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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)

2

How To Deal with Political Lizard People

3

Interview with the Mega Warden

4

What's Prison Hooch Taste Like?

5

Parenting Behind Bars

6

Maine is Smarter Than Your State about Prison

7

Heaton Goes to Prison

8

Richer Than Ever, Miserable Anyway

9

A.I. and the Future of Scams

10

Undeclared Wars

11

How the Court Neutered Trump

12

Grover Norquist at Burning Man (Rebroadcast)

13

Governing through Blockchain: Techno-Communes (Preview)

14

How to Build a Commune: Samwise Rodriguez

15

Jeff Flake Alone on an Island with a Knife

16

The Map That Explains Everything About America: Colin Woodard

17

America is Eleven Different Countries (Rebroadcast)

18

I Time Traveled to Talk to Medieval Yokels about Economics

19

MLK and Color Blindness

20

The Friendship Recession and Cocktail Parties

21

I Explain Venezuela Using Lottery Tickets

22

Is Everyone Disabled Now? (WSPN)

23

Heaton and Monkey: Yuletide Spysolvers

24

Jason Pargin on Internet Addiction and Algorithmic Horror

25

The Secret Map of Supreme Court Justices

26

Freddie deBoer: What It's Like to Have a Mental Breakdown

27

Squanto the Power Broker

28

Cash for Kidneys

29

"The Walking Dead" and Pagan Values

30

SHUTDOWN: The Musical

31

How to Start Your Own Country: No Man's Land

32

America's Two Angry Dads: Jefferson and Hamilton

33

The Ethics of Performing for Dictators

34

(Sneak Peak) From Branding to the Electric Chair

35

How Texas Blocked Pornhub

36

The Fight Over Gay Characters in Public Schools

37

Rogue Judges and Birthright Citizenship

38

Katie Herzog Gives Me Advice On My Drinking Problem

39

Daryl Davis Attends Klan Rallies (Rebroadcast)

40

Why Europe is Poorer than America

41

Does Liberalism Eat Itself?

42

Charlie Kirk and the Heinous "Other"

43

What Happens When the Ayatollah Falls?

44

Sweden Tried Socialism So You Don't Have To

45

What the Hell Is Finland Smiling About?

46

To Make a Terrifying Spoiler Candidate

47

Greg Lukianoff is Worried About Free Speech

48

But Gene Epstein Hates the Fed

49

What the Hell Does the Federal Reserve Do?

50

How to Become Rich Serving in Congress

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