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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.

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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 data backs them up, refutes them, or is more complex than just the buzzwords and slogans. We also return to Buffalo, where the Tops market shooting response has cost a 911 dispatcher their job. A day after the anniversary of the D-Day landings, we remember the heroism from WW2 by listening to FDR's words from then that have plenty of application to today as well. Also, we cover the story of a father raising funds and awareness for suicide prevention after losing his own son to it. Plus, our host gives an update on his health and explains the break in Heard Tell episodes, and what the future holds. All that and more on this Tuesday edition of Heard Tell.

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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 success. Also, Luis opines on Marvel and superhero movies, lists movies to watch for as the summer continues, and I put him on the spot about the great John William's best movie score.

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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 worldwide implications, as we turn to Der Spiegel reporting on how Ukraine being cut off from the world by war is already killing untold numbers, and it will only get worse. Our 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 success. Also, Luis opines on Marvel and superhero movies, lists movies to watch for as the summer continues, and I put him on the spot about the great John William's best movie score. Plus, John Durham's three year investigation into "Russia-gate" sees his first trial and brought charges go for naught as Michael Susseman is acquitted, and we go to Romsey, UK, where a widow is blow away but the outpouring, and rather unique, items the community raffled off to donate and celebrate the life of her late husband and help the hospice that cared for him. All that and more on this Wednesday edition of Heard Tell.

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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 that he is a parent, and shares skepticism as someone who has worked in government as to anything positive getting done going forward. Also, he puts on his economist hat and explains an interesting changing in housing data and its correlation to working from home.

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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, where the ruling government's push for a Uniform Civil Code regarding such things as marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption in the very diverse and divide population of the world's largest democracy, what it means for human rights and justice, and lessons we can learn from the struggle. 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 that he is a parent, and shares skepticism as someone who has worked in government as to anything positive getting done going forward. Also, he puts on his economist hat and explains an interesting changing in housing data and its correlation to working from home. In politics, Donald Trump is laying blame for his chosen candidates poor performance in Georgia and looking ahead to another name on his vendetta list in Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, and a marathon running in Buffalo put one participant in the race to sleep in winning. All that and more on this Tuesday edition of Heard Tell.

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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 Under The "Nobody Wants To Work" Narrative" as read by our host.

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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 "They could've been shot" moment that has many outraged. Also, we turn down the noise on what President Biden can and can't do in response to the tragedy, and lay out the political realities against the heated and often unmoored from reality rhetoric. We turn down the noise on on the widening Monkeypox worries, as our friend Michael Siegel has written an explainer for us. We highlight a story that gives a different perspective on the "nobody wants to work" narrative, and a Roman-era carving on a stone in Hadrian's Wall in the UK turns out to have a 1,700 year old off-colored insult. All that and more on this Friday edition of Heard Tell.

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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 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.

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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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