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Your Heard Tell Show for Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by returning to the story of the Marion, Kansas newspaper that was raided by local law enforcement now that the chief of police has resigned, been caught lying and deleting evidence, and how good reporting and social media attention has turned the tide of an abuse of power story. Attorney and Ordinary Times Senior Editor Em Carpenter returns to Heard Tell to talk about the bonkers first day of Donald Trump's NY civil trial for business fraud, lawsplains why this is a bench trial with no jury and whether or not that was on purpose or a mistake, and how to parse through bad legal takes and coverage in complicated, high-profile cases. Then, our scientist friend and spacecraft flier Dr. Michael Siegel returns to talk about the return of NASA's real life "Armageddon" mission that returned samples from an asteroid back to Earth, and yes, we use lots of references and jokes from the movie to explain science, space, and physics of some really cool space tech. Plus, as an academic, we ask Michael about the ongoing "men thinking about Rome" meme to his hilarious and surprising reaction before getting the real history and reasons why the Roman Empire still captures attention and imaginations. We end on a good note, with a company that will be producing the merchandise for West Virginia's biggest one day festival by helping out their own extraordinary employees.

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Your Heard Tell Show for Monday, October 2nd, 2023 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by discussing congress pressing the snooze button on a government shutdown, starting a new 45 day clock on getting the government funded, and setting up a GOP intramural between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Matt Gaetz. Economist Stephen Popick returns to discuss how the current funding debates in congress do nothing to address the actual fiscal problems the country faces, how government spending does and doesn't work, how not all the federal bureaucracy is created equal or can be buzzworded away, and the how and why housing is such a vital economic indicator for the future. Then, our friend Sarah Stook returns to give a Brit's perspective on the GOP primary and latest debate that she wrote up for Elections-Daily.com, her take on the hot mess of the debate stage, covering Nikki Haley's campaign, the looming non-presence of Trump, and her thoughts on American politics.

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On this edition of Heard Tell Good Talks, we go to the UK and our friend Ben Harris returns to Heard Tell to talk about his perspective on Rishi Sunak, roiling Chinese spy scandal that was right down the hall from where he works in parliament, the crumbling schools hot mess, cost of living and housing crisis, young people "brain drain" possibilities, and how - in Ben's words - NIMBYism is killing the UK. Plus Ben defends the UK's proposed "American XL bully" dog breed ban with our host, and pit bull owner Andrew, talks about when the next general election might come, and what folks outside the UK should be watching for in the news in the coming months.

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Your Heard Tell Show for Thursday, September 28th, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by zooming out from all the recent headlines on labor, unions, strikes, and workers to get a wider perspective beyond just buzzwords and idealized slogans to talk about what good companies and good unions with a proper government ought to be, how we don't have that, and how leadership and accountability are the difference between having good, bad, and sometimes very ugly situations for workers trying to get theirs. Host Andrew pushed back on some of your feedback that he's being too dismissive of the GOP presidential primary field by pointing out that money never lies, and we now have the advertising buy rates for the second GOP debate that are telling. Our guest is the returning David Clement from our friends at the Consumer Choice Center walks us through the big trouble up north as his native Canada is dealing with a string of bad headlines. From an exploding international incident with India, to the gobsmacking embarrassment of honoring a real life Nazi in the Canadian Parliament during the visits of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the underlying economic issues of housing, to the debate over Canadian media. David also lays out some things to look for in the headlines coming up when it comes to Canada, answers if the Trudeau government is on its last legs, and why Canada's long-held ethos of "just don't be America" has taken a very public and embarrassing hit with scandal after scandal.

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Your Heard Tell Show for Thursday, September 28th, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by reviewing the hot mess that was the second GOP presidential debate for the 2024 primary, some real talk about what did and didn't happen, skip the narratives and "there must be a horserace" mentality as to how this primary really is setting up, and how the Parable of Two Donkeys explains how most folks viewed this debate. We go out to Portland, Oregon, and go beyond the headlines and the red shirt waving of social and news media over drug use and get to the information as to why the drug decriminalzation effort is failing, what lessons we should learn from it, and how half measures and bad implementation can doom the even the best of intentions. Our guest is Denver Post columnist Krista Kafer who returns to Heard Tell to tell us the tale of two Colorado members of congress that could not be more different; Rep. Ken Buck who despite being a down-the-line conservative has drawn the ire of his party for not going along with election fraud and impeachment, and Rep. Lauren Boebert who embarassed herself in a theater enough to actually apologize while trying to hold onto her seat she only won by a few hundred votes.

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Your Heard Tell Show for Wednesday, September 27th, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by skipping the caterwauling over the looming government shutdown and putting the blame where it really belongs, while keeping an appropriate amount of loathing for the using of workers not getting a paycheck becoming a required optic for everyone involved. Then we welcome Neetu Arnold from the National Association of Scholars brings a twist on the ongoing debate over TikTok with reporting on how TikTok's parent company ByteDance spent nearly $18M in lobbying and donations to American universities, and large chunks of those funds were not properly reported to the Department of Education. Then, we welcome back to Heard Tell Addison Hosner, as we revisit and review the Ron DeSantis vs Disney narratives, news, new legal maneuvering, the Mouse's relationship to the state of Florida, and how cultural wars and political theory don't always match up in the real world as the online folks think or project. We end on a good note, and the store of a grocery store giant gives money for a unique way to get goods and produce to areas that need it most.

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Your Heard Tell Show for Monday, September 25th, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by taking the latest culture war hot button viral moment - Taylor Swift going to an NFL game - and using it as the latest example of how viral stories don't happen by accident, how content creators are pushing for pay not narrative truth, how to see backchannels in such stories, and why it has nothing to really do with Taylor Swift at all. Then, we talk about TikTok, and a story about how one account is using facial recognition technology to not only dox and identify folks from their online videos, but raises questions of privacy, rights, and seems to draw more and more people into a mob mentality of hunting down real world humans from their online interactions. Our guest is Connor Vasile who joins Heard Tell for an extended discussion on criminal justice and how we have to get past the buzzwords to what is really going on, how statistics can do as much harm as good in the discourse, why law enforcement accountability and having the trust of the community is key to any reform, and what we should be focusing on when it comes to cries for "law and order." Plus, host Andrew recounts a story from covering the 2022 midterm to illustrate why the border, immigration, and migrants will continue to be a hot button topic and prime fodder for politicians, pundits, and the public without the problem ever actually being solved.

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Your Heard Tell Show for Monday, September 25th, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by starting with the admission as we enter government shutdown week that neither congress nor the American people take spending and fiscal responsibility seriously, as proven by the data from the government on what we do spend our money on, and the actions of the public and congress that speak louder than their words. Reporter Adam Bass returns to the program with a local focus and first hand account of what happens when migrants from the border crisis comes to town, how both elected officials and the public react, the communication - or lack there of - between federal, state, and local authorities, and what it really looks like when national headlines and narratives show up in your town and have to be dealt with. Then, Eric Suarez joins the program to talk about the Biden's administration's latest deal with Venezuela which has some eyebrow raising concessions to the Nicolás Maduro dictatorship in exchange for loosening restrictions on Venezuelan oil. Eric explains from the perspective of being Venezuelan why this is a bad deal and a bad bet for America, the current situation politically and economically in Venezuela, the long shadow of Hugo Chavez that still looms over not just that country but South and Latin America, and what the future holds going forward for the Venezuelan people.

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Your Heard Tell Show for Thursday, September 21th, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by looking at the growing economic troubles in Germany, and how the sudden end to cheap fossil fuels from Russia has laid bare some flaws in Germany's attempts to transition to renewables while also being the manufacturing and economic engine of the EU, and the teachable lessons other nations should be learning from the crisis. Our guest is educator, writer, and Young Voices contributor Arman Sidhu,who talks about how the devil is in the details when it comes to school choice legislation, getting beyond buzzwords on education reform, the good and bad of education savings accounts and how to discuss it, how COVID forever changed education, and how to have a more productive discourse about education. Then, we check in with the latest primary polling in the GOP race for the 2024 presidential nomination, and why host Andrew is calling it the "Primary In Name Only." Then, we go down under to talk with Frances An uses her background and study of market research and organizational psychology to rethink "trigger warnings" and if they are doing more harm than good, regardless of intentions. We end on a good note with some research that the three places that bring folks of all social classes together are all restaurants that will surprise you.

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Your Heard Tell Show for Wednesday, September 20th, is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by taking the politics of food, specifically food deserts, and what two examples of one urban and one rural food deserts and the discussion around them have in common, including that there are no good answers to this pressing problem made worse by folks trapped in their priors instead of problem solving the issue. We go to the UK and our friend Ben Harris returns to Heard Tell to talk about his perspective on Rishi Sunak, roiling Chinese spy scandal that was right down the hall from where he works in parliament, cost of living and housing crisis, young people "brain drain" possibilities, and Ben defends the UK's proposed "American XL bully" dog breed ban with our host, and pit bull owner Andrew. Then our guest is Victoria Snitsar Churchill of Young Voices who has been tracking the Liberty Safe controversy as gun owners react to news that Liberty's gun safes have a "backdoor" code that was given to law enforcement, and how a company that heavily advertises to specific, passionate customer base is setting up it's own failure when they don't meet the ideals they are putting in those talk radio spots. Plus, Victoria talks responsible gun ownership, 2nd Amendment narratives, and the one thing that issues like gun rights and immigration have in common that keep both issues always going in the news media and social media debates, but never solved. We end on a good note as we have a story about a Karen - no, not that kind of Karen - an exceptionally good Karen that a whole community rallied behind.

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