PSA: What To Expect the Next Two Weeks
I want to share a resource that will help frame what to expect in your state as April unfolds: Covid19.healthdata.org . This website will tell you when to expect peak hospital usage in your state, and...
2 Huhti 202013min
Three Ways to Stop Corrupt Congressmen
Senator Richard Burr is catching fire (and possible prosecution) about selling $1.7 million of stock days before the market tumbled. How do members of Congress profit from insider information and powe...
1 Huhti 202058min
What Your Life Costs, According to Uncle Sam (Bonus)
At the request of Patreon listeners, I'm releasing this bonus episode to the main feed--go to Patreon.com/andrewheaton if you want a weekly bonus episode like this on top of the main show! This week ...
28 Maalis 202031min
Politicians Make Poor Superheroes
Should people wielding the levers of power be pragmatists who get things done, or idealists with firm convictions and boundaries? Which political opinions attract the most elitists? Jeremy Kareken and...
25 Maalis 202044min
Live from Snuffy's Fallout Shelter: The Corona Episode
In which Heaton speaks with: Tom Snuffhauser, local business owner, about the impact of the Corona Virus on the consumer economy; U.S. Horse Surgeon General Richard Snodgrass, about health precautions...
20 Maalis 20201h 5min
We're Against Abolishing the Electoral College, Apparently
Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young join Heaton to discuss attempts to abolish the Electoral College. What are the upshots and downsides to a national popular vote? What measures could improve the...
18 Maalis 20201h 4min
Late Night Comedy vs. the Outrage Industry
Why do socially liberal comedians clean up in late night television, while social conservatives dominate talk radio? Dannagal Goldthwaite Young is the author of "Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Lands...
11 Maalis 20201h 13min
You're Doing Prison Wrong
The Criminal Justice episode! What to do about private prisons, the Death Penalty, the Drug War, mental health, prostitution, Norway vs. Joe Arpaio, and bail bonds. Featuring: J. M. Jennings Season 2...
4 Maalis 20201h 33min
