Ep 123 | Alienating the Audience: Game of Thrones | Guest: Grant Carlisle
It’s time for an industrial helping of high-grade nerd chat about Game of Thrones. Heaton talks to policy wonk and lifelong nerd Grant Carlisle about the deeper meaning of George R. R. Martin’s books and HBO series.
15 Touko 201953min
Ep 122 | What the Hell is 'Dark Money'? | Guest: Dave Levinthal
How much do you have to pay to swing an ambassadorship? What is Citizens United and why do people loathe it? Heaton talks with Dave Levinthal, senior reporter at the Center for Public Integrity, about campaign finance and how money shapes politics.
14 Touko 201943min
Ep 121 | Mother's Day Special
It's that time of year again! The mistletoe is hanging in the doorway, all the snow has been shoveled, and there's a glass of wine just waiting on the kitchen counter for that special person. Snuffy's Diner is proud to sponsor this year's Mother's Day Special!
13 Touko 201918min
Ep 120 | The Spy Whale Who Loved Me | Guest: Lou Perez
Comedian Lou Perez joins Heaton for a Friday Release Valve episode to discuss the silliest headlines of the week: Some sheep go to school, chicken nugget ice cream, a guy crossing the ocean in a barrel, and a lot more fun on this week’s episode!
10 Touko 201936min
Ep 119 | How Harlots Saved America | Guest: Thaddeus Russell
What if history isn’t a string of great man biopics or a struggle between conservatives and progressives? What if it’s a battle of disciplinarians against drunks and harlots? Thaddeus Russell comes on to talk about his book, “A Renegade History of the United States.”
9 Touko 201938min
Ep 118 | A Great Way to Screw Up the Economy | Guest: Jeremy Kareken
The market tumbled yesterday after Donald Trump threatened to double down on tariffs. Heaton explains Comparative Advantage with a brilliant scotch analogy, and is then joined by playwright and comedian Jeremy Kareken to rant about protectionism.
8 Touko 201943min
Ep 117 | Criminology Lessons from a Prison Rodeo | Guest: German Lopez
It’s expensive maintaining the largest prison population on the entire planet, but we’ve managed to do it for several decades. German Lopez, senior correspondent at Vox, joins Heaton to talk about criminal justice reform and how the 2020 candidates stack up on drug policy and sentencing.
7 Touko 201941min
Ep 116 | How We Beat Those Neanderthals | Guest: Natalia Reagan
Comedian and primatologist Natalia Reagan joins Heaton to talk about hominids, the human family tree, and the time when Homo sapiens weren’t the only smart bipedal hominids running around.
6 Touko 201950min
