Heard Tell
713 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTurning down the noise of what we are hearing in the news cycle, social media, and the discourse while turning up the information on culture, politics, and the issues of the day with knowledgeable guests and grown folk discussion. Hosted by Andrew Donaldson.
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Good Talks: What Real "Spanish Language Outreach" Should Be, News Coverage, Culture, w/ Daniel Chang Contreras
February 11, 2023 13:58 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks Daniel Chang Contreras of Young Voices returns to Heard Tell to talk about how the political rhetoric about "Spanish language outreach" is really recieved, how to do it right & what so many get wrong, how Spanish language news media coverage can be completely different than English speaking even when owned by same parent companies, and why understanding cultural differences is key to making political inroads in any language. -------------------- Questions, com...
Why Russia/Ukraine Is Bad Comp for China/Taiwan, Accidental US Presidents w/ Zach Yost & Sarah Stook
February 10, 2023 10:19 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBYour Heard Tell for Friday, February 10th, 2023, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by turning to Zachary Yost, who has been writing about the threat of China taking military action against Taiwan, why Russia's Ukraine isn't a good comparision but the lessons that can be applied from it, and the difference between military, economic, and political deterents. Plus, Sarah Stook returns to talk through her latest Elections Dai...
Good Talks: Ukrainian POV on War in Ukraine, Refugee Crisis, Propaganda War, & Fighting For Freedom w/ Tania Rak
February 09, 2023 13:45 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest is writer & commentator Tania Rak on the war in her native Ukraine, escaping Mariupol, refugee crisis, Poland's assistance, how tech and social media have changed the propaganda war, and how her generation of Ukrainians now view freedom while fighting Putin's war of aggression in their country. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] Please make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell , like...
Idaho Wind Farm Teaches Lessons on Gov't Regulation, Green Energy, Conservation w/ Gabriella Hoffman
February 08, 2023 14:25 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our friend Gabriella Hoffman, writer, commentator, and host of the District of Conservation Podcast, returns to update us on her coverage of a wind farm project in Idaho that has started to get national coverage. Gabriella explains how this story has many lessons to draw from as different government agencies, business interests, and locals are all colliding on Lava Ridge. Also, the very old problem of land use is getting new complications with environmental conc...
Covering Local Government, Local Press Coverage, Public Interest, & National Narratives w/ Adam Bass
February 07, 2023 21:59 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is North Star Reporter and WBSM contributor Adam Bass about covering local government, how functions like city council meetings really work. why the public should pay attention and attend such meetings, and why the public needs to have a rotation of local reporters in their national story heavy news media rotation. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] Please make sure to subscribe t...
Ukraine, Spanish Speaking US News Coverage, Propaganda, & more w/ Tania Rak & Daniel Chang Contreras
February 07, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBYour Heard Tell for Tuesday, February 7th, 2023, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by turning to writer & commentator Tania Rak on the war in her native Ukraine, escaping Mariupol, refugee crisis, Poland's assistance, how tech and social media have changed the propaganda war, and how her generation of Ukrainians now view freedom while fighting Putin's war of aggression in their country. Plus, Daniel Chang Contreras returns...
Covering Local Government, Lessons From Idaho Wind Farm, & more w/ Adam Bass & Gabriella Hoffman
February 06, 2023 11:48 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBYour Heard Tell for Monday, February 6th, 2023, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking to North Star Reporter and WBSM contributor Adam Bass about covering local government, how functions like city council meetings really work. why the public should pay attention and attend such meetings, and why the public needs to have a rotation of local reporters in their national story heavy news media rotation. Then, our friend...
Twice On Sunday: 2024 Senate Races, Politics of Scocial Security, Marie Kondo, SCOTUS, Climate Protests, & more
February 05, 2023 14:26 - 2 hours - 120 MBOn this edition of Heard Tell: Twice on Sunday We are previewing the 2024 US Senate election cycle with Elections-Daily.com's Eric Cunningham. From the hot mess that is Arizona, changing electorates in Ohio and Michigan, party primary infighting in Montana, Indiana, and California, another round of What Would Joe Manchin Do, and why 2024 will be unlike any election we've ever seen before. Our guest is Brooke Medina, VP of Communications for John Locke Foundation, joins for a discussion abo...
Guilt Trip Headlines, Social Security Politics, Marie Kondo, & more w/ Jack Salmom & Brooke Medina
February 03, 2023 08:16 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBYour Heard Tell for Friday, February 3rd, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking through examples of a trend in headline writing that is made for engagement of all the wrong kinds. Our guest is economist Jack Salmon who talks through the changing politics and policy proposals - or lack there of - of Social Security these days, comps to UK's ingrained NHS, the numbers and terminology to watch out for in news med...
Supreme Court News & Headlines, Cases to Watch, Dobbs Leaker Goes Unnamed, & more w/ Ashley Baker
February 02, 2023 20:12 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks,our guest is Ashley Baker of the Committee For Justice who joins us to talk the SCOTUS leaker of the Dobbs decision and the non-finding in that investigation, Supreme Court news and headlines, and the importance of reading source documents and following the court for yourself and not just talking a talking head's word for it. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] Please make sure to subscribe ...
Why Public Disruptions Hurt Climate Activism, Posetive vs Negative Environmentalism w/ Ethan Brown
February 02, 2023 15:04 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is host of The Sweaty Penguine and Heard Tell regular Ethan Brown to explain why those viral vids of Extinction Rebellion and other protests groups have turned people against both them and their cause to the point even the extremists are starting to pull back on public spectacles, why hassling the regular folks is always going to backfire, and far better ways to discuss climate and environmental issues without the extremism. -------------------- Ques...
2024 US Senate Races Preview From Tossups to Safe, Primaries To Watch For, & more w/ Eric Cunningham
February 01, 2023 12:51 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBYour Heard Tell for Tuesday, January 31th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by previewing the 2024 US Senate election cycle with Elections-Daily.com's Eric Cunningham. From the hot mess that is Arizona, changing electorates in Ohio and Michigan, party primary infighting in Montana, Indiana, and California, another round of What Would Joe Manchin Do, and why 2024 will be unlike any election we've ever seen before. ...
India Bans BBC Modi Doc, Climate Protest, SCOTUS Leaker & News, & more w/ Ethan Brown & Ashley Baker
January 31, 2023 02:08 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBYour Heard Tell for Tuesday, January 31th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking the trouble in India as a BBC documentary about the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his role in the 2002 anti-Muslim riots is being fought over, censored, and debated. Our guest is host of The Sweaty Penguine and Heard Tell regular Ethan Brown to explain why those viral vids of Extinction Rebellion and other protests grou...
Twice on Sunday: Scientist on Science, Academy Award Nominations, Legislaturing in the USA, UK in Crisis, & more
January 29, 2023 13:59 - 2 hours - 114 MBOn this Heard Tell: Twice on Sunday recap of the week that was: We are talking science headlines, your questions, and issues with science and scientists with Heard Tell's most frequent guest, scientist Dr Michael Siegel. We talk James Webb space telescope, how to discern "studies say" in news media, STEM education, why scientist struggle to communicate with the public and what to do about it, why intro-level college courses should cover a broad spectrum of topics, and more. Our guest is f...
Good Talks: Scientist Answers Your Science Questions, Headlines, Space, Technology, & more w/ Dr Michael Siegel
January 28, 2023 15:49 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks we are talking science headlines, your questions, and issues with science and scientists with Heard Tell's most frequent guest, scientist Dr Michael Siegel. We talk James Webb space telescope, how to discern "studies say" in news media, STEM education, why scientist struggle to communicate with the public and what to do about it, why intro-level college courses should cover a broad spectrum of topics, and more. -------------------- Questions, comments, concern...
Good Talks: 2023 Oscar Nominations, Academy Surpises & Snubs, Do Catagories Need Updating? & more w/ Luis Mendez
January 27, 2023 18:56 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is film critic, Ordinary Times contributor, and Heard Tell regular Luis Mendez of The Mendez Movie Report who checks in to see how his 2023 Oscar nomination predicitions held up (really well), the surprises and snubs for this years Academy Awards, what the nominations mean for who might win, and conversation about how new technology like that being used in Avatar might mean changing some definitions on how we view and award filmmaking. -------- Quest...
Scientist Answers Science Questions, Legislatures, Education, w/ Michael Siegel & Benjamin Ayanian
January 26, 2023 08:32 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBYour Heard Tell for Thursday, January 26th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking science headlines, your questions, and issues with science and scientists with Heard Tell's most frequent guest, scientist Dr Michael Siegel. We talk James Webb space telescope, how to discern "studies say" in news media, STEM education, why scientist struggle to communicate with the public and what to do about it, why intro-leve...
Dealing w/ Conspiracy Theories & Anti-vax Online & IRL, 2023 Oscar Nominations & more w/ Luis Mendez
January 25, 2023 12:25 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBYour Heard Tell for Wednesday, January 25th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by having a grown folk talk about dealing with conspiracy theories, wackadoos, and anti-vax movement that gets deeper in conspiracy and less moored in reality by the moment, how to deal with the crazymakers especially online, and how it is time to take ownership of our own social media and stop giving unworthy schemers and chaos agents our...
Good Talks: CES In-Person Review, A Posetive Take Technology, Startups v Big Tech, Innovation w/ Caden Rosenbaum
January 22, 2023 14:37 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is tech and innovation analyst for Libertas Institute and Young Voices contributor Caden Rosenbaum who was in attendence for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas and talks about finding the posetives in future tech, startups vs the traditional big companies, the human use "gap" in adapting new technology, his best of CES list, and what was being talked about in the halls and booths that didn't make the write ups and headlines. ----------------...
Twice On Sunday: UK Turmoil, CES Review, Oil & Gas Prices, Canada Housing & Politics, Royal Family, & more
January 22, 2023 14:28 - 2 hours - 146 MBOn Heard Tell Twice on Sunday we review the week that once in turning down the noise of the news cycle with great conversations with our guests: We are heading over to the UK and talk with writer and guest Jack Rowlett about the NHS crisis that is threatening more than just healthcare, how political turmoil is affect an entire generation and leading to distrust in government, England’s demographic and economic problems, the return of the Brexit debate? and what headlines to watch for out of...
Good Talks: Canadian Housing Crisis, Politics, Healthcare, The Future of Justin Trudeau, & more w/ David Clement
January 21, 2023 20:36 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is David Clement, cho-host of Consumer Choice Radio who updates his years of talking about the housing crisis in Canada on a policy level now that he has gone through the home buying process himself, plus discuss cities vs providences in Canadian politics & policy, the future of Justin Trudeau, and what headlines those outside of Canada should be looking for in the coming year. -------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us Hear...
Government & Freedoms in a Pluralistic Society, Ron DeSantis, Pundit Hyperbole, & more w/ Alan Elrod
January 21, 2023 14:01 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks we are discussing individual freedom and the government role in protecting it with Alan Elrod of the Pulaski Institute who wrote about how rhetoric on having an open, pluarlistic society doesn't always match what politicians and policy makers are doing, and worse how some say they want freedom and openness but are really fighting for exactly the opposite. Alan also talks about Florida vs Disney, Governor Ron DeSantis policies and statements, how pundits on the r...
America's Obsession w/UK Royal Family, POTUS Runner's Up, Outsider POV on Primaries w/ Sarah Stook
January 20, 2023 16:33 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest it Heard Tell favorite Sarah Stook who joins us from the UK to talk about her latest historical series about United State Presidental runners-up and what can be learned from the candidates that fell short of the top political prize, why America is so obsessed with the British Royal Family, outside observers thought on our primary system, and why Washington DC can't quite pull off glamour no matter how hard they try. -------------------- Questions, co...
Debt Limit Failure Theater, Ukraine, Posetive Take on Tech & CES, China, & more w/ Caden Rosenbaum
January 20, 2023 10:03 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBYour Heard Tell for Friday, January 20th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by getting past the caterwauling over the debt limit and the rheotric and posing of congress critters to talk about how this annual self-made mess is a doom loop of failure, and will conitnue to be since the American people and thier elected representation show by their actions they don't really care about spending at all. We update the war i...
Politics & Posturing of Congressional Ethics, Canada's Housing Crisis & Politics, w/ David Clement
January 19, 2023 03:27 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBYour Heard Tell for Thursday, January 19th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by as we talk the politics and behind-the-scenes machinations of congressional ethics - or lack thereof - and the investigations - or lack thereof - into members of congress by congress itself. Our guest is David Clement, cho-host of Consumer Choice Radio who updates his years of talking about the housing crisis in Canada on a policy level ...
Good Talks: EU's Steady Move Off Russian Gas, Infrastructure, Innovation, & Beyond Gas Pump Price w/ Roy Mathews
January 18, 2023 18:37 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest Roy Mathews of Young Voices returns to talk gas and oil, how Europe is acheiving its goals of getting off Russian gas sooner than expected, the infrastructure that allows LNG, why innovation is lacking in oil refining, and a better way to watch and talk about oil and gas prices than just the numbers at the pump or per barrel -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] Please make sure to s...
Good Talks: UK's NHS Crisis, Political/Cultural Turmoil & Generational Change, Return of Brexit, w/ Jack Rowlett
January 18, 2023 17:07 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks we are heading over to the UK and talk with writer and guest Jack Rowlett about the NHS crisis that is threatening more than just healthcare, how political turmoil is affect an entire generation and leading to distrust in government, England’s demographic and economic problems, the return of the Brexit debate? and what headlines to watch for out of the UK. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] ...
Politics of "Open" Society, POTUS Runners-Up, UK Royal Family Obsession, w/ Alan Elrod & Sarah Stook
January 18, 2023 12:53 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBYour Heard Tell for Wednesday, January 18th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by discussing individual freedom and government role in protecting it with Alan Elrod of the Pulaski Institute who wrote about how rhetoric on having an open, pluarlistic society doesn't always match what politicians and policy makers are doing, and worse how some say they want freedom and openness but are really fighting for exactly the o...
UK's NHS Woes, Geopolitics of Gas & Oil Prices, Cultural Change in UK, w/ Jack Rowlett & Roy Mathews
January 17, 2023 07:36 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBYour Heard Tell for Tuesday, January 17th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by heading over to the UK and talk with writer and guest Jack Rowlett about the NHS crisis that is threatening more than just healthcare, how political turmoil is affect an entire generation and leading to distrust in government, England’s demographic and economic problems, the return of the Brexit debate? and what headlines to watch for out...
Best of Heard Tell: MLK Day Edition Ft Del. Danielle Walker (WV-51), Dennis Sanders, & Donnell Suggs
January 16, 2023 07:23 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBOn this Best of Heard Tell for Monday, 16 January, 2023 which is Martin Luther King Day in America, we review three conversations with three great guests on matters of race, culture, history, politics, and better ways to address and discuss the issues to make real progress not just when headlines focus on terrible events and bad news regarding race and equality issues, but all the time so that the next bad headline might be avoided. First from March, 2022 Delegate Danielle Walker (WV-51) ...
Twice on Sunday: UK Cost of Living, Eggs, Speaker Vote Fallout, CDC Pain Med Regs, Economy, John Quincy Adams, & more
January 15, 2023 14:06 - 2 hours - 141 MBOn this Heard Tell: Twice on Sunday review of the week that was with: Writer and commentator Alys Watson Brown from across the pond on how the cost-of-living crisis is combining with political turmoil to greatly affect the cultural and political outlook of the generation that was in school through Brexit, COVID, and now trying to find their way in a rapidly changing UK, plust how AI essay writing bots are threatening already damaged faith in education post-COVID, and what's next politically...
Good Talks: Lessons For Current GOP Congress From John Quincy Adams, Moral Lawmaking, & more w/ Garion Frankel
January 14, 2023 17:37 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks, we turn down the noise of the news cycle to discern our times by taking a lesson from the past with Garion Frankel, who explains the current congress could learn a lot from a congressman who served nearly 200 years as his "retirement" job after the presidency, John Quincy Adams, and his fights against the "gag rule" and other issues revolving around abolition and how congress works, and shouldn't work. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas...
Good Talks: GOP's Lack of Institutional Control, Speaker Fight Fallout, Future for Republicans w/ Dennis Sanders
January 13, 2023 16:25 - 26 minutes - 24 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is Heard Tell favorite, writer and podcaster Dennis Sanders returns to talk about the Republican Party's lack of "institutional control" for the last several years lead to the chaos we now see, the leaders the GOP currently has, and what it means politically and structually for the party going forward. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] Please make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell...
Good Talks: Egg Prices & Chicken Economics, Consumer Choice, Colorado POV on Rep Lauren Boebert w/ Krista Kafer
January 12, 2023 17:07 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBOn the Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest is Denver Post columnist Krista Kafer returns to Heard Tell to talk about the chicken and the egg; soaring egg prices that are not just about inflation, poultry and eggs as stamples of the food supply, economics and morals of poultry farming, and what consumers can control from their own grocery stores. Also, a Colorado point of view on Representative Lauren Boebert, her close election win, the lessons she should have learned from it, and if the openin...
A Pilot Explains FAA Ground Stop, Biden's Doc, GOP's "Institutional Control" Fail w/ Dennis Sanders
January 12, 2023 11:02 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBYour Heard Tell for Thursday, January 12th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by turning to a pilot's explaination of the latest air travel disruption, as David Thornton's piece at Ordinary-Times.com breaks down the "ground stop", what is NOTAM, and why the latest hot mess is a symptom of a much bigger systematic issue. President Biden has even more classified documents turn up in places they should not have been fro...
Good Talks: Why CDC Pain Med Guidelines Will Make Things Worse For Patients & Opioid Crisis w/ Peter Pischke
January 11, 2023 17:07 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks journalist and writer Peter Pischke returns to Heard Tell to discuss his USA Today piece that has been called one of the most discussed pieces they've ever had. What the CDC guidelines mean, the habit of "guidelines" becoming de facto mandates, reaction both medically and legally from doctors, and the potential to make a bad problem even worse. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] Please make...
How To Properly Serve in Congress, Southwest Airlines Debacle, w/ Garion Frankel & Amanda Griffiths
January 11, 2023 13:31 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBYour Heard Tell for Wednesday, January 11th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by taking a lesson from the past with Garion Frankel, who explains the current congress could learn a lot from a congressman who served nearly 200 years as his "retirement" job after the presidency, John Quincy Adams, and his fights against the "gag rule" and other issues revolving around abolition and how congress works, and shouldn't wor...
Good Talks: Housing As Economic Building Block, Biden's Messaging, Parsing Economic Headlines w/ Stephen Popick
January 10, 2023 22:27 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is economist, Ordinary Times contributor and Heard Tell regular Stephen Popick to talk about how housing is such a fundamental - and under appreciated - building block to a good economy, and while some of our economic troubles can draw a strait line to the housing crisis, better ways to discuss economics, the economic messaging of the Biden Administration, and some ways for folks to better understand all those economic headlines. -------------------- ...
Good Talks: How Cost-of-living Crisis & Political Chaos Is Generationally Changing The UK w/ Alys Watson Brown
January 10, 2023 17:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is writer and commentator Alys Watson Brown from across the pond on how the cost-of-living crisis is combining with political turmoil to greatly affect the cultural and political outlook of the generation that was in school through Brexit, COVID, and now trying to find their way in a rapidly changing UK, plust how AI essay writing bots are threatening already damaged faith in education post-COVID, and what's next politically for the UK. -------------...
CDC vs Pain Patients, Egg Prices & Chicken Economics, Lauren Boebert w/ Peter Pischke & Krista Kafer
January 10, 2023 12:31 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBYour Heard Tell for Tuesday, January 10th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about new CDC guidelines involving opioids and pain patients, as journalist and writer Peter Pischke returns to Heard Tell to discuss his USA Today piece that has been called one of the most discussed pieces they've ever had. What the CDC guidelines mean, the habit of "guidelines" becoming de facto mandates, reaction both medicall...
UK Cost-of-living Crisis, Economy & Housing, Education, & more w/ Alys Watson Brown & Stephen Popick
January 09, 2023 06:08 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBYour Heard Tell for Monday, January 9th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking with writer and commentator Alys Watson Brown from across the pond on how the cost-of-living crisis is combining with political turmoil to greatly affect the cultural and political outlook of the generation that was in school through Brexit, COVID, and now trying to find their way in a rapidly changing UK, plust how AI essay writing...
Twice on Sunday: Speaker Vote, Damar Hamlin, Diverse/Local Journalism, Real Elecction Integrity, & Where's The Meat?
January 08, 2023 13:45 - 2 hours - 114 MBOn this edition of Heard Tell: Twice on Sunday congressional reporter Eric Garcia takes us behind the scenes of the Speaker of the House mess. Brandon Phoenix talks Damar Hamlin, NFL, and how CPR and AEDs save lives. Editor-in-Chief of The Atlanta Voice Donnell Suggs talks importance of diverse and local journalism, differences in print and broadcast media, changing business models & a new generation of reporters, plus how Atlanta is a microcosm and lesson for all of America. Amanda Griffths...
Good Talks: Speaker Vote Behind The Scenes, McCarthy, Jeffries, Roy, & Covering A Crazy Congress w/ Eric Garcia
January 07, 2023 16:56 - 27 minutes - 25 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks, we are talking to The Independent's Senior Washington Correspondent Eric Garcia who takes us behind-the-scenes of the current chaos in congress as round after round of voting fails to elect a Speaker of the House for the new GOP majority, explains the players invovled, the stories we are missing while focused on Kevin McCarthy, what it means for the new Democrat minority and their leader Hakeem Jefferies, who is Chip Roy, and how do you cover a congress like we...
Good Talks: What Damar Hamlin Means For Player Saftey, NFLs Cultural Impact, Need for CPR/AED w/ Brandon Phoenix
January 07, 2023 16:46 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks Brandon Phoenix of the Raspy Voice Kids podcast joins Heard Tell to talk about the reaction and fallout to Damar Hamlin's horrific collapse during Monday Night Football, how it fits into the ongoing debate over the safety of the game, how the NFL's juggernant business side needs to reconcile with player safety and public perception, how CPR and AEDs save lives, and more -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellS...
Good Talks: Overpopulation Nonsense, Climate Alarmism Denying/Harming IRL Environmental Progress w/ Ethan Brown
January 06, 2023 14:52 - 20 minutes - 19 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is the returning Ethan Brown, host of the Sweaty Penguin podcast to talk about the latest versions of a very old debate about overpopulation, from the "population bomb" of the 1970s that is getting fresh run lately to Malthusianism of the 1790s and beyond, and how modern techonology and environmental concern should shows a bright future that mocks the doomsayers. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTe...
Behind-the-Scenes of Speaker Vote Chaos, Damar Hamlin & NFL Issues w/ Eric Garcia & Brandon Phoenix
January 05, 2023 21:02 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBYour Heard Tell for Wednesday, January 4th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking to The Independent's Senior Washington Correspondent Eric Garcia who takes us behind-the-scenes of the current chaos in congress as round after round of voting fails to elect a Speaker of the House for the new GOP majority, explains the players invovled, the stories we are missing while focused on Kevin McCarthy, what it means fo...
Good Talks: Importance of Diverse Local Media, Black Papers in Digital Age, Atlanta as Microcosm w/Donnell Suggs
January 05, 2023 14:53 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBOn this Heard Tell Good Talks guest is Editor In Chief of The Atlanta Voice Donnell Suggs discuss the importance of local, free, and diverse media, the history of black print media and its future in a digital age, how Atlanta is a great microcosm of many of the issues and narratives we are discussing nationally, covering the midterms/runoffs with a local focus, how journalism is changing not just because of technology but the new generation of journalist, the best pizza in Atlanta, Waffle Ho...
Bad Leadership, Local/Diverse Journalism, Cost of War, Atlanta As America Microcosm w/ Donnell Suggs
January 04, 2023 11:15 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBYour Heard Tell for Wednesday, January 4th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by taking the hot mess that is the new congress trying to elect a speaker from the viewpoint of leadership principles; if you have to tell folks you are in charge, you ain't. We go overseas with the human toll of Russia's war on Ukraine, particular what is happening to an entire generation of children trying to grow up with their world expl...
Social Media Advice, McCarthy's Math Problem, Local Media, "Population Bomb" Nonsense w/ Ethan Brown
January 03, 2023 08:19 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBYour Heard Tell for Tuesday, December the 27th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by starting our news media/social media adventures in the Year of Our Lord 2023 by reviewing why we started in media in the first place, and why social media is a tool, its use for good or bad up to the person using it. We talk about potential Speaker of The House Kevin McCarthy and his math problem, which is indicitive more trouble to ...
Barriers To Election Integrity, Cultivated vs Plant-based Meat w/ Amanda Griffiths & Micah Safsten
January 02, 2023 13:12 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBYour Heard Tell for Tuesday, December the 27th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by getting past the rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and political machinations of "election integrity" w/ returning guest Amanda Griffiths, and her piece in Real Clear Policy detailing the barriers to dealing with election issues, how both parties are making the problem worse, and while everyone seems to be talking about it no ones actio...