Heaton Goes to Prison
In this special, host Andrew Heaton visits the Maine Correctional Center for a day to speak with residents, corrections officers and administrators. About life in prison in general, and the "Maine Mod...
23 Mar 1h 9min
Richer Than Ever, Miserable Anyway
Brink Lindsey is the Senior Vice President at the Niskannen Center. He is the author of "The Permanent Problem: The Uncertain Transition from Mass Plenty to Mass Flourishing." You can find it at might...
18 Mar 59min
A.I. and the Future of Scams
Brian Brushwood is by trade a magician, but of late has become a security expert. The FBI flew him to Quantico to brief agents on how scams work, and he's become a popular speaker and consultant for l...
11 Mar 1h 9min
Undeclared Wars
When was the last time the United States actually declared war? Why did it stop officially declaring war, if nonetheless bombing folks? And when is the president authorized to attack another country w...
5 Mar 1h
How the Court Neutered Trump
The Supreme Court just struck down Donald Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs, but this case is about far more than slinkies and sombreros. When Congress passes an ambiguous law, does the president get...
25 Feb 38min
Grover Norquist at Burning Man (Rebroadcast)
Burning Man is a giant, 80,000-person party in the desert, complete with a crazy amount of neon, bicycles, and narcotics. Grover Norquist is a powerful Republican, alternately famous or infamous for c...
19 Feb 1h 7min
Governing through Blockchain: Techno-Communes (Preview)
Jonathan Hillis is the founder and caretaker of Cabin, a network of co-living spaces which link up and vet members in other communities via blockchain technology. His "neighborhood" of intentional liv...
17 Feb 15min
How to Build a Commune: Samwise Rodriguez
If you wanted to live with a bunch of buddies in a house, how would you do it? What are the mechanics of setting up, financing, and socially maintaining a commune? Samwise Rodriguez runs a commune—whi...
16 Feb 1h 12min
