Trump, Napoleon III, and the Global Economic Order
Just what the hell is happening with tariffs? Are we entering a trade war? Are we negotiating? In today's show: A) An extended introduction about Napoleon III and Otto von Bismarck B) Austin Padgett, ...
10 Apr 20251h 26min
Cory Doctorow on the Evils of Copyright Law
Cory Doctorow is a journalist, activist, and science fiction author known for his work on digital rights, monopolies, and the future of technology. He joins to discuss non-compete clauses, IP law, Rig...
2 Apr 20251h 20min
Near Death Experiences, with Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger is a decorated war correspondent and author of books like "The Perfect Storm" and "Tribes: On Coming Home and Belonging." Heaton was going to interview him about his last book, "Freed...
26 Mars 20251h 8min
Deporting Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil has been detained, and will be potentially deported, by the Trump administration. Attorney Anna Gorisch joins to discuss the implications of this case, in terms of national security, im...
21 Mars 202547min
I Talk to a DEI Consultant about DEI
Andrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist and former DEI consultant. She joins to discuss what DEI is, what DEI is not, and where it goes wrong.
12 Mars 20251h 49min
Your Kids and The Department of Education
What would happen if the Trump administration tried to abolish or defund the Department of Education? What does it do, and is it a net positive or net negative in terms of tax dollars and dispensing k...
6 Mars 202543min
Jeff Maurer: Revenge of the Low-Flow Toilets
What is the government doing which is irritating, and what is irritating that the government can assist with? Topics covered today include: paper straws, low-flow toilets, pennies, nickels, mail, and ...
27 Feb 202558min
Jonathan Rauch: Christianity Dropped the Ball on Democracy
Jonathan Rauch asserts that as the American Church has become increasingly concerned with the culture war and politics, it has become secularized and unappealing to its members, who are abandoning it....
19 Feb 20251h 7min
