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The Political Orphanage

Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.

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Taxing Billionaires into Extinction - Featuring: Josie "The Red-Headed Libertarian" Nov 14, 2019

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Notable billionaire and possible Keebler elf Michael Bloomberg has thrown his hat into the presidential ring as a Democrat. Meanwhile Bernie Sanders wants to outlaw billionaires, and Elizabeth Warren wants to slowly deflate them, like cash balloons. Josie "The Red-Headed Libertarian" joins the show to discuss billionaires, wealth taxes, the Laffer Curve, and where to hide in a nasty political climate.

A Comedian Runs for Congress - Featuring: Mike Larsen Nov 06, 2019

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Mike Larsen is a former writer for The Drew Carey Show and Real Time with Bill Maher. He also worked for Congress as the press secretary for Representative Jackie Speier. Now he's running for congress himself in Ohio against incumbent Jim Jordan. He joins Heaton to talk about standup, his campaign, how puppets can influence democracy, and gerrymandering.

Season 2, Ep 18

Jesus Christ Did Not Personally Consecrate Trump - Featuring: Ben Howe Oct 30, 2019

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Ben Howe joins to discuss his book "The Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Power Over Christian Values." The episodes covers everything from Persia's Cyrus the Great, to Christian socialism, to Buddhist and Evangelical theology.

Season 2, Ep 17

Hillary Clinton and Tulsi Gabbard Slapfight - Featuring: Justin Robert Young Oct 24, 2019

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Shots fired! Hillary Clinton is accusing Tulsi Gabbard of being a Russian asset. Tulsi Gabbard says Hillary Clinton is a corrupt warmonger. How exactly does this factor into foreign policy? Justin Robert Young joins Heaton for a tactical analysis of the 2020 campaign, and Heaton explains what the hell "unilateral vs multilateral muscular liberalism" means.

Season 2, Ep 16

Why Republicans and Democrats Think Differently - Featuring: Dr. Matt Grossmann Oct 16, 2019

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Republicans and Democrats don't just have different goals and platforms, they literally think and organize differently. Dr. Matt Grossmann joins Heaton to discuss his book, "Asymmetric Politics: Ideological Republicans and Group Interest Democrats."

Season 2, Ep 15

Ranting About Scotch Tariffs! Featuring: Jeremey Kareken and Eric Boehm Oct 09, 2019

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This month America's ridiculous trade policies are going to jack scotch prices up by 25%! Heaton calls in Reason's Eric Boehm and playwright/free market paladin Jeremey Kareken to sound the alarm over protectionism.

Season 2, Ep 14

Steampunk Gun Control Solutions - Featuring: Charles Cooke Oct 02, 2019

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Charles Cooke is the editor of National Review Online (Interview begins at 19:55), and an author, pundit, and frequent television guest on programs like "Real Time with Bill Maher" and "Kennedy" on Fox Business. He joins Heaton for a discussion about gun control and the Second Amendment, in a surprisingly wonky but cheerful episode involving heavy analysis of the blunderbuss.

Season 2, Ep 13

Trump and Ukraine (But also Aliens) - Featuring: Turner Sparks & Brian Sack Sep 26, 2019

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Comedians Turner Sparks and Brian Sack join Heaton to discuss:

The Area 51 Raid
The Climate Change Strike
Justin Trudeau's makeup choice
Donald Trump, Ukraine, and impeachment

Season 2, Ep 12

Which Democrat Would You Go Camping With? Featuring: David Carl & Jeremy Kareken Sep 18, 2019

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Comedian David Carl and playwright Jeremy Kareken join Heaton to discuss how vaping could save or kill America, the next step for John Bolton's mustache, and the post-debate shakedown in the Democratic primaries.

Season 2, Ep 11

Iceland: Ally, Neighbor, Lover, Volcano Sep 13, 2019

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While visiting Iceland for very legal, very unsuspicious reasons, Heaton interviews two prominent Icelandic comedians--Ari Eldjárn and Helgi Steinar--to learn about their country and their politics and also to launch his very own Icelandic political campaign.

Season 2, Ep 10

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