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Jim Fusilli
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Author, journalist, host and executive producer of the "Writers at Work" podcast. www.jimfusilli.com www.writersatworkpodcast.com
Very nice afternoon at the Frick Collection. Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell are still glaring at each other across the centuries.
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Fox News used footage from the 2020 protests after the police killing of George Floyd and said it was from 2025. Fox also mislabeled two other dates of actions shown on screen, and one broadcast implied that a protest from elsewhere was happening in Portland.

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“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
How did the MLB betting scandal involving Guardians' pitcher Emmanuel Clase work? Here you go: youtu.be/Y_RwNr8rgcM?...
Andy Pages accidentally ruins a rigged Clase at bat - explained
YouTube video by Indergaard
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November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Is there anything Trump can't ruin?

"Your favorite Italian-origin fusilli and macaroni are poised to disappear from U.S. supermarket shelves.

"Italy’s biggest pasta exporters say...duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly."

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Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
To Help SNAP Recipients, Bookstores Set Up as Food Banks www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
To Help SNAP Recipients, Bookstores Set Up as Food Banks
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November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The villain here is Lucy, not Charlie Brown...
"I promise there will be a vote in December to extend healthcare subsidies. I mean it this time."
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Eddie Muller's intro to this past weekend's "Noir Alley" feature. Eddie never forgets that the writer matters most: tinyurl.com/3eeab797
Noir Alley - Blind Spot (1947) intro 20251109
Noir Alley - Blind Spot (1947) intro 20251109 by Eddie Muller shown on Nov 9, 2025 From TCM's Noir Alley (Saturdays at Midnight ET and Sunday 10am ET) hosted by the Czar of Noir, Eddie Muller.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Patti Smith's "Horses" was released 50 years ago today. For the Wall Street Journal, I wrote about the album on its 30th anniversary.

"Yeah, it was mission accomplished, a culmination of all the stuff I was doing in the early '70s. I never dreamed I'd do another album." tinyurl.com/3bk4k2yc
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When will the additional seasons of "Babylon Berlin" come to America? NSFW youtu.be/uekZpkYf7-E?...
Severija - Zu Asche, Zu Staub (Psycho Nikoros) – (Official Babylon Berlin O.S.T.)
YouTube video by BMG
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November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Joining me on this episode of Writers at Work is Todd Goddard, author of “Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer’s Life,” the first biography of the protean American novelist, poet and screenwriter Jim Harrison.

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Todd Goddard
Podcast Episode · Writers at Work · 11/06/2025 · 35m
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November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Kennedy Center Crackup www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Kennedy Center Crackup
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November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The two multi-instrumentalists share insights from the making of their latest collaborative record. n.pr/43Reedh
Blake Mills, Pino Palladino team up again on 'That Wasn't A Dream'
The two multi-instrumentalists share insights from the making of their latest collaborative record.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My guest is Robbie Arnott, whose latest novel is “Dusk,” the hypnotic tale of adult twins in pursuit of a deadly puma across the Tasmanian wilderness. That pursuit is also an attempt to escape from the reputation of their outlaw parents and find a place where they belong.

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Robbie Arnott
Podcast Episode · Writers at Work · 10/30/2025 · 29m
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work
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November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Human Mind" - Mavis Staples (LIVE on The Late Show)
GRAMMY-winning cultural icon Mavis Staples returns to The Late Show stage to perform "Human Mind," written especially for Mavis by Hozier and Allison Russell. The song is from the new album, 'Sad And Beautiful World,' which features cameos from the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Tweedy and more. Listen to the album and find out where you can see Mavis Staples on tour at https://mavisstaples.com. #Colbert #Music #MavisStaples #HumanMind #SadAndBeautifulWorld #TheStaplesSingers #NewAlbums #MusicDiscovery #OnTour #EdSullivanTheater #StephenColbert #TheLateShow Subscribe To "The Late Show" Channel: http://bit.ly/ColbertYouTube Watch full episodes of "The Late Show": http://bit.ly/1Puei40 Listen to "The Late Show Pod Show" podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Awagtx95?sid=yt Like "The Late Show" on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1df139Y Follow "The Late Show" on X: http://bit.ly/1dMzZzG Follow "The Late Show" on Instagram: http://bit.ly/29wfREj Watch The Late Show with Stephen Colbert weeknights at 11:35 PM ET/10:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. --- Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology and more. Featuring bandleader Louis Cato and “THE LATE SHOW band,” the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Sept. 8, 2015.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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John Irving is still publishing books, and still pushing envelopes, at 83. But you will not see him in the U.S. anytime soon.
John Irving Talks About ‘Queen Esther,’ Trump and Why He Can’t Stop Writing
The literary titan is still publishing books, and still pushing envelopes, at 83. But you will not see him in the United States anytime soon.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
November 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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You know what's scary?

This #Halloween, schools across America are being haunted by bans of books featuring monsters, werewolves, witches and ghosts.

Learn more about the ghoulish way books are being banned in school districts across the country at: pen.org/halloween-banned-book-list/
No Boo! Bans of Books Featuring Monsters, Werewolves, Witches And Ghosts Haunt Schools Nationwide
What’s more frightening than a hungry zombie? The ghoulish way books are being banned in school districts across the country.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My guest is Robbie Arnott, whose latest novel is “Dusk,” the hypnotic tale of adult twins in pursuit of a deadly puma across the Tasmanian wilderness. That pursuit is also an attempt to escape from the reputation of their outlaw parents and find a place where they belong.

tinyurl.com/yua37rax
Robbie Arnott
Podcast Episode · Writers at Work · 10/30/2025 · 29m
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October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM