Is it too late to get raptured

I went on @morningbrew.extwitter.link's Per My Last Email podcast to talk about something I know a lot about: being a tryhard at work! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvN0...

I'm really proud to work at a media company that isn't made up of cowards, that can say All of This Is Really Fucking Bad over and over again because it is. defector.com/charlie-kirk...

this is fucking crazy

it's stunning what a rare and radical statement this is defector.com/five-years-o...

Heyyy! I’m back at Defector after book leave and just in time to say that I’m on a podcast! @alexlaughs.bsky.social had me on the latest episode of Try Hard. I learned to ride a bike. If you ever wished I did more fun things, wow, today is for you!

Let's remember some guys! Immaculate Grid has teamed up with our friends at @defector.com to present "Remember Some Guys from the 21st Century." Visit immaculategrid.com/remember this week to create and share a list of your favorite guys since 2000—there are no wrong answers!

cannot stress enough how many podcasters have pivoted into fine art because this is now somehow more lucrative than podcast

We've been working toward this day for NINE YEARS so allow me a moment of pride: IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THIS NEW PROFESSOR. The students at Franklin & Marshall are very lucky if I say so myself 🥹

1) the fact that (rich) parents are down to subject their small children to an unproven educational experiment 2) the kids take “brain breaks” from their iPads by watching YouTube as a group 3) the “coaches” in classrooms don’t have to be licensed www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Lots of people have reached out and said nice things about this, but lots of other people have asked me why I care enough to spend 2000 words writing about a dying industry. (and a strange number of comments on the blog from people proudly proclaiming they don't listen to podcasts at all. ok??)

The latest Try Hard hit me like a ton of bricks with this quote: "Perfection impresses people, and imperfection is what drives connection." @alexlaughs.bsky.social doesn't miss! pca.st/aimdilw1

There have been a ton of 20th anniversary "best of" podcast lists lately, and it has started to feel a bit like an obituary for an industry. [gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...

Production-wise, Normal Gossip is a direct descendant of Another Round. These are the two most influential shows of my career and I'm honored that they've both been recognized by the industry as two of the top 100 podcasts of all time. www.leftofdialmedia.com/elp-normalgo...

you can read an excerpt of CHANGEOVER over at @nymag.com today a nice appetizer for this afternoon's Sinner-Alcaraz match nymag.com/intelligence...

lmao i've discovered i was in the same sorority as tree paine

my biggest takeaway from the new heights ep was that it was VERY carefully edited to look off-the-cuff so i am not surprised to learn this iramadison.substack.com/p/is-travis-...

Every new announcement about the gutting and consolidation of the podcast industry makes me want to throw up. The cynicism, the accumulation of wealth among a top few people, the careers destroyed. It's real bad yall.

What a beautiful tribute to Thirst Aid Kit ❤️ And it was so nice to see all our names together again! www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...

lancaster pa is like a richard scarry town

I feel so heartbroken. Today is a great day to sign up to be a sustaining member of your local public radio station.

Today, we’re happy to share that Press Forward, a coalition of funders committed to strengthening local newsrooms, has awarded our group a grant to build shared services for independent, worker-friendly local media organizations. defector.com/we-won-a-grant

Big announcement! We've got TWO new podcast collabs between Radiotopia and @defector.com, hosted by @redford.bsky.social and me! defector.com/try-hard-onl...

You motherfuckers still wear shoes IN YOUR HOUSE!

Time to clock into my summer job (trying desperately to get caught up on love island)

We had such a good time with TEN MINUTE QUARTERS in May that @defector.com is running it back for the All-Star break. On July 15 we'll be joined by Devon Walker (SNL), Julia Shiplett (Overcompensating), Grace Johnson (Don't Tell), and Joey Dardano (Wild 'n Out) www.eventbrite.com/e/defector-m...

awooooo we're starting a publication in the Bay Area with a STACKED team (@amir.photo‬ @rahawahaile.bsky.social‬ @nuala.bsky.social‬ @estefancy.bsky.social @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social‬ @soleilho.com‬ @emmaruthless.bsky.social‬ @dannymlavery.bsky.social‬ AND MORE)! givebutter.com/coyotemedia

Aside from the obvious issues with NYT's The Protocol, I find the framing of authorship on this podcast to be so bizarre. It's almost as if the Times didn't want to put Azeen Ghorayshi's name front and center, even though this was clearly her project and she's all over the tape.

Ingrid Nilsen returned to YouTube to commemorate the TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY of her coming out video. This was so meaningful to watch today, as the original video was 10 years ago 🥹

dang it this blog is so good you've got crazy writing like this and also "yoinking" and "winklevii" -- patty can do it all!! defector.com/what-world-d...

Incredible blog here. This is a gift link: defector.com/what-world-d...

no ❤️

the more the technology evolves the more grateful i am to have been in college in 2010-2014. ai would absolutely have been a tempting shortcut for me in non-core classes! www.404media.co/teachers-are...

i'm so excited about this!!!

finally saw sinners last night and really enjoyed it, except for one quiet moment when a person behind me gasped and yelled "they got ching chong!!" and then burst into giggles

this truly couldn't have happened to a funnier person

Protools with trackpad is walking around barefoot

a little offended that it's the last week of AAPI month and no allies have even given me a boba or stinky lunch to write an essay about

Nathan fielder ass YouTube survey

this is so good

In the end: the Pivot pods stayed put; Vox didn't have to guarantee any $; Swisher got a lengthy profile. Read the profile, or not, but don't get worked up over that big $ number (which is an estimate from the cohost, but btw doesn't seem THAT wild to me, depending on ad load and pub frequency)

Sorry, I don't want to make a habit of doing Media Business Knower posts (or doing any posts at all, really), but maybe I can help lower some people's blood pressure: This contract is a total nothingburger, that doesn't foretell/confirm anything, and is not worth getting worked up over [thread]

what i really think would fix everything for me is is a giant, whiteboard-sized computer monitor that is touch screen and also i can write on

Do you ever send out one million emails and no one responds and you wonder if you’re being punked

how embarrassing for jd vance

Today is the day! My book is out in the world. It’s not a friendly world for writing about science or women or especially women’s bodies right now. But I’m so proud to be telling a story that makes a certain type of person very, very angry. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/casey...

I know I was naive about the energy cost of doing community theatre but wow how do people with autoimmune stuff get through two weeks of shows without disintegrating Amelie-style into a puddle

I'm feeling helpful today, so may I present Swole Woman As A Service (SWAAS): You ask me a question about lifting weights, exercise, bodies, eating, and I will either point you to the right column to read or give you an answer right in the replies. Fire away!

When I see someone wearing Sony MDRs in public I’m like who are you what do you know