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 Files" have been reported on by the BBC and they give names, faces, and details to the brutal suppression of the Uyghur population in CCP ran concentration camps that are called "schools" by propaganda. Also, we update developing stories from the Robb Elementary shooting in Texas and the SBC abuse scandal. 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 safer, and how this proposal is the latest in an alarming trend in the UK against free speech and an open internet. Also, Jason updates us on UK politics, and will recently released photographs of PM Boris Johnson reignite "Partygate" or be the last gasp of the long-running scandal. We end on a good note by checking in on a big charity drive out in Nebraska, that does all sorts of things but to be honest had us clicking on "animal cuddles." All that and more on this Thursday edition of Heard Tell.

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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 justice, how the adversarial component of criminal justice needs good representation on both sides, how that plays into the crisis of not having enough good lawyers, and how it exasperates issues at the sharp, pointy end of the legal system.

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Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, 25 May, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need on the terrible news out of Texas and the school shooting in Uvalde that has left at least 19 children and 2 adults dead. Coming just 10 days after the Buffalo killings we once again find ourselves arguing over familiar ground of why mass shootings happen so often in America, and why just arguing over guns, policy, legislation, and the motives of the individual shooters aren't getting us anywhere near reducing/preventing these terrible events. We have primary results to cover, starting in Georgia where the Trump vendetta ride did not have a good night as two of MAGA's main targets for "correcting" 2020 in Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger not only won against Trump-backed opponents but triumphed outright by large margins. We will also cover other primary races of note in Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. 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 justice, how the adversarial component of criminal justice needs good representation on both sides, how that plays into the crisis of not having enough good lawyers, and how it exasperates issues at the sharp, pointy end of the legal system. We end on an uplifting note that finds a couple in Wales who proves it is good to be in love, regardless of age, and even when the newly wed couple are a combined age of 179. All that and more on this Wednesday Edition of Heard Tell.

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Kat Dwyer joins to talk about some examples of how market innovation is brining some creative solutions to environmental problems, and how conservation can benefit from public-private partnerships. Also, Kat goes into detail about how many of the issues raised by newer environmental concerns at their core are really new takes on very old, fundamental issues in America like property rights, land usage, water rights, and government interest versus private holdings. Kat also discusses the ongoing water crisis out west, and also has some ideas about how we can better discuss and advocate for conservation issues in our own discussions and social media.

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Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, 24 May, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need on how in this midterm election season the Democratic Party is "listening, but not hearing" what voters are saying about the issues of the day, and Republicans aren't doing much better, as detailed in new writing from our friend Jay Caruso. A Russian diplomat has resigned and has publicly written as to the reason why, become one of the few government officials to publicly come out against Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine, we'll detail what he said in that scathing resignation letter. Our guest today Ben Sears, contributor at Ordinary-Times.com and long time writer about college football helps us turn down the noise on the very public feud and accusations flying between Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M Coach Jimbo Fisher that has folks once again talking about money and corruption in the college game. The difference now of course, as Ben explains, is the new rules over NILs and how players can now be paid for their image and likeness, and how nothing the coaches are accusing each other of is against the new rules. Also, Ben talks about how the traditional football powers are already starting to flex their muscles with players who have more say than ever before over their careers. Meanwhile, the House Ethics Committee has officially opened investigations into three members of congress, and the names are very familiar as we've made mention of them before on Heard Tell. We take our habit of ending the program on an uplifting note out to Wisconsin and into costume for a local theater company who is using Disney character dress up to promote theater and the arts and raise money for kids programs. All that and more on this Tuesday edition of Heard Tell.

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Kat Dwyer joins to talk about some examples of how market innovation is brining some creative solutions to environmental problems, and how conservation can benefit from public-private partnerships. Also, Kat goes into detail about how many of the issues raised by newer environmental concerns at their core are really new takes on very old, fundamental issues in America like property rights, land usage, water rights, and government interest versus private holdings. Kat also discusses the ongoing water crisis out west, and also has some ideas about how we can better discuss and advocate for conservation issues in our own discussions and social media.

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Your Heard Tell for Monday, 23 May, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting the information we need on the damning, 300 page investigation report on the complicity of leadership in the Southern Baptist Convention in covering up, excusing, and enabling sexual abuse within churches and the denomination. We'll review the thoughts of former SBC leader Dr. Russel Moore plus our own thoughts from having been covering this story. Lithium mining is the core resource behind the push for greener technology and especially electric vehicles, but a proposal for the largest lithium mine east of the Mississippi has run into controversy in North Carolina, Alexander Kaufman has a in-depth piece at Huffpost that convers the nuances and entanglements when the buzzwords of green technology hit the very real issues of mining in a community that is skeptical of both the technology and the ecological damage to their area. Our guest Kat Dwyer joins to talk about some examples of how market innovation is brining some creative solutions to environmental problems, and how conservation can benefit from public-private partnerships. Also, Kat goes into detail about how many of the issues raised by newer environmental concerns at their core are really new takes on very old, fundamental issues in America like property rights, land usage, water rights, and government interest versus private holdings. Kat also discusses the ongoing water crisis out west, and also has some ideas about how we can better discuss and advocate for conservation issues in our own discussions and social media. Plus, we update the dire situation in Sri Lanka where that country has now officially defaulted on its debt as fuel and food reserves run out, and we finish the program highlighting the two young fans Manchester City decided to feature in their championship celebration, and their personal stories that are worth knowing about. All that and more on this Monday edition of Heard Tell.

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Twice on Sunday is Heard Tell's recap of all the great interviews and Good Talks from the week that was in turning down the noise of the news cycle.

This Week:

Discerning Economic Headlines & Numbers, Inflation, the Simpsons & more w/economist Jeremy Horpedahl

Pennsylvania Primaries, Politics, & What's At The Center Of Our Universe w/Dr Michael Siegel

Covering Congress, How to Talk About Disabilities, NC Politics, & more w/journalist Eric Garcia

Grown Folk Talk About Buffalo and Race, Evil, , Violence, Community, & Politics w/ Dennis Sanders

Recapping the NC, PA, OR, & ID Primary Elections & Previewing GA's w/Elections Daily's Joe Szymanski

UK Local Elections, Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer, Northern Ireland, & more w/ Bill Bowkett

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, we head overseas and check in with our UK friends and the local elections they just had. Bill Bowkett, of Reaction an another of our great Young Voices contributors joins us to talk about the UK local elections, what it means for PM Boris Johnson, the issues like cost of living and partygate scandals that affected the vote, and what might be coming next. Bill also talks about the Labour Party, how leader Sir Keir Starmer's own issues with COVID-19 rules could see him into a very tight spot, gains made in traditionally tough areas, and how the post-Corbyn Labour Party is still trying to figure out just what it is, at least in branding to the voters. We finish up talking about the mess in Northern Ireland, and how the latest chapter in this very old problem has once again come to the front of UK politics and policy.

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Joe Szymanski of Elections-daily.com returns to break down the primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, and Idaho including high profile US Senate and governor races. Joe then helps us look forward to the next primary in Georgia coming up on Tuesday. We talk about the too-close-to-call US Senate race in Pennsylvania where Dr. Oz looks to be heading to a recount, the easy win of Congressman Ted Budd in NC, the controversial winner of the GOP nomination for PA governor, and Rep. Madison Cawthorn becoming a one-and-done member of Congress

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