Julia Ritchey
@juliaritchey.bsky.social
Audio scavenger at NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money. Focus on econ and eating whole grains. Savannah, Ga. Signal julia.165
Why is this headline so threatening @peoplemag.bsky.social?
December 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Why is this headline so threatening @peoplemag.bsky.social?
Hot new calendar for 2026. Disappointed by the lack of shirtless economists.
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hot new calendar for 2026. Disappointed by the lack of shirtless economists.
Thank God it's Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Thank God it's Christmas.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
The new Jonas Brothers Christmas movie is funny and good. I still can't tell them apart.
December 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The new Jonas Brothers Christmas movie is funny and good. I still can't tell them apart.
If we can endure two years of Wicked press, we deserve to be rewarded with a loving Wiz remake with Ryan Coogler directing.
December 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If we can endure two years of Wicked press, we deserve to be rewarded with a loving Wiz remake with Ryan Coogler directing.
Had the best time talking with a former director of the U.S. mint and a penny sculptor for this ep on the penny. A bite that did not make it in was that the penny really is like having a little national monument in your pocket, making Lincoln's virtues accessible to all. www.npr.org/2025/12/08/n...
Take a penny, leave a penny, get rid of the penny : The Indicator from Planet Money
In November, the U.S. stopped production of the humble penny after 232 years in circulation. On today’s show, a former U.S. Mint director shares the fiscal math that doomed the penny, and an artist pa...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Had the best time talking with a former director of the U.S. mint and a penny sculptor for this ep on the penny. A bite that did not make it in was that the penny really is like having a little national monument in your pocket, making Lincoln's virtues accessible to all. www.npr.org/2025/12/08/n...
As a remote employee, my holiday party FOMO is so palpable this time of year.
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As a remote employee, my holiday party FOMO is so palpable this time of year.
Worth the price of admission.
December 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Worth the price of admission.
Going to Art Basel this weekend for the first time, so I made some (mostly edible) earrings. Art school education hasn't gone completely to waste.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Going to Art Basel this weekend for the first time, so I made some (mostly edible) earrings. Art school education hasn't gone completely to waste.
I don't know what to tell her.
December 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I don't know what to tell her.
If the CFPB survives this admin (big ?), the next admin should be empowered to take on dynamic pricing. This video was really well done on the evolution of price tags to data harvesting loyalty apps. Deleting my McDonald's app today. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
Opinion | Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If the CFPB survives this admin (big ?), the next admin should be empowered to take on dynamic pricing. This video was really well done on the evolution of price tags to data harvesting loyalty apps. Deleting my McDonald's app today. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
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Jimmy Cliff did one of the very very early Tiny Desks in 2010, when the whole thing was still really getting figured out. youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
Jimmy Cliff: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Jimmy Cliff did one of the very very early Tiny Desks in 2010, when the whole thing was still really getting figured out. youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
If my local movie theater can carry 3 foot gummy snakes, they should also carry raisinettes. Signed, a millennial who was only allowed raisinettes and grew to like them, actually.
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
If my local movie theater can carry 3 foot gummy snakes, they should also carry raisinettes. Signed, a millennial who was only allowed raisinettes and grew to like them, actually.
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Needs a claw clip
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women.
A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Needs a claw clip
U.S. economy 🤝 Tesla autopilot
(accident waiting to happen)
(accident waiting to happen)
BREAKING: BLS says it will not publish an October CPI. November CPI will be delayed to Dec. 18, meaning too late for the FOMC meeting the previous week. #NumbersDay #EconSky
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
www.bls.gov
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
U.S. economy 🤝 Tesla autopilot
(accident waiting to happen)
(accident waiting to happen)
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One of the hardest things about moving from academia to journalism was the fetishization of access — and SCOOPS — and this Nuzzi/Lizza discourse underlines why it always felt like shit and still does
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
One of the hardest things about moving from academia to journalism was the fetishization of access — and SCOOPS — and this Nuzzi/Lizza discourse underlines why it always felt like shit and still does
As a Bravo fan, hard to believe Olivia Nuzzi isn't angling for a "friend of" slot with all the storylines she's in this week.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
As a Bravo fan, hard to believe Olivia Nuzzi isn't angling for a "friend of" slot with all the storylines she's in this week.
We had a fun episode today where the whole Indicator tried to bid on a jar of coins without overbidding what was actually in the jar. Nobel Laureate explains this dilemma: The Winner's Curse. www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
Why you overpaid at that online auction : The Indicator from Planet Money
Ever put in the winning bid for something on an auction site only to realize you significantly overpaid? Yeah, there’s a phrase for that. On today’s show: the winner’s curse.Richard Thaler’s new book ...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We had a fun episode today where the whole Indicator tried to bid on a jar of coins without overbidding what was actually in the jar. Nobel Laureate explains this dilemma: The Winner's Curse. www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
"Wow—you are talking like a baby angel raised by puppies in a beachfront palace with no right angles, who has never attempted to wrench useful information out of a government agency’s PIO."
A banger from @caity.bsky.social on the imminent penny death spiral. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A banger from @caity.bsky.social on the imminent penny death spiral. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Pennies Are Trash Now
The government has no plan for America’s 300 billion pennies.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Wow—you are talking like a baby angel raised by puppies in a beachfront palace with no right angles, who has never attempted to wrench useful information out of a government agency’s PIO."
A banger from @caity.bsky.social on the imminent penny death spiral. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A banger from @caity.bsky.social on the imminent penny death spiral. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
With the tariff reversal, my dream of starting a Savannah Banana farm goes up in smoke.
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
With the tariff reversal, my dream of starting a Savannah Banana farm goes up in smoke.
Extremely jealous of my friends back in WNC who got to see the northern lights. (Shared from a friend's FB.)
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Extremely jealous of my friends back in WNC who got to see the northern lights. (Shared from a friend's FB.)
An absolutely gloomy aesthetic. Workers staring blankly into their monitors while a Grammy nominated artist is performing to no one. It's giving Lumon's Choreography and Merriment Department meets return-to-office mandate.
Anyway, here's a link to REAL Tiny Desk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Anyway, here's a link to REAL Tiny Desk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
An absolutely gloomy aesthetic. Workers staring blankly into their monitors while a Grammy nominated artist is performing to no one. It's giving Lumon's Choreography and Merriment Department meets return-to-office mandate.
Anyway, here's a link to REAL Tiny Desk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Anyway, here's a link to REAL Tiny Desk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
This penny obit actually made me kind of emotional. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This penny obit actually made me kind of emotional. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...