Society Once Tried to Ban Teddy Bears

Society Once Tried to Ban Teddy Bears

Jason Feifer is the host of "Build for Tomorrow" (formerly "The Pessimist Archives") and joins the show to discuss why we needlessly react to new technologies with fear. Did you know that society once balked at the dangerous technologies of radios, novels, and teddy bears? We get into all of them on today's show! SUPPORT THE SHOW: www.patreon.com/andrewheaton

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FRV: Nebraska's Diehard Meat Rivalry

FRV: Nebraska's Diehard Meat Rivalry

Alice Vaugh of "Two Girls One Mic" and comedian Mike Blejer join the show to investigate the week's best, underserved headlines. Including: Welsh goat contraceptives, an extremely helpful car thief, and rigged homecoming court elections.

19 Maalis 202147min

Why Universities Lean Left

Why Universities Lean Left

Why is academia so progressive, and why are there so few conservatives or libertarian professors?  Professor Matt Sienkiewicz is the Chair of the Boston College Communication Department, and Associate Professor of Communication and International Studies.  He joins to explain why.

18 Maalis 20211h 32min

FRV: China Bans Funeral Strippers

FRV: China Bans Funeral Strippers

Comedians Turner Sparks, Michael Ira Kaplan, and Paul Morrissey join the show to explore the week's best underserved headlines, including: a guitar made out of an uncle, and why Yoda is getting Saudi Arabian history textbooks yanked.

12 Maalis 202133min

Politics As the New Religion with Caleb O. Brown

Politics As the New Religion with Caleb O. Brown

Caleb O. Brown of the Cato Daily Podcast guest hosts this week, moderating the topic: is politics the new religion? Just how terrible is that, and how can we fix it?

9 Maalis 20211h 4min

Friday Release Valve: Dutch Snowman Murders

Friday Release Valve: Dutch Snowman Murders

NSFK - Nick Sperdute and Andrew Young rejoin the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines including: horrific Scottish street brawl and/or courtship injuries, corn flake narcotics, and the world's laziest guard dog.

5 Maalis 202130min

How to Spook the Politics Industry

How to Spook the Politics Industry

Politicians fear their base, so they play to their base--and disregard moderates, independents, and members of the rival party. Elected leaders can store up campaign war chests, but they can't net excess votes or store them for the next election. What are the bad structural elements we've built into our system, and how do we rearrange them? Katherine Gehl is the author of "The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy"

3 Maalis 202156min

Fake News Headlines: The Game Show

Fake News Headlines: The Game Show

We're gamifying funny headlines! Everyone on the show gets a funny headline, but some are real and some are fake news. Each team hears the headlines, asks probing questions, then guesses which is real and which is fictitious.  Host: Andrew Heaton Team Captains: Andrew Young and Jeremey Kareken Guests: Nicholas Sperdute, Brian Sack, Jack Helmuth, Andrea Jones-Rooy

26 Helmi 202144min

Please Don't Double the Minimum Wage

Please Don't Double the Minimum Wage

I swear I'm not evil. I have good reasons for believing we shouldn't spike the national minimum wage to $15 per hour. I'll explain why, as the U.S. Senate deliberates on whether or not to double it.

24 Helmi 202147min

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