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The Political Orphanage episodes
- Crime or Punishment in "A Clockwork Orange" (ATA)
Crossover episode from my other podcast, Alienating the Audience: Brian Brushwood and I discuss the ethics of punishment and rehabilitation in "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess.
1 hr 20 min - Life After Prison
Syrita Stieb was incarcerated between ages 19 and 29. Today she's the executive director of Operation Restoration, an organization designed to eradicate the roadblocks people leaving incarceration face as they re-enter society. She joins to discuss how we can help or hinder people's reintegration.
1 hr 11 min - Chimp Politics
Dr. Sarah Brosnan is a primatologist and Director of the Primate Cognition, Evolution and Behavior Program at Georgia State University.
She joins to discuss what we can learn about human society by observing primate behavior.
1 hr 13 min - What Sparked the Great Awokening
Musa al-Gharbi is the author of "We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite."
He join to discuss Elite Overproduction, and how it results in mass movements.
Book at: www.mightyheaton.com/featured
1 hr 41 min - What Can the President Actually Do on Trade?
James Thatcher (a.k.a "Big Jim") is a trade and logistics expert. He joins the program to discuss what the president can and cannot do when it comes to trade policy, and what we might reasonably expect to happen under the forthcoming Trump administration.
1 hr 11 min - A Trump Voter and a Kamala Voter Walk Into a Bar…
Andrea Jones-Rooy voted for Kamala Harris.
Josh Jennings voted for Donald Trump.
We invite both onto our program to air out what they are afraid of, and what they're worried or hopeful about over the next four years.
2 hr 9 min - Our Dumb Election: The Musical
A full-scale musical comedy about Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the ill-fated 2024 election. Enjoy!
If you'd like to follow along with the lyrics, go to www.mightyheaton.com/music
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Paypal: [email protected]
1 hr 24 min - Flee Not To Canada, My Countrymen (Live Show)
So does America suck if your candidate loses? In this live episode of the show, we hear an uplifting Nazi story, what POW treatment says about American character, domestic terrorism, and why America is ultimately pretty awesome.
Musical guests: Toothy Gibbons; Mister Jenkins and the Hoofbeats
ENJOY THE SHOW? BUY MY BOOK! "Tribalism is Dumb: Where It Came From, How it Got So Bad, and What to Do About It."
https://www.amazon.com/Tribalism-Dumb-Where-Came-about/dp/B0DJKSZP6J
1 hr 24 min - Pitch me on Trump: Austin Petersen
Austin Petersen joins to make the case for why independents should cast their vote for Donald Trump.
52 min - Pitch me on Kamala Harris: Jeremiah Johnson & Jeff Maurer
Jeremiah Johnson of the New Liberal Podcast and Jeff Maurer of I Might Be Wrong join the show to make the case for why independents should vote for Kamala Harris.
1 hr 12 min
About The Political Orphanage
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Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.