Episodios

  • How To Deal with Political Lizard People
    Apr 1 2026

    Sociopaths and narcissists are both drawn to politics. How do we spot folks with faulty moral compasses before they get elected, and what do we do when they slip by?

    Bill Eddy is a therapist, lawyer, and mediator. He is the Director of Innovation at the High Conflict Institute. He is the author of over twenty books on high-conflict behavior and how to manage it, but we will be discussing the most pertinent of these works, "Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths and How We Can Stop."

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    1 h y 30 m
  • Interview with the Mega Warden
    Mar 27 2026

    Randall Liberty is the Commissioner for Maine's Department of Corrections, overseeing the state's entire prison system, after previously serving as a warden, and a sheriff. He's largely responsible for implementing the "Maine Model," and shifting the state's prison resources away from punitive emphases to rehabilitation.

    Part V of Prison Week

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    1 h y 10 m
  • What's Prison Hooch Taste Like?
    Mar 26 2026

    What's prison wine taste like? How's trade work? Where do people get the ink for prison tattoos? If someone sees you cry in the slammer, do you get beaten up? If they beat you up, can you whittle your toothbrush down and shank 'em later? And, crucially, how is prison debate different than high school debate, if at all?

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    1 h y 20 m
  • Parenting Behind Bars
    Mar 25 2026

    How hard is it to raise kids when you're inside a penitentiary? How do you maintain relationships in general? In this episode, Part III of Prison Week, we head to the Maine Correctional Center's Women Prison to interview a resident.

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    29 m
  • Maine is Smarter Than Your State about Prison
    Mar 24 2026

    In Part II of Prison Week, we meet prison teachers, visit the computer lab, and check out Anime in the prison library. The "Maine Model" is focused on rehabilitation and trying to get residents prepped for life on the outside. It's a method contrasted to older penitentiary models in the United States, which focus primarily on punishment and deterrence.

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    1 h y 14 m
  • Heaton Goes to Prison
    Mar 23 2026

    In this special, host Andrew Heaton visits the Maine Correctional Center for a day to speak with residents, corrections officers and administrators. About life in prison in general, and the "Maine Model," focused on rehabilitation specifically.

    Part I of "Prison Week"

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    1 h y 10 m
  • Richer Than Ever, Miserable Anyway
    Mar 18 2026

    Brink Lindsey is the Senior Vice President at the Niskannen Center. He is the author of "The Permanent Problem: The Uncertain Transition from Mass Plenty to Mass Flourishing." You can find it at mightyheaton.com/featured

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    1 h
  • A.I. and the Future of Scams
    Mar 11 2026

    Brian Brushwood is by trade a magician, but of late has become a security expert. The FBI flew him to Quantico to brief agents on how scams work, and he's become a popular speaker and consultant for large corporations on how to shield against sophisticated scams. The host of "World's Greatest Con" joins to advise Heaton on how not to get screwed.

    On YouTube at: https://youtu.be/_5PnMjvxTDg

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    1 h y 9 m