Oakland's Notoriously Violent Turkey - Friday Release Valve

Oakland's Notoriously Violent Turkey - Friday Release Valve

Jack Helmuth and Brian Sack of "Questionable Material" return in neon glory to unpack the week's best headlines, including noctiginarian shootouts, the global importance of Belgian fishing adventures, and soliciting sex workers in graveyards.

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

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

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.

6 Helmi 201958min

Ep. 52 | Public Schools and Monkey Gods | Guest: Jonathan Braylock

Ep. 52 | Public Schools and Monkey Gods | Guest: Jonathan Braylock

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.

5 Helmi 201948min

Ep. 51 | The NFL Team Not Stealing from Taxpayers | Guest: Eric Boehm

Ep. 51 | The NFL Team Not Stealing from Taxpayers | Guest: Eric Boehm

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.

4 Helmi 201952min

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

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

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.

1 Helmi 201951min

Ep. 49 | Why Does Everyone Hate Howard Schultz? | Guest: Turner Sparks

Ep. 49 | Why Does Everyone Hate Howard Schultz? | Guest: Turner Sparks

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.

31 Tammi 201959min

Ep. 48 | Would Norman Rockwell legalize prostitution? | Guest: Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Ep. 48 | Would Norman Rockwell legalize prostitution? | Guest: Elizabeth Nolan Brown

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.

30 Tammi 201936min

Ep. 47 | Venezuela's Utterly Avoidable Catastrophe | Guest: Brian Brushwood

Ep. 47 | Venezuela's Utterly Avoidable Catastrophe | Guest: Brian Brushwood

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.

29 Tammi 20191h 3min

Ep. 46 | Media Pet Peeves | Guest: J. W. Crump

Ep. 46 | Media Pet Peeves | Guest: J. W. Crump

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.

28 Tammi 201950min

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