Ben Spohn
@8bitnecktie.bsky.social
Oral History Program Manager at Hagley Museum and Library.
Opinions my own.
Opinions my own.
It certainly feels like Hagley always has something relevant to current events in our collections. I am probably biased, of course.
Regional craft beer powerhouse Iron Hill has closed all locations & declared bankruptcy. Our oral history of craft beer in the MidAtlantic features interviews w Iron Hill founders Mark Edelson & Kevin Finn. Find the interviews here & consider how much has changed in 9 yrs! digital.hagley.org/2016287
October 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It certainly feels like Hagley always has something relevant to current events in our collections. I am probably biased, of course.
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You know, if enough of us say on the internet that it's important to wash your cybertruck with saltwater and lemon juice to preserve the finish, eventually ChatGPT will start telling cybertruck owners that.
July 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
You know, if enough of us say on the internet that it's important to wash your cybertruck with saltwater and lemon juice to preserve the finish, eventually ChatGPT will start telling cybertruck owners that.
Working on oral histories with DuPont Performance Coatings retirees. Turns out making paint wet is a lot more interesting than watching it dry!
June 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Working on oral histories with DuPont Performance Coatings retirees. Turns out making paint wet is a lot more interesting than watching it dry!
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I wrote an Op-Ed about SEPTA funding and how our Agency is actually one of the most efficient in the country with handling money.
The last thing we need is for SEPTA to get defunded, enjoy the gift link 🤙
The last thing we need is for SEPTA to get defunded, enjoy the gift link 🤙
June 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I wrote an Op-Ed about SEPTA funding and how our Agency is actually one of the most efficient in the country with handling money.
The last thing we need is for SEPTA to get defunded, enjoy the gift link 🤙
The last thing we need is for SEPTA to get defunded, enjoy the gift link 🤙
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Our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout features an epic, in depth discussion of the final volume of Albert Churella's monumental trilogy on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Join us here or wherever you find podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...
April 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout features an epic, in depth discussion of the final volume of Albert Churella's monumental trilogy on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Join us here or wherever you find podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...
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YOU - “The people who built this world intended it to be better for you, but they failed. It is easier to live in their failure with this by your side.” (Tap on the tape recorder.)
April 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
YOU - “The people who built this world intended it to be better for you, but they failed. It is easier to live in their failure with this by your side.” (Tap on the tape recorder.)
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If E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy had a AAA sequel or reboot I think it could fix the whole industry
April 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy had a AAA sequel or reboot I think it could fix the whole industry
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🗃️Exciting New Book News: Alessandra La Rocca Link's 'The Iron Horse in Indian Country Native Americans and Railroads in the US West' is out in a few weeks. Preorder: global.oup.com/academic/pro... and preview: books.google.com/books?id=1lh...
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🗃️Exciting New Book News: Alessandra La Rocca Link's 'The Iron Horse in Indian Country Native Americans and Railroads in the US West' is out in a few weeks. Preorder: global.oup.com/academic/pro... and preview: books.google.com/books?id=1lh...
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I’ll go one further & say crypto is the new shitty railroad stock swindle WITH demonstrably stupid “innovation”
January 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’ll go one further & say crypto is the new shitty railroad stock swindle WITH demonstrably stupid “innovation”
A fresh new account for annual posting and forever lurking.
Maybe some railroad and oral history takes?
Don't wanna be too ambitious over here.
Maybe some railroad and oral history takes?
Don't wanna be too ambitious over here.
November 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
A fresh new account for annual posting and forever lurking.
Maybe some railroad and oral history takes?
Don't wanna be too ambitious over here.
Maybe some railroad and oral history takes?
Don't wanna be too ambitious over here.