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- ATA: Hollywood Sermonizing vs. Good Storytelling
CROSSOVER EPISODE from Alienating the Audience
When does science fiction get "too political"? What separates a film with a strong point of view from stale publum or Woke pulpitry?
Josh Jennings joins to discuss how political messaging can derail or suffocate good storytelling.
1 hr 18 min - Fix Teenagers By Putting Them to WorkAmerica has one educational path: go get a university degree! If you stray from it, you're in trouble. Could shifting the education system towards apprenticeships be a more effective way to help prepare students for life and careers? Noel Ginsburg is the Founder and CEO of CareerWise, following the 41-year stint as the founder and CEO of the manufacturing company Intertech Plastics. He's a national advocate for apprenticeships, and has testified to the U.S. Senate on their effectiveness.48 min
- Here's Why Partisanship is Skyrocketing
A new study shows that "affective polarization" is on the upswing: negative feelings about enemy parties is on the increase, even if policy positions and ideology are not. What's the main drive behind the increase? Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy joins to discuss the primary factor in partisan rancor.
Morris Fiorina: The Country Isn't Polarized
https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/ep-28-the-country-isnt-polarized-guest-morris-fiorina-0
Tim Carney: Loneliness is Worse for Cities Than Godzilla
https://podcasts.apple.com/ng/podcast/ep-109-loneliness-is-worse-for-cities-than-godzilla/id1439837349?i=1000436493673
Amusing Ourselves to Death
https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/amusing-ourselves-to-death
"The Origins and Consequences of Affective Polarization in the United States"
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-polisci-051117-073034
Heaton on Andrea's show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-kKDkeauj4&list=PLoGqAxLE0kqxeilRQgba67-b45UCE9tQw&index=18
1 hr 23 min - Automation Comes for Lawyers and ShrinksGenerative AI like ChatGPT and Dall-E 2 are poised to change… everything. Tom Merritt of the Daily Tech News Show and Darren Kitchen of Hak5 join to discuss its ramification, and how automation will free up everybody… or put everyone out of a job. See Heaton's AI artwork from Lensa and Dall-E 2 at www.mightyheaton.com/aiart SUPPORT THE SHOW! www.patreon.com/andrewheaton1 hr 16 min
- Inequality and the New FeudalismJoel Kotkin worries that we're careening into a new bout of feudalism. He sees a resurgence of intellectual dogmatism, coupled with inequality and lack of mobility, pushing civilization back into a feudalistic power structure of lords, peasants, and priests. He joins to discuss his book "The Coming Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class"53 min
- Snuffy's Explosion-Proof ChristmasIt's the fifth annual comedy Christmas special! All underwritten by Snuffy's (Off Route 44). This year's Christmas special includes: Inappropriate curse words; World War I; discussions about bats; hilarity; gluten Enjoy! PRIOR SPECIALS: A Rather Snuffy's Christmas - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-political-orphanage/id1439837349?i=1000545755269 A Grander Snuffy's Christmas - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-grander-snuffys-christmas/id1439837349?i=1000503286243 Another Snuffy's Christmas - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/another-snuffys-christmas/id1439837349?i=1000460559897 A Very Snuffy's Christsmas - https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/ep-30-a-very-snuffys-christmas-01 hr 18 min
- Carnage and Blowback in American Foreign Policy
Scott Horton wants America to go home. He does not think we should be the world's policeman. And when we try to be, our foreign policy incites blowback, foreign chaos, and unnecessary bloodshed. He joins to discuss isolationism and non-interventionism.
His Soho Forum Debate with Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol interview
IR Theory: How to Prevent and Provoke Stupid Wars
1 hr 8 min - We're Defining Inequality Wrong
Phil Gramm is the author of "The Myth of Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debates." He joins to discuss the metrics by which we identify poverty, and how otherwise sound data is frequently misinterpreted.
1 hr 7 min - Bill Kristol on Military Intervention
Should America actively promote democracy and liberalism abroad, to the point of destabilizing authoritarian regimes, or arming their enemies? Bill Kristol is a prominent Neocon, and proponent of muscular liberalism–the idea that a robust American presence abroad is integral to global peace and security.
IR Theory Episode: "How to Prevent and Provoke Stupid Wars" https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-prevent-63903085?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
PATREON.COM/ANDREWHEATON to support the show and get weekly bonus episodes!
1 hr 9 min - Bonus: Your Life Is Way Better Than King Louis XVI'sThis Thanksgiving Brian Brushwood joins to discuss the many ways an average American's life is more comfortable, affluent, and magical than the vast majority of human history--including that of pharaohs and kings.
BOOKS: This episode relies heavily on "The Rational Optimist" by Matt Ridley, "Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know" by Ron Bailey, and "The Better Angels of Our Nature" by Stephen Pinker, and "Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think" by Peter H. Diamandis. All great books that present convincing stats on the positive trajectory of the world. They're all linked to at www.mightyheaton.com/featured RELATED INTERVIEWS:
Matt Ridley on Rational Optimism
Ron Bailey on Positive Trends
1 hr 11 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.