Heard Tell

Heard Tell

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Turning down the noise of what we are hearing in the news cycle, social media, and the discourse to get to the information on culture, politics, and the issues of the day we need to properly discern the times we live in. Hosted by Andrew Donaldson

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Heard Tell

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Jul 5, 2026

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Causes & Solutions To Teacher Shortage, Grown Folk Talk About Active/Mass Shooters, w/ Jeff Broaddus 05.12.2022

Your Heard Tell for Monday, December the 5th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by delving into what is causing, exacerbating, and prolonging the teacher shortage, and how we are going to need far more than just raised pay and buzzwords to address the crisis. Our guest is J eff Broaddus of Broaddus Defense who brings his m...

Good Talks: How FTX Became One Of The Biggest Frauds Ever, Media Coverage, Crypto, & more w/ Yael Ossowski 04.12.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is Yael Ossowski of Consumer Choice Center, great friend of the program, who joins us to talk about the FTX story and how - while crypto is one facet of this scandal - the real story is how Sam Bankman-Fried and associates have perpetrated one of the biggest frauds in recorded human history. Yael also talks about how the news media is covering the FTX story,...

Good Talks: How Government Regulations Gatekeeps Regular Folks From Investing w/ economist Danielle Zanzalari 03.12.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talk economist Danielle Zanzalari who returns to Heard Tell to explain how SEC & government are gatekeeping lower income investors with invasive and condescending regulations while picking and choosing who can access certain markets -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.com Please make sure to subscribe to @...

More COVID Funding Fraud, Is FTX Biggest Scam Ever?, Lessons About One Party Rule, w/ Yael Ossowski 02.12.2022

Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, November 30th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by once again reviewing the tremendous fraud, waste, and abuse that "do something" legislating during COVID-19 crisis as more investigations show how fraudsters took advantage of unaccoutable governement, and why we are doomed to repeat...

Good Talks: Background & Perspective on Protests in China, Human Rights, & the Chinese People w/ Noah Khogali 01.12.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is Noah Khogali of Young Voices joins us from the UK to talk about the current protests in China, background on what has led up to them, perspective on the country and the people from having lived there, and what the currect events means for the geopolitics, economics, and human rights issues when it comes to China.  -------------------- Questions, comments,...

Explaining The Freight Rail Strike Mess, Perspective On Protests In China, & More w/ Noah Khogali 30.11.2022

Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, November 30th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by explaining the sequence of events that has led to President Biden calling on congress to avert a freight rail strike, and how the need for immediate action is in no small part due to the president's handling of the situation. Noah Khogal...

How Government Gatekeeps Investing, Water Conservation Crisis, w/Danielle Zanzalari & Micah Safsten 29.11.2022

Your Heard Tell for Friday, November 18th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking with economist Danielle Zanzalari who returns to Heard Tell to explain how SEC & government are gatekeeping lower income investors with invasive and condescending regulations while picking and choosing who can access certain markets...

Best of Heard Tell: Student Loan Debt, Forgiveness Debate, and The Cost of Higher Education 28.11.2022

On this Best of Heard Tell, you might have Heard Tell that President Biden has finally revealed his long promised student debt relief proposals. So, we review some of our recent Good Talks regarding student loans and student loan debt forgiveness, and by extension the very high cost of higher education.  From May of 2022, Attorney and Ordinary Times Senior Editor Em Carpenter gives her personal ta...

Twice On Sunday: Elon Musk, International Affairs, FTX, Mental Health, Big Tech & Government Lawsuit & More 27.11.2022

Twice on Sunday reviews Heard Tell's turning down the noise of the news cycle to get to the information we need on headlines like Elon Musk and Twitter, Mental Health, Afghanistan a year after America left, dissidents worldwide in danger, FTX scandal, and a lawsuit that will determine the relationship between Big Tech, social media, the government, and us. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir...

Best of Heard Tell: Afghanistan Post-US, Dissidents & Activists w/ & Prathamesh Yamul & Kareem Rifai 23.11.2022

On this Best of Heard Tell: Prathamesh Yamul, who has a piece out on how one year out from the botched US withdrawl from Afghanistan a turf war between the Taliban and ISIS-K is dictating what's going on in the war torn country. Prathamesh walks us through what has happened in Afghanistan in the year since Kabul fell, and other than the drone strike again Zawahiri when most folks in the west s...

Good Talks: Lawsuit to Define Relationship Between Big Tech, Social Media, Public, & Government w/ Leslie Corbly 23.11.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks Leslie Corbly returns to Heard Tell to walk us through the details of legal actions that could have wide-ranging ramifications to the relationship between social media companies, government agencies, the consuming public, and where the lines between them ought to be.  -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail....

Good Talks: Elon Musk & Twitter Hot Mess, FTX Collapse, New Congress & Big Tech Regulations w/ James Czerniawski 22.11.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks the returing James Czerniawski helps us turn down the news cycle noise and get to the information we need to know about the latest in the ongoing hot mess that is Elon Musk and Twitter, how changes in congress might change the debate over government regulation, and tech stories to be watching for as 2022 turns into 2023. -------------------- Questions, comments, conce...

Elon Musk/Twitter Hot Mess, Lines Between Gov't & Media, FTX, w/ James Czerniawski & Leslie Corbly 22.11.2022

Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, November 22th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking with the returing James Czerniawski about the latest in the ongoing hot mess that is Elon Musk and Twitter, how changes in congress might change the debate over government regulation, FTX collapse and scandal, and tech stories to be wa...

Best of Heard Tell: The Opioid Epidemic: What We Should, and Can, Do About It w/ Dr Keith Humphreys 21.11.2022

From 2021: The Opioid epidemic is still raging through communities even as other events dominate the news headlines. But with over 90K dead from overdoses in 2020, there is no end in sight to the crisis. We turn to Dr. Keith Humphreys who has been an addiction expert for many years on his recent testimony before a US Senate committee on the opioid crisis, how the new synthetic drugs like Fentanyl...

Good Talks: What's Happened to the Romatic Comedy, Hallmark Movies FTW, & more w/ film critic Luis Mendez 20.11.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest and movie critic Luis Mendez of the Mendez Movie Report returns to Heard Tell to talk movies, what has happened to the romantic comedy as it's more Hallmark Christmas and less big box office, Martin Scorcese at 80, reviewing "Bones and All", and the business of making movies for theaters v streaming. -------------------- Questions, comments, conc...

Twice On Sunday: Education, Inside Congress Post-Midterm, UK Politics, Rom-Com Films, Aussie Netball Hotmess, & more 20.11.2022

Twice On Sunday is all the week that was in turning down the noise of the news cycle to get to information we need to discern the times we live in by reviewing all the good talks with knowledgeable guest, host Andrew Donaldson's thoughts, and all the grown folk talk from the third week of November in the Year of Our Lord 2022. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-O...

Being Thankful, Rom-Coms, Aussie Handball Scandal & Victoria Politics, w/ Luis Mendez & Mark Burgess 18.11.2022

Your Heard Tell for Friday, November 18th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking thankfulness as a mindset, not just a holiday, and as an important counterpoint to the caterwauling of headlines and narratives. Our guest and movie critic Luis Mendez of the Mendez Movie Report returns to Heard Tell to talk movies, wha...

Good Talks: What The Data Says We Did To Our Kids & Their Education During COVID w/ Sarah Montalbano 17.11.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is Alaska Policy Forum analyst and Young Voices contributor and regional leader Sarah Montalbano who returns to Heard Tell to talk education and the data we are now getting about just how badly the COVID era policies affected school age children, the shocking numbers of the damage done to their learning, and how the crisis and response revealed long standing...

Educational Cost of COVID, Democrats Post-Midterm, Rick Scott Buys An L, & more w/ Sarah Montalbano 17.11.2022

Your Heard Tell for Thursday, November 17th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by discussing the lay of the land for the Democratic Party and President Biden following the midterm elections and what comes next with Republicans narrowly controling the House, Team Blue narrowly controlling the Senate, and a looming re-electi...

Good Talks: Inside The Chaos, Machinations, and Politics of Post-Midterm Election Congress w/ Eric Garcia 17.11.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks we are going inside the post-election chaos of the house and senate with congressional reported Eric Garcia with leadership challenges, behind the scenes power struggles, personalitiy clashes, and the politics and policies of the lame duck and incoming congress. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.com Pl...

Inside Post Election Washington w/ Eric Garcia & Getting Past The Mike Pence Veneer w/ Tom LoBianco 16.11.2022

Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, November 16th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by going inside the post-election chaos of the house and senate with congressional reported Eric Garcia with leadership challenges, behind the scenes power struggles, personalitiy clashes, and the politics and policies of the lame duck and inco...

Good Talks: UK Politics From Liz Truss to Rishi Sunak, Headlines, Scandals, and Updates w/ Lettice Bromovsky 16.11.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest, regular UK correspondent, and Young Voices Contributor Lettice Bromovsky returns to talk fall of Liz Truss, rise of Rishi Sunak, Gavin Williams scandal, Matt Hancock on TV row, nurses strike, Northern Ireland, and what to watch for going forward in UK politics. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gm...

Post Election Blame Game, China In Proper Perspective, UK Politics & Headlines, w/ Lettice Bromovsky 15.11.2022

Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, November 15th, 2022, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by using the post election blame game to reveal what folks really did or didn't learn from the midterms. We talk about o ne of the most important geopolitical developments in the world and how that should shape our perspective and policy towa...

Good Talks: How Coverage & Political Buzzwordings Of Economy & Economic Numbers Isn't Helping w/ Stephen Popick 13.11.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest economist Stephen Popick returns to talk through economics numbers, how the coverage and rhetoric adds to confussion of complicated and nuanced information, the problem with how news media covers the "weird" current economy, politics as big business, and more. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellS...

Good Talks: Education, School Choice, Funding, & How Universal Cash Deposits Are A Bad Idea w/ Kenneth Schrupp 12.11.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest Kenneth Schrupp of young voices joins to talk education and how the idea of "universal cash deposits" is not an answers in the public education - school choice debate, and would end up looking like the hot mess the student loan program for secondary education has become.   -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email...

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