Best Jack Mendez Podcasts (2024)

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Debating Intent: Minimum Wage, Rent Control, Universal Healthcare, & Wealth Tax w/ Benjamin Ayanian 1:09:44

4h ago1:09:44

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking to our returning friend Benjamin Ayanian about the difference between the what folks want to happen with policy proposals and how real world factors like economics, politics, and human nature change the ideal theor…

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JD Vance Wins Veepstakes, Trump Assassination Attempt Fallout, Republican National Convention & more 46:27

1h ago46:27

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about the selection of US Senator JD Vance of Ohio to be the GOP nominee for vice president. We talk about the fallout from the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the security failure and quest…

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Vibhuti Kavishwar – Prabhu More Avagun Chit Na Dharo 5:47

11h ago5:47

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Jack Straw resident artist Vibhuti Kavishwar‘s album Shraddhanjali is now available to listen to on YouTube. The album is a tribute to the compositions of Vibhuti’s father, Pandit Lakshman Chausalkar. The post Vibhuti Kavishwar – Prabhu More Avagun Chit Na Dharo appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.…

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UK Elections: Labour Routs Tories, PM Keir Starmer, What All It Means & What's Next w/ Jack Rowlett 1:12:04

5d ago1:12:04

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by heading across the pond to cover the results and reactions to the UK's general election. Jack Rowlett of Young Voices UK returns to Heard Tell to talk about Labour's historic win, why the Conservatives collapsed, major iss…

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Freakout Over Presidential Debate, Freakout Over Supreme Court, Everybody Everywhere Is Freaking Out 45:37

10d ago45:37

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by digging beyond the news media and social media reactions to the presidential debate, recent Supreme Court decisions and more. Host Andrew talks through the fallout of President Biden's shocking debate performance against T…

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Jeff Rice New Media Gallery Podcast 21:29

16d ago21:29

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Jack Straw artist Jeff Rice talks with Carlos Nieto about his Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Pando Suite. The post Jeff Rice New Media Gallery Podcast appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.By Jack Straw Cultural Center

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Putin's Blood Gold Network & How Wagner Steals Billions From Africa For The Kremlin w/ David Clement 1:04:25

21d ago1:04:25

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by going beyond the headlines of what Vladimir Putin and Russia are doing in the world and examining how they help fund everything from the invasion of Ukraine, destruction in Syria, power projection elsewhere, and more. Our …

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Nacha Mendez – Juanita 3:47

1M ago3:47

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“Juanita” is a new song from Jack Straw resident artist Nacha Mendez‘s forthcoming full-length album, produced with support from the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. Nacha writes, “This is my Pride month offering, the breakup song Juanita. . . . I recorded this in Nov. 2023 at Jack Straw . . . I sat with it for 2 1/2 years. I wrote it when I star…

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S4 Ep46: John Dellick: Lessons from Prison; Peer Support for Mental Health; Inventing "Share and Solve" 59:28

1M ago59:28

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On episode 46 of the "Chats with Clark" Podcast, John Dellick joins the show to discuss what has made him such a profound advocate for those living with difficult mental health situations. For John, the lessons that he learned from his time in prison motivate him to be the best example that he can be for others who are in similar battles or experie…

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Enough Doom & Gloom, Caitlin Clark Story is Breaking Folks, Misinformation, Partisanship Fail & more 39:22

1M ago39:22

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about how big loud news events like Donald Trump's conviction, Hunter Biden's conviction, and even the disaster that was January 6th all bring wide sweeping reactions but actually show things are holding up pretty …

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Big Doings In Space, SpaceX Starship, Boeing Starliner, Future of NASA & more w/ Dr Michael Siegel 56:46

1M ago56:46

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by covering the latest news from outer space, or at least what man is doing to keep going up there. Our own resident space expert Dr. Michael Siegel returns to Heard Tell to talk about NASA and Boeing's Starliner finally gett…

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Debating Mandatory National Service, Politics of Old v Young, UK Politics & more w/ Alex Petropolous 1:03:04

1M ago1:03:04

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by debating the merits of the latest calls for mandatory service with Alex Petropolous, who has been doing media appearances on the subject including a SkyNews segment that received attention. Alex joins us from Brussels, Bel…

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Josephine Ensign – Skid Road 1:10:23

2M ago1:10:23

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The Skid Road podcast, produced by Josephine Ensign through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, amplifies a diversity of voices about homelessness in the Seattle area. This is the latest episode, featuring a conversation with Sparrow Etter Carlson, who works for the King County Regional Homelessness Authority in sub-regional planning for Seattle…

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Reactions to Trump Verdict, Caitlin Clark Coverage, D-Day Anniversary Thoughts, India Rising, & more 49:56

1M ago49:56

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about the reactions of folks in news media and social media to the Donald Trump verdict in his New York City business records case. Next, the Caitlin Clark coverage as the woman's basketball star transitions from c…

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What's Wrong w/the Movie Industry After Terrible Memorial Day Weekend w/ Lius Mendez 50:11

2M ago50:11

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by digging into the business and cultural factors that cause movie theater box offices to have their worst Memorial Day Weekend in a generation. Film critic Luis Mendez of the Mendez Movie Report returns to talk not just why …

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Better Mental Health In Real Life, In Election Year & On Social Media/News Media w/Dr Kathryn Gordon 49:27

2M ago49:27

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by once again pausing everything else and talking about mental health with Dr. Kathryn Gordon, clinical psychologist & author of The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook. Dr Katie once again not only discusses current issues like the e…

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We Are Doing News Media and Social Media Wrong, and What To Do About It w/ Andrew Donaldson 33:05

2M ago33:05

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about news media and social media, and how we consume it. Host Andrew Donaldson uses his own experiences as a writer and talking head on news programs to talk about the changing ecosystem of news media, Pew data on…

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Wei Yang and Murphy Janssen New Media Gallery Podcast 17:34

2M ago17:34

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Jack Straw artists Wei Yang and Murphy Janssen talk with Carlos Nieto about their Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation now you are there when this happened. The post Wei Yang and Murphy Janssen New Media Gallery Podcast appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.By Jack Straw Cultural Center

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Local POV of President Biden's Morehouse Speech, His Black Community Support & more w/Donnell Suggs 39:29

2M ago39:29

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about President Joe Biden's trip to Atlanta to campaign and deliver the commence address at Morehouse College, which brought national media attention and ongoing narratives. We skip all that and turn to Donnel Sugg…

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Standardized Testing, Teachers, Students, & Texas-sized Problems in Education w/ Garion Frankel 1:02:58

2M ago1:02:58

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking standardized testing in Texas with Garion Frankel. Writing in the Houston Chronicle, Garion talks about the STAAR testing and integration of automatic grading as a touch point to discuss how testing is dominating s…

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Sorting All The US Presidents Into Hogwarts Houses From Harry Potter w/Sarah Stook 51:42

2M ago51:42

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by having a little fun with history as Sarah Stook returns to Heard Tell to explain the how and why of her listing of all the Presidents of the United States sorted into Hogwarts Houses from the wizarding world of Harry Potte…

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Kosher Red Hots – Morenika 3:48

2M ago3:48

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Jack Straw Resident Artists Sheila Fox and The Kosher Red Hots produced their album Our Songs in 2006 as part of their Artist Support Program residency. The album is a compilation of Yiddish and Ladino favorite songs from Seattle’s Jewish community, including live recordings with residents at The Kline Galland Home, Seattle’s Jewish nursing care fa…

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UK Local Elections: What They Do/Do Not Mean, What To Know, & What‘s Next w/ Harrison Griffiths 1:09:14

2M ago1:09:14

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by heading across the pond as Harris Griffiths returns to Heard Tell to talk the recent UK local elections, what the results may mean for the looming general elections, changing political coalitions, futures of PM Rishi Sunak…

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Insider Perspective On Congress Beyond The Headlines w/ Congressional Reporter Eric Garcia 1:00:29

2M ago1:00:29

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by going beyond the headlines and into the halls of congress with Eric Garcia, the Washington bureau chief and senior Washington Correspondent at the Independent. Eric explains the current changes in congress that saw the for…

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The Worst Case Scenario of Child Protective Failure Happens in West Virginia w/guest Kelli Caseman 42:25

3M ago42:25

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about the shocking case of dead 14 year old girl in Boone County, West Virginia, who was found “emaciated to a skeletal state” dead on her bathroom floor. While the mother has been charged, this horrible story once…

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Maureen Whiting – and there was concrete skin for your face 13:16

3M ago13:16

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Choreographer/dancer Maureen Whiting created this soundscape at Jack Straw as part of her 2001 Artist Support Program project, a collaborative installation with video artist Robert Campbell, which appeared in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery in 2002. Other collaborators for the installation included costume designers KD Schill and Sarah Harlett, li…

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Turning Down The Noise On The NY Trial of Donald Trump w/ Attorney & Writer Em Carpenter 52:34

3M ago52:34

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need by talking to our good friend, attorney, and Senior Editor at Ordinary-Times.com about the start of the New York trial of Donald Trump, how NOT to follow the trial, how celebrity trials are just different, understanding factors that might affect the vedict, sepera…

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Stacey Levine and Lori Goldston – The Post Office 34:03

3M ago34:03

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The Post Office is a comic, surreal play, produced in 1995 through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, about a wildly narcissistic postal clerk, a weak, sniveling customer, and matters of the human heart. Stylistically, it pays homage to playwrights such as Ionesco and Beckett. Stacey Levine will read from her new book Mice 1961 with live accomp…

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S4 Ep45: Jack Latkovic: Power of Persistency; Training for the XFL/CFL; Faith Fills the Gaps in Our Hearts 49:26

4M ago49:26

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In episode 45, Jack Latkovic joins the Chats with Clark Podcast to discuss his journey of faith: from a man who focused on popularity, women, and accolades through sports, Jack found himself fulfilled when he turned his heart over to his faith in Christ. Through the power of persistency, Jack has earned various football opportunities, like playing …

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S4 Ep44: 440 Kicks: Streaming on WhatNot; How to Always Stay Relevant; Overcoming Wrongdoings by Our People 1:03:37

4M ago1:03:37

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Episode 44 is fittingly starring returning guest Hayden Speeth, known often as "Spee" or his brand name of "440 Kicks"! Originally joining the show in season one for episode 18, Hayden discusses in episode 44 how he has been able to elevate his business. Taking a major leap by transitioning over to WhatNot in WhatNot's foundational stages, Hayden s…

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Katharine Threat – anatomy of my mixed body pt. 3 1:37

4M ago1:37

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Katharine Threat produced the audio version of her book anatomy of my mixed body through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The full book will be available for listening soon. Visit Blue Cactus Press for updates: https://bluecactuspress.com/ The post Katharine Threat – anatomy of my mixed body pt. 3 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.…

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Kaley Lane Eaton – Lookout 5:38

4M ago5:38

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Singer-songwriter, composer, and performer Kaley Lane Eaton releases her new album Lookout, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, this Friday, March 15th. She celebrates the release that evening with a concert at the Chapel Performance Space: https://www.waywardmusic.org/?p=8047 Album photo by Michelle Smith-Lewis; styling…

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Artscape – Obo Addy 3:01

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This Artscapes radio piece was produced at Jack Straw in 2000 as part of a series highlighting the work of Jack Straw’s resident artists. The project Safarini: In Transit featured African immigrant artists living in Seattle. In addition to Obo Addy, a drummer, dancer, and composer from Ghana, Safarini included Wawali Bonane, Kofi Anang, Lora Chiora…

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Benjamin Hunter – Hold On, Live at Jack Straw 5:16

5M ago5:16

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Benjamin Hunter performed “Hold On” as part of his solo set the Jack Straw artist showcase in October 2021. You can find the archived video of Ben’s whole set on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrv9IWYn6HM The post Benjamin Hunter – Hold On, Live at Jack Straw appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.…

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Dave Hollinden and Andrew Spencer – Of Wind and Water 9:34

6M ago9:34

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Slender Beams is a collection of recordings of Dave Hollinden‘s compositions by percussionist Andrew Spencer, representing eight years of collaboration between the two. The album was produced through the 1998 Jack Straw Artist Support Program. Read more about it on Hollinden’s website. The post Dave Hollinden and Andrew Spencer – Of Wind and Water …

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S4 Ep43: Nic Anderle: Getting Married Young; Making a List of "Non-Negotiables"; Developing Strong Men 1:15:46

6M ago1:15:46

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Nic Anderle joins Chats with Clark to discuss getting married young. Anderle, currently engaged, is counter-cultural in getting married at a young age; however, he defends his case in a heart-throbbing episode. Amid our conversation, Anderle recommends that all people make a list of non-negotiable traits that are necessary in a partner. To Anderle,…

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The GOP Primary Isn't Over, It Never Was; Personal Update; Uvalde Report; Iran; Elevator Talk & more 43:21

6M ago43:21

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Your Heard Tell Show for January 18th, 2024 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about the GOP primary not being over, because it was never a primary in anything but name in the first place as Donald Trump crushes in Iowa and is cruising to the Republican presidential nom…

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Reggie Garrett – So Far Away, Live at Jack Straw 4:26

6M ago4:26

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Reggie Garrett performed this version of “So Far Away” with guitarist Paul Benoit at Jack Straw’s fall 2022 artist showcase. The song is included on Reggie’s album York’s Lament & Other Stories, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. You can find the archived video of Reggie and Paul’s full set on YouTube: https://www.youtu…

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S4 Ep42: Justis Mendez: Scrapping One's Way to Success; Being a Giver; Investing in Others OneSixOne Ventures 59:40

6M ago59:40

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Justis Mendez joins episode 42 of the "Chats with Clark" Podcast to discuss his transition from the scrapyard neighborhood in Cleveland at 52nd and Denison to receiving millions of dollars in fundraising. As Justis describes it, we cannot be lost without knowing where we're going. By determining where we are going, while remembering where we are fr…

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Helen Lessick – Dreams, Deception and Skepticism 1:53

7M ago1:53

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Helen Lessick’s 1994 Jack Straw Artist Support Program project, Dreams, Deception and Skepticism, was a 2-channel audio sculpture comprised of a side table with a fish bowl holding live sea monkeys (daphnia), covered with translucent black and white scrims. A wall-mounted headphone set at the end of the table connected to an audio recorder. Visitor…

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Robert Francis Flor – A Christmas in the Cordilleras 25:56

7M ago25:56

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Robert Flor produced the radio adaptation of his play A Christmas in the Cordilleras, among other works, through the Artist Support Program at Jack Straw. KVRU 105.7FM will broadcast and stream two Christmas plays by Bob, A Christmas in the Cordilleras and The Christmas Snow Globe, on December 21st at 2pm PST, December 24th at 10am, December 25th a…

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Erin Slomski-Pritz and Jenny Lesser Holman New Media Gallery Podcast 25:18

8M ago25:18

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Jack Straw artists Erin Slomski-Pritz and Jenny Lesser Holman talk with Carlos Nieto about their Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Dream Motif. Music in this episode by Afterlife Giftshop, from the Dream Motif installation audio. The post Erin Slomski-Pritz and Jenny Lesser Holman New Media Gallery Podcast appeared first on Jack Straw Cultu…

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Aliens, UAPs vs UFOs, AI, and Executive Orders, Oh My, w/guest Yael Ossowski 37:13

8M ago37:13

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest is returning friend of the program and Deputy Director of the Consumer Choice Center Yaël Ossowski who hashes out aliens - or at least the new nomenclature of UAPs as opposed to UFOs - with a skeptical host Andrew, why the US government is doing some different and interesting things in this field, how other …

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Grown Folk Talk About Career Path, Finances, Retirement, Influencer Culture, Social Security, & more 34:19

8M ago34:19

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On this Heard Tell Good Talks, our guest is John McCumber, who returns to Heard Tell to talk about the current discourse over financial planning, careers, and retirement from the POV of someone who did the "sell everything and move to Florida" thing after several successful careers. John not only was part of the more than 4 million folks that retir…

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Reviewing GOP Presidential Debate, Micro Nuclear Reactors, Discussing Factions in Conservatism & more 1:04:48

8M ago1:04:48

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Your Heard Tell Show for Thursday, November 9th, 2023 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about the 3rd GOP presidential primary debate as host Andrew reviews the five candidates, what they said, how they behaved, watching the debate with a teenager, and what it all mean…

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Circus Contraption – Wooly Hat 2:41

9M ago2:41

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Circus Contraption, a one ring circus with a versatile band led by music director/ringmaster Armitage Shanks, recorded their CD Gallimaufry through the 2001 Jack Straw Artist Support Program. Applications for the 2024 program are available now! The post Circus Contraption – Wooly Hat appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.…

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Using '23 Elections to Prep for '24; SAFER Banking/Cannabis; DeSantis Boot Scootin' Politics & more 54:46

9M ago54:46

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Your Heard Tell Show for Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about how we can use the 2023 election results - and more specifically the coverage there of - to calibrate our news media and social media intact leading up to the 2024 election. S…

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Biden's Poll Numbers; Aliens, AI, & Privacy, Oh My w/Yael Ossowski; Country Roads: German Version 54:18

9M ago54:18

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Your Heard Tell Show for Monday, November 6th, 2023 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by taking about that Joe Biden poll that had the talking heads and chattering classes in overdrive, how to parse out what is/isn't a good poll, how the different factions of the Democratic Party…

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Heard Tell: Mental Health From Media & News Consumption, To Suicide Prevention, & Pop Culture Trends 49:13

9M ago49:13

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Your Heard Tell Show for Monday, November 6th, 2023 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by taking the entirety of today's program to talk about mental health. Our friend Dr. Katie Gordon returns to guide us through how our news media and social media not only affects our mental hea…

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Heard Tell: Crisis Clarifies; No, It Ain't Christmas Yet; Helping Techers; Generational Voter Change 57:39

9M ago57:39

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Your Heard Tell Show for Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about how crisis clarifies, and how we should be using our news media and social media feeds to judge the actions that political leaders, pundits, and everyone else when it really m…

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