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A.I. Slop Comes for James Talarico
Deepfakes aren't just for porn anymore
Jun 13
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Andrew Heaton
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The Socialist Who Bought a Town: Robert Owen
From Company Town to Hippy Utopia
Jun 11
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Andrew Heaton
5
1
1:09:57
The Emperor of Epcot
Walt Disney and Company Towns
Jun 10
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Andrew Heaton
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Brian Brushwood
8
1
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1:08:48
Certificate of Need Laws are Very Stupid
More government-induced supply restrictions
Jun 5
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Andrew Heaton
31
8
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Sergeant Mike on Afroman, Quotas, Bad Police, and Pensions
Sergeant Mike sticks around for an extra bonus episode, to talk about Afroman, why police officers approach crime differently than economics, what…
Jun 3
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Andrew Heaton
4
1
55:48
Privacy Through a Cop’s Eyes
Police Pushback on Surveillance Panic
Jun 2
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Andrew Heaton
10
6
51:34
May 2026
The Old Political Order Is Dying
Stephen Davies on the Great Realignment
May 27
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Andrew Heaton
16
8
2
1:21:00
Is Elon a Crank, or the Henry Ford of Rockets?
Rainer Zitelmann on Space Capitalism
May 26
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Andrew Heaton
3
13
54:48
I Use the DeLorean from "Back to the Future" to Explain the Housing Crisis
Rent controls, capital gains exemptions, and cocaine
May 22
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Andrew Heaton
29
5
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How Texas Beat California at Solar
Red-State Capitalism Built a Green Energy Empire
May 21
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Andrew Heaton
7
7
35:46
The Great Baby Shortage
Dean Spears on fearing the Population Spike
May 20
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Andrew Heaton
10
7
1
1:06:06
Falsely Convicted of Murder
Sixteen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit
May 14
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Andrew Heaton
11
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1:12:49
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