Heard Tell

On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Kir Nuthi joins us to talk about the dangers of overregulating the internet. We get into how bad regulation kills innovation, examples in the EU and UK compared to the United States, and whether terms like "antitrust" are accurately applied, let alone the right tool for the government to use.

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Heard Tell for Friday, April 1st, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on the horrific images coming out of Bucha, Ukraine, and the war crimes and utter evil Vladimir Putin is doing in order to try and break the Ukrainian's will to fight and spirt. With the drama of recent legislation in Florida as a catalyst, call from the right for a boycott of Disney hare all over the interwebs, so we'll turn down the noise on that, why we don't do boycotts, and how this isn't the first time the House of Mouse has seen such promises and plans. Guest Kir Nuthi joins us to talk about the dangers of overregulating the internet. We get into how bad regulation kills innovation, examples in the EU and UK compared to the United States, and whether terms like "antitrust" are accurately applied, let alone the right tool for the government to use. Plus, YouTube takes down an episode of Heard Tell for laughably absurd reasons, and Ukraine gets a re-up of drones from the most unlikely of places. All that and more on this Monday Edition of Heard Tell. 

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Roy Mathews of Young Voices joins to talk nuclear energy, the environment, and how technology has changed greatly when it comes to nuclear power but pre-conceptions and fears over nuclear power have not. Roy also talks about the history of nuclear power, what the future could be, and how current events are driving even some of nuclear's staunches critics into giving it a second look.

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Heard Tell for Friday, April 1st, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on the decline of college & university enrollments, and how academia might be taking the wrong lessons from the decline and the post-COVID era where student's views and educational priorities have changed. We review a great theory/analogy that helps explain how news media/social media works and why some things go "viral" even when they maybe shouldn't. Guest Roy Mathews of Young Voices joins to talk nuclear energy, the environment, and how technology has changed greatly when it comes to nuclear power but pre-conceptions and fears over nuclear power have not. Roy also talks about the history of nuclear power, what the future could be, and how current events are driving even some of nuclear's staunches critics into giving it a second look. Also, we update the Madison Cawthorn story as both US Senators from North Carolina comment on him and America's oldest active Park Ranger retires at the age of 100. All that and more on this Friday edition of Heard Tell

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Jack Salmon bring his economic knowledge and insight to talk about inflation, fiscal policy, and how the current crisis has plenty to blame to go around as to its origins, but those origins all start with bad policy. Plus we talk to Jack about congress has failed its responsibilities, the Fed has let the country down, and address the main issue of the flood of money put into the economy over the last few years, combined with unprecedent amounts of spending.

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Heard Tell for Thursday, March 31th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on Rep. Madison Cawthorn finally finding something that offends congressional Republicans enough to take action on - themselves being accused and embarrassed. We go to Germany, and dissect a panel of Putin/Russia experts discussion what information the Russian people still have access too, and what the future might hold for Putin and a post-Putin Russia. Guest Jack Salmon bring his economic knowledge and insight to talk about inflation, fiscal policy, and how the current crisis has plenty to blame to go around as to its origins, but those origins all start with bad policy. Plus we talk to Jack about congress has failed its responsibilities, the Fed has let the country down, and address the main issue of the flood of money put into the economy over the last few years, combined with unprecedent amounts of spending. Former police office Amber Guyger had her appeal heard for her murdering of Botham Jean in his own home, and a flamingo that's been on the run for 20 years turns up in Texas. All that and more on this Thursday edition of Heard Tell.

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Corey Walking of Young Voices joins us to talk through some of the pressing issues of the day, including the Democratic Parties current situation with slim majorities in an election year, President Biden's approval numbers and policies, how America is consuming news media now, and whether we have learned anything about how things like news coverage of the supply chain affects things.

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Heard Tell for Wednesday, March 30th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on how Vladimir Putin's war crimes in Ukraine are also going to kill folks worldwide as the world's supply chain of grain is interrupted, and we have a list of countries most dependent and thus most at risk of famine. President Biden's quotable quotes from his overseas trip continue to be debated in the news media and social media, so we cut through the caterwauling about what is and isn't a gaffe, misspeak, bravado, or just Joe being Joe and what does and doesn't matter when the president says it. Guest Corey Walking of Young Voices joins us to talk through some of the pressing issues of the day, including the Democratic Parties current situation with slim majorities in an election year, President Biden's approval numbers and policies, how America is consuming news media now, and whether we have learned anything about how things like news coverage of the supply chain affects things. Plus, a Nebraska state senator goes to war with the school system over furries only to realize he was misinformed, and the story of Will Smith waking up to all sorts of social media posts...but he isn't THAT Will Smith. All that and more on this Wednesday edition of Heard Tell

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Luis Mendez, our cinephile and movie expert, joins us to turn down the noise on the continued fallout from the Academy Awards and the Will Smith/Chris Rock slapped heard round the world. Luis helps us with the background and sequence of events that lead to the most talked about Oscars moment in a long time, what it means for Will Smith, and how the Academy reacts to yet another hot mess of an awards show going forward. Also, Luis talks about the actual movies of the awards season, other controversies, how streaming services have gone from outsiders to dominators, and how Hollywood's disconnect with average moviegoers has never been more apparent.

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Heard Tell for Tuesday, March 29th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on the people and the price of Russians who are protesting, demonstrating, and pushing back against Vladimir Putin and his war of aggression against Ukraine. Meanwhile domestically, we try to give some advice to our congress critters who want to hold hearings about why Gettr, Parler, and Truth Social are having trouble in the marketplace. Spoiler alert: it's not us, the marketplace, that is the problem...it is them. Guest Luis Mendez, our cinephile and movie expert, joins us to turn down the noise on the continued fallout from the Academy Awards and the Will Smith/Chris Rock slapped heard round the world. Luis helps us with the background and sequence of events that lead to the most talked about Oscars moment in a long time, what it means for Will Smith, and how the Academy reacts to yet another hot mess of an awards show going forward. Also, Luis talks about the actual movies of the awards season, other controversies, how streaming services have gone from outsiders to dominators, and how Hollywood's disconnect with average moviegoers has never been more apparent. Plus, we revisit the story of Donald Trump breaking up with Mo Brooks, and our friend and frequent Heard Tell guest Michael Siegel has a delightfully cutting take we review, Ukraine takes a classical musical festival underground - literally - and much more on this Tuesday edition of Heard Tell.

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