The Political Orphanage

1141 - How Do Other Countries do Healthcare?

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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1141 - How Do Other Countries do Healthcare?

Thu, 10 Sep 2026
1140 - Guys with Swords Control the French Language

Fri, 04 Sep 2026
1139 - I Read the DSA's Platform. They're Socialists.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026
1138 - Chinese Lobbyists Hate California Pig Laws

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
1137 - What Does Nolan Owe The Odyssey?

Thu, 13 Aug 2026
1136 - Why Can't We Have Nice Trains?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026
1135 - Richard Hanania on Populism Eating America

Thu, 30 Jul 2026
1134 - Why Nobody Trusts the News: Isaac Saul

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
1133 - I Ask an Amish Guy about Everything

Wed, 15 Jul 2026
1132 - Revenge of the Non-Profits

Fri, 10 Jul 2026
1131 - George Washington's Anti-Daddy

Fri, 03 Jul 2026
1130 - How Harlots Saved America (Rebroadcast)

Wed, 01 Jul 2026
1129 - America's Dueling Enlightenments (Rebroadcast)

Tue, 30 Jun 2026
1128 - Cicero and the Founding Fathers (Rebroadcast)

Mon, 29 Jun 2026
1127 - Zuby Grew up in a Company Town

Wed, 24 Jun 2026
1126 - (Preview) Vampire Bats Thwart Henry Ford

Thu, 18 Jun 2026
1125 - The Dark Side of Corporate Utopia: Pullman vs. Hershey

Wed, 17 Jun 2026
1124 - (Preview) The Socialist Who Bought a Town

Thu, 11 Jun 2026
1123 - The Emperor of Epcot: Walt Disney and Company Towns

Wed, 10 Jun 2026
1122 - Privacy Through a Cop's Eyes

Wed, 03 Jun 2026
1121 - The Old Political Order Is Dying: Stephen Davies on the Great Realignment

Wed, 27 May 2026
1120 - The Great Baby Shortage

Wed, 20 May 2026
1119 - Falsely Convicted of Murder (Bonus Sample)

Thu, 14 May 2026
1118 - Fighting Crime Like an Economist

Wed, 13 May 2026
1117 - The Non-Profit Industrial Complex

Wed, 06 May 2026
1116 - Hahaha! Warrant? What Warrant?!

Wed, 29 Apr 2026
1115 - Your Friends Are Wrong About the Supreme Court: Sarah Isgur

Wed, 22 Apr 2026
1114 - War Without Coffins

Wed, 15 Apr 2026
1113 - The Travails of Afroman and Lindy West (WSPN)

Thu, 09 Apr 2026
1112 - How To Deal with Political Lizard People

Wed, 01 Apr 2026
1111 - Interview with the Mega Warden

Fri, 27 Mar 2026
1110 - What's Prison Hooch Taste Like?

Thu, 26 Mar 2026
1109 - Parenting Behind Bars

Wed, 25 Mar 2026
1108 - Maine is Smarter Than Your State about Prison

Tue, 24 Mar 2026
1107 - Heaton Goes to Prison

Mon, 23 Mar 2026
1106 - Richer Than Ever, Miserable Anyway

Wed, 18 Mar 2026
1105 - A.I. and the Future of Scams

Wed, 11 Mar 2026
1104 - Undeclared Wars

Thu, 05 Mar 2026
1103 - How the Court Neutered Trump

Wed, 25 Feb 2026
1102 - Grover Norquist at Burning Man (Rebroadcast)

Thu, 19 Feb 2026
1101 - Governing through Blockchain: Techno-Communes (Preview)

Tue, 17 Feb 2026
1100 - How to Build a Commune: Samwise Rodriguez

Mon, 16 Feb 2026
1099 - Jeff Flake Alone on an Island with a Knife

Wed, 11 Feb 2026
1098 - The Map That Explains Everything About America: Colin Woodard

Wed, 04 Feb 2026
1097 - America is Eleven Different Countries (Rebroadcast)

Tue, 03 Feb 2026
1096 - I Time Traveled to Talk to Medieval Yokels about Economics

Wed, 28 Jan 2026
1095 - MLK and Color Blindness

Mon, 19 Jan 2026
1094 - The Friendship Recession and Cocktail Parties

Wed, 14 Jan 2026
1093 - I Explain Venezuela Using Lottery Tickets

Fri, 09 Jan 2026
1092 - Is Everyone Disabled Now? (WSPN)

Wed, 31 Dec 2025