Ep 139 | 'Unsolved Mysteries' Meets 'In Search of Bigfoot' | Guest: Jennings
On this installment of the Friday Release Valve, Heaton’s producer Jennings comes on to sort through the week’s better headlines, from backfiring high school pranks, to fortune cookie investment strategies, to a man arrested for trying to fight aliens.
7 Juni 201927min
Ep 138 | The New Right, the Alt Right, and the Evangelical Left | Guest: Michael Malice
Michael Malice is the author of The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics. He talks to Heaton about the ethics of trolling, progressive evangelism, the sorts of people who showed up to the Charlottesville rally, and why he hates William F. Buckley.
6 Juni 201959min
Ep 137 | Kim Kardashian Will Run for President | Guest: Justin Robert Young
Justin Robert Young explains why Kim Kardashian will run for president, why she’ll be an unstoppable media bulldozer when she does, and which political party she’ll swing for.
5 Juni 201941min
Ep 136 | We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Marriage Licenses | Guest: Tom Brennan
George Washington didn’t have a marriage license; why should you? Heaton rants about why the government should get out of the marriage business altogether, along with comedian (and married guy) Tom Brennan. Plus: A brand-new game pits host and guest against each other to see who can be the most feckless partisan!
4 Juni 201943min
Ep 135 | How to Actually Unplug from the Grid | Guests: Chris Moody and Cristi Moody
Former CNN correspondent Chris Moody and his wife Cristi Moody sold all their stuff, outfitted a van, and spent the year driving around America on the cheap with no boss or schedule. They’ve encountered hundreds of other people living off-grid, and join Heaton to talk about what forces Americans to compete in the rat race, and how to escape it.
3 Juni 201939min
Ep 134 | North Korean Snake Bile Whiskey | Guest: Jaron Myers
Comedian Jaron Myers rejoins Heaton to sort out the week’s more obscure headlines, from Venezuelan criminals running out of bullets to Russian communists demanding that HBO redo the "Game of Thrones" finale.
31 Maj 201940min
Ep 133 | Everything You Know About Nukes Is Wrong | Guest: Ward Wilson
What if dropping bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki isn’t what corked off World War II? How tactically useful are nukes, and how many times have we almost accidentally obliterated ourselves with them? Ward Wilson is the author of “Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons,” and joins Heaton to discuss the stuff about atomic warfare you’ve never considered.
30 Maj 20191h 5min
Ep 132 | We Should Absolutely Legalize Mushrooms | Guest: Mike Riggs
Denver just became the first city in the U.S. to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms, and Oakland, CA, is eyeballing a similar measure. Heaton brings on psilocybin and drug policy expert Mike Riggs of Reason to talk about the concerns of legalizing psychotropic drugs.
29 Maj 201944min
