Vintage BL Show call-in right here.

People have been staging concerts in unconventional spaces since the beginning of the internet. But, yeah, this is a little too close of a ripoff. Appreciate the comments!

If I was in town, I'd be going to this. Don't make the same mistake I made -- be in town, and go to it.

I have some fresh questions about how Wolff got almost 18 months of unrestricted access to both the Trump campaign and, later, the West Wing to write his book (that curiously doesn't mention this at all to my knowledge)

A group of moms from Chicago's western suburbs were arrested for staging a peaceful sit-in protest outside the Broadview ICE detention facility in Illinois.

Plus I lay out my theory about what part of NYC I think Sesame Street is really in.

a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,

Menefee vs. Adams, round 3. This is one of the more unexpected sub-plots in NYC politics.

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

One of my favorite call-ins we ever did on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social was just "if you're currently sitting in your car waiting for alternate side parking, give us a call and tell us what's on your mind." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/n...

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

No shortage of great community organizations trying to step up as SNAP funding is withheld from the people who need it. If you're looking for a way to help, I'll recommend donating to the remarkable Center for Family Life in South Brooklyn secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...

I would really love to think that the exactly five years between Four Seasons Total Landscaping and Sandwich Guy Getting Acquitted mark some sort of bookending.

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

"If you do not believe in the American dream, what is left is solidarity” — and that, she said, “is now replacing the American dream.” hammerandhope.org/article/trum...

At any given moment, what percentage of the helicopters in the sky over major cities are filming establishing shots for Netflix shows?

He should thank Zohran for winning bc that new slogan would have gotten his ass beat

Here's a *big idea* I've been rattling around lately: I wonder if this week's election might prove to be a capper on a covid-era politics of online fear and disassociation. It feels like people are actually, finally, looking around and comparing reality to what they've been sold by an algorithm.

Important not to over-read any one data point, but this many people turning out for a single-issue process-oriented ballot measure is one of the more incredible data points in recent memory.

Holy cow! For National Geographic, I went to see the Grand Ole Opry for its 100th anniversary and wrote 4000 words about the longest-running radio show in the world. Featuring new interviews with Vince Gill, Steve Earle, and Pam Tillis.

Grateful to @defector.com for publishing a print version of my Replay Booth episode on a 61-year-old Mets mystery and for commissioning an illustration of Mr. Met with a pipe and magnifying glass defector.com/wilbur-huckl...

YES DO IT!

Maybe it's just the bubble I've built for myself, but there's such a rich ecosystem of social content that celebrates the streetscape of NYC -- foodies, street interviews, guys walking around making beats -- and I think that's going to have to be a big piece of the puzzle going forward.

Eric Adams barely beating out the number of write-in votes but losing handily to the number of people who voted for Sliwa on the "Protect Animals" line.

The lesson is clear, american politicians must seek the approval of jadakiss on an individual basis.

7am the morning after NYC elects a new mayor and the garbage on my block still hasn't been picked up. My god, what have we done?

Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

I know almost nothing about the new governor of Virginia, but she just talked shit to her middle school kid in front of millions and I very much respect that.

Race also included one of the great magazine covers of all time.

I managed to not get a single "can we count on your vote" or political fundraising text, my entire life, until two weeks ago. Then the seal broke and now it's nonstop. Wonder who sold which data set.

Today on @thisdaypod.com a look at the "sewer socialists" of the 1920s, and some thoughts on the revival of pragmatic socialism a hundred years later podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Politics completely aside, Brian Lehrer talking to Curtis Sliwa is NYC radio legend gold. Just need Ebro to call in to take it to the next level.

From the archives: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Yes, really, there's a new podcast about The Doors. Psyched to help produce this, hosted by the great Naomi Fry and coming out from Talkhouse soon. Really! shorefire.com/releases/ent...

This is useful. I have struggled with these convos when they came up. It's hard to explain why other kids are scared or they're seeing soldiers on the streets without scaring them intensely. I hate this moment so much.

Extremely excited for Josh's new project. Yes to more thoughtful sports storytelling, and yes to more Josh Levin.

Today kicks off the Radiotopia fundraiser. We're so proud @thisdaypod.com is part of the collective. Look around the media world...how many places are letting folks make exactly the show they want...how many places are *adding* shows?! Only possible because of... you! Support --> bit.ly/4ofxAkv

💪💪💪💪 millennial procrastination supremacy more fascinating early vote takeaways here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/02/e...

No one should write a single addition credulous story about the Silicon Valley biohacker guys until the Niners stop being the most constantly injured team in the NFL

My favorite two hours of my favorite day -- when the marathon has passed but the roads are still closed and you can cruise right down the middle of 4th avenue on foot or on bike. As it should be!

No shortage of great community organizations trying to step up as SNAP funding is withheld from the people who need it. If you're looking for a way to help, I'll recommend donating to the remarkable Center for Family Life in South Brooklyn secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...

Halloween Friday into Marathon Sunday into Election Tuesday is a pretty glorious stretch of civic life for NYC. Almost, almost, makes you forget the larger stuff going on.

In February, @subpop.bsky.social came to me with an idea that I found hard to resist: @clppng.bsky.social wanted to play the Tiny Desk, like, ON the actual desk... with MIDI-controlled robots striking coffee mugs and shaking paper clips. It's finally here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0-k...

I don't like that I had this thought, but my first thought was that the admin's response is going to be to text the judge the Michael Jordan "fuck them kids" meme.

Today is precisely the day, every year, when I remember how good a 100 Grand bar is.

Today is precisely the day, every year, when I remember how good a 100 Grand bar is.

This is great.

These contiguous posts in my timeline show how companies, both big and small, can either devote themselves to the trivial and evil or the substantive and good.

I don't fully understand what's going on here but I know I hate it www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...