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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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Good Talks: The Zombie Cold War Policy and Mission Creep of National Resource Centers w/ Neetu Arnold 26.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest Neetu Arnold of the National Association of Scholars and Young Voices discusses her Wall Street Journal piece on National Resource Centers, what they were designed to be, what they are now, and what to do about it. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.com Please make sure to subscribe to @Heard...

Good Talks: Who Is Riski Sunak, What to Expect From New UK PM, Bio & American Ties, & more w/ Lettice Bromovsky 26.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks with Rishi Sunak the new UK Prime Minister, we review our chat with Lettice Bromovsky from during the Conservative Party leadership race on who he is, where he came from, and what to expect from his premiership.  -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.com Please make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell , like...

Religion & Politics Debate, National Resource Centers, What Pie Is Best w/ Neetu Arnold & RJ Lehmann 26.10.2022

Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, 26 October, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we to discern the times we live in by dispensing with the old adage about not being able to talk about religion & politics since the two are not only inseperable but usually tell you plenty about a person or group when taken together, guest Neetu Arnold of the National Ass...

Politicizing Crime During An Election Cycle, Perspective From Within Justice System w/ Zeke Webster 25.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest today is attorney and public defender Zeke Webster who returns to Heard Tell to talk about how crime and "law & order" get politicized during an election cycle, turning down the noise on buzzwords and getting to what is really going on in the criminal justice system, and sticky trending topics like bail reform, alternative sentencing, and how the...

Politicizing Crime During An Election Cycle, Who is Rishi Sunak? Ill Communication, w/ Zeke Webster 25.10.2022

Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, 25 October, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we to discern the times we live in by getting to how communication and messaging is the core of politics, but is so badly handled and misunderstood by so many from the White House to the commentariat online . With Rishi Sunak the new UK Prime Minister, we review our chat with Le...

Best of Heard Tell: Parsing Out Mike Pence Past, Present, & Pending Presidential Run w/ Tom LoBianco 24.10.2022

On this Best of Head Tell, with former Vice President Mike Pence carefully picking his media spots, making calulated public breaks with former President Donald Trump, and ramping up his 2024 presidential campaign, we review our conversation with journalist and author of "Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House" Tom LoBianco to turn down the noise and get to the info...

Twice on Sunday: Justice, Crypto, Politics & Religion, Baltic States, UK Turmoil & More 23.10.2022

On this Twice on Sunday recap of the week that was in turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need Finesse Morena-Rivera on the death penalty and justice system, Amanda Griffiths on California's attempt to regulate cryptocurrency, Dennis Sanders on race, religion, Herschel Walker, and the GOP's relationship with Evangelicals and the rise of "Christian...

Discerning Herschel Walker Mess, Political Hypocrisy, Christian Nationalism & more w/ Dennis Sanders 21.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Podcast we are turning to one of our go-to guests on difficult issues, writer and pastor Dennis Sanders. This is the full conversation, including parts we couldn't air on the radio show, as Dennis Sanders and host Andrew Donaldson wade into the tricky waters where politics, culture, religion, and modern news and social media all meet, beginning with the hot mess surrounding...

Good Talks: Why Gov Gavin Newsom Really Veto'd Cryptocurrency Regulation in California w/ Amanda Griffiths 19.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest Amanda Griffiths returns to talk about her latest writing covering the surprising veto of Governor Gavin Newsom to California's attempt to regulate cryptocurrency, why legislation and regulatory efforts like this will keep coming, and what it means far beyond the state lines of the Golden State. -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas,...

Polls Reveal Voter/Commentator Gap, Why Gov Newsom Veto'd Cryptocurrency Regs, w/ Amanda Griffiths 19.10.2022

Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, 19 October, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we to discern the times we live in by digging into the numbers of a New York Times poll that seems to give contradictory answers to prevailing news media headlines. Amanda Griffiths returns to talk about her latest writing covering the surprising veto of Governor Gavin Newsom...

Should Student Loans Require Down Payments, Student Debt Issues, & more W/ Tyler Curtis 19.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is Tyler Curtis joins to talk the student load debt situation, and offers up a suggestion to the debate that is sure to be both controversial and polarizing: down payments on student loans.  -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.com Please make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell , like the program,...

Political Crisis & Cultural Turmoil in UK, Remembering Queen's Legacy As A Woman w/ Sophia Worringer 18.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks our guest is our UK friend & Young Voices contributor Sophia Worringer who talks the political political crisis and cultural turmoil, how the late Queen's steady presence is badly missed, and how Elizabeth was both traditional woman and progressively feminine but not a "modern feminist." -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epi...

UK In Disarray, A Controversial Student Loan Proposal, & The Queen w/Sophia Worringer & Tyler Curtis 18.10.2022

Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, 18 October, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we to discern the times we live in by checking in with our UK friend & Young Voices contributor Sophia Worringer who talks the political political crisis and cultural turmoil, how the late Queen's steady presence is badly missed, and how Elizabeth was both traditional wo...

Best of Heard Tell: Finesse Moreno-Rivera On Death Penalty, Justice, & Victims of the War on Drugs 17.10.2022

On this edition of Best of Heard Tell we highlight our conversations with criminologist Finesse Morena Rivera, who talks the death penalty, criminal justice system, morality, and who the real victims of the War on Drugs are.  -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.com Please make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell , like the program, comm...

Twice On Sunday: Machiavelli, Taxes, Herschel Walker, Environment, Christian Nationalism, Putin v Baltic States, Regulatory Reform, & more 16.10.2022

Heard Tell: Twice On Sunday is our review of the week that was in turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern the times we live as we talk to knowleable guests like Amanda Griffiths, Dennis Sanders, Ethan Brown, Quinn Townsend, Travis Nix, and Gabriella Hoffman. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...

20 Historic Events & Real Life People Who Should Have Films or Series Made About Them w/ Sarah Stook 15.10.2022

Our friend Sarah Stook from the UK and host Andrew Donaldson each bring lists of 10 historic events and real life people that should have a movie or series treatment, from new angles on the well known to the obscure events everyone should know about. Sarah and Andrew discuss why they think the event/person would make a great movie or series, why the stories are important to tell, comparisons to po...

Good Talks: Climate Caterwauling Surrounding Infaltion Reduction Act, Rhetoric, Policy, & more w/ Ethan Brown 14.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Ethan Brown of the The Sweaty Penguin Podcast talks what environmental & climate provisions actually made it into the Inflation Reduction Act after all the caterwauling over it, better ways to communicate about environmental and climate issues, how rhetoric gets in the way of policy, and the future of the environmental movement. -------------------- Que...

LA City Council Hot Mess, Trump Subpoena, Climate & Inflation Reduction Act, & more w/ Ethan Brown 14.10.2022

Your Heard Tell for Thursday, 13 October, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we to discern the times we live in by dealing with the January 6th committee deciding & voting to subpoena former resident Donald Trump as the big finale to their public hearings, sorting throught the hot mess that is the LA City Council after leaked audio revealed racist c...

Good Talks: How National Joe Manchin Narratives Skipped Over Permitting & Regulator Reform w/ Quinn Townsend 14.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Quinn Townsend returns to talk about the various proposals in congress for permitting and regulatory reform that will affect far more than just the energy sector they are aimed at.  -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.com Please make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell , like the program, comment...

Good Talks: Taxes, 8th Amendment, Congress, and the Dysfunction and Blunt Force of the IRS w/ Travis Nix 13.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest is Travis Nix of Young Voices returns to talk taxes and the 8th Amendment from his recent piece in the Wall Street Journal. Travis and Andrew discuss what taxes should and shouldn't be, how congressional dysfunction is a root problem, and what the IRS should and shouldn't be using funds to fix.  -------------------- Questions, comments, concerns, id...

Alex Jones Is A Billion Times Responsible, Taxes, Regulatory Reform, w/ Travis Nix & Quinn Townsend 13.10.2022

Your Heard Tell for Thursday, 13 October, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we to discern the times we live in by getting to the why and the how beyond the eye-popping numbers on d amages levied against Alex Jones & why his and some folks on social media's cries of silencing and persecution should be not only rejected but disqualifying from you...

Best of Heard Tell: Machiavelli Revisited From Renaissance To Founding Fathers to 2Pac w/ Amanda Griffiths 12.10.2022

On this Best of Heard Tell, we revisit part of our conversation with Amanda Griffiths on the influence, legend, lies, and mythology of Machiavelli from history, in politics, and shaping pop culture. From the episode: So you might have heard tell of Machiavelli, or someone acting or accused of being Machiavellian in their dealings, schemings, and intentions, or the shadowy political powers of secre...

Good Talks: How The Baltic States Freedom & Economic Success Shows Up Putin's Dictatorship w/ Gabriella Hoffman 11.10.2022

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest is friend of the program Gabriella Hoffman who uses her own background and heritage to explain how the success of the Baltic states since the fall of the Soviet Union is the counterpoint of what freedom can do compared to the oppression of Vladimir Putin-led Russia, how a knowledge of history should make us more discerning of the media narratives and debate...

How Free Baltic States Mock Putin, Viral Robots, Lead Policy, Art Caper Solved, w/ Gabriella Hoffman 11.10.2022

Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we to discern the times we live in by having a grown folk talk about preparation, and how we should be judging our elected leaders and political/policy decisions based on how they hold up before, during, and after a crisis. We skip the hype and interwebs reaction to yet another...

Grown Folk Talk on Herschel Walker, Politcal Hypocrisy, & "Christian Nationalism" w/ Dennis Sanders 10.10.2022

Your Heard Tell for Monday, 10 October, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we to discern the times we live in by turning to one of our go-to guests on difficult issues, writer and pastor Dennis Sanders, on the hot mess surrounding Herschel Walker, political hypocrisy past & present, and some tough questions about what Christian nationalism means for...

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