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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Gabriel Salazar Sing from Young Voices joins us to explain that there is trouble down south in Mexico, and while the US press and punditry fixate on the border Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has gone from bending democratic and institutional norms to changing and breaking them. Gabriel explains the history of AMLO, how Mexico got to this point, and the alarm bells going off for worldwide watchdogs over things like electoral process, freedom of the press, and whether Mexico could slide into a dictatorship.

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Your Heard Tell for Monday, April 25th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on French President Emmanuel Macron defeats Marine Le Pen, what it means for France, the "global right", EU, and NATO, plus what that countries highest abstention rate for a presidential vote in 50 years means. White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain took to Twitter to make a comparison between Macron and his boss President Biden, but missed out on a few very big differences, we will talk about approval polls, elections, and how things that are different are not the same. Guest Gabriel Salazar Sing from Young Voices joins us to explain that there is trouble down south in Mexico, and while the US press and punditry fixate on the border Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has gone from bending democratic and institutional norms to changing and breaking them. Gabriel explains the history of AMLO, how Mexico got to this point, and the alarm bells going off for worldwide watchdogs over things like electoral process, freedom of the press, and whether Mexico could slide into a dictatorship. Also, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is under oath in a court case in Georgia, and the usually verbose congresswoman has a different tune, and suspect memory, when the weight of the law is applied to her words. Also, a Hollywood legend's estate is putting up a legendary artists work for a good cause, and much more on this Monday edition of Heard Tell.

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Benjamin Ayanian joins to discuss the continuing fall out over the Florida law that has caused so much controversy, what is and isn't in the text, and the sequence of events that lead to yet another outcry and crisis over schools. We talk about how the legislation once again raises issues of who has say over classrooms and curriculum, and the broken partnership between parents, teachers, schools, and students. Benjamin also discusses how Disney has found themselves as the flashpoint for the controversy, and how there's more going on to the fight between Florida, the public, and the House of Mouse than meets the eye.

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Your Heard Tell for Friday, April 22th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida legislature taking aim at Disney as the feud between the governor and the House of Mouse moves from rhetoric to regulation, but beneath the buzzwords and headlines is retaliatory regulation the proper role of government, what would removing the special district designation mean for local government, the state, and the other 1800 special districts in the state of Florida. We work off the writing of our friend Sarah Rumpf in Mediaite who covers the legal, legislative, and policy concerns that could have massive unintended consequences, and also how the national political profile of Governor DeSantis won't help local and state officials clean up the mess knee-jerk legislation could have. Also on the program, the "We Build The Wall" scam comes to the end of the line as two of the ringleaders plead guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion, while Stephen Bannon was granted clemency by former President Donald Trump. We follow up on Sri Lanka, and how the nation that is teetering on the brink of economic collapse has even bigger problems brewing as China once again is poised to use predatory debt to take control of infrastructure and resources as part of the CCP continued expansion of influence. We cover the first-hand account of one of the chef's that went to Poland to work for the World Central Kitchen charity feeding Ukrainian refugees, and detail the very hard work that goes into this vital charity work. All that and more on the Friday edition of Heard Tell.

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Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, April 20th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on Piers Morgan doing a good, old fashioned work - that's a pro wrestling term for manipulating a situation into appearing to be a conflict where there isn't - with the PR for his Donald Trump interview and getting attention on his new show. IMF and World Bank both are warning about a crisis made worse by Russia's illegal war in Ukraine, and it isn't just the destruction there or the gas and food shortages caused by the conflict; the warning is all the debt developing countries took on during the COVID-19 pandemic might become an opportunity for countries like China to take advantage. Guest Benjamin Ayanian joins to discuss the continuing fall out over the Florida law that has caused so much controversy, what is and isn't in the text, and the sequence of events that lead to yet another outcry and crisis over schools. We talk about how the legislation once again raises issues of who has say over classrooms and curriculum, and the broken partnership between parents, teachers, schools, and students. Benjamin also discusses how Disney has found themselves as the flashpoint for the controversy, and how there's more going on to the fight between Florida, the public, and the House of Mouse than meets the eye. Plus, police in California are playing Disney tunes loudly during interactions with the public, the idea being copywrite claims might keep them from being posted online, we'll talk about yet another attempt by law enforcement to skirt accountability. Also, a story of true grit as a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing finishes the 2022 race, and all the things that happened between then and now that makes that a true triumph of the human spirit. All that and more on this Thursday edition of Heard Tell.

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Brent Orrell of the American Enterprise Institute has been researching and writing about the missing male demographic from the workforce. Specifically, non-college educated white men are showing as a trend in missing from the workforce, and increasingly on social assistance. Brent digs into the why, what the data says, and what the social and cultural factors and implications are. Also, Brent compares/contrasts how men on social assistance are treated much differently than the "welfare queens" rhetoric of the 90's welfare reform, and better terminology and ways to talk about the issue.

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Your Heard Tell for Wednesday, April 20th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on the "MAGA caucus" of congress consisting of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, and Madison Cawthorn seeing their fundraising numbers dip, but three of the four might be all but untouchable in the coming elections, our friend Eric Garcia reports the fourth is in real trouble. Our guest Brent Orrell of the American Enterprise Institute has been researching and writing about the missing male demographic from the workforce. Specifically, non-college educated white men are showing as a trend in missing from the workforce, and increasingly on social assistance. Brent digs into the why, what the data says, and what the social and cultural factors and implications are. Also, Brent compares/contrasts how men on social assistance are treated much differently than the "welfare queens" rhetoric of the 90's welfare reform, and better terminology and ways to talk about the issue. Plus, questions and concerns over the health of Senator Dianne Feinstein once again has folks talking about term limits, but should we have a mandatory retirement age for national office instead? We also cover the story of the USS The Sullivans, which is in line for some desperately needed financial help to save the ship even while Russian bot farms and propaganda use the old museum ship as "American warship sunk." All that and more on this Wednesday edition of Heard Tell.

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest Cassandra Shand returns to Heard Tell to talk about the goings on in Pakistan, as this always important country forces out former leader Imran Khan and Shahbaz Sharif takes power. Cassandra explains all the various entanglements with other countries from Pakistan's long-running conflict with India, ties to Russia, and China's growing influence and investment, plus the complicated relationship with the US.

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Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, April 19th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on Alex Jones and his Infowars companies declaring bankruptcy, but we'll follow the money to get to what is really going on as one of the worst purveyors of bad media scrambles to keep his misbegotten millions. Guest Cassandra Shand returns to Heard Tell to talk about the goings on in Pakistan, as this always important country forces out former leader Imran Khan and Shahbaz Sharif takes power. Cassandra explains all the various entanglements with other countries from Pakistan's long-running conflict with India, ties to Russia, and China's growing influence and investment, plus the complicated relationship with the US. Heard Tell subscriber and long time supporter Holden reached out with thoughts and some push back to how we were covering issues like the Utah transgender sports bills and similar legislation, so he joins us to discuss the issues, and finding a better way to address them that respects everyone. Plus, the wildly popular game Fortnite raises an amazing amount of money for Ukraine. All that and more on this Tuesday edition of Heard Tell.

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest is Georgia Gilholy from Young Voices UK who joins Heard Tell to discuss India, a vital nation to geopolitics and one very much stuck in the middle of moving forces. With ties to America, military and infrastructure reliance on Russia, constant tension with Pakistan, and increasing business ties to China, the world's largest democracy is also at the crossroads of conflicting foreign policy. Georgia walks us through the entanglements, complications, and perspectives of India during this vital moment, and how the United State's lack of cohesive and consistent foreign policy hurts when it comes to influencing countries like India, even if they want stronger ties with America.

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