Chris Berube
@chrisberube.bsky.social
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Today: Senior Producer at 99% Invisible.
Previously: Slate, The Dropout, 30 for 30, CBC
ChrisBerube.com
Today: Senior Producer at 99% Invisible.
Previously: Slate, The Dropout, 30 for 30, CBC
ChrisBerube.com
Sharing a last name with the Maple Leafs' head coach means I see a lot of very weird headlines that appear to refer to me.
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Sharing a last name with the Maple Leafs' head coach means I see a lot of very weird headlines that appear to refer to me.
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For CBC Arts, I wrote about why I think Canada needs to revel in the beauty of its weirdest impulses www.cbc.ca/arts/canadia...
OPINION | Canadian TV needs to get weird again | CBC Arts
In the ‘80s and ‘90s, English Canadian screens were filled with bizarre, fever dream-like shows. Writer Niko Stratis argues that we need to back to that
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January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
For CBC Arts, I wrote about why I think Canada needs to revel in the beauty of its weirdest impulses www.cbc.ca/arts/canadia...
Jumping on the trend. Me in 2016/ me today. I look somewhat older!
January 17, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Jumping on the trend. Me in 2016/ me today. I look somewhat older!
I know nobody has tried a roster with four shortstops before, but that’s Mets baseball, baby
January 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I know nobody has tried a roster with four shortstops before, but that’s Mets baseball, baby
The Kyle Tucker Memorial Lockout has quite a nice ring to it
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 AM
The Kyle Tucker Memorial Lockout has quite a nice ring to it
Just yelled « FUCK » really loud in a restaurant
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just yelled « FUCK » really loud in a restaurant
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You've seen and appreciated the work of Michael Bierut and his team for the last four decades, if not more. Now it's time for a deep dive before he steps back from his design firm Pentagram.
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Listen now wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zc9e04
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Listen now wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zc9e04
January 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
You've seen and appreciated the work of Michael Bierut and his team for the last four decades, if not more. Now it's time for a deep dive before he steps back from his design firm Pentagram.
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Listen now wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zc9e04
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Listen now wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zc9e04
This week on @99pi.org - an interview with one of America's best-known designers, Michael Bierut. You probably interact with one of his designs every day, without even knowing it. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/655-...
Exit Interview With Michael Bierut - 99% Invisible
Come see Roman as he hosts a conversation with The Memory Palace‘s Nate DiMeo on Thursday, January 22, 2026 (7pm PT) at KQED in San Francisco. Get your tickets! Michael Bierut is one of the best known...
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January 14, 2026 at 7:09 PM
This week on @99pi.org - an interview with one of America's best-known designers, Michael Bierut. You probably interact with one of his designs every day, without even knowing it. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/655-...
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If you bet on Golden Globes Best Podcast Winner on Polymarket you should not be able to drive a car for five years
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
If you bet on Golden Globes Best Podcast Winner on Polymarket you should not be able to drive a car for five years
It's legitimately hilarious Call Her Daddy and the NPR newscast are nominated in the same category at an awards show
January 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
It's legitimately hilarious Call Her Daddy and the NPR newscast are nominated in the same category at an awards show
This is why I got into it right here
Podcasts shouldn’t be on video. Podcasts are for people who don’t look good on video.
January 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
This is why I got into it right here
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I feel like betting which podcast will win a Golden Globe is significantly worse than losing everything at the dog track
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I feel like betting which podcast will win a Golden Globe is significantly worse than losing everything at the dog track
My Letterboxd year-in-review is poetry
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
My Letterboxd year-in-review is poetry
Brandy and Monica back together….good things can still happen
January 1, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Brandy and Monica back together….good things can still happen
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Help power another year of provocative writing on our built and natural environments. Donate to Places today and double your impact: placesjournal.org/donate/
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2025 - the year I got norovirus twice somehow
December 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
2025 - the year I got norovirus twice somehow
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Minis are back! We've got a giant pyramid and a swarm of grasshoppers, an obscure internet relic millions visit a year, and the long process for the Catholic church to declare something a miracle.
Listen now 👉 https://bit.ly/4pcpBVc
Listen now 👉 https://bit.ly/4pcpBVc
December 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Minis are back! We've got a giant pyramid and a swarm of grasshoppers, an obscure internet relic millions visit a year, and the long process for the Catholic church to declare something a miracle.
Listen now 👉 https://bit.ly/4pcpBVc
Listen now 👉 https://bit.ly/4pcpBVc
In baseball news…
December 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
In baseball news…
Montreal made it two mayors in a row without a major corruption scandal. Hey, all streaks have to come to an end!
Il ne s’agissait toutefois pas d’un événement de financement.
Soraya Martinez Ferrada confirme avoir participé à un «garden party» chez Emanuel Cabral
www.ledevoir.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Montreal made it two mayors in a row without a major corruption scandal. Hey, all streaks have to come to an end!
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Bostoo Yook Yarters (Cubs)
For anyone worried AI will replace all of us.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
December 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Bostoo Yook Yarters (Cubs)
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I hope Mel Brooks is surrounded by love right now. My heart is so sick for him too.
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I hope Mel Brooks is surrounded by love right now. My heart is so sick for him too.
I know Kevin O’Leary and Tyler the Creator are getting all the attention, but I’m proud of my performance in Marty Supreme as “Doctor Ping Pong.” I haven’t seen the film yet, but am assured my scene’s still in there. No spoilers but I kick his ass. #OscarCampaign #DoctorPingPong
December 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I know Kevin O’Leary and Tyler the Creator are getting all the attention, but I’m proud of my performance in Marty Supreme as “Doctor Ping Pong.” I haven’t seen the film yet, but am assured my scene’s still in there. No spoilers but I kick his ass. #OscarCampaign #DoctorPingPong
From The Onion, tough but fair
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
From The Onion, tough but fair
@scaachi.bsky.social on American Canto should be the last word on this whole thing slate.com/culture/2025...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Much-Hyped Book Was Always Going to Be Self-Serving. It’s So Much Worse Than That.
God, everyone sucks so much in American Canto.
slate.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@scaachi.bsky.social on American Canto should be the last word on this whole thing slate.com/culture/2025...
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