Ned Wharton
@nedwharton.bsky.social
Retired Senior Producer at NPR for Weekend Edition, where I crafted music features and directed the show. I love to bike, play guitar, travel the world
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@nedwharton.bsky.social
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NPR Producer editing audio tape, 1995
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Hello Bluesky. Here’s old me from 1995, cutting audio tape at NPR. youtu.be/C4h99xvc66c?...
Ok how about a twofer and we fire BOTH Hegseth and Duffy? The ineptitude here is staggering www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Military’s Use of Anti-Drone Technology Said to Cause El Paso Airspace Closure
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February 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Ok how about a twofer and we fire BOTH Hegseth and Duffy? The ineptitude here is staggering www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
I used to work in this building, at WNYC back in the 80’s -- very cool place, I remember watching fireworks from that rotunda balcony. I’d ride my bike from my apartment in Park Slope, across the Brooklyn Bridge, amazing commute to an incredible building
It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I used to work in this building, at WNYC back in the 80’s -- very cool place, I remember watching fireworks from that rotunda balcony. I’d ride my bike from my apartment in Park Slope, across the Brooklyn Bridge, amazing commute to an incredible building
Here’s a very sweet excerpt of the great Marian McPartland in NPR's Studio 4A in a 1998 performance recording I produced. She dedicated this melding of "When the Saints Go Marching In/The Bluebells of Scotland" to her husband Jimmy
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Marian McPartland introduces and plays
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January 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Here’s a very sweet excerpt of the great Marian McPartland in NPR's Studio 4A in a 1998 performance recording I produced. She dedicated this melding of "When the Saints Go Marching In/The Bluebells of Scotland" to her husband Jimmy
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Whoah here’s a new one: some county board members in my community recommending calling 911 when ICE agents are seen www.arlnow.com/2026/01/26/c...
County Board members advise calling 911 if residents see ICE in Arlington | ARLnow.com
If Arlington residents see immigration enforcement operating in the county, some local elected officials are advising them to call 911. County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti and Board member Takis Karan...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Whoah here’s a new one: some county board members in my community recommending calling 911 when ICE agents are seen www.arlnow.com/2026/01/26/c...
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Bless the people of Minnesota. You're our guiding light.
January 23, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Bless the people of Minnesota. You're our guiding light.
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Enforcing the law is one thing.
Terrorizing a population, using children as pawns, is another.
My heart aches for Liam Ramos and his family.
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Terrorizing a population, using children as pawns, is another.
My heart aches for Liam Ramos and his family.
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ICE detains 5-year-old Minnesota boy; school leader says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos as “bait” to try and draw family m...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Enforcing the law is one thing.
Terrorizing a population, using children as pawns, is another.
My heart aches for Liam Ramos and his family.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Terrorizing a population, using children as pawns, is another.
My heart aches for Liam Ramos and his family.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Gawd I love this band
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Gawd I love this band
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This is bad.
“The Pentagon will `modernize’ the publication and `refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale.’”
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“The Pentagon will `modernize’ the publication and `refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale.’”
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Pentagon to overhaul independent military newspaper, calling it ‘woke’
Plans for more Defense Department control of Stars and Stripes surface after job seekers were asked about their commitment to President Donald Trump’s policies.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:56 AM
This is bad.
“The Pentagon will `modernize’ the publication and `refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale.’”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“The Pentagon will `modernize’ the publication and `refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale.’”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“It’s the implementation area, that’s where they implement” 🤣
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“It’s the implementation area, that’s where they implement” 🤣
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A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady. n.pr/4qp4GPr
Electric vehicles had a bumpy road in 2025 — and one pleasant surprise
A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady. n.pr/4qp4GPr
Now on Netflix, truly gripping
December 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Now on Netflix, truly gripping
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It has been amazing as a newsroom fan, watching @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's incredible, indefatigable reporting on DOGE and the Trump administration.
She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year
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She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year
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I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It has been amazing as a newsroom fan, watching @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's incredible, indefatigable reporting on DOGE and the Trump administration.
She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year
wapo.st/3LjmYCV
She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year
wapo.st/3LjmYCV
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Robert Fripp: Silent Night - originally released as a flexi-disc with Chicago based Praxis Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3 December, 1979 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFAE...
Robert Fripp - "Silent Night" a' la Frippertronics
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December 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Robert Fripp: Silent Night - originally released as a flexi-disc with Chicago based Praxis Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3 December, 1979 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFAE...
Been transferring some amazing NPR Studio 4A performance recordings we did for Weekend Edition from DAT… Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Richard Thompson, Marian McPartland, Andy Summers, Joe Jackson, Sam Phillips/T Bone Burnett, Son Volt... they sound spectacular
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Been transferring some amazing NPR Studio 4A performance recordings we did for Weekend Edition from DAT… Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Richard Thompson, Marian McPartland, Andy Summers, Joe Jackson, Sam Phillips/T Bone Burnett, Son Volt... they sound spectacular
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I wrote a new piece for @pghcitypaper.com about loving analog media in a digital world. If you’re someone who’s into vinyl, film photography, print media, and invaluable local businesses, you should check it out! I also coin the phrase “techno-bummerism” lol
In a digital world, Pittsburgh is an analog paradise
At places like Galaxie Electronics and Bernie's Photo Center, young people are relearning the joys of vinyl, film, and slowing down.
www.pghcitypaper.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I wrote a new piece for @pghcitypaper.com about loving analog media in a digital world. If you’re someone who’s into vinyl, film photography, print media, and invaluable local businesses, you should check it out! I also coin the phrase “techno-bummerism” lol
Son's flight last night (12/10) on United from Dulles to Tokyo was canceled due to a passenger who was transporting cocaine, anyone have more details on this? Another passenger who was sitting right behind him took this photo, the guy's jacket was filled with this powder that leaked out
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Son's flight last night (12/10) on United from Dulles to Tokyo was canceled due to a passenger who was transporting cocaine, anyone have more details on this? Another passenger who was sitting right behind him took this photo, the guy's jacket was filled with this powder that leaked out
Yay, DAT machine still works
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yay, DAT machine still works
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Just heard a newscast on WAMU in DC. In a chipper tone, the host said that Trump believed that the Dem video was treasonous and punishable by death.
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just heard a newscast on WAMU in DC. In a chipper tone, the host said that Trump believed that the Dem video was treasonous and punishable by death.
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
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Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
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Here’s to my State
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Here’s to my State
Whaddya know
Mikie Sherrill, born in Virginia, is elected governor of New Jersey. Abigail Spanberger, born in New Jersey, is elected governor of Virginia. #Election2025
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Whaddya know