Heard Tell: Covering culture and politics, but without all the caterwauling. Writing & media from Andrew Donaldson
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Nostalgia By The Ounce
Photo by Joel Kramer via Flickr
I wrote this piece six years ago, and it is always fascinating how some things take on a life of their own long after you release them into the world.
Our friend Howard Monroe ( here on Substack) had me on...
Doom, Boom, and Data Centers
So, apologies, this was supposed to be a Substack Live but there were technical problems, but professionals we are, we adapted, overcame, and got some of what we wanted to discuss on video.
Anywho…datacenters.
Our friend of IWF, Outsider...
State of the Unions: American Andrew Donaldson and Jack Rowlett from the UK
Live from the UK on a very busy news day Over Yonder Jack Rowlett joins Heard Tell to react to PM Keir Starmer going before the House of Commons for a two hour grilling on the Mandelson/Epstein scandal that has him fighting off calls to res...
Economy, UK, and Data Centers, Oh My!
Set your calendars!
Two great episodes of Heard Tell Live coming this week, don’t miss them and do share the news.
On Monday, 20 April 2026, at 1pm ET/1800 BTS/London time our friend Jack Rowlett joins us live from the UK to talk the bel...
The Economy, But In Plain Language w/Dr Stephen Popick & Andrew Donaldson
Host Andrew Donaldson is joined by economist Dr. Stephen Popick to talk proper economic terms from the headlines life inflation, The Fed, and more, how to understand the housing crisis, why it is a mistake to think economics runs of the pol...
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Andrew Donaldson is a widely published writer and commentator. He regularly contributes to States Newsroom outlet West Virginia Watch, is the managing editor of Ordinary-times.com, and host of the Heard Tell Podcast, Substack, and YouTube channel.
Political Vibes Synthesiser™️ hopefully on a TV or radio near you. Blades Fan. YIMBY. Just build it.
FDIC Housing Economist | Frmr US Sen | Voting Stats | r/badeconomics | @LiveableAlexan1 | @ordinarytimes | Build More \ud83c\udfd8 | Tweets=own opinion | ❤ \ud83d\udc15s | Papa
I am a writer and journalist based in Washington, D.C. My first book "We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation" comes out in August 2021.
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