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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 discern the times we live in. Hosted by Andrew Donaldson

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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    Teacher Recruitment Changes Lives. It Did Mine (opens the original)

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    Let’s talk about teachers on this episode of Heard Tell, specifically how a program covered by Amelia Knisely in WV Watch reminds me of the programs that allowed my parents to not only go to college, but make educating West Virginians an entire lifetime that had far-reaching effects on who I became. Amelia Knisely’s piece can be read here: https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/09/15/state-funded-college-scholarship-successfully-tackling-wv-teacher-shortage/ ______ Heard Tell SubStack Free to subscr

  2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    Old Biases Ain’t Working in New Media Ecosystem (opens the original)

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    Some brief thoughts on why the privilege of platform demands that we who have it must be willing to adapt and change, because the audience doesn’t care about the same things we do. Being protective of the quality of work, not precious about what the audience wants to call it or how they want to intake it, on this Heard Tell. ______ Heard Tell SubStack Free to subscribe, comes right to your inbox https://www.heardtellmedia.com Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellS

  3. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    25 Years Of Still Not Knowing How To Talk About 9/11 (opens the original)

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    My personal habit of not really talking about 9/11 on 9/11 ends today. And going forward. I talk about why, my experience that day, dealing with memory, generational shift, and more. Tom Jurod’s The Falling Man, free to read on 9/11 but otherwised paywalled, can be read here: https://t.co/hdamIY4LQm Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  4. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Does the Governor's Shirt Color Matter in West Virginia Politics? YES! (opens the original)

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    All heck is breaking loose in West Virginia’s gubernatorial politics. After weeks if not months of speculation US Senator and former WV Governor Jim Justice openly admitted he is considering another run his old job. The current governor, Patrick Morrisey, was already on a string of bad press before that, and over the weekend found himself at the center of another controversy. Center being the key word, as he flipped the coin for WVU football’s home opener wearing a dark blue WV State Parks polo

  5. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    An American and a Canadian Talk About Trade Uproar (opens the original)

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    While American and Canadian officials crank up the rhetoric, threats, and retaliations, we try to turn down the noise on the US-Canada trade hot mess as our old friend and certified Canadian David Clement joins American Andrew Donaldson on how we got here, can either President Trump or PM Carney get out of this mess, the politics and structures that make the situation worse, and what happens next on this Heard Tell. ______ Heard Tell SubStack Free to subscribe, comes right to your inbox https://

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