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Lindsay Clancy, Heehaw the Donkey, and New Magneto Origins

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Britschgi, C. (2026, September 6). Lindsay Clancy, Heehaw the Donkey, and New Magneto Origins. Reason. https://reason.com/podcast/2026/09/03/lindsay-clancy-heehaw-the-donkey-and-new-magneto-origins/

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A podcast episode discusses several topics, starting with the ongoing trial of Lindsay Clancy and where the jury currently stands. A mom in Virginia received a six-month suspended jail sentence for allowing her 5-year-old child to walk to a nearby pond unattended. The podcast also covers the passing of Heehaw the donkey, President Donald Trump's slogan "let data reign", and reimagined origin stories for the comic book character Magneto.

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A podcast called Freed Up discussed several topics, including the Lindsay Clancy trial, in which a jury was unable to reach a decision. The hosts also talked about a case from Virginia, where a mother received a six-month suspended jail sentence for letting her 5-year-old child walk alone to a nearby pond. The podcast also mentioned the passing of Heehaw the donkey and discussed various other topics, including better origin stories for the comic book character Magneto.

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Magneto Virginia

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Heehaw PERSON · 2× Lindsay Clancy PERSON · 2× Virginia GPE · 2× Christian Britschgi PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Magneto PERSON · 1× Milo PERSON · 1× Milo Yiannopoulos PERSON · 1× Robby Soave PERSON · 1× Tom Hardy PERSON · 1×

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We also say goodbye to Heehaw the donkey, talk about President Donald Trump's rallying cry to "let data reign," and come up with some better origin stories for Magneto.

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2026-09-06 · Reason

Lindsay Clancy, Heehaw the Donkey, and New Magneto Origins · assertive framing

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This week on Freed Up, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi kick things off with the latest in the Lindsay Clancy trial and where the jury stands. asserted

jury → kick → trial

Then we dig into a Virginia case involving a mom who received a six-month suspended jail sentence after letting her 5-year-old walk to a nearby pond. asserted

old → dig → pond

We also say goodbye to Heehaw the donkey, talk about President Donald Trump's rallying cry to "let data reign," and come up with some better origin stories for Magneto. asserted

data → say → Magneto

Later, we talk about Milo Yiannopoulos getting deported and wrap up with a bigger question facing schools and families: Should students be allowed to use AI? asserted

students → talk → AI

0:00—Lindsay Clancy jury can't decide. asserted

jury → decide → ?

11:01—Virginia mom's suspended jail sentence 19:38—RIP Heehaw the donkey. 27:10—"Let data reign." asserted

data → suspend → Heehaw

34:42—Better origin stories for Magneto 43:12—Milo got deported. 52:06—Tom Hardy rap album 1:01:41—Should students be able to use AI? asserted

students → deport → AI