James Bennett II
@jamesbennettii.bsky.social
Past lives: wgbh, this American life, wqxr (and, by extension, WNYC). Writer of classical music program notes. I look way happier than I do in that picture, in which I forgot to wash my hair for picture day.
Pinned
Oh right shoulda led with this, I was laid off and would like to work! DM for my email
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I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.
Wild that this is how “clay higgins” becomes a household name, bro coulda flown under the radar and no one would have thought about him outside of Louisiana’s 3rd
The “Epstein Files Transparency Act” passes the House via a nearly unanimous vote of 427-1.
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana is the single holdout
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana is the single holdout
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Wild that this is how “clay higgins” becomes a household name, bro coulda flown under the radar and no one would have thought about him outside of Louisiana’s 3rd
I swear this is like working at your local public media company and committing to shooting the shit in the Seattle Boeing office lmao
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I swear this is like working at your local public media company and committing to shooting the shit in the Seattle Boeing office lmao
Ellison wants to use AI to predict what users want an I promise he will weep if he ever looks at my watch history
This week’s cover story:
Inside David Ellison’s Dramatic First 100 Days at Paramount: Courting Tom Cruise Blockbusters, Forging Ties With Trump and Daring Anyone Else to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
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Inside David Ellison’s Dramatic First 100 Days at Paramount: Courting Tom Cruise Blockbusters, Forging Ties With Trump and Daring Anyone Else to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
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November 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Ellison wants to use AI to predict what users want an I promise he will weep if he ever looks at my watch history
Idk PTA pulled off a master stroke with OBAA by making a pretty good movie that lead to one Having Thoughts about the Black people which cannot be dissected with the average annoying ass PTA stan
October 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Idk PTA pulled off a master stroke with OBAA by making a pretty good movie that lead to one Having Thoughts about the Black people which cannot be dissected with the average annoying ass PTA stan
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I know no one cares about your fantasy team but this man has been bailing my ass out on Sunday and Monday nights for years. IN THESE TIMES OF INSTABILITY ITS PRETTY DAMN NICE
September 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I know no one cares about your fantasy team but this man has been bailing my ass out on Sunday and Monday nights for years. IN THESE TIMES OF INSTABILITY ITS PRETTY DAMN NICE
FRIED CATFISH. YAMS. COLLARD GREENS.
Sent both Henry and Hill to the side opposite the tunnel screen and the entire Bills defense followed. Todd Monken eating Buffalo's lunch right now.
September 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
FRIED CATFISH. YAMS. COLLARD GREENS.
U heard it here 1irst, folks
Also the piece that turned into a radio story long before I even had a chance to perform or record it (thanks to @jamesbennettii.bsky.social who is a phenomenal interviewer and producer with the most wonderful radio voice)
Pianist Sharon Su found errors in sheet music she loved. So, she fixed it.
Pianist Sharon Su fell in love with a Florence Price composition, and then received an error-riddled version of the sheet music.
www.wgbh.org
September 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
U heard it here 1irst, folks
Kesimpta is having a field day
news: MSNBC is renaming itself MS NOW (My Source News Opinion World)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
Goodbye, MSNBC. Hello, MS NOW.
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Kesimpta is having a field day
recently watched the milli vanilli biopic and just remembered the time i got to interview Hanif Abdurraqib and Bradley Jackson about their MV doc. wild!
www.wgbh.org/culture/2023...
www.wgbh.org/culture/2023...
A new film challenges what we know about Milli Vanilli
Hanif Abdurraqib and Bradley Jackson discuss their new documentary "Milli Vanilli."
www.wgbh.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
recently watched the milli vanilli biopic and just remembered the time i got to interview Hanif Abdurraqib and Bradley Jackson about their MV doc. wild!
www.wgbh.org/culture/2023...
www.wgbh.org/culture/2023...
not enough discourse on the choice of Ramen for the Alfredo 2 cover art, THE PEOPLE SEE THIS
July 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
not enough discourse on the choice of Ramen for the Alfredo 2 cover art, THE PEOPLE SEE THIS
real talk Hulk Hogan is the reason the internet stopped being fun
July 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
real talk Hulk Hogan is the reason the internet stopped being fun
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Have you heard about the nun Sophia who got pregnant, and then St Mary sent angels to remove the baby from the nun's womb before she was punished?
(Don't worry, the baby got a good new home 👶🏾)
Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #nun #baby #angel #miraclesofmary #africanart
(Don't worry, the baby got a good new home 👶🏾)
Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #nun #baby #angel #miraclesofmary #africanart
July 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Have you heard about the nun Sophia who got pregnant, and then St Mary sent angels to remove the baby from the nun's womb before she was punished?
(Don't worry, the baby got a good new home 👶🏾)
Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #nun #baby #angel #miraclesofmary #africanart
(Don't worry, the baby got a good new home 👶🏾)
Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #nun #baby #angel #miraclesofmary #africanart
Oh right shoulda led with this, I was laid off and would like to work! DM for my email
July 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Oh right shoulda led with this, I was laid off and would like to work! DM for my email
Hold the phone when did they gentrify bum wine
In pray to god this is a decal slapped on a tap for a funky sour or something
In pray to god this is a decal slapped on a tap for a funky sour or something
July 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Hold the phone when did they gentrify bum wine
In pray to god this is a decal slapped on a tap for a funky sour or something
In pray to god this is a decal slapped on a tap for a funky sour or something
Honestly sucks that Astromer is a buzz-worded out data software company. This saga would be so much better if it led to some weird ass gentleman scientist scandal. The people are thirsty for cope-marsh level drama.
Andy may have let down his family, but he let the streets down, too.
Andy may have let down his family, but he let the streets down, too.
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and chief people officer Kristin Cabot have reportedly been immediately put on leave following the Coldplay kiss cam scandal
Astronomer responds to Coldplay kiss cam scandal after over 24 hours of silence
The company's slow response created space for spoof accounts, phony statements and memes.
www.axios.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Honestly sucks that Astromer is a buzz-worded out data software company. This saga would be so much better if it led to some weird ass gentleman scientist scandal. The people are thirsty for cope-marsh level drama.
Andy may have let down his family, but he let the streets down, too.
Andy may have let down his family, but he let the streets down, too.
I think about this a lot.
Like, have you ever seen bosom buddies photos? Because on one hand you just wanna know how long this thang has been going on; but on the other you’re like, has modern society just really fried what having male friends look like?
Like, have you ever seen bosom buddies photos? Because on one hand you just wanna know how long this thang has been going on; but on the other you’re like, has modern society just really fried what having male friends look like?
July 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I think about this a lot.
Like, have you ever seen bosom buddies photos? Because on one hand you just wanna know how long this thang has been going on; but on the other you’re like, has modern society just really fried what having male friends look like?
Like, have you ever seen bosom buddies photos? Because on one hand you just wanna know how long this thang has been going on; but on the other you’re like, has modern society just really fried what having male friends look like?
Internet needs to step its game up, yeesh
July 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Internet needs to step its game up, yeesh
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Cuomo: I am now running on affordability.
Also Cuomo: there is no “real answer” on affordability.
Also Cuomo: there is no “real answer” on affordability.
July 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Cuomo: I am now running on affordability.
Also Cuomo: there is no “real answer” on affordability.
Also Cuomo: there is no “real answer” on affordability.
This actually would’ve not made be blink an eye if it happened five years ago in deep COVID
I'm trying to think about how I would have reacted if shown this headline five years ago
July 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This actually would’ve not made be blink an eye if it happened five years ago in deep COVID
Goddamn it is comically serious here, on the sky, that is blue
July 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Goddamn it is comically serious here, on the sky, that is blue
Call me Ishmael. Because I’m him.
July 6, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Call me Ishmael. Because I’m him.
Walking into a bar with mainly white patrons with the black bartender blasting The Day the Niggaz Took Over is insane work.
We should all embrace insanity.
We should all embrace insanity.
June 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Walking into a bar with mainly white patrons with the black bartender blasting The Day the Niggaz Took Over is insane work.
We should all embrace insanity.
We should all embrace insanity.
What happens if you get in a fight and take a punch like you’re taking a charge
And then look around and ask for a citizen ref to call the foul
And then look around and ask for a citizen ref to call the foul
June 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
What happens if you get in a fight and take a punch like you’re taking a charge
And then look around and ask for a citizen ref to call the foul
And then look around and ask for a citizen ref to call the foul