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Ep. 54 | Is "South Park" Postmodern? | Guest: Nick Gillespie Feb 07, 2019

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What is Postmodernism and why do so many people loathe it? Reason's Nick Gillespie joins Heaton to explain what postmodernism is, where it's useful and when it's asinine, and the many instances where postmodernism has spread through American culture.

Ep. 53 | The Imperial Address to the House of Lords And/Or Congress | Guest: Justin Robert Young Feb 06, 2019

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Heaton comes up with ways to improve the State of the Union Address, including a mandated congressional conga line, and presidential crowd surfing. But before that, Justin Robert Young of the "Politics Politics Politics" podcast joins Heaton for a breakdown of the speech, what all the guests signified, and how heckling the Hall of Presidents can improve any trip to Disney World.

Ep. 52 | Public Schools and Monkey Gods | Guest: Jonathan Braylock Feb 05, 2019

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Several states are eyeballing "Bible literacy" classes as part of public school curriculum. Jonathan Braylock, a comedian and a practicing Christian, joins Heaton to discuss how blurring the separation of church and state is apt to backfire on both.

Ep. 51 | The NFL Team Not Stealing from Taxpayers | Guest: Eric Boehm Feb 04, 2019

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Heaton unleashes a tirade about football, and what he'd do to improve it. (Hint: it involves horses.) Then he invites on Reason's Eric Boehm to discuss stadium subsidies, and the graft and incompetency which keeps taxpayers on the hook for millions. Heaton also determines which NFL team to endorse based entirely on the one not taking handouts.

Ep. 50 | What Your Hunter-Gatherer Genes Really Want | Guest: Sebastian Junger Feb 01, 2019

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Sebastian Junger is the author of "Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging." He joins Heaton to talk about how the world we've made is ill-fitting and alienating to the hunter-gatherer genes we've inherited, and what you can do to feel less lonely in the twenty-first century.

Ep. 49 | Why Does Everyone Hate Howard Schultz? | Guest: Turner Sparks Jan 31, 2019

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is thinking about running for president, which has enraged the Democratic party. Comedian Turner Sparks joins to explain why, and Heaton details the single issue Schultz can push to make him relevant as an outsider. Plus, Heaton makes an impassioned speech about why he would make a fantastic ambassador.

Ep. 48 | Would Norman Rockwell legalize prostitution? | Guest: Elizabeth Nolan Brown Jan 30, 2019

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Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown joins Heaton to explain why porn is legal but prostitution is not, how the Internet can replace pimps, and the general benefits of decriminalizing sex work.

Ep. 47 | Venezuela's Utterly Avoidable Catastrophe | Guest: Brian Brushwood Jan 29, 2019

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Venezuela's economy hit rock bottom, then just kept digging straight to the septic tank. Now there are rival presidents vying for power over a starving populace. Magician and deputized foreign policy expert Brian Brushwood joins Heaton to assess the once-wealthy nation's plunge into full-blown socialism and economic collapse.

Ep. 46 | Media Pet Peeves | Guest: J. W. Crump Jan 28, 2019

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Comedy writer J. W. Crump joins Heaton to discuss irritating things the media does, the difference between diversity and tokenism in reporting, and what to do about all that bias lurking beneath the surface.

Ep. 45 | Why We'll Never Need a Pencil Czar | Guest: Tom Woods Jan 25, 2019

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Tom Woods, historian and podcaster extraordinaire, joins Heaton for a philosophical romp through the Enlightenment. By focusing on "spontaneous order" and how the concept has redefined power and civilization, you'll get ample evidence for why we'll never need a Federal Department of Shoes, a President of Physics, or a National Podcasting Commissar.

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