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On Heard Tell for this Tuesday, June 21st, we revisit some great discussions with guest Daniel Di Martino , Luis Mendez , Kat Dwyer , Dr Michael Siegel , and John W. Miller . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Garion Frankel returns to Heard Tell to talk about Latino culture, demographics, "LatinX", and how identity doesn't always fit neatly onto a government form or political/cultural debate. Garion uses his own family's example and explains how the Chicano movement changed not only a region, but a group of people, and his own family. Plus, Garion ge...

Your Heard Tell show for Monday, June 20th, 2022 is turning down the news cycle noise and getting to the information we need on a perfect example of how headline writing and SEO optimization is manipulating the news and aiming more for your emotions and reactions than informing, we'll walk through how the noise of the news cycle really works using a Fox News story about Disney and a child sex...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest today is Heard Tell show regular and Ordinary Times contributing editor Dr Michael Siegel. While normally we have our friend on to talk science, we wade into some of the hot topics surrounding January 6th. First, as a Pennsylvania resident, Michael talks about GOP PA GOV nominee Doug Mastriano whom he has written about before, but now is comparing the events of...

Your Heard Tell show for Friday, June 17th, 2022 is turning down the news cycle noise and getting to the information we need on a historical example with modern day implications that show that the arts are always a reflection and critique of politics & society, and the "culture wars" not only aren't an excuse to ignore, but art is a vital counterpoint to them. We cover writing from...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest today is Daniel Di Martino, not only a Young Voices contributor but also heading up the exciting and important Dissident Project. Daniel tells his own story of how a communist dictatorship took his native Argentina from a vibrant and thriving country to economic ruin in just a handful of years, his immigration to the United States, and the perspective the freed...

Your Heard Tell show for Thursday, June 16th, 2022 is turning down the news cycle noise and getting to the information we need on Xi Jinping of China and Vladimir Putin of Russia have a "warm and friendly" conversation , we'll talk how two of the most brutal dictators on earth growing closer is bad news for millions of people that live oppressed under them and the world that will have...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest is journalist and filmaker John W. Miller who returns to Heard Tell to talk about Little League Baseball, and some writing and reporting he has been doing on the subject. John talks about how what was once a community and local tradition has changed to a for-profit model, changing not only how communities do things like sports but changing who can participa...

Your Heard Tell show for Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 is turning down the news cycle noise and getting to the information we need on President Joe Biden writing an official letter to oil and gas executives over the high price of gasoline and the reduced refinery capacity, but what he should do is review his own words, policies, and leadership. We'll talk about the nearly 50 years of book we have...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Sean Themea joins Heard Tell to talk about the current talk and schemes surrounding student loan debt. Sean discusses the issues with debt forgiveness, who will and won't benefit from the various plans, and how all the forgiveness in the world won't change the inherent problems in higher education. Sean also discusses the political calculations, and wha...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Pavel Pfitzner joins us from Australia to bring perspective on gas prices, as it isn't just the United States struggling with soaring cost of fuel. Pavel talks policy, politics, and projects out the near-term struggling from Down Under to bring perspective on our own gas issues. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...

Your Heard Tell show for Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 is turning down the news cycle noise and getting to the information we need on the discussion of who is, and isn't, paying attention to the news cycle such as the January 6th committee hearings. We have not one but two great guests this episode from our Young Voices contributors. Pavel Pfitzner joins us from Australia to bring perspective on ga...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Cooper Conway returns to Heard Tell to talk education issues that are still roiling folks both online and in real life. Cooper talks about school choice, funding, and what if any lessons we've learned coming out of the COVID-era education mess. Cooper also talks about the practice of "capping" charter schools, and has thoughts on the effects and fai...

Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need on how we should be reacting to all that bad news that is constantly heading our way, or more importantly controlling the response we have to it, working off a wonderful piece from the great Matt LaBash . Out in San Francisco, controversial DA Chesa Boudin has been recalled , we'll talk...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Dr. Michael Siegel returns to talk about what the data we have on mass shootings, gun violence, and gun control claims really says when taken as objectively as possible. We talk 11 popular claims about guns being used today and discuss if the data backs them up, refutes them, or is more complex than just the buzzwords and slogans. Advertising Inquiries: https:/...

Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, 07 June, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need on the ongoing debate over gun violence as guest Dr. Michael Siegel returns to talk about what the data we have on mass shootings, gun violence, and gun control claims really says when taken as objectively as possible. We talk 11 popular claims about guns being used today and discuss if the dat...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Luis Mendez returns to talk movies, especially the massive success of Top Gun: Maverick and how a sequel 36 years in the making became the biggest Memorial Day weekend ever. We also talk to Luis about the business side of movies coming out of the COVID era, how studios are balancing streaming and theater releases, and which companies are set up for future succe...

Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, 01 June, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need on the Uvalde Police and Independent School District Police reportedly no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Safety investigation into their response and conduct during the Robb Elementary shooting massacre. Vladimir Putin's war of aggression continues to have massive worldwi...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Jericho Hill returns, and he has some interesting reporting on a phenomenon going on in the Reddit law enforcement sphere, where moderators tried to shut down criticism of the police response to the Uvalde massacre but the commenters where having none of it. Jericho also brings his perspective on the shootings, talks about how these incidents hit different now...

Your Heard Tell for Friday, 27 May, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need on trying to get accountability for mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, and how "known to authorities" and "slipped through the cracks" are newspeak for unaccountable folks who didn't do the jobs they should have ahead of time at the expense of innocent lives. We go to India...

On this edition of Heard Tell: Twice on Sunday we replay interviews with guests Kat Dwyer, Ben Sears, Em Carpenter, Jason Reed, and by heavy audience request, from the Friday, May 27th Heard Tell show, the victims of Uvalde plus law enforcement response, political realities facing President Biden, turning down the noise on Monkeypox, and host Andrew Donaldson's feature story "Laboring Unde...

Your Heard Tell for Friday, 27 May, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need as we remember the victims of the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Shocking and serious questions are being raised about the law enforcement response to the school shooting, and really poor press outings by officials is only making the outcry louder, we'll delve into the viral "Th...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Jason Reed, PR and UK Lead for Young Voices returns to the program to talk about a proposal over there that would essentially require everyone online to have a digital ID and also apply age restriction to the internet. Jason details the folly of thinking such restrictions would work, how such regulations will not make the internet...

Your Heard Tell for Thursday, 26 May, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need on how Georgia Governor Brian Kemp survived the Trump vendetta ride against him by applying old school power politics to MAGA's rhetoric heavy but strategy-lite campaign against him, we cover the Politico piece that gives details . In China, what are being call the "Xinjiang Police File...

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Em Carpenter, attorney and Senior Editor at Ordinary-Times.com is one of many lawyers and SCOTUS watches that are really fired up about the new 6-3 ruling by The Court regarding whether poor representation is grounds for two death row inmates to get considerations. Em also talks about how vital representation is to our system of j...