E83. Andrew Heaton Believes Intelligent People Should Be Able to Disagree On Matters of Substance

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🗓️ 11 June 2020

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Andrew Heaton (comedian, author, political satirist, podcast host) drops by for a fun and wide-ranging conversation covering everything from dogs vs. cats, why he wants to live on a compound, why comics make the worst audience members, the over-sensitization of language, and the thankless task of being a voice of reason in a tribal world. He and Bridget discuss their fear of living alone for too long and the worry that their weird habits will calcify, why living in New York City only works if you’re really hot, really young, or really rich, how humans are evolutionarily designed to be members of a tribe, the difference between thinking someone is wrong and thinking someone is evil, the death of nuance, the outrage economy, the decline of mainstream media, and why people are less concerned about what you think than about the wording you use to communicate it. Keep up with Andrew on his website MightyHeaton.com Full transcript available here: WiW83-AndrewHeaton-Transcript

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this Podcast One production.
0:02.4	Now available on Apple Podcasts.
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0:08.3	This is Walk-In's Welcome with Bridget Petacy.
0:10.9	I'm Bridget Petacy, I'm Bridget Petacy and you are welcome. You know the drill.
0:25.0	the drill.
0:27.0	Please subscribe, rate, comment, share, reach out, tell your friends, send smoke signals, whatever.
0:32.0	We love your feedback and we want to hear from you.
0:35.8	This week on the podcast we welcome Andrew Heaton.
0:39.2	Andrew is a friend of mine, he's also a comedian author and political satirist he's the
0:44.5	host of the political orphanage comedy and news podcast and sci-fi deep dive
0:49.0	podcast alienating the audience he's a frequent reason TV contributor and hosted the popular web series mostly weekly.
0:56.7	He's performed stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a finalist in the China
1:02.1	International Stand Up competition and throughout the United States and Europe.
1:06.0	A former congressional staffer, he's the best-selling author of Laughter is Better than Communism,
1:11.0	as well as two funny novels. I have given serious
1:14.1	thought to joining a commune because I am an extroverted people person yeah who always
1:18.9	kind of feels lonely so I feel like a commune would at least like say
1:22.0	that to some extent.
1:23.7	So have you ever lived in like in a hold on let me
1:26.4	that was your first line.
1:27.6	Oh was that my first line?
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