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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Elise Amez-Droz of Young Voices joins to talk about healthcare, the particulars that make the American system both great in many ways but insufficient in others, the role of employeer-based insurance, and affects of ACA/Obamacare 12 years later. Elise also talks about the regulatory healthcare time bomb that is set to go off in 2026, legislative challenges, and the role of expanding Medicare/Medicaid, plus she talks about what we should and shouldn't be focusing on in the healthcare debate.
Your Heard Tell for Friday, May 6th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on the Biden Administration's post-Roe plans, as the "Alito draft" has reportedly sent the White House scrambling to coordinate a messaging response while finding itself with limited options. We turn down the noise on the hot mess that is the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, and talk about how some folks reaction and the culture and news media obsession over celebrity trials is feeding an unhealthy form of fandom. Guest Elise Amez-Droz of Young Voices joins to talk about healthcare, the particulars that make the American system both great in many ways but insufficient in others, the role of employeer-based insurance, and affects of ACA/Obamacare 12 years later. Elise also talks about the regulatory healthcare time bomb that is set to go off in 2026, legislative challenges, and the role of expanding Medicare/Medicaid, plus she talks about what we should and shouldn't be focusing on in the healthcare debate. Also, we cover some writing by our friend Dennis Sanders on the death of "the big tent" and how social media and politics are combining to not only narrow folk's information silos but increase, in his words, not just the mean but the dumb and mean. Plus, the story of a Door Dash delivery that served up medical aid and saved a life. All that and more on this Friday edition of Heard Tell.
On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Joe Szymanski of Elections Daily breaks down the primary voting in Ohio and Indiana, including the US Senate race in Ohio that brought lots of coverage, and how much did the Trump factor and endorsements play into JD Vance's win. Joe also goes down the list of primaries in the month of May with what to watch for, races that bear paying attention too, and some predictions on marquee matchups like US Senate races in North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, the looming Brian Kemp v Stacey Abrams re-match, congressional redistricting and maps, and much more.
Your Heard Tell for Thursday, May 5nd, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on the continued fall out from the "Alito draft" by review how much abortion was being talked about by the 2022 candidates and how it polled with voters...and how that might change with the pending fall of Roe v Wade. Pope Francis gets his 1054 on and takes Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to task for his support of Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine. Guest Joe Szymanski of Elections Daily breaks down the primary voting in Ohio and Indiana, including the US Senate race in Ohio that brought lots of coverage, and how much did the Trump factor and endorsements play into JD Vance's win. Joe also goes down the list of primaries in the month of May with what to watch for, races that bear paying attention too, and some predictions on marquee matchups like US Senate races in North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, the looming Brian Kemp v Stacey Abrams re-match, congressional redistricting and maps, and much more. Also, over in the UK the benches of the parliament are a member short after an MP resigns after getting busted watching porn on his phone in the House of Commons, and a Vegas wedding gone sideways gets a mile-high happy ending. All that and more on this Thursday Edition of Heard Tell.
On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest attorney Burt Likko returns explain the case law that surrounds Roe v Wade before delving into the pending decision of Dobbs v Mississippi. Burt also talks us through what happens in the states if Roe goes down, how we got here, and were we are going next.
Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, May 4nd, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need to break down the legal aspects and repercussions of the "Alito draft". 2024 is on the minds of many even as we navigate 2022, and Maryland Gov Larry Hogan is not being subtle on wanting to run for president, we will discuss the biggest challenge to such a campaign. Guest Burt Likko returns explain the case law that surrounds Roe v Wade before delving into the pending decision of Dobbs v Mississippi. Burt also talks us through what happens in the states if Roe goes down, how we got here, and were we are going next. We will turn down the noise on the buzzword du jour of "codifying" Roe v Wade into law through a deeply divided congress in and election year, and finish the show talking about the creator of popular Roblox online game is pumping some serious money into mental health causes. All that and more on this Wednesday edition of Heard Tell.
On this Heard Tell Good talks, Our guest Jason Downey, chairman of the State Board of Education in Georgia, and we talk Georgia politics in a state that will be very closely watched in the midterms. Jason reviews the recent history the 2020 election and Georgia run-offs that led us to now, the Trump factor, primary races like Governor Brian Kemp vs former Senator David Perdue and the looming rematch with Stacey Abrams, Herschel Walker vs Senator Raphael Warnock, Hice vs Raffensperger for Secretary of State, and more. Plus, Jason talks about the ongoing discussions and debates in education, and how they are being addressed and hashed out in Georgia.
Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, May 3nd, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on the reported "Alito draft" of the Supreme Court ruling that is pending in Dobbs v Mississippi, a draft opinion that if enacted would overturn Roe v Wade and Casey v Planned Parenthood. We talk about the legal aspects, what such a ruling would/wouldn't do, and how we once again must remember there is no such thing as a leak so who did release the draft and why. Our guest today is Jason Downey, chairman of the State Board of Education in Georgia, and we talk Georgia politics in a state that will be very closely watched in the midterms. Jason reviews the recent history the 2020 election and Georgia run-offs that led us to now, the Trump factor, primary races like Governor Brian Kemp vs former Senator David Perdue and the looming rematch with Stacey Abrams, Herschel Walker vs Senator Raphael Warnock, Hice vs Raffensperger for Secretary of State, and more. Plus, Jason talks about the ongoing discussions and debates in education, and how they are being addressed and hashed out in Georgia. Also on the program we remember a hero that died serving his community, and trying to rescue a woman and child from a submerged car. Plus, the story of a pet pig who saved a veterans life during a house fire. All that and more on this Tuesday edition of Heard Tell.
On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Gabriella Hoffman of Young Voices and the District of Conservation podcast returns to Heard Tell to talk conservation, land usage, and explain the "30 by 30" plan of the Biden Administration. Gabriella also talks how we need to use terms like conservation, environmentalism, and stewardship correctly to not only advocate but also find overlapping interests and areas of agreement.
Your Heard Tell for Monday, May 2nd, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on how the debate over whether or not former President Trump might be, or should, get his Twitter account back has some in the new media doing revisionist history of how they themselves elevated, promoted, and relied on the same tweets they condemn, we'll turn down the noise with how Trump's tweeting and news media were a symbiotic relationship. Russia has a tank problem, and this particular design flaw is not only costing hundreds of tanks and thousands of lives, but reveals quite about about the Soviet ideology that designed them, and the current Russian dictatorship that never changed their outlook. Guest Gabriella Hoffman of Young Voices and the District of Conservation podcast returns to Heard Tell to talk conservation, land usage, and explain the "30 by 30" plan of the Biden Administration. Gabriella also talks how we need to use terms like conservation, environmentalism, and stewardship correctly to not only advocate but also find overlapping interests and areas of agreement. Also, OSHA has a ruling on the Amazon facility that had six deaths when a tornado struck it, and a town in Wisconsin that has not one but three friends that are all over 100 years old partying like it is 1939. All that and more on this Monday edition of 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…
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