Ep 85 | The Very Last Blockbuster — Friday Release Valve | Guest: Remy Munasifi
Remy, musical comedian and Reason heartthrob, joins Heaton to work through the week’s more obscure headlines, including alligators on ketamine, communism setting the laws of reincarnation, and Australia’s onerous disco ball laws.
22 Mar 201935min
Ep 84 | How to Grok North Korea | Guest: Michael Malice
“Dear Reader: An Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il” combined North Korean propaganda and history, from the perspective of its most infamous dictator. Author Michael Malice joins Heaton to discuss the reality of North Korea, its options moving forward, and what Americans get wrong about the Hermit Kingdom.
21 Mar 201953min
Ep 83 | The Age We Should Legally Vote/Drink/Shoot/Mate | Guest: Matt Kibbe
Democrats are kicking around the idea of lowering the voting age to 16. Meanwhile, you can join the army at 18 and drink when you’re 21. When should government age of consent kick in? Matt Kibbe, president of Free the People and host of BlazeTV's “Kibbe on Liberty” joins Heaton to discuss.
20 Mar 201943min
Ep 82 | The President as Father, Warrior, Chaplain, Celebrity, Lover ... | Guest: Rob Montz
Documentary filmmaker Rob Montz joins Heaton to discuss how the American presidency has expanded in power and religious adulation and the huge downside to electing messiahs instead of bureaucrats.
19 Mar 201945min
Ep 81 | Is 'The Orville' More 'Star Trek' than 'Star Trek'? | Guest: Dan Maffei
“Alienating the Audience” returns for a deep dive on science fiction, this time with former congressman and current commissioner of the the Federal Maritime Commission Dan Maffei. Heaton and the commissioner discuss “Majority Rule,” from Season 1 of “The Orville,” regarding absolute democracy, freedom of speech, and social media mobs. Plus how “The Orville” stacks up to Star Trek and hopes for the forthcoming series “Picard."
18 Mar 201949min
Ep 80 | Whales on Ambien—Friday Release Valve | Guest: Chad Prather
Comedian and BlazeTV host Chad Prather joins Heaton to make sense of the week’s better headlines, from a goat mayor in Vermont, to whales, ambien, and conspiracy theories about marketing.
15 Mar 201945min
Ep 79 | Donald Trump’s Social Media Sledgehammer | Guest: Dr. Brian Ott
Twitter nabbed Trump an eager pool of followers in 2016, and millions of unearned media attention from his detractors. How is Twitter uniquely suited to his temperament, and how does a 280-character limit shape discourse? Dr. Brian L. Ott is the author of “The Twitter Presidency: Donald J. Trump and the Politics of White Rage.” He joins Heaton to discuss.
14 Mar 201948min
Ep 78 | You Can’t Undo a Hanging | Guest: Jason Buttrill
California’s death row inmates got a reprieve this week from Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, who issued a moratorium on executions. It’s kicked the issue of the death penalty back into the national spotlight, so Heaton brings on Jason Buttrill to discuss its efficacy and morality.
13 Mar 201935min
