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Ukraine is Backfiring on Putin Mar 02, 2022

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Michael Weiss joins the show to discuss Russia's "Potemkin Military" and how a pratfall invasion coupled with global pariah status could lead to Putin's downfall.

Michael Weiss on How Putin Thinks: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-vladimir-putin-thinks/id1439837349?i=1000473057626

Michael Weiss on Darth Vader: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darth-vader-is-a-19th-century-supervillain/id1488171922?i=1000511538475

Sanctions are the Virtue Signaling of Economics Mar 01, 2022

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Jen Briney of "Congressional Dish" joins to discuss sanctions, economic warfare, and the underlying rationale for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Time Travel Bureaucracy / New Audio Book Feb 24, 2022

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My new book "Inappropriately Human: 21 Short Stories" is now available as an audio book! You can listen to it via Audible.com.

To pique your interest, here is a funny story from it: "RE: Your Timeline Infractions." Download your copy on Amazon.com, or mightyheaton.com/books

Why Revolutions Ignite or Flop Feb 23, 2022

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Why do some activist movements change the world, when others make a big bang and then fizzle out? Gal Beckerman is the author of "The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas."

You can find a copy at mightyheaton.com/featured

PJ O'Rourke Once Got Me Laid Feb 17, 2022

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My hero just died.

In this special episode, I talk about the beloved political satirist P. J. O'Rourke, and his impact on me personally. Then play a rerun of his final interview on this program, wherein we discuss his book "A Cry From the Far Middle."

Joe Rogan and the Authoritarians Feb 16, 2022

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Charles Cooke of National Review joins the show to discuss embattled podcast host Joe Rogan as the flashpoint between authoritarianism and free speech. And to elaborate on the difference between state censorship, and a culture of open expression against that of self-censorship.

Joe Biden's Identity Politics Feb 09, 2022

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Joe Biden has pledged to nominate a black woman to the forthcoming Supreme Court vacancy--should race and gender factor in at all? In politics, does ideology or identity weigh more heavily? Jeremiah Johnson and Andrea Jones-Rooy joins to discuss.

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Adventures in Psychedelic Drugs Feb 01, 2022

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What are the therapeutic benefits to psychedelics, like psilocybin mushrooms or LSD? What are their potential downsides? In this episode we talk to Sarah Rose Siskind of "Drug Test" comedy show, as well as Aella @Aella_Girl, who spent a year doing a colossal amount of LSD.

Prior Drug War episode with Jeff Miron: "So What Would Happen if We Legalized Heroin"? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/so-what-would-happen-if-we-legalized-heroin/id1439837349?i=1000479373766

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The Best Tiny House Village in America Jan 26, 2022

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Alan Graham is the Founder of Community First Village, an innovative community that houses the homeless and integrates them into a vibrant community. It's a model that takes care of both the material and emotional needs of the downtrodden, and one which is replicable throughout the country.

Community First: https://mlf.org/community-first/

Homelessness, and Our Stupid Solutions Jan 20, 2022

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What are the dumb ways we try but fail to solve homelessness, or even make it worse? In this episode we cover: * Economics * Housing Policy * Elizabethan History * Mental Health * Really stupid zoning laws In hopes of coming up with better solutions to the current homeless situation in the United States. JOIN THE ORPHANAGE AND SUPPORT THE SHOW! Go to www.patreon.com/andrewheaton

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