Rebecca Seidel
@beccahope.bsky.social
podcast producer, audio engineer, bridge enthusiast
Last night I saw the Staten Island Ferry sailing off into the sunset under the Hell Gate Bridge.
New York is healing 🧡
New York is healing 🧡
June 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Last night I saw the Staten Island Ferry sailing off into the sunset under the Hell Gate Bridge.
New York is healing 🧡
New York is healing 🧡
To close the loop on this: I can now officially say that both candidates I saw on the subway will be running in the general election in November.
That's right, this month I shared commutes with Zohran Mamdani (Astoria's own!) and uncontested Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
That's right, this month I shared commutes with Zohran Mamdani (Astoria's own!) and uncontested Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
Here to report that I have now encountered TWO NYC mayoral candidates commuting on the subway this month. Anyone who guesses both wins a prize!
(Neither of them was Cuomo obviously)
(Neither of them was Cuomo obviously)
June 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
To close the loop on this: I can now officially say that both candidates I saw on the subway will be running in the general election in November.
That's right, this month I shared commutes with Zohran Mamdani (Astoria's own!) and uncontested Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
That's right, this month I shared commutes with Zohran Mamdani (Astoria's own!) and uncontested Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
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There really is something special about what Zohran and Brad are showing the rest of the world what it still means to be a New Yorker and an American.
A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!
A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!
June 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
There really is something special about what Zohran and Brad are showing the rest of the world what it still means to be a New Yorker and an American.
A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!
A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!
Here to report that I have now encountered TWO NYC mayoral candidates commuting on the subway this month. Anyone who guesses both wins a prize!
(Neither of them was Cuomo obviously)
(Neither of them was Cuomo obviously)
June 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here to report that I have now encountered TWO NYC mayoral candidates commuting on the subway this month. Anyone who guesses both wins a prize!
(Neither of them was Cuomo obviously)
(Neither of them was Cuomo obviously)
My podcast-editing-pilled brain was not prepared for this elevator ride.
June 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My podcast-editing-pilled brain was not prepared for this elevator ride.
About to head up to my college reunion in a way that would make my college self proud (frantically editing a podcast on the train)
May 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
About to head up to my college reunion in a way that would make my college self proud (frantically editing a podcast on the train)
I was in my element yesterday (gesturing at waveforms on a giant screen) at the @qplnyc.bsky.social Teen Center in Flushing!
We had a listening party celebrating our 5-week Podcasting for Teens workshop with @queensmemory.bsky.social. Loved getting to know the next generation of podcasters. ❤️
We had a listening party celebrating our 5-week Podcasting for Teens workshop with @queensmemory.bsky.social. Loved getting to know the next generation of podcasters. ❤️
April 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I was in my element yesterday (gesturing at waveforms on a giant screen) at the @qplnyc.bsky.social Teen Center in Flushing!
We had a listening party celebrating our 5-week Podcasting for Teens workshop with @queensmemory.bsky.social. Loved getting to know the next generation of podcasters. ❤️
We had a listening party celebrating our 5-week Podcasting for Teens workshop with @queensmemory.bsky.social. Loved getting to know the next generation of podcasters. ❤️
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I wrote a thing about the vexations of history repeating itself as podcasts are pressured to become TV. continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/radio-star...
Radio Stars to Video: Bite Me
Can we learn from the bitter past? Yes, we have to meet the audience where they are. But are they on smart TVs and YouTube because they love video, or this is the convenient plumbing of all content co...
continuous-wave.beehiiv.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I wrote a thing about the vexations of history repeating itself as podcasts are pressured to become TV. continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/radio-star...
It's me, I am the Radio Star
April 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It's me, I am the Radio Star
Just exercised a skill I haven't used in a while (intensive archival research to determine if someone I tangentially know is secretly a nepo baby) (they are)
March 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just exercised a skill I haven't used in a while (intensive archival research to determine if someone I tangentially know is secretly a nepo baby) (they are)
Excited to teach this podcasting workshop for teens at Queens Public Library with @queensmemory.bsky.social! If you know a teen who might be interested, see below. 👇
Calling all teens interested in learning how to create an episode for the Queens Memory Podcast! Podcasting for Teens starts March 12 at 4pm in Flushing. You'll learn the basics of podcasting, like interviewing, storytelling & editing. Register here: qlmarketing.typeform.com/to/yMZSBdq4
February 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Excited to teach this podcasting workshop for teens at Queens Public Library with @queensmemory.bsky.social! If you know a teen who might be interested, see below. 👇
My favorite feature of Descript's AI-powered transcription is that it's never heard of ChatGPT in its life. I'm jealous of it, honestly.
February 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My favorite feature of Descript's AI-powered transcription is that it's never heard of ChatGPT in its life. I'm jealous of it, honestly.
A deep sigh of a podcast episode. Just beautiful radio.
Here is a show about what right NOW sounds like. You sent me your recordings and I made a show as fast as I could with them, and I hope you keep sending and we keep making these shows. Episode 1 of What Now Sounds Like. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/tcb...
What Now Sounds Like — Rumble Strip
What Now Sounds Like is a series we make together about what this weird time sounds like. This is the first one.
www.rumblestripvermont.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
A deep sigh of a podcast episode. Just beautiful radio.
My 2024 in numbers:
1 total eclipse witnessed
2 oceans seen
3 years in the rent-stabilized apt of my dreams
4 boroughs traveled (sorry Staten Island, see you in 2025)
5 dog-sitting gigs
6 nights under the stars
39 movies watched
120 hours of podcasts listened to
181 dog photos taken
342 miles run
1 total eclipse witnessed
2 oceans seen
3 years in the rent-stabilized apt of my dreams
4 boroughs traveled (sorry Staten Island, see you in 2025)
5 dog-sitting gigs
6 nights under the stars
39 movies watched
120 hours of podcasts listened to
181 dog photos taken
342 miles run
December 31, 2024 at 6:10 PM
My 2024 in numbers:
1 total eclipse witnessed
2 oceans seen
3 years in the rent-stabilized apt of my dreams
4 boroughs traveled (sorry Staten Island, see you in 2025)
5 dog-sitting gigs
6 nights under the stars
39 movies watched
120 hours of podcasts listened to
181 dog photos taken
342 miles run
1 total eclipse witnessed
2 oceans seen
3 years in the rent-stabilized apt of my dreams
4 boroughs traveled (sorry Staten Island, see you in 2025)
5 dog-sitting gigs
6 nights under the stars
39 movies watched
120 hours of podcasts listened to
181 dog photos taken
342 miles run
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NEW: A holiday bonus video for you! Meet the underground time travelers of New York City, by @transit-scapes.bsky.social nygroove.nyc/video-holida...
Video: Meet the underground time travelers of NYC
Every December, a holiday miracle occurs: New Yorkers get excited for their commute
nygroove.nyc
December 24, 2024 at 5:21 PM
NEW: A holiday bonus video for you! Meet the underground time travelers of New York City, by @transit-scapes.bsky.social nygroove.nyc/video-holida...
About to embark on the biggest new year's transformation of my lifetime (giving Reaper a spin again after years of being a Pro Tools girl)
December 19, 2024 at 5:20 PM
About to embark on the biggest new year's transformation of my lifetime (giving Reaper a spin again after years of being a Pro Tools girl)
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NYU banning student protestors from a building that houses a legendary archive of the history of radical protest is almost like hiring a journalist who covers policing in New York City and penalizing him for covering policing in New York City...
Our conversation with @chenjerai.bsky.social:
Our conversation with @chenjerai.bsky.social:
NYU Bans Its Own Journalism Professor From Multiple Buildings After He Documented a Pro-Palestine Protest
We spoke with NYU journalism professor Chenjerai Kumanyika about how the school's intensified campus policing strategy might be doing Donald Trump's work for him.
hellgatenyc.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:31 PM
NYU banning student protestors from a building that houses a legendary archive of the history of radical protest is almost like hiring a journalist who covers policing in New York City and penalizing him for covering policing in New York City...
Our conversation with @chenjerai.bsky.social:
Our conversation with @chenjerai.bsky.social:
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going to keep posting about this piece because I really think that everyone online should read it: www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
December 18, 2024 at 1:35 PM
going to keep posting about this piece because I really think that everyone online should read it: www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
I loved contributing to @tinkmedia.bsky.social's Audio Delicacies list again this year! My pick is a podcast I haven't been able to get out of my head: Season 3 of In The Dark, from @newyorker.com.
Here's the full list for some GREAT podcast recs to add to your queue: tinkmedia.co/audio-delica...
Here's the full list for some GREAT podcast recs to add to your queue: tinkmedia.co/audio-delica...
December 10, 2024 at 8:39 PM
I loved contributing to @tinkmedia.bsky.social's Audio Delicacies list again this year! My pick is a podcast I haven't been able to get out of my head: Season 3 of In The Dark, from @newyorker.com.
Here's the full list for some GREAT podcast recs to add to your queue: tinkmedia.co/audio-delica...
Here's the full list for some GREAT podcast recs to add to your queue: tinkmedia.co/audio-delica...
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My statement on the acquittal of Daniel Penny.
December 9, 2024 at 7:03 PM
My statement on the acquittal of Daniel Penny.
Huge news day for me personally (finally caught an open-gangway C train)
December 9, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Huge news day for me personally (finally caught an open-gangway C train)
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we are aware of the situation
December 9, 2024 at 7:44 PM
we are aware of the situation
This week's episode of @cnn.com's Terms of Service was a fun one to produce - if also a little scary!
Thank you @racheltobac.bsky.social for your helpful and practical advice (and for convincing me to download a password manager immediately).
Thank you @racheltobac.bsky.social for your helpful and practical advice (and for convincing me to download a password manager immediately).
Thank you @cnn.com for having me on your podcast to discuss how in the world we should keep our passwords safe where there are hundreds to remember (hint: the answer includes password managers, passkeys, & MFA).
www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...
Remembering All Your Passwords is Hard. Let's Make It Easier - Terms of Service with Clare Duffy - Podcast on CNN Audio
CNN Audio’s senior producer Haley has a confession: she uses the same password for everything. Research shows she’s not alone. Why is this a problem? And what’s the safest way to create and manage you...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:13 PM
This week's episode of @cnn.com's Terms of Service was a fun one to produce - if also a little scary!
Thank you @racheltobac.bsky.social for your helpful and practical advice (and for convincing me to download a password manager immediately).
Thank you @racheltobac.bsky.social for your helpful and practical advice (and for convincing me to download a password manager immediately).
Plot twists I have experienced today:
1. Falling in a cartoon-like fashion on a patch of ice while walking to work
2. Finding out that Terms of Service is ~new & noteworthy~ on Apple Podcasts!
1. Falling in a cartoon-like fashion on a patch of ice while walking to work
2. Finding out that Terms of Service is ~new & noteworthy~ on Apple Podcasts!
December 3, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Plot twists I have experienced today:
1. Falling in a cartoon-like fashion on a patch of ice while walking to work
2. Finding out that Terms of Service is ~new & noteworthy~ on Apple Podcasts!
1. Falling in a cartoon-like fashion on a patch of ice while walking to work
2. Finding out that Terms of Service is ~new & noteworthy~ on Apple Podcasts!
It’s time for the annual tradition of listening to the best podcast episode of all time:
November 28, 2024 at 6:57 PM
It’s time for the annual tradition of listening to the best podcast episode of all time: