Andrew Heaton

Austin

Host at The Political Orphanage

Host of "The Political Orphanage” podcast and guy who makes funny videos

Articles

Andor v. Star Trek

1 week ago | reason.com | Andrew Heaton

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Andor v. Star Trek

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andrew Heaton

Andor v. Star TrekMon, May 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM UTCWhen it comes to science fiction, no franchises loom larger than Star Wars and Star Trek. While both offer visions of far-off galaxies, future societies, and the occasional knife fight, only one understands how government really works.
Is it Racist? Is it Sexist?

3 weeks ago | player.fm | Andrew Heaton

The election has been decided, and Donald J. Trump is the United States’ 47th president. With 15 years of experience covering politics, Puck senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri is here to bring you all the latest news and developments from Trump’s second term, including her exclusive reporting and interviews with the smartest political brains to discuss all the latest developments from the front page to behind the scenes in Washington, D.C.… continue reading
What happens when the debt hits the fan?

1 month ago | reason.com | Andrew Heaton

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Your tribalism is dumb

1 month ago | reason.com | Andrew Heaton

Politics We don't just crave being on a team; we also crave a rival. We want to be in a club, and we want a nemesis to motivate us.
Bloodborne officially turns 10, and Sony still hasn't re-released it

1 month ago | destructoid.com | Andrew Heaton |Andrew Heaton

There are some topics in the gaming world that will seemingly always remain in the limelight: the whereabouts of Half-Life 3, the ever-changing and fickle nature of the industry, and, of course, why Sony has yet to re-release Bloodborne. Going down as not only one of the greatest games of the PS4 era, but perhaps one of the best releases in recent history, Bloodborne officially turns ten years old today.
Political Severance

1 month ago | reason.com | Austin Bragg |Andrew Heaton

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Political Severance

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Austin Bragg |Andrew Heaton

34,850 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others? 34,850 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?
Did you know there was almost a 90s game based on George Orwell's 1984?

2 months ago | destructoid.com | Andrew Heaton |Andrew Heaton

Dystopian fiction is as much a staple of gaming as it is in movies. From Deus Ex to Papers, Please to Fallout, we love exploring the crumbling remnants of a crooked society with lashings of 1984. But did you know there was almost a game based directly on Orwell’s classic novel? As noted by PC Gamer, a demo of a long-since cancelled project has emerged.
Alienating the Audience

2 months ago | alienating.libsyn.com | Andrew Heaton

In "Subservience" Megan Fox plays a robot servant who goes off the rails, seduces her owner, and tries to kill his wife. Henrique Couto joins to discuss the ethical implications of cheating on your spouse with a robot, how we ought to treat robots even if they don't really have consciousness, and whether or not we'd buy robot servants in general.