Ep 108 | Am I Castrating Libertarians? | Guest: Gene Epstein
Gene Epstein is the director and moderator of the New York-based debate society the Soho Forum and formerly the economics editor at Barron’s. He’s also Heaton’s mentor in economics. He comes on the program to chastise Heaton for his ideological foibles, then to talk about why the Federal Reserve Board is horrible and we should scrap it entirely.
24 Apr 201954min
Ep 107 | Conservatives on Climate Change | Guest: Stu Burguiere
Stu Burguiere joins Heaton to weigh in on climate change as a conservative — how alarmed we should be and what good and bad policies look like.
23 Apr 20191h 2min
Ep 106 | Capitalist Solutions to Global Warming | Guest: Jerry Taylor
Jerry Taylor, formerly of the Cato Institute and now president of the Niskanen Center, joins Heaton to talk about what pro-market solutions to global warming look like. Plus, Heaton spices up the Mueller report, and a new whisky-based sponsor.
22 Apr 201953min
Ep 105 | Why Robots Will Never Replace Comedians — Friday Release Valve | Guest: Andrea Jones-Rooy
Back by popular acclaim, Andrea Jones-Rooy joins Heaton to sift through the week’s better headlines, from Pennsylvania’s new state amphibian, to dog catchers in tanks, to the Japanese version of “Breaking Bad.” Plus, why comedians don’t need to worry about getting replaced by robots anytime soon.
19 Apr 201939min
Ep 104 | This Historian Can Predict Your Politics by Your Age | Guest: Neil Howe
Neil Howe is the historian and demographer who coined the term "millennial." He also developed the Strauss-Howe generational theory — the idea that America has four types of generations which go through cycles of history together. He joins Heaton to explain a different way to look at history and to pinpoint where we are in it.
18 Apr 201951min
Ep 103 | How to Liposuction Bile out of Politics | Guest: Arthur Brooks
Hate is big business right now. So is fear. Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, joins Heaton to talk about his book Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt. As well as his new film, “The Pursuit,” about the power of markets to solve poverty.
17 Apr 201949min
Ep 102 | Bernie Sanders Visits Rupert Murdoch’s Death Star | Guest: Brian Brushwood
Bernie Sanders just held a town hall with Fox News...and came out on top. Brian Brushwood joins Heaton to slap socialism around, but also point out the surprising policies where Sanders and Trump converge.
16 Apr 201947min
Ep 101 | Can Space Force Stop Somali Rocket Pirates? | Guest: Anthony Colangelo
Is a U.S. Space Force an inevitable step to protecting satellites and commercial space activities, or just an expensive exercise in shuffling Pentagon bureaucracies? Military and aerospace expert Anthony Colangelo joins Heaton to sort things out.
15 Apr 201934min
