooting Andrew Jackson
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How Godzilla Beat the Housing Crisis
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This Book Will Upset Your Textbook
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Make Hollywood Great Again?
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Why You Need a License for Everything
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A.I. Will Be Even More Awesome Than You Thought
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Is it Racist? Is it Sexist?
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Faster, Cheaper, Better Government: Derek Thompson on "Abundance"
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Trump, Napoleon III, and the Global Economic Order
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Cory Doctorow on the Evils of Copyright Law
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Near Death Experiences, with Sebastian Junger
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Deporting Khalil
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I Talk to a DEI Consultant about DEI
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Your Kids and The Department of Education
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Jeff Maurer: Revenge of the Low-Flow Toilets
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Jonathan Rauch: Christianity Dropped the Ball on Democracy
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Sex by the Numbers
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