The Political Orphanage

The Political Orphanage

Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.

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Ep 92 | Jesus, Sex, and Reality TV | Guest: Phil Robertson

Ep 92 | Jesus, Sex, and Reality TV | Guest: Phil Robertson

Heaton invites on BlazeTV's Phil Robertson, of “Duck Dynasty” fame, to talk about how secular and spiritual people can get along and, to a lesser extent, to run Heaton’s reality TV show ideas by him.

2 Apr 201936min

Ep 91 | Something Polish This Way Comes | Guest: Brian Sack

Ep 91 | Something Polish This Way Comes | Guest: Brian Sack

Poland is part of NATO and an EU member state, but it’s veering towards nationalism and populism and some other unsavory developments. Brian Sack, comedian and Polish expert, joins to discuss.

1 Apr 201946min

Ep 90 | Donkeyball and Competitive Russian Slapfighting—Friday Release Valve / Guest: Turner Sparks

Ep 90 | Donkeyball and Competitive Russian Slapfighting—Friday Release Valve / Guest: Turner Sparks

Comedian Turner Sparks climbs aboard the podcast to discuss the week’s more obscure headlines, from calls in Ireland to use the army to fight deer overpopulation, to a Supreme Court decision over hoverboard moose hunting, to Siberan slap fights.

29 Mar 201939min

Ep 89 | Adam Smith & The Wealth of Nations | Guest: P.J. O’Rourke

Ep 89 | Adam Smith & The Wealth of Nations | Guest: P.J. O’Rourke

Adam Smith got the party started, alternately lambasting feudalists and mercantilists and paving the way for a more free and prosperous world. Legendary humorist and author of “On The Wealth of Nations” P.J. O’Rourke joins Heaton to discuss the plucky Scotsman’s contributions to society.

28 Mar 20191h 2min

Ep 88 | 'Pervert Capitalism' | Guest: Rick Ungar

Ep 88 | 'Pervert Capitalism' | Guest: Rick Ungar

When do corporations go from valid money-making operations to amoral schemers living off the public dole? What obligations do companies have to their employees? Rick Ungar joins Heaton to discuss the proper role of capitalism and what solutions can and should be attempted by government. PLUS: Introducing Fr. Michael O’Grimsly, vicar at the Church of Woke.

27 Mar 201934min

Ep 87 | Boost Your Widget Sales Through Tribalism | Guest: Mike May

Ep 87 | Boost Your Widget Sales Through Tribalism | Guest: Mike May

Mike May is a business strategist in Washington, D.C. He joins Heaton to discuss how major corporations are embracing tribalism, either to promote change or to simply grab headlines and customers. But it turns out there’s also an unexpected free market upside to tribalism.

27 Mar 201933min

Ep 86 | The Mueller Probing | Guest: Justin Robert Young

Ep 86 | The Mueller Probing | Guest: Justin Robert Young

After two years, the Russian collusion investigation has come up empty, so it looks like Robert Mueller won’t be frog-marching Donald Trump out of the White House. Political commentator Justin Robert Young joins Heaton to sort things out.

25 Mar 201943min

Ep 85 | The Very Last Blockbuster — Friday Release Valve | Guest: Remy Munasifi

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

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