The Political Orphanage
Hosted by Andrew Heaton and Heaton · Andrew Heaton
4.9from 1,009 ratings
- 658
- Episodes
- 188
- Transcribed
- 1,009
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 112K
- YouTube views
About The Political Orphanage
Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.
- Publisher
- Andrew Heaton
- Category
- comedy · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Nov 2018
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
188 of 658 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Talk to Your Neoliberal Shill
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Did We Close the Asylums?
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Corporations Are People
Inside a recent episode
How to Talk to Your Neoliberal Shill
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Neoliberalism sees socialism and capitalism as the basis of providing goods and services, whereas redistribution is a separate phenomenon. Many neoliberals support taxpayer-funded social safety nets. However, they think that a market economy creates more goods and services to be redistributed than a socialist economy. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Freddie deBoer
- Harris
- David Goldhill
- Alex Mayyasi
- Justin Robert Young
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 112,230
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 996 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 13 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts The Political Orphanage?
Andrew Heaton and Heaton host the show. Published by Andrew Heaton.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Political Orphanage take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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