Podcast Episodes

Why You Need a License for Everything

Episode 568

Rebecca Allensworth is the Associate Dean of Research at Vanderbilt Law, where she focuses on anti-trust and licensing. She is the author of "The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Wor…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

A.I. Will Be Even More Awesome Than You Thought

Episode 567

Marc Beckman is a Senior Fellow of Emerging Technology at NYU, adjunct professor Stern, and the author of "Some Future Day: how AI is going to Change Everything." He joins to discuss practical implic…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Is it Racist? Is it Sexist?

Episode 566

Why do some people determine an action is racist, and others say nah? What are the mental protocols people use to exonerate or convict someone accused of beings sexist?  Jessi Streib is the author of…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Faster, Cheaper, Better Government: Derek Thompson on “Abundance”

Episode 565

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson are the authors of “Abundance” a book about removing artificial scarcity and embracing a worldview that focuses on end goals, building, growth, and increasing the supply…

Published on 5 months ago

Trump, Napoleon III, and the Global Economic Order

Episode 564

Just what the hell is happening with tariffs? Are we entering a trade war? Are we negotiating? In today's show:

A) An extended introduction about Napoleon III and Otto von Bismarck

B) Austin Padgett,…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Cory Doctorow on the Evils of Copyright Law

Episode 563

Cory Doctorow is a journalist, activist, and science fiction author known for his work on digital rights, monopolies, and the future of technology.

He joins to discuss non-compete clauses, IP law, Ri…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Near Death Experiences, with Sebastian Junger

Episode 562

Sebastian Junger is a decorated war correspondent and author of books like “The Perfect Storm” and “Tribes: On Coming Home and Belonging.”

Heaton was going to interview him about his last book, “Free…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Deporting Khalil

Episode 561

Mahmoud Khalil has been detained, and will be potentially deported, by the Trump administration.

Attorney Anna Gorisch joins to discuss the implications of this case, in terms of national security, i…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

I Talk to a DEI Consultant about DEI

Episode 560

Andrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist and former DEI consultant.

She joins to discuss what DEI is, what DEI is not, and where it goes wrong.

Published on 6 months ago

Your Kids and The Department of Education

Episode 559

What would happen if the Trump administration tried to abolish or defund the Department of Education?

What does it do, and is it a net positive or net negative in terms of tax dollars and dispensing …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago