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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Burt Likko joins us to have a grown folk talk about free speech, and our lawyer friend explains the legal definition of "free speech" before delving into the culture aspects. Burt also discussed the common misusage of "yelling fire in a crowed theater" and how tech companies no matter how powerful they get still are not the government.
Heard Tell for Monday, March 28th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on President Biden's trip to Europe, speech in Poland, and reaction of the media, common folks, and the White House comms shop. We skip the caterwauling about the president's "inarticulate" statements that sent staffers scrambling, the supports who declared his address to be the best speech every, and his detractors who insist he is causing World War 3 and get to what does and does not matter. Also, former President Trump held a rally in Georgia, but despite the rhetoric and some in Trumpworld wanting 2022 to be the year of MAGA retribution polling shows some the president's picks are not doing so well, the rally crowds are down, and the material isn't getting any fresher. Guest Burt Likko joins us to have a grown folk talk about free speech, and our lawyer friend explains the legal definition of "free speech" before delving into the culture aspects. Burt also discussed the common misusage of "yelling fire in a crowed theater" and how tech companies no matter how powerful they get still are not the government. We end the program with a look at the amazing work of World Central Kitchen in Poland/Ukraine feeding hundreds of thousands of folks. All that and more on this Monday edition of Heard Tell.
Heard Tell's Twice on Sunday reviews parts of five interviews from the week that was.
Iowa Caucuses Past, Present, & Future; Chuck Grassley; & Iowa Politics w/ John Deeth
Energy Policy, Environmental Issues, Carbon, and Redefining/Reclaiming Terms w/guest Kelsey Grant
Education, Economics of Learning, Glenn Younkin, & Cost That Are More Than Fiscal w/ Lillian Tara
Ketanji Jackson Brown Hearings, LSAT Silliness, Reading Court Opinions For Yourself w/ Em Carpenter
Fixing Poverty, Generating Wealth, Free Markets v Dictatorships, China, Immigration w/ Xin Yuan Quek
On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Xin Yuan Qeuk from Young Voices joins us from Australia to talk why poverty isn't going to be wiped out by writing a check, how generating wealth works, economic policies of free societies vs dictatorships, and China from the perspective of a fallen Hong Kong and a Singapore that is trying to find a neutral ground.
Heard Tell for Friday, March 25th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on trouble in Trump world as the former president rescinds his endorsement of Mo Brooks, who promptly started talking out of school about the 45th presidents scheming to remain so despite the election results, January 6th and - according to Mo - Brooks telling him there was no legal path to be reinstated as president. Also, remember that story about a group of cold case investigators who proffered they had figured out who betrayed Anne Frank and family? Yeah, never mind, says the publisher that is now pulling the book after a detailed report by historians raised major doubts. Guest Xin Yuan Qeuk from Young Voices joins us from Australia to talk why poverty isn't going to be wiped out by writing a check, how generating wealth works, economic policies of free societies vs dictatorships, and China from the perspective of a fallen Hong Kong and a Singapore that is trying to find a neutral ground. Plus Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's step-daughter has Instagram issues as sanctions come for the oligarchs and families. We end the show talking some great BBQ for a great cause. All that and more on this Friday edition of Heard Tell.
On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Em Carpenter returns to Heard Tell to help us get beyond the posing, grandstanding, and caterwauling of the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings. Em uses her experience as an attorney to discuss how parts of Judge Jackson's resume would translate to the Supreme Court, breaks down one example of the nominees writing and rulings on an unusual case, and touches on some senator's focus on her sentencing of an 18 year old in a child pornography case. Em also talks about how anyone can find the rulings and record of nominees like Judge Jackson for themselves, and how to discern for yourself judicial philosophy and record.
Heard Tell for Wednesday, March 23th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on Utah Governor Spencer Cox's veto of a transgender athletes, and more specifically the governor's outlined and explained reasons for doing so. Guest Em Carpenter returns to Heard Tell to help us get beyond the posing, grandstanding, and caterwauling of the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings. Em uses her experience as an attorney to discuss how parts of Judge Jackson's resume would translate to the Supreme Court, breaks down one example of the nominee's writing and rulings on an unusual case, and touches on some senator's focus on her sentencing of an 18 year old in a child pornography case. Em also talks about how anyone can find the rulings and record of nominees like Judge Jackson for themselves, and how to discern for yourself judicial philosophy and record. Also, former congressman and Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and his wife apparently know for sure there was voting fraud in the 2020 election...because they themselves where committing it, the sadly predictable tragedy of young girls being denied education in Afghanistan, the uncrustable version of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and more on this Thursday edition of Heard Tell.
On this Heard Tell Good Talks, guest Lillian Tara updates us on Glenn Youngkin's promised education action in Virginia now that the election is over. We talk about the role of education, and since Lillian studies economics, we get into how education and money are topics folks desperately try to keep separate, but are inexorably linked.
Heard Tell for Wednesday, March 23th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on whether all the attention the senator's on the dais for the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings are getting the political bang for their attention-seeking buck in the high-profile proceedings. We go overseas to review an interview in Der Spiegel that explains the world as Vladimir Putin sees it, how that viewpoint affects everything he does, and how western media keep getting his motivations so wrong despite him being very open about it in plain language. Guest Lillian Tara updates us on Glenn Youngkin's promised education action in Virginia now that the election is over. We talk about the role of education, and since Lillian studies economics, we get into how education and money are topics folks desperately try to keep separate, but are inexorably linked. Also, we touch in with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who once again finds himself in hot water over something he said, a heart warming story about adoption and giving back, and more on this Wednesday edition of Heard Tell
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