Noticing Ed Sheeran’s Instagram Apology, Tom Cruise’s Personality, and Fighting for Equality in Education

It’s time for a lesson but teachers are few and far between! Ed Sheeran is only listening to an incredibly misguided IG statement writer and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has put her faith in teachers above the reality of her daughter’s education and people are soooo mad.   13 min: Ed Sheeran and Macklemore 51 min: Tom Cruise for GQ 62 min: Channing Tatum on IG 66 min: Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter’s Education  ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago:  https://www.312comedyfestival.com/headliners/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show Clash Talk in Toronto:  https://comedybar.ca/shows/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show-with-good-noticings ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly  ___________________________________ Ed Sheeran:  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vgyn49y4l7o https://x.com/GilletteStadium/status/2100337429886427309 https://theintercept.com/2026/09/18/robert-kraft-macklemore-ed-sheeran-israel-donations/ Nikole Hannah-Jones: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magazine/ny-public-schools-black-students-segregation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/magazine/choosing-a-school-for-my-daughter-in-a-segregated-city.html Tom Cruise:  https://www.gq.com/story/tom-cruise-2026-cover-story-interview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices