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Martin Johnson
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Writer, mostly jazz criticism, but I've also written on cinema and NBA. Cheesemonger too.
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Morning Listening, 01.24.26
January 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.23.26
January 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.22.26
January 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.21.26
January 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.20.26
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.19.26
January 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.18.26
January 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.17.26
January 17, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.16.26
David Murray Octet - Ming
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.15.26
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.14.25
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
Eyewitness account: Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Morning Listening, 01.13.26
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.12.26
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.11.26
Kris Davis and the Lutoslawski Quartet
The Solastalgia Suite
January 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.10.26
January 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.09.26
January 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.08.26
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.07.26
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.06.26
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.05.26
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Morning Listening, 01.04.26
Scree - August
January 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM