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.
Notable Guests
Episodes (648)
TRADE WAR! (Probably)
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Trump's Whack-A-Mole with Federal Employees
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Death Row Pen Pals
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How Billionaires Think About Philanthropy
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We'll Watch Your Dog While You're in Rehab
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A Theme Park for Kids with Disabilities (And Everyone)
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The Alzheimer's Choir
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The Pragmatist's Guide to Politics
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The Library of Mistakes
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Black People and White People Advice
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Heaton and Monkey: Yuletide Crimesolvers (1987)
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The Original War on Christmas
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Crime or Punishment in "A Clockwork Orange" (ATA)
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Life After Prison
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Chimp Politics
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What Sparked the Great Awokening
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What Can the President Actually Do on Trade?
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A Trump Voter and a Kamala Voter Walk Into a Bar…
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Our Dumb Election: The Musical
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Flee Not To Canada, My Countrymen (Live Show)
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Pitch me on Trump: Austin Petersen
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Pitch me on Kamala Harris: Jeremiah Johnson & Jeff Maurer
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The Green Party, War, and Ecosocialism
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Cornel West: The People's Party
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Chase Oliver: The Libertarian
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How Tribalism Ruined Politics (NEW HEATON BOOK!)
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Paternalism as Class Warfare
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Kevin Williamson on Political Anxiety, The Future, Eating Cats
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Fetishizing Jobs
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Maybe I'm Wrong About Woke?
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Stupid Taxes vs. Smart Taxes
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Why Nations Fail
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What the DNC Means by "Freedom"
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The Good and Bad on Tim Walz
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How to Stop A Drug Cartel
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Collapse of the Middle: Scott Klug
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The College Cartel
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Matt Taibbi Against the Gatekeepers
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Hulk Hogan Formally Endorses Donald Trump
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So Who's this Vance, Then?
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Bad Takes on a Near Miss
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The Tory Downfall and What it Means
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Homeless Thought Experiments
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Presidential Immunity & Death Squads
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Bump Stocks, Guns, and Psycho Ex-Boyfriends
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Chevron is Dead
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Debate!: The Musical
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The War On Prices
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RFK, Jr. in Terms of Vaccines, Peace, Inflation & Spoilers
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The Economics of Midlife Crises
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