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The Political Orphanage

Politicians Make Poor Superheroes

The Political Orphanage

Andrew Heaton

Politics, Comedy, News

4.91000 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Should people wielding the levers of power be pragmatists who get things done, or idealists with firm convictions and boundaries? Which political opinions attract the most elitists? Jeremy Kareken and Tom Brennan join the program for an astonishingly fun episode given how long we've all been in quarantine.

Season 2, Ep 41

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the political orphanage. We'll wear the face masks. We'll wear the gloves, but we won't put on pants.

0:17.0

Today we're going to talk about pragmatism, politicians, and superheroes.

0:24.4

And we'll get into the coronavirus stuff a little too.

0:27.9

But you know what, America?

0:29.6

I am reading your mood, and you need a decent morale boost so this is it.

0:35.4

Buckle up for some smart content brought to you by funny people and sponsored by

0:42.0

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0:49.8

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0:55.0

Also, it lasts two weeks.

0:58.0

More from this sponsor later on.

1:01.0

Local Access 97 is underwritten by listeners who support the show via Patreon.

1:08.1

Let me guess you're trapped in your house,

1:11.7

you love your family, but you also understand why Jack Nicholson wanted

1:16.4

to kill his in The Shining. You're all caught up on Outlander. If you're looking for additional stuff to stave off boredom and you already

1:25.6

like this show, why not hop on Patreon.com slash Andrew Heaton and for the price of a cup of coffee a week get a special bonus episode available

1:35.3

exclusively to Patreon supporters. It's not like you're buying coffee at the

1:40.2

cafe because that cafe is closed and maybe out of business and everyone in

1:46.1

it is wearing a hazmat suit. There's a backlog of bonus episodes there right

1:50.8

now so here's my suggestion Sign up, binge the bonus

1:54.9

content in one week, and then quietly make your regress. I probably won't even

1:59.8

notice. The whole shebang cost you three dollars.

2:02.8

Head to Patreon.com

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