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Schizophrenia and Involuntary Commitment
A fellow Orphan on hearing voices
Dec 4 • 
Andrew Heaton
48:00
Freddie deBoer: What It’s Like to Have a Mental Breakdown
Diving into psychosis and "The Mind Reels"
Dec 3 • 
Andrew Heaton
 and 
Freddie deBoer
1:09:23
The Would-Be King of the Indians
William Augustus Bowles tried in vain to make an Indian Westphalian Nation-State
Dec 3 • 
Andrew Heaton
56:20

November 2025

Squanto the Power Broker
And the Real Story of Thanksgiving
Nov 26 • 
Andrew Heaton
1:32:08
Cash for Kidneys
A proposed tax break could save thousands of lives
Nov 20 • 
Andrew Heaton
 and 
Jeremiah Johnson
1:13:36
Micronations
Countries That Almost But Don't Quite Exist
Nov 14 • 
Andrew Heaton
1:36:29
“The Walking Dead” and Pagan Values
Tim Sandefur on the Culture of Liberty
Nov 12 • 
Andrew Heaton
55:15
"Shutdown: the Musical" is now a video on YouTube
With dancing elephants and everything!
Nov 10 • 
Andrew Heaton
Trump Is Not A Socialist: My Latest Funny Reason Video
But he IS an economic authoritarian.
Nov 7 • 
Andrew Heaton
I'm Not Giving Money to Oxfam Anytime Soon
A crash course on statistical weapons
Nov 7 • 
Andrew Heaton
41:10
SHUTDOWN: The Musical
The Longest Running Revival Yet!
Nov 5 • 
Andrew Heaton
49:55
Where Do Microstates Come From?
Andorra, The Vatican, Lichtenstein and San Marino
Nov 5 • 
Andrew Heaton
1:11:58
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