Here’s last night’s story about public media, who it serves, what we can do to counteract the Trump administration’s budget cuts to it, and why the answer is “sell Russell Crowe’s jock strap.” You’ll see. youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA

Over the years, we have accumulated many, many weird items on this show. Wax presidents, Russell Crowe’s jock strap, even a Bob Ross painting. Now, you can own them. Visit johnoliversjunk.com to bid on items that will help us raise money for The Public Media Bridge Fund!

As @lastweektonight.com covered tonight, local public media stations across the country are in crisis. You can help out by going to adoptastation.org

This is the first NPR/PBS station I've seen that's going out of business as a result of the federal rescission: radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...

Of all the photos posted by the Strib related to the shooting at Annunciation Church, this was the one that got me the most. Maybe because we cant see the (presumably) mom’s face, so it seems more universal? arc.stimg.co/startribunem...?

good day to support your local nonprofit newsroom givebutter.com/SsQ8CG

cpb.org/pressroom/Co... The corporation for public broadcasting shutting down is awful news for people looking to keep public media’s mission alive. a brief thread on what it means for public radio:

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

"Do countries with better-funded public media also have healthier democracies? Of course they do" www.niemanlab.org/2022/01/do-c... (January 2022)

This @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social story is a great reminder that gutting CPB won't necessarily hurt national NPR (about 1% of their funding is federal), but it *will* devastate affiliate stations, particularly rural ones serving areas with few media outlets. www.npr.org/2025/07/15/n...

Congratulations to Annenberg's newest Ph.D. @ljlincoln.bsky.social, who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday. Titled "All the News That's Fit to Fund," Lincoln's dissertation explores how journalism became a philanthropic cause and examines today’s nonprofit news landscape.

My fantastic, smarter other half now has a PhD for her trail-blazing work on the philanthropic funding of news. 🎉🎉🎉 @ljlincoln.bsky.social

is everyone on bluesky from minnesota

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune

Trump makes formal ask to Congress: kill funding for PBS, NPR and public broadcasters My story for NPR www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...

I will never forget hearing the announcement on @npr.org that “The Pope is from Chicago”

New piece in The Nation arguing that we need public media more now than ever. We must defend what we have with an eye toward expanding and restructuring public media in the future.

scoop in The Morning: When NPR faced defunding a decade ago, the board was shown a secret report laying out the potential carnage. It's devastating. Up to 180 member stations would close down and $240 million would vanish from the public radio system. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/b...

The results are in for Wisconsin's Supreme Court election. @byjackkelly.bsky.social on what Susan Crawford’s victory could mean for some key issues.

Top executives from PBS and NPR are getting ready for a hearing on Wednesday — ominously titled “Anti-American Airwaves” — organized by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene who leads a House subcommittee tied to Elon Musk’s efforts to cut federal spending.

Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach." Salary: $120K-$140K Remote: ✅ Come join us!

💡 What happens when the outlets producing most of the news in a state become nonprofit? With little outside notice, that has quietly but steadily been taking place in Maine, New England’s northernmost state. niemanreports.org/maine-nonpro...

#AEJMC! I’m running for vice president in the upcoming elections. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing about why, but for now I’ll just say that @aejmc.bsky.social has meant a lot to me professionally, and I know I’ll work hard for a #futurefriendlyaejmc

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

"your outie subscribes to small publications to support quality journalism"

Super Birds 🦅🔥 Honored we could celebrate with you all 💚

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

WORLD CHAMPS 🏆 More coverage: www.inquirer.com/eagles/live/...

Go Birds, obviously 🦅

I'm hearing a lot from the media NGO sector about the impact of USAID cuts. A lot of small investigative media organisations across the globe are facing imminent closure as the funding they've budget for has vanished overnight, and the funder community has no capacity to absorb the shock.

How local, independent newsrooms across CA are combatting misinformation, featuring @eltimpano.bsky.social alongside @missionlocal.org @citysidejournalism.bsky.social & the Central Valley Journalism Collab. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

hello! just putting this here. please share in your signal groups and slacks. www.propublica.org/tips/#signal

If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚨 Are you a West Coast journalist with a passion for press freedom? @freedom.press is hiring a local reporter to support the @pressfreedomtracker.us by documenting aggressions against the media, executing research projects, and more. Learn more and apply here:

Now is a great time to support your NPR and PBS station. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...

Hello world! We have made a starter pack with some of our students, faculty, and centers! More to come! go.bsky.app/5J1f8SB

scoop w/@dmccabe: The F.C.C.'s commissioner, Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS stations www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...

We need a new deal to save local journalism:

This week's @onthemedia.bsky.social is all about public radio, what makes our medium so special and the imminent threats to defund it. Tune in: link.chtbl.com/onthemedia

OK, here we go. Here are links to some of the excellent journalists who work for MPR News and its sister organizations APM Research Lab and APM Reports. I'll keep updating, but this is a start. go.bsky.app/UaGFUu1

The hill across the street from our apartment has turned into the neighborhood sledding spot and it! is! extremely! wholesome!

As a Minnesotan: let’s gooooo

I wrote about Gannett’s plan to kill off one of the last pieces of American legacy media to resist financialization: The Associated Press. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/wall-stree...

"But just as important — arguably even more important — are the series’ attempts to help build its viewers’ emotional intelligence along with the academic kind."

We have larger concerns heading into 2025, but I can't let go of the idea that the next season of Sesame Street could be its last. So I wrote about why the kids' TV institution is still vital after more than 50 years:

public media funding is always under threat — but now Elon Musk is targeting NPR and PBS for budget cuts. @benmullin.bsky.social and I found out how stations are preparing: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...

A Minneapolis date night