Podcast Episodes

China Hates These Two People

Episode 579

Melissa Chan and Badiucao have both been exiled from the People's Republic of China; the former as a journalist and the latter as an artist and political cartoonist.

They join the show to discuss cen…

Published on 2 months ago

The Two Times We Invaded Canada

Episode 577

Ever wonder why Canada didn’t become the 14th colony during the American War of Independence? It turns out, America invited Canada to join.

Then, when they turned down the invitation, invaded.

Then a…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Populist Hillbillies vs. Fake Lordlings: The Almost-States of Franklin, Nickajack, and Transylvania

Episode 576

America is littered with lots of almost-states, which very nearly joined the Union in their own right, but for some reason did not. In today’s episode we cover Vandalia, Transylvania, Westylvania, F…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Government Grocery Stores and Free Bussing! (WSPN)

Episode 575

This week New York City Democrats held their primary for mayor, and nominated Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Mamdani is a Democratic Socialist who promises to implement free bussing, a $30 per hour minimum wa…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Churchill, Non-Proliferation, and Iranian Nuclear Ambitions

Episode 574

Iran is accused by Israel of pursuing a nuclear weapons program, and President Trump is weighing US military intervention.

In this episode we chart the history of nuclear non-proliferation, and ass…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Assassins Part III: An Anarchist Murders McKinley

Episode 573

A terrorist shot William McKinley at a World's Fair in Buffalo in 1901. In this episode, we go over the specter of anarchism in that era, why McKinley embodied the establishment, and how he died.

Published on 3 months ago

Assassins Part I: Shooting Andrew Jackson

Episode 572

Andrew Jackson was the first U. S. president who experienced an assassination attempt.

It didn’t stick. 

In today’s episode we learn about the most grizzled executive in American history from the …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How Godzilla Beat the Housing Crisis

Episode 571

How does American housing stack up compared to other countries, specifically in terms of full-blown housing communism or free market Japanese housing Nirvana?

In this episode we take a look at what m…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

This Book Will Upset Your Textbook

Episode 570

Conventional wisdom is brimming with economic myths: the Industrial Revolution impoverished the masses; bobber barons were the scourge of the Gilded Age; the Great Recession was caused by irresponsib…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Make Hollywood Great Again?

Episode 569

Donald Trump is threatening to levy tariffs on films shot elsewhere, and actor John Voight is petitioning the federal government for taxpayer subsidies to protect Hollywood from foreign competition.

Published on 4 months ago