Ben Calhoun

12 year old listening to a story about AI on NPR. "Haven't we made enough movies about robots killing all the people?... Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."

This is utterly heartbreaking. I am thinking of so many great journalists, projects, shows and full hearts that made that station a home to the values and craft that draw us all to this work.

We're hiring an editor at The Daily. This is an incredible team to work on. The job involves both long form chops and news judgment. Please feel free to reach out, or to apply directly! https://t.co/PIPepkSleg

I just want to express my condolences to friends and peers at Gimlet. Respect and sympathy from one of your many grateful listeners. https://t.co/NEaX06p1Uw via @thr

RT @davidenrich: Blockbuster about the woman who blew the whistle on a giant corporate law firm and a sexual-misconduct coverup. The source…

Wordle gets all the attention. But I’m a quiet fan of letter boxed. If you can do it in two words it’s a good day. This one goes out to ⁦@CatrinEinhorn⁩. https://t.co/Vnc9RFqMqX

The biggest change I’ve noticed on Twitter is that I get a lot less from people I follow — like Stephen King. Instead, I get more viral garbage and videos designed for gawking. I dislike it more and more. And it’s much less useful as a path to the ideas and thoughts of others.

Public radio is a haven for thoughtful people who want to make the world better. My thoughts are with them, the system they hold up, and what they build. I root for you every day. And I am just so very sorry.

David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik

Tough day at NPR: Four podcasts canceled, 10 percent of workforce laid off. We'll learn more about who is leaving the network in hours and days to come. My story: https://t.co/fTB9n4VAoF

I watched a gentleman — in his late 70s or maybe early 80s — wheel an enormous Costco cart to the register today. Nothing in it but shrimp cocktail, mashed potatoes, chicken salad and garbage bags. That’s incredible willpower and focus.

I have been lucky in so many ways. One of which is to have friends who can write and make things that I know will be illuminating, inspiring and meaningful without reading or hearing a word. This is the latest. And I really can’t wait. Congrats Andrew.

Andrew Leland @quailty

Now that I’m (gratefully) no longer allowed to make further tweaks to the manuscript, I’m ready to formally holler into the digital abyss: My first book, The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight, is coming out this summer from @penguinpress!! “Thread emoji” https://t.co/EjbXI6yP5a

“While the United States sent a team to the talks, it could only participate from the sidelines… The only other country that is not a party to the treaty is the Holy See.” https://t.co/xCnvQV76d5

Compromise… Happy Thanksgiving. https://t.co/CXEseBS1Vp

This morning, I opened my email, and my 11-year-old had sent me a QR code. I scanned it. He’d rickrolled me. It was the best.

I was listening to this in the car with my 8-year-old. When we got out, she was begging for my phone so she could finish it. Now she's in the kitchen insisting that @CatrinEinhorn listen to it, and saying, "So cool right? Right?" Lulu Miller. So cool. Always.

Lulu Miller @lmillernpr

Episode 1 is here. https://t.co/TTsEcUneFO https://t.co/3vrPVHAARj

You know what’s a federal law I could get behind? You want to make a COVID test… SAME number of nose swirls… SAME number of drops!!! That’s all I ask! I mean, the absolute years of human labor that have slipped down the drain needlessly reading tiny print!