Suki Wessling
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Writer, The Babblery producer, teacher. https://linktr.ee/sukiwessling
Some thoughts on what leads a man to shoot a woman in the face for not following orders.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Some thoughts on what leads a man to shoot a woman in the face for not following orders.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Last night I had a great Behind the Mic interview with Christine Barrington, whose new show, Apocalyptic Supper Club, is going to be fabulous! Listen in to find out what it's all about:
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And check out the show Friday, 5 pm PT
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And check out the show Friday, 5 pm PT
Behind the Mic with Christine Barrington, host of Apocalyptic Supper Club
Christine Barrington starts a new show on KSQD this Friday: Apocalyptic Supper Club. But Christine is hardly new to KSQD—in fact, she's a Squid super-volunteer. Apart from hosting Talk of the Bay for ...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Last night I had a great Behind the Mic interview with Christine Barrington, whose new show, Apocalyptic Supper Club, is going to be fabulous! Listen in to find out what it's all about:
ksqd.org/behind-the-m...
And check out the show Friday, 5 pm PT
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And check out the show Friday, 5 pm PT
I always thought humans were up to the challenge presented to them by new tools… until AI.
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It's not the tool, it's how you use it
Until that tool is an automatic weapon
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January 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I always thought humans were up to the challenge presented to them by new tools… until AI.
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Many know Christine Barrington from her various roles at KSQD, but TUESDAY at 5 pm PT, I will interview Christine for a sneak peak at her new show, Apocalyptic Supper Club.
Tune in TUESDAY at 5 pm PT or check out the podcast episode on KSQD.org Wednesday morning.
Tune in TUESDAY at 5 pm PT or check out the podcast episode on KSQD.org Wednesday morning.
January 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Many know Christine Barrington from her various roles at KSQD, but TUESDAY at 5 pm PT, I will interview Christine for a sneak peak at her new show, Apocalyptic Supper Club.
Tune in TUESDAY at 5 pm PT or check out the podcast episode on KSQD.org Wednesday morning.
Tune in TUESDAY at 5 pm PT or check out the podcast episode on KSQD.org Wednesday morning.
@msmagazine.com has been painstakingly covering women’s news for 50 years. “Women’s news” is everyone’s news because we all depend on the health and welfare of women. If you don’t read it, you’re literally missing half the story. This is a set of must-read news.
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The Most-Read Ms. Stories of 2025
The 30 most popular articles published on MsMagazine.com 2025—that feminists most clicked, read, shared and passed out at marches.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
@msmagazine.com has been painstakingly covering women’s news for 50 years. “Women’s news” is everyone’s news because we all depend on the health and welfare of women. If you don’t read it, you’re literally missing half the story. This is a set of must-read news.
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We talk a lot about DEI in education and business. But diversity is fundamental to the human creative process.
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Diversity as a driver of creativity
When DEI isn't about jobs and money
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January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
We talk a lot about DEI in education and business. But diversity is fundamental to the human creative process.
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The holidays inspired many to think about their fractured relationships, but what about those that endure?
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Muddling through as best we can
Home for the Holidays, happy version
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December 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The holidays inspired many to think about their fractured relationships, but what about those that endure?
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NEW Minibabble: The Chicago Connection
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Early 20th century Chicago was known for its jazz, but another kind of music was blossoming in the African American community. A small group of composers nurtured and inspired each other.
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Early 20th century Chicago was known for its jazz, but another kind of music was blossoming in the African American community. A small group of composers nurtured and inspired each other.
The Chicago Connection: Black composers of the early 20th century -
Early in the 20th century, in which has been named the Great Migration, millions of Black southerners moved North, looking for opportunity and an escape from Jim Crow. The vibrant....
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December 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
NEW Minibabble: The Chicago Connection
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Early 20th century Chicago was known for its jazz, but another kind of music was blossoming in the African American community. A small group of composers nurtured and inspired each other.
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Early 20th century Chicago was known for its jazz, but another kind of music was blossoming in the African American community. A small group of composers nurtured and inspired each other.
Isolation is built into our modern play and work. We need to break out and grab our humanity back.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Isolation is built into our modern play and work. We need to break out and grab our humanity back.
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Why don’t mean people know that they’re mean? Some thoughts about waking up to find you are in the embrace of a bully.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Why don’t mean people know that they’re mean? Some thoughts about waking up to find you are in the embrace of a bully.
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It started with a question: "Aren't there any Black composers?" And culminated in a thriving concert series, the African American Composer Initiative.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It started with a question: "Aren't there any Black composers?" And culminated in a thriving concert series, the African American Composer Initiative.
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Our political divide has bled into our social sphere like never before. What if we all just decided to start talking to each other again?
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Tolerance is the radical answer
Americans are stuck in a holding pattern until we start talking to each other again
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December 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our political divide has bled into our social sphere like never before. What if we all just decided to start talking to each other again?
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December 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW on The Babblery podcast: Not Forgotten Anymore
The African American Composer Initiative
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The African American Composer Initiative
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Not Forgotten Anymore: The African American Composer Initiative -
Sometimes all it takes is one question to spur a revelation that inspires a movement. The African American Composer Initiative started with a question and has become a thriving nonprofit, discovering,...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW on The Babblery podcast: Not Forgotten Anymore
The African American Composer Initiative
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The African American Composer Initiative
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New episode coming this week! Not Forgotten Anymore: The African American Composer Initiative
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December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New episode coming this week! Not Forgotten Anymore: The African American Composer Initiative
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The Economist’s word of the year is SLOP. Excellent choice. As a linguist, I treasure our Old English roots that get right to the point:
c. 1400, "mudhole, puddle," probably from Old English -sloppe "dung"
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c. 1400, "mudhole, puddle," probably from Old English -sloppe "dung"
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December 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Economist’s word of the year is SLOP. Excellent choice. As a linguist, I treasure our Old English roots that get right to the point:
c. 1400, "mudhole, puddle," probably from Old English -sloppe "dung"
www.etymonline.com/search?q=slop
c. 1400, "mudhole, puddle," probably from Old English -sloppe "dung"
www.etymonline.com/search?q=slop
NEW on Substack: Is pitting “radicals” against “moderates” stopping the resistance from being as effective as it could be?
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"Not-MAGA" needs a new political lens
How moving away from an Us vs Them mentality could unstick us
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December 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
NEW on Substack: Is pitting “radicals” against “moderates” stopping the resistance from being as effective as it could be?
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NEW on Substack: We can name many of the ills of our society, but the disdain of women is not one of them. Why do we shy away from naming the reason that our young men are in distress? Misogyny.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW on Substack: We can name many of the ills of our society, but the disdain of women is not one of them. Why do we shy away from naming the reason that our young men are in distress? Misogyny.
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Doula Anne Wallen told me the story of my first birth, which was set in motion when I stepped into the hospital. As I listened to Anne telling my story, I realized that my intimate story is actually a story of women's health and bodily autonomy.
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Blessed relief—two stories of birth
How women's bodily autonomy makes all the difference in childbirth
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December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Doula Anne Wallen told me the story of my first birth, which was set in motion when I stepped into the hospital. As I listened to Anne telling my story, I realized that my intimate story is actually a story of women's health and bodily autonomy.
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NEW Minibabble: The way of the doula - in praise of natural birth
Adapted from the full episode with new material, hear doula Anne Wallen talk about the beauty, simplicity, and joy of natural birth.
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Adapted from the full episode with new material, hear doula Anne Wallen talk about the beauty, simplicity, and joy of natural birth.
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Minibabble: The way of the doula -
In praise of natural birth In this mini version of the full episode, “Trusting our Survival Mechanisms with Doula Anne Wallen,” we focus on doula Anne Wallen’s trust in the....
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December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW Minibabble: The way of the doula - in praise of natural birth
Adapted from the full episode with new material, hear doula Anne Wallen talk about the beauty, simplicity, and joy of natural birth.
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Adapted from the full episode with new material, hear doula Anne Wallen talk about the beauty, simplicity, and joy of natural birth.
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Written the day after a bad night the day after a bad night the day after a bad night...
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When desperate for sleep
Confessions of a busy brain
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November 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Written the day after a bad night the day after a bad night the day after a bad night...
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My conversation with Anne Wallen could be life-changing. Listen:
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November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My conversation with Anne Wallen could be life-changing. Listen:
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NEW on Substack: Watching our CDC is like a vigil at the beside of a dying uncle.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW on Substack: Watching our CDC is like a vigil at the beside of a dying uncle.
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Great conversation with Anne Wallen about women's bodily autonomy. Check it out!
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November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Great conversation with Anne Wallen about women's bodily autonomy. Check it out!
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