The Political Orphanage
Andrew Heaton, Freddie deBoer, Josh Jennings, Alex Mayyasi, Slice of Life, MD, Justin Robert YoungPolitics minus bile plus jokes. Avowed independent and comedian Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff. A refuge from Red Team vs. Blue Team slapfights.
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Corporations Meet God
Do for-profit companies get religious protections?
Part II on Corporate Personhood.
Why Corporations Are People
Corporate personhood is one of the most misunderstood concepts in American law. From ancient Rome and medieval universities to William Blackstone and the modern Supreme Court, this episode explores why corporations have legal identities, ho...
Bonus: Swedish Opposition Burgers
And government-run strip clubs
The Swedish government once employed topless women to cell cigarettes and liquor at a state-run strip club. It also created a government-owned burger chain in opposition to McDonald’s--which did not work out.
How Immigration Broke German Politics
Why is Germany’s anti-immigration AfD surging in popularity? And why does immigration seem to work better in America than in Europe? Harris, a Bosnian refugee turned American citizen who now lives and works in Germany, joins us to explore t...
Bonus: Topics I Don't Want to Do
Israel, Gaza, and Transgender Issues
A listener asks: are there topics you’re avoid?
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Authors
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Host of The Political Orphanage, and funny guy in Reason TV videos. Legally funny.
shootin down the walls of heartache
Josh Jennings is the author of 'Space Tractor and other Science Fiction Short Stories,' 'Robert E. Lee Majestically Peeing: A Civil War Coloring Book for Children You Don't Like,' and 'Timmy the Tapeworm: A Story About Sharing'.
Journalist and podcaster. Author of Planet Money (the book). Host of Gastronomics (the podcast). Avid cyclist. Morning person and mountain guy. Fan of all things ube.
A doctor in search of a better way for our country to do healthcare.
Host of the Politics Politics Politics podcast. Raise The Dead political history podcast.
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