The Political Orphanage
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The Political Orphanage is a news podcast hosted by Andrew Heaton. It has 621 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.
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The Travails of Afroman and Lindy West (WSPN)
How To Deal with Political Lizard People
Interview with the Mega Warden
What's Prison Hooch Taste Like?
Parenting Behind Bars
Maine is Smarter Than Your State about Prison
Heaton Goes to Prison
Richer Than Ever, Miserable Anyway
A.I. and the Future of Scams
Undeclared Wars
How the Court Neutered Trump
Grover Norquist at Burning Man (Rebroadcast)
Governing through Blockchain: Techno-Communes (Preview)
How to Build a Commune: Samwise Rodriguez
Jeff Flake Alone on an Island with a Knife
The Map That Explains Everything About America: Colin Woodard
America is Eleven Different Countries (Rebroadcast)
I Time Traveled to Talk to Medieval Yokels about Economics
MLK and Color Blindness
The Friendship Recession and Cocktail Parties
I Explain Venezuela Using Lottery Tickets
Is Everyone Disabled Now? (WSPN)
Heaton and Monkey: Yuletide Spysolvers
Jason Pargin on Internet Addiction and Algorithmic Horror
The Secret Map of Supreme Court Justices
Freddie deBoer: What It's Like to Have a Mental Breakdown
Squanto the Power Broker
Cash for Kidneys
"The Walking Dead" and Pagan Values
SHUTDOWN: The Musical
How to Start Your Own Country: No Man's Land
America's Two Angry Dads: Jefferson and Hamilton
The Ethics of Performing for Dictators
(Sneak Peak) From Branding to the Electric Chair
How Texas Blocked Pornhub
The Fight Over Gay Characters in Public Schools
Rogue Judges and Birthright Citizenship
Katie Herzog Gives Me Advice On My Drinking Problem
Daryl Davis Attends Klan Rallies (Rebroadcast)
Why Europe is Poorer than America
Does Liberalism Eat Itself?
Charlie Kirk and the Heinous "Other"
What Happens When the Ayatollah Falls?
Sweden Tried Socialism So You Don't Have To
What the Hell Is Finland Smiling About?
To Make a Terrifying Spoiler Candidate
Greg Lukianoff is Worried About Free Speech
But Gene Epstein Hates the Fed
What the Hell Does the Federal Reserve Do?
How to Become Rich Serving in Congress
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