Nick Fountain
@fountain.bsky.social
Planet Money Reporter and Co-Host, former Ballpark Vendor and Cabinet Sander
📍Ventura, CA
Signal: fountain.40
📍Ventura, CA
Signal: fountain.40
Happy FSA regrets day, to those who celebrate.
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Happy FSA regrets day, to those who celebrate.
Made a show about Chicago's infamous parking deal.
Chicago parkers hate this ONE WEIRD BUDGET TRICK!!! Today’s show, a parking privatization parable about that one time Chicago sold its 36,000 parking meters for 75 years.
buff.ly/8FufijI
buff.ly/8FufijI
npr.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Made a show about Chicago's infamous parking deal.
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I've had the pleasure of working in #Ventura on many occasions. The city has adopted many progressive plans, codes, and street designs (and one of my favorite parking benefit districts). If you'd like to build on that legacy, here's your chance!
My little city of Ventura is hiring an Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer. Would you please tell your smartest, most pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly civil engineer friend about it? Good pay, and it's a lovely place to live. cityofventura.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cityof...
Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer
Applications are accepted exclusively through the City of Ventura Career Site: www.cityofventura.ca.gov/jobs. Submissions through other websites or methods will not be accepted. Pay & Benefits The...
cityofventura.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I've had the pleasure of working in #Ventura on many occasions. The city has adopted many progressive plans, codes, and street designs (and one of my favorite parking benefit districts). If you'd like to build on that legacy, here's your chance!
My little city of Ventura is hiring an Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer. Would you please tell your smartest, most pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly civil engineer friend about it? Good pay, and it's a lovely place to live. cityofventura.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cityof...
Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer
Applications are accepted exclusively through the City of Ventura Career Site: www.cityofventura.ca.gov/jobs. Submissions through other websites or methods will not be accepted. Pay & Benefits The...
cityofventura.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My little city of Ventura is hiring an Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer. Would you please tell your smartest, most pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly civil engineer friend about it? Good pay, and it's a lovely place to live. cityofventura.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cityof...
@numble.bsky.social We miss numble!
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
@numble.bsky.social We miss numble!
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Update on the state of the job market courtesy of a nudge by @gottliebecon.bsky.social
It's bad!
paulgp.com/2025/11/24/j...
It's bad!
paulgp.com/2025/11/24/j...
Economics Job Market Update: November 2025 - A Historic Low
paulgp.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Update on the state of the job market courtesy of a nudge by @gottliebecon.bsky.social
It's bad!
paulgp.com/2025/11/24/j...
It's bad!
paulgp.com/2025/11/24/j...
Posing as urbanists! Incredible www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/b...
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Posing as urbanists! Incredible www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/b...
Now you can rest easy knowing that the mouse in your house has been killed... on the go!
August 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Now you can rest easy knowing that the mouse in your house has been killed... on the go!
Your favorite podcaster's favorite podcaster is back (baby!) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
‘Heavyweight,’ an Acclaimed Narrative Podcast, Returns
Pushkin Industries, the podcast company that will release the show, is betting that documentary-style audio programs can still win an audience.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Your favorite podcaster's favorite podcaster is back (baby!) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
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The one guy who majored in cuica, the Brazilian squeaky drum: I’ve made a huge mistake, I’ll never be able to make a dime doing this
White Lotus music coordinator: hold up now
White Lotus music coordinator: hold up now
February 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The one guy who majored in cuica, the Brazilian squeaky drum: I’ve made a huge mistake, I’ll never be able to make a dime doing this
White Lotus music coordinator: hold up now
White Lotus music coordinator: hold up now
I have some wicked smart colleagues and you should follow them go.bsky.app/GNFwoSV
January 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I have some wicked smart colleagues and you should follow them go.bsky.app/GNFwoSV
Sarah and I went to Altadena to try to figure out what happens next.
Fires ripped through Los Angeles this month, destroying thousands of homes and businesses. What’s next for the people who lived there? We pass through the National Guard checkpoints to see the challenges awaiting those who want to rebuild.
https://buff.ly/4hmQqCr
https://buff.ly/4hmQqCr
npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sarah and I went to Altadena to try to figure out what happens next.
My big break in radio was a decade and a half ago when the 2011 Japan earthquake damaged the Santa Cruz Harbor and Wharf and they still hadn’t fully fixed it when it crashed into the ocean earlier today. Lol. Lmao, even.
If you want to know the name of the NIMBY who has been blocking the repairs to the Santa Cruz wharf since 2016, her name is Gillian Greensite and she deserves the blame for what happened today
www.goodtimes.sc/the-wharfs-c...
www.goodtimes.sc/the-wharfs-c...
The Wharf’s Controversy | Good Times
Why the city wants to upgrade the wharf, and why one group is fighting to maintain the status quo
www.goodtimes.sc
December 24, 2024 at 6:12 AM
My big break in radio was a decade and a half ago when the 2011 Japan earthquake damaged the Santa Cruz Harbor and Wharf and they still hadn’t fully fixed it when it crashed into the ocean earlier today. Lol. Lmao, even.
New Hampshire DOT's name-a-plow contest is... terrific. forms.office.com/pages/respon...
December 19, 2024 at 6:33 PM
New Hampshire DOT's name-a-plow contest is... terrific. forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Gave Facebook Marketplace $2/day to put my furniture listing in front of more eyes and seems like they exclusively served it to scammers. Nice!
December 6, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Gave Facebook Marketplace $2/day to put my furniture listing in front of more eyes and seems like they exclusively served it to scammers. Nice!
If you're a top .1% fan of an artist on Spotify you should probably just cancel your Spotify subscription and spend that money buying the artist's albums.
December 5, 2024 at 10:56 PM
If you're a top .1% fan of an artist on Spotify you should probably just cancel your Spotify subscription and spend that money buying the artist's albums.
My dumb cousin won our 'Will bitcoin hit $100,000?' bet.
December 5, 2024 at 10:51 PM
My dumb cousin won our 'Will bitcoin hit $100,000?' bet.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO got assassinated at the same Hilton that is at the end of Michael Clayton 💫
December 4, 2024 at 3:39 PM
UnitedHealthcare CEO got assassinated at the same Hilton that is at the end of Michael Clayton 💫
Next @planetmoney.bsky.social project
November 21, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Next @planetmoney.bsky.social project
Bluesky Me : Me :: Dwyane Wade Statue : Dwyane Wade
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Bluesky Me : Me :: Dwyane Wade Statue : Dwyane Wade
Is this a place for dumb posts like, "Went to the zoo today'?
Because
I went to the zoo today
Because
I went to the zoo today
November 16, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Is this a place for dumb posts like, "Went to the zoo today'?
Because
I went to the zoo today
Because
I went to the zoo today
Just posted an all-caps "SCOOP:" on the other app, where I actually have followers.
Here I'll post what I think of dinguses like me write "SCOOP:" (starts at 1:47) https://youtu.be/8fbyfDbi-MI?t=107
Here I'll post what I think of dinguses like me write "SCOOP:" (starts at 1:47) https://youtu.be/8fbyfDbi-MI?t=107
Lift Yourself
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupLift Yourself · Kanye WestLift Yourself℗ 2018 Getting Out Our Dreams II, LLC, distributed by Def Jam, a division ...
youtu.be
July 28, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Just posted an all-caps "SCOOP:" on the other app, where I actually have followers.
Here I'll post what I think of dinguses like me write "SCOOP:" (starts at 1:47) https://youtu.be/8fbyfDbi-MI?t=107
Here I'll post what I think of dinguses like me write "SCOOP:" (starts at 1:47) https://youtu.be/8fbyfDbi-MI?t=107