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Ep 94 | The Politics of Dune: Alienating the Audience | Guest: Ben Brockschmidt Apr 04, 2019

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Heaton goes on a melange-fueled sci-fi plunge in this special installment of "Alienating the Audience" about the politics and economics of Frank Herbert's "Dune." He's joined by fellow nerd and possible mentat Benjamin Brockschmidt to discuss feudalism in space, the future of humanity, technology, and the nature of power.

Ep 93 | Where Can We Touch Joe Biden? | Guest: Negin Farsad Apr 03, 2019

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Can Uncle Joe climb out of the vat of #MeToo he seems to have fallen into? What are his policy priorities, and can he win the Democratic nomination despite being an old white guy? Comedian Negin Farsad of "Fake the Nation" joins Heaton to get the rundown on Uncle Joe.

Ep 92 | Jesus, Sex, and Reality TV | Guest: Phil Robertson Apr 02, 2019

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Heaton invites on BlazeTV's Phil Robertson, of "Duck Dynasty" fame, to talk about how secular and spiritual people can get along and, to a lesser extent, to run Heaton's reality TV show ideas by him.

Ep 91 | Something Polish This Way Comes | Guest: Brian Sack Apr 01, 2019

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Poland is part of NATO and an EU member state, but it's veering towards nationalism and populism and some other unsavory developments. Brian Sack, comedian and Polish expert, joins to discuss.

Ep 90 | Donkeyball and Competitive Russian Slapfighting—Friday Release Valve / Guest: Turner Sparks Mar 29, 2019

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Comedian Turner Sparks climbs aboard the podcast to discuss the week's more obscure headlines, from calls in Ireland to use the army to fight deer overpopulation, to a Supreme Court decision over hoverboard moose hunting, to Siberan slap fights.

Ep 89 | Adam Smith & The Wealth of Nations | Guest: P.J. O'Rourke Mar 28, 2019

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Adam Smith got the party started, alternately lambasting feudalists and mercantilists and paving the way for a more free and prosperous world. Legendary humorist and author of "On The Wealth of Nations" P.J. O'Rourke joins Heaton to discuss the plucky Scotsman's contributions to society.

Ep 88 | 'Pervert Capitalism' | Guest: Rick Ungar Mar 27, 2019

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When do corporations go from valid money-making operations to amoral schemers living off the public dole? What obligations do companies have to their employees? Rick Ungar joins Heaton to discuss the proper role of capitalism and what solutions can and should be attempted by government. PLUS: Introducing Fr. Michael O'Grimsly, vicar at the Church of Woke.

Ep 87 | Boost Your Widget Sales Through Tribalism | Guest: Mike May Mar 27, 2019

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Mike May is a business strategist in Washington, D.C. He joins Heaton to discuss how major corporations are embracing tribalism, either to promote change or to simply grab headlines and customers. But it turns out there's also an unexpected free market upside to tribalism.

Ep 86 | The Mueller Probing | Guest: Justin Robert Young Mar 25, 2019

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After two years, the Russian collusion investigation has come up empty, so it looks like Robert Mueller won't be frog-marching Donald Trump out of the White House. Political commentator Justin Robert Young joins Heaton to sort things out.

Ep 85 | The Very Last Blockbuster — Friday Release Valve | Guest: Remy Munasifi Mar 22, 2019

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Remy, musical comedian and Reason heartthrob, joins Heaton to work through the week's more obscure headlines, including alligators on ketamine, communism setting the laws of reincarnation, and Australia's onerous disco ball laws.

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