Ryan Benk
@ryanbenk.bsky.social
Producer/reporter for NPR's Weekend Edition. Horror, punk, pop-punk or anything by Sturgill Simpson. Lift heavy things. Cats are rad. SAGAFTRA. DC is a real place.
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Ryan Benk
@ryanbenk.bsky.social
· Dec 13
Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason reflects on 50 years of 'Wish You Were Here'
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason about the band's epic album "Wish You Were Here" as it's reissued 50 years after its release.
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50 years after the release of Pink Floyd's WISH YOU WERE HERE, drummer Nick Mason is still a bit shocked by its resonance.
"I left college to spend a year in a band. How was I to know that 50 years later I'd still be in that band?"
He spoke w/ @robschmitz.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/12/13/n...
"I left college to spend a year in a band. How was I to know that 50 years later I'd still be in that band?"
He spoke w/ @robschmitz.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/12/13/n...
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I've tried to get this point across myself. Here, @brianbeutler.bsky.social does a great job of it. Liberal bias is a political tool — not a critique of performance — and it will assert itself regardless of how well the newsroom does on truthtelling and fairness. www.offmessage.net/p/a-requiem-...
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I've tried to get this point across myself. Here, @brianbeutler.bsky.social does a great job of it. Liberal bias is a political tool — not a critique of performance — and it will assert itself regardless of how well the newsroom does on truthtelling and fairness. www.offmessage.net/p/a-requiem-...
If a director sees a stupid AI video and unironically doom posts it's because they know they're already dried up and are using this as an excuse
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If a director sees a stupid AI video and unironically doom posts it's because they know they're already dried up and are using this as an excuse
One of the best, weirdest things that ever happened to me was just by chance finding out I had a genetic disorder called Lunch Syndrome. Without that knowledge I would've never known to do colonoscopies starting early and every year. That's probably kept me alive and healthy!
February 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
One of the best, weirdest things that ever happened to me was just by chance finding out I had a genetic disorder called Lunch Syndrome. Without that knowledge I would've never known to do colonoscopies starting early and every year. That's probably kept me alive and healthy!
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Any current or former Fl reporter around during her tenure as FlAG should find all of her responses to the Epstein files not necessarily shocking, but quite the head turn. She painted herself as the savior of the trafficked for YEARS
Bondi thinks this makes her look tough, but all its doing is demonstrating how completely rattled this admin is by the Epstein stuff
Rep. Nadler: "How many of Epstein's co-conspirators have you even indicted? How many perpetrators are you even investigating?"
Pam Bondi: "Your theatrics are ridiculous!…You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer!"
Pam Bondi: "Your theatrics are ridiculous!…You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer!"
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Any current or former Fl reporter around during her tenure as FlAG should find all of her responses to the Epstein files not necessarily shocking, but quite the head turn. She painted herself as the savior of the trafficked for YEARS
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Minnesotans: I’m trying to help document this moment in our state’s history for an audio project on mutual aid. I’ve been doing some in-person interviews, but we’re all spread so thin right now. The simplest way you can help is by leaving a message with your story of mutual aid at 1-844-WE-HLP-US ☎️
February 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Minnesotans: I’m trying to help document this moment in our state’s history for an audio project on mutual aid. I’ve been doing some in-person interviews, but we’re all spread so thin right now. The simplest way you can help is by leaving a message with your story of mutual aid at 1-844-WE-HLP-US ☎️
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🧵 1/ It’s hard to find hope amidst so much collapse.
But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them.
Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?
But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them.
Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?
February 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🧵 1/ It’s hard to find hope amidst so much collapse.
But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them.
Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?
But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them.
Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?
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February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
As we thaw out in DC, half-frozen rat corpses are popping out of the ground like mini wooly mammoths escaping warming permafrost
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
As we thaw out in DC, half-frozen rat corpses are popping out of the ground like mini wooly mammoths escaping warming permafrost
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"My part was actually really easy,” Athias said. “They just told me where to stand, and they said: ‘Don’t move. Stand here and be one with the grass.’”
...sometimes I too long to be one with the grass.
...sometimes I too long to be one with the grass.
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"My part was actually really easy,” Athias said. “They just told me where to stand, and they said: ‘Don’t move. Stand here and be one with the grass.’”
...sometimes I too long to be one with the grass.
...sometimes I too long to be one with the grass.
Growing up being multi racial was kind of confusing but as a semi-well-adjusted adult it's such a fun superpower. St Patty's day? My holiday. Hispanic heritage month? Also mine. Oktoberfest? Yep, you guessed it. My holiday too. Nicaraguan independence day? Mio. All mine!
February 10, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Growing up being multi racial was kind of confusing but as a semi-well-adjusted adult it's such a fun superpower. St Patty's day? My holiday. Hispanic heritage month? Also mine. Oktoberfest? Yep, you guessed it. My holiday too. Nicaraguan independence day? Mio. All mine!
Are you wearing...?
The penis ribbon wrap? Yes. Yes, I am.
The penis ribbon wrap? Yes. Yes, I am.
Who do the winning medals belong to: country or empire?
The Olympic Paradox
The Olympics has always relied on two antithetical forces: nationalism and internationalism.
contingentmagazine.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Are you wearing...?
The penis ribbon wrap? Yes. Yes, I am.
The penis ribbon wrap? Yes. Yes, I am.
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Pillion is finally in U.S. theaters tonight -- well, NY and LA -- before expanding next Friday. Caught up with Harry Melling to talk about his award-worthy performance, those fun outdoor sex scenes, and realizing he might need to learn how to ride a motorcycle
Harry Melling's 'Pillion' Moment At Cannes, Colin's 'Stubborn Optimism,' & Those Camping Sex Scenes
Harry Melling dives into his critically acclaimed performance in Harry Ligton's BAFTA nominated unconventional romance, Pillion
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February 6, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Pillion is finally in U.S. theaters tonight -- well, NY and LA -- before expanding next Friday. Caught up with Harry Melling to talk about his award-worthy performance, those fun outdoor sex scenes, and realizing he might need to learn how to ride a motorcycle
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(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Understanding Epstein's Crimes
Sex trafficking isn't widely understood. Here is what Epstein did.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
I forgot to brag about last weekend but I saw Motion City Soundtrack and it healed something in me
February 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I forgot to brag about last weekend but I saw Motion City Soundtrack and it healed something in me
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The Queen of Mockumentaries www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The Queen of Mockumentaries
Catherine O’Hara brought humanity to over-the-top characters—and managed to wink at the audience in the process.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The Queen of Mockumentaries www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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Like what’s the point now of being a billionaire and owning a newspaper? At least the robber barons gave some of what they stole back to the public.
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Like what’s the point now of being a billionaire and owning a newspaper? At least the robber barons gave some of what they stole back to the public.
Plus 1000
solidarity with the @postguild.bsky.social and everybody at the wapo today
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Plus 1000
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In addition to sports, the Washington Post is killing its book section, suspending its Post Reports podcast, restructuring its metro section, and shrinking its international footprint.
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
In addition to sports, the Washington Post is killing its book section, suspending its Post Reports podcast, restructuring its metro section, and shrinking its international footprint.
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Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
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Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
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Join us Thursday for a rally to #SaveThePost!! The rally will run from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1301 K St. NW!!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Join us Thursday for a rally to #SaveThePost!! The rally will run from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1301 K St. NW!!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
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This sounds familiar... 🤔 But growing a newsroom from the ground up takes time and money — and frankly, we need way more resources than we have now to fill this massive gap.
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
This sounds familiar... 🤔 But growing a newsroom from the ground up takes time and money — and frankly, we need way more resources than we have now to fill this massive gap.
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
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Sorry, I can't come into the office because my cat would be sad.
February 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Sorry, I can't come into the office because my cat would be sad.