The Political Orphanage

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We'll Watch Your Dog While You're in Rehab Jan 22, 2025

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Pause for Paws is a charity in Tulsa, OK that fosters dogs on behalf of owners who need to seek help at a homeless shelter, rehab clinic, or mental health services. By giving people piece of mind with their pets during their absence, Pause for Paws takes care of two things–the pets in that moment, but also the people trying to get their affairs in order, to return to normal life. Evan Taylor and Cindy Webb join to discuss their organization.

LINKS:

Pause for Paws: https://www.pause4pawsok.org/

Charity Week: www.mightyheaton.com/charity

Episodes Pertaining to Homelessness:

"Homelessness, And Our Stupid Solutions" https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/homelessness-and-our-stupid-solutions

"The Best Tiny House Village in America" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-tiny-house-village-in-america/id1439837349?i=1000549032659

A Theme Park for Kids with Disabilities (And Everyone) Jan 21, 2025

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Morgan's Wonderland is an ultra-accessible amusement park in which all of the rides have been engineered so that no one is excluded, no one is ever sitting on the sidelines. If your child has special needs, is in a wheel chair, is Autistic, has hearing or vision loss, or some other issue--take them to Morgan's Wonderland. Gordon Hartman is Morgan's dad and the founder of Morgan's Wonderland. He joins to discuss.

LINKS:

Morgan's Wonderland: https://morgans.org/

The Alzheimer's Choir Jan 20, 2025

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Love Notes Chorus in Austin, Texas is a choir for people with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or their caregivers.

Directors Edie Elkjer and Susie Higley join to discuss how music effects people with cognitive issues, and how their organization assists.

Links:

Love Notes Austin: www.lovenoteschorus.com

The Giving Voice: https://minnesotajcc.org/art-culture/giving-voice/#:~:text=GIVING%20VOICE%20CHORUS%20is%20a,adaptive%20methods%20and%20structured%20direction.

Charity Week: www.mightyheaton.com/charity

The Pragmatist's Guide to Politics Jan 15, 2025

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In an effort to challenge some of my priors, I bring Justin Robert Young to discuss stadium subsidies, and political action oriented around effectiveness and maximizing happiness, instead of focusing on what the government should or shouldn't do.

Tickets to We're Not Wrong:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/were-not-wrong-inauguration-special-live-tickets-1135133608179?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Library of Mistakes Jan 08, 2025

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Russell Napier is the Keeper of the Library of Mistakes, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Napier has worked in the investment business for 30 years and has been advising global institutional investors on asset allocation since 1995. He also is the author of the book "Anatomy of The Bear: Lessons From Wall Street's Four Great Bottoms" and he is founder and course director of The Practical History of Financial Markets course that is part of the Edinburgh Business School MBA.

Black People and White People Advice Dec 31, 2024

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Turner Sparks and Phil Duckett are comedians who host the "Black and White Advice" podcast. They come on to crack jokes and talk about racial friction, and what to do about it.

Heaton and Monkey: Yuletide Crimesolvers (1987) Dec 24, 2024

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Rebroadcast of the cult classic 1987 Christmas special of "Heaton and Monkey: Crimesolvers," a groundbreaking police drama.

Cast: Andrew Heaton, Andrew Young, Josh Jennings, Brian Sack, Jack Helmuth, Justin Robert Young, Anna Gorisch, Hilary Mann, Austin Bragg, Brett Weaver, and Brian Brushwood.

Previous Specials:

A Rugged Snuffy's Christmas - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-rugged-snuffys-christmas/id1439837349?i=100063936198

Snuffy's Explosion-Proof Christmas - https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/snuffys-explosion-proof-christmas

A Rather Snuffy's Christmas - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-political-orphanage/id1439837349?i=1000545755269

A Grander Snuffy's Christmas - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-grander-snuffys-christmas/id1439837349?i=1000503286243

Another Snuffy's Christmas - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/another-snuffys-christmas/id1439837349?i=1000460559897

A Very Snuffy's Christmas - https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/ep-30-a-very-snuffys-christmas-0

The Original War on Christmas Dec 17, 2024

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Jeff Belanger is a journalist, historian, and paranormal investigator. He's the author of "The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts." He joins to discuss the history of Christmas, and why we put trees in our living room to celebrate Jesus.

Crime or Punishment in "A Clockwork Orange" (ATA) Dec 13, 2024

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Crossover episode from my other podcast, Alienating the Audience: Brian Brushwood and I discuss the ethics of punishment and rehabilitation in "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess.

Life After Prison Dec 12, 2024

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Syrita Stieb was incarcerated between ages 19 and 29. Today she's the executive director of Operation Restoration, an organization designed to eradicate the roadblocks people leaving incarceration face as they re-enter society. She joins to discuss how we can help or hinder people's reintegration.

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