Ep 115 | The World's Sexiest Accent | Guest: Brian Sack
Comedy writer Brian Sack joins Heaton for a Friday Release Valve episode to sort the world's better headlines: from the worst use of parking spaces ever, to a great education game about cow tuberculos...
3 Maj 201931min
Ep 114 | Why Do We Love Conspiracy Theories? | Guest: Jesse Walker
What's in the DNA of a conspiracy theory, and when does it go from benign to dangerous? Jesse Walker is author of "The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory," which identifies the different t...
2 Maj 201945min
Ep 113 | That's Not Socialism, Dammit! | Guest: Justin Haskins
People don't really like pointing to Venezuela, Cambodia, Cuba, or the Soviet Union when they talk about socialism. (What with the deaths.) They like to mention cute sweater-vest countries, like Denma...
1 Maj 201946min
Ep 112 | The Student Loan Bubble Is Filled with Swamp Gas | Guest: Royce Sharp
Student loan debt has surpassed $1.5 trillion dollars — more than credit card debt — prompting some ascendant Democrats to push for loan cancellation and tax-funded university tuition. Heaton figures ...
30 Apr 201952min
Ep 111 | Good Fare, Bad Fare, We All Scream for Welfare | Guest: Deanna Easley
Deanna Easley rejoins Heaton to talk about welfare: when it works, when it traps, and her experiences on it. Plus, Heaton explains a Biden vs. Trump election through ostrich racing, and producer Jenni...
29 Apr 201945min
Ep 110 | The Time the Brits Accused Me of Gun-Smuggling | Guest: Bridget Phetasy
Comedian Bridget Phetasy joins Heaton for a Friday Release Valve episode to sort out the week's better headlines, from how the Philippines might trigger World War III, to man-killing birds, to black-m...
26 Apr 201937min
Ep 109 | Loneliness Is Worse for Cities than Godzilla | Guest: Tim Carney
Did Trump win the election because economically displaced Rust Belt workers wanted a shake-up, or because old white guys can't handle change? Tim Carney rejects that dichotomy and says that the 2016 e...
25 Apr 201951min
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 pr...
24 Apr 201954min
