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The Presidential Debate Was Mostly Heckling Sep 30, 2020

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You can't truly understand last night's Trump vs. Biden debate without hearing from comedians, because so much of the train wreck was performative or outright heckling.

Comedians Turner Sparks, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Michael Kaplan, and Heaton discuss: Was there an actual strategy behind last night's antics? What's the balance of horror to petulance?

The episode is the first joint venture of the brand new World's Smartest Podcasting Network, an alliance of independent comedians with the goal of making politics suck less! Other network shows are: "The Lost in America Podcast" with Turner Sparks & Michael Kaplan, and "Ask a Political Scientist" with Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy.

We Support Getting Elephants High (Friday Release Valve) Sep 25, 2020

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Comedian Darryl Charles and sex expert Dr. Timaree Leigh, hosts of DTF: Darryl & Timaree Fun Hour, join the program to sort out the week's underserved headlines. Including: Snake orgies! In defense of pandas! And penis gun antics

The Neurochemicals of Politics Sep 23, 2020

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Dr. Loretta Breuning of the Inner Mammal Institute joins the show to discuss how status and neurochemicals prompt us to fight in politics, and the evolutionary roots of tribalism.

Armed Monkey Scarecrows (Friday Release Valve) Sep 18, 2020

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Jeremy Kareken and Joe Terwilliger join Heaton to sort out the week's best, under served headlines, including stories about:

* Dennis Rodman

* Bear bone vodka

* Priests blessing nuclear weapons

PJ O'Rourke On The Deep Middle (Corrected) Sep 16, 2020

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Political satirist and personal hero P.J. O'Rourke triumphantly returns to discuss his latest book, "A Cry From the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land." In which he makes stirring defense of: classical liberalism, temperamental moderates, and governing through math instead of throwing wads of cash at problems.

Support the program by going to patreon.com/andrewheaton

Like the Paris Review (For Porn) - Friday Release Valve Sep 11, 2020

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(Definitely Not Safe for Kids) Yvette d'Entremont and Alice Vaughn are the hosts of Two Girls One Mic, a podcast that reviews the plots of porn films. They join Heaton to sort out the week's under served headlines, including Swiss chocolate snow, fake languages, and if and when brothels in Berlin will finally reopen.

Thomas Frank Is Sick of Anti-Populists Sep 09, 2020

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What is populism and where did it come from? Thomas Frank is the author of "The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism". He joins the show to discuss populism as understood by populists--and specifically the populists who trace their lineage back to the original movement of the late 1800's.

Murder in a Safe in a Field (Friday Release Valve) Sep 04, 2020

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An abandoned tank! A guy with an axe on a horse! Faulty psychics! Andrew Young joins Heaton to sort out the week's best, underserved headlines, and their attendance mysteries.

Why UFOs Are in the News Sep 02, 2020

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The New York Times is running stories about recovered extraterrestrial spaceships, the Navy has confirmed UFOs are real, and the Pentagon says it's preparing to disclose further information to the public. Is the government about to reveal the existence of aliens... or is this all click bait? If so... where's it coming from and how has it seeped into legacy media?

Mississippi Alternate Flag Ideas (FRV) Aug 28, 2020

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Comedians Turner Sparks and Mike Kaplan return to discuss the week's best, under served headlines, including:

Hookers for Jesus, capturing George R. R. Martin, and dogs as car salesmen

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