Natalie Escobar
@natalieescobar.bsky.social
NPR editor / lesbian about town / probably sewing
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No AI or algorithms here - just 141 human beings [131 reviewers, 3 editors 👋, 1 producer, 1 reporter, 1 standards editor, 2 copy editors, 1 developer, and 1 graphics editor] who really wanted to tell you about some books they loved this year. ❤️📚 apps.npr.org/best-books/
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
No AI or algorithms here - just 141 human beings [131 reviewers, 3 editors 👋, 1 producer, 1 reporter, 1 standards editor, 2 copy editors, 1 developer, and 1 graphics editor] who really wanted to tell you about some books they loved this year. ❤️📚 apps.npr.org/best-books/
It's Books We Love Day, aka the best day of the year, shepherded by @bethnovey.bsky.social and the rest of the stellar books team at @npr.org!
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's Books We Love Day, aka the best day of the year, shepherded by @bethnovey.bsky.social and the rest of the stellar books team at @npr.org!
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This holiday season I think you should purchase binoculars for a friend or family member. Someone in my OWN family will be getting binoculars, though I will not reveal who. And I wrote about why in here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The 2025 Atlantic Gift Guide
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www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This holiday season I think you should purchase binoculars for a friend or family member. Someone in my OWN family will be getting binoculars, though I will not reveal who. And I wrote about why in here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
Watching THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is so much fun for me specifically, a woman who loves Ken Burns and looking at the voice cast sections of Wikipedia pages
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Watching THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is so much fun for me specifically, a woman who loves Ken Burns and looking at the voice cast sections of Wikipedia pages
The only upside to my apartment's HVAC being out of commission until the beginning of December is that we have not seen our electric bill skyrocket yet -- but not looking forward to it!
If your electric bill has seemed higher than usual lately, it’s not in your head.
Here’s why — and what types of support are available:
Here’s why — and what types of support are available:
Why are electricity rates so high in D.C.?
A new auction just set the highest power price in nearly a decade. Here’s what that means for Pepco customers in D.C.
51st.news
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The only upside to my apartment's HVAC being out of commission until the beginning of December is that we have not seen our electric bill skyrocket yet -- but not looking forward to it!
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Detransition is being used as political fodder by the Trump admin and its allies to support extreme anti-trans policies.
In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.
In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.
Detransition is key to politicians’ anti-trans agenda. But what is it really like?
The 19th spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed and used by the Trump administration, which has positioned itself as a protector of those who detransition.
19thnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Detransition is being used as political fodder by the Trump admin and its allies to support extreme anti-trans policies.
In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.
In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.
something extremely important is printing out pictures of birds and putting hats on them to celebrate Emma’s birthday!
anyways shout out to @emmasarappo.bsky.social for being born and sharing all her cool bird facts and general intellect with all of us, am extremely proud to be married to her ❣️
anyways shout out to @emmasarappo.bsky.social for being born and sharing all her cool bird facts and general intellect with all of us, am extremely proud to be married to her ❣️
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
something extremely important is printing out pictures of birds and putting hats on them to celebrate Emma’s birthday!
anyways shout out to @emmasarappo.bsky.social for being born and sharing all her cool bird facts and general intellect with all of us, am extremely proud to be married to her ❣️
anyways shout out to @emmasarappo.bsky.social for being born and sharing all her cool bird facts and general intellect with all of us, am extremely proud to be married to her ❣️
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In another #Trump admin shadow docket win, #SCOTUS majority says "Displaying passport holders' sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth"
www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...
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Supreme Court allows Trump to prohibit gender election on passports
The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In another #Trump admin shadow docket win, #SCOTUS majority says "Displaying passport holders' sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth"
www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...
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The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
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There’s a @briancassella.bsky.social shot for this from just today!!
October 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
There’s a @briancassella.bsky.social shot for this from just today!!
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🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking with Boris Kachka, @emmasarappo.bsky.social, and Maya Chung about their choices for the 65 “essential” children’s books list from @theatlantic.com.
❓What's your essential children's book?
📻 Listen:
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We're talking with Boris Kachka, @emmasarappo.bsky.social, and Maya Chung about their choices for the 65 “essential” children’s books list from @theatlantic.com.
❓What's your essential children's book?
📻 Listen:
buff.ly/qZW04it
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking with Boris Kachka, @emmasarappo.bsky.social, and Maya Chung about their choices for the 65 “essential” children’s books list from @theatlantic.com.
❓What's your essential children's book?
📻 Listen:
buff.ly/qZW04it
We're talking with Boris Kachka, @emmasarappo.bsky.social, and Maya Chung about their choices for the 65 “essential” children’s books list from @theatlantic.com.
❓What's your essential children's book?
📻 Listen:
buff.ly/qZW04it
So excited because @emmasarappo.bsky.social is on KQED Forum talking about the best children's books list she worked on for The Atlantic now! You can tune in here: www.kqed.org
KQED | News, Radio, Podcasts, TV | Public Media for Northern California
KQED provides public radio, television, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the Bay Area. We’re the NPR and PBS member station for Northern California.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So excited because @emmasarappo.bsky.social is on KQED Forum talking about the best children's books list she worked on for The Atlantic now! You can tune in here: www.kqed.org
Susan Stamberg was an incredible colleague who, in our time working together, was incredibly generous with her advice and humor and taught me a ton about radio editing. May her memory be a blessing.
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Susan Stamberg was an incredible colleague who, in our time working together, was incredibly generous with her advice and humor and taught me a ton about radio editing. May her memory be a blessing.
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It's a big lift to do a project like this but lots of my closest friends have started having kids. I just kept reminding myself... www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
October 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's a big lift to do a project like this but lots of my closest friends have started having kids. I just kept reminding myself... www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
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What a glorious day for picture books! So thrilled to have this list out in the world for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
65 Essential Children’s Books
Illustrated titles that teach kids to love literature
www.theatlantic.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What a glorious day for picture books! So thrilled to have this list out in the world for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
genuinely so obsessed with this list, especially the inclusion of Hippos Go Beserk -- shoutout to @emmasarappo.bsky.social and the rest of the Books team for making this so fun
65 Essential Children’s Books
Illustrated titles that teach kids to love literature
www.theatlantic.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
genuinely so obsessed with this list, especially the inclusion of Hippos Go Beserk -- shoutout to @emmasarappo.bsky.social and the rest of the Books team for making this so fun
A team of researchers analyzed the anatomical dimensions of an infamous imprint on a Chicago sidewalk, sifting through photos and measuring mammal specimens in museum collections to put what they were seeing in context.
Their conclusion? The Chicago Rat Hole was not made by a rat.
Their conclusion? The Chicago Rat Hole was not made by a rat.
The Chicago Rat Hole Was Not Made by a Rat
A statistical analysis of an infamous indentation in a sidewalk suggested a 99 percent likelihood that another rodent made the mark.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"With no reporters able to ask questions, it seems the Pentagon leadership will continue to rely on slick social media posts, carefully orchestrated short videos and interviews with partisan commentators and podcasters.
No one should think that's good enough."
No one should think that's good enough."
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"With no reporters able to ask questions, it seems the Pentagon leadership will continue to rely on slick social media posts, carefully orchestrated short videos and interviews with partisan commentators and podcasters.
No one should think that's good enough."
No one should think that's good enough."
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A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
October 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
listen I know they’re called woodpeckers but I still am so thrilled every time I see them peck wood
October 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
listen I know they’re called woodpeckers but I still am so thrilled every time I see them peck wood
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For 1,250 days, Alan has given out free water at a busy Brightwood intersection.
He calls it Alan's Oasis — and his constant presence has built a community that stood up for him recently when he seemed to be facing eviction.
He calls it Alan's Oasis — and his constant presence has built a community that stood up for him recently when he seemed to be facing eviction.
For 1,250 days, Alan has given out free water at a busy Brightwood intersection
He’s built a community that stood up for him when the threat of eviction loomed.
51st.news
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
For 1,250 days, Alan has given out free water at a busy Brightwood intersection.
He calls it Alan's Oasis — and his constant presence has built a community that stood up for him recently when he seemed to be facing eviction.
He calls it Alan's Oasis — and his constant presence has built a community that stood up for him recently when he seemed to be facing eviction.
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I became a Revolutionary War reenactor for work! I went to Massachusetts and I couldn’t wear makeup!!! 😭 War is HELL
I Fought the Battle of Bunker Hill
What it takes to be a Revolutionary War reenactor
www.theatlantic.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I became a Revolutionary War reenactor for work! I went to Massachusetts and I couldn’t wear makeup!!! 😭 War is HELL
took a walk around the block and was immediately rewarded with the sight of a bald eagle landing on top of an apartment building — and then got the joy of pointing it out to all of my neighbors who walked by! life is very beautiful sometimes!
October 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
took a walk around the block and was immediately rewarded with the sight of a bald eagle landing on top of an apartment building — and then got the joy of pointing it out to all of my neighbors who walked by! life is very beautiful sometimes!
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In the spring, Trump cut $500 million from aid to food banks.
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In the spring, Trump cut $500 million from aid to food banks.
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
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Today is NPR's first day ever without the support of public funding. Thanks to everyone who has donated to your local stations. It means the world.
Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
shopnpr.org
Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
shopnpr.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today is NPR's first day ever without the support of public funding. Thanks to everyone who has donated to your local stations. It means the world.
Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
shopnpr.org
Today, the NPR shop also re-launched with a bunch of swag to help support us, too. I've always been partial to the 70s logo, myself.
shopnpr.org