Episode Details

Heard Tell for Monday, March 7nd, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on how the crisis in Ukraine, Russia's war of aggression, and events surrounding open war in Europe ought to be bringing clarity to how we view the world, our politics, and our debates over culture. We talk about how the bravery of the Ukrainian people, the evil actions of Vladimir Putin, and the extraordinary leadership of the Ukrainian government throws our own issues, politics, and leadership into stark relief that demands we reconsider what we are doing as a people. We once again check on Donald Trump's Truth Social platform and find their failure to launch to be pretty much what we predicted both on the technical side, and in the problems and law of diminishing returns of focusing on a narrow audience. Guest Tod Kelly, a long time long form journalists, joins Heard Tell to talk about the domestic reaction to the War in Ukraine, how some folks suddenly changed when faced with Putin's invasion, and how others stayed exactly the same. We talk about the role of media in Ukraine, but also how the nationalization of media makes things like the State of the Union lesser since we focus on the president 24/7 in the news cycle. Also, Tod talks about being hopeful in the response we are seeing to Ukraine, being not surprised that the Marjorie Taylor Greenes of the world find and audience, and answers some tough questions about media and where we go from here as a people. Also, we update the story we covered on the burn pits and veterans as legislation is approved in the House and now has to be reconciled with a Senate measure, plus the story of how a Russian and Ukrainian chefs who have been long time friends are using food to try to raise awareness and money while reminding folks that the long time geographical neighbors are also long time friends when wicked dictators aren't involved. All that and more on this Monday edition of Heard Tell.

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