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On this episode of Heard Tell we are talking about the goings on at the Academy Awards. The Oscars are always a cultural moment, so just how political did this year’s ceremony get? Film critic Luis Mendez returns to talk about the winners and losers on Oscar night, the cringe moments and the biggest surprises, how an election year and volatile political climate did and did not affect the awards ceremony, and how the film Anora surged ahead after the epic and very public collapse of Emile Perez. Plus Luis and host Andrew talk about the hot mess that is Disney/Marvel studios from the latest Captain America offering’s soft numbers to the controversies surrounding the live-action Snow White. All that and more on this episode of Heard Tell.--------------------Heard Tell SubStack Free to subscribe, comes right to your inboxhttps://heardtell.substack.com/Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] follow @HeardTellShow like the program, comment with your thoughts, and share with others.Support Heard Tell here: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/4b87f374-cace-44ea-960c-30f9bf37bcff/donationsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this Best of Heard Tell, you might have Heard Tell that President Biden has finally revealed his long promised student debt relief proposals. So, we review some of our recent Good Talks regarding student loans and student loan debt forgiveness, and by extension the very high cost of higher education. From May of 2022, Attorney and Ordinary Times Senior Editor Em Carpenter gives her personal take and professional opinion on the ongoing student load debt debate, talks about how student loans affected her education and career, and what she thinks about potential forgiveness schemes.From June of 2022 guest Sean Themea joins Heard Tell to talk about the current talk and schemes surrounding student loan debt. Sean discusses the issues with debt forgiveness, who will and won't benefit from the various plans, and how all the forgiveness in the world won't change the inherent problems in higher education. Sean also discusses the political calculations, and what the reaction to student debt forgiveness might look likeFrom August 2022 Flavia Nunez joins us to help turn down the noise on the student loans debates over forgiveness, repayment, how the entire system of student financing really works. Flavia brings the focus back to the human aspect of an issue that has become all slogans and buzzwords, explaining from first-hand experience the pressure that is put on first time college students to take financial aid, and how that pressure is not only ramping up but an intregal part of the higher education business model--------------------Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell , like the program, comment with your thoughts, and share with others.Support Heard Tell here: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/4b87f374-cace-44ea-960c-30f9bf37bcff/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this edition of Best of Heard Tell we review some of the good talks we had with Kareem Rafai on China, Iran, & Russia attacking activist and protestors both at home and abroad, Frances Hui and Grace Bydalik of Dissident Project on Hong Kong's slide from freedom to Chinese oppression, and Daniel Chang Contreras on how before they were center to the Martha's Vineyard & DC bussing stunts, Venezuelan asylum seekers and refugees fleeing the Maduro dictatorship are a problem for more than just the United States.--------------------Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us [email protected] make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell , like the program, comment with your thoughts, and share with others.Support Heard Tell here: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/4b87f374-cace-44ea-960c-30f9bf37bcff/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy