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The NPRiest of all. We do know that not all public radio is NPR, but ThePRiest is probably taken and reads weird. Not NPR.
BRB, writing a short series based on her meeting Ace Frehley at the pearly gates
(Of course: RIP, legend.)
(Of course: RIP, legend.)
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. n.pr/4qjVMDS
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.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
BRB, writing a short series based on her meeting Ace Frehley at the pearly gates
(Of course: RIP, legend.)
(Of course: RIP, legend.)
WNYC’s folks must be mad: Weekend Edition Puzzle contestant lives in NYC, says he listens on WAMC.
(No, none of its translators get to NYC either.)
(No, none of its translators get to NYC either.)
September 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
WNYC’s folks must be mad: Weekend Edition Puzzle contestant lives in NYC, says he listens on WAMC.
(No, none of its translators get to NYC either.)
(No, none of its translators get to NYC either.)
Nobody at NPR got raptured except, unexpectedly, Susan Stamberg's cranberry relish and the concept of The Bryant Park Project
September 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Nobody at NPR got raptured except, unexpectedly, Susan Stamberg's cranberry relish and the concept of The Bryant Park Project
Nothing funny to say about this, I don’t think.
So many great things ended with the tag line “…with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting” throughout yr. NPRiest’s life—from well before I had any sense what that meant.
So many great things ended with the tag line “…with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting” throughout yr. NPRiest’s life—from well before I had any sense what that meant.
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Nothing funny to say about this, I don’t think.
So many great things ended with the tag line “…with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting” throughout yr. NPRiest’s life—from well before I had any sense what that meant.
So many great things ended with the tag line “…with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting” throughout yr. NPRiest’s life—from well before I had any sense what that meant.
Indiana Jones And The Suddenly Unfortunate Aspects Of Having Your Public Radio Station Be Part Of A State University System, When That Has Mostly Been A Positive, If Administratively Complicated, In Prior Years
Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise
Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise
It looks like Indiana Jones might actually be headed for the reboot treatment. According to a recent report from DisInsider , Disney and Lucasfilm are considering a full relaunch of the iconic adventure...
buff.ly
July 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Indiana Jones And The Suddenly Unfortunate Aspects Of Having Your Public Radio Station Be Part Of A State University System, When That Has Mostly Been A Positive, If Administratively Complicated, In Prior Years
Report: Trump trying to amend the budget bill to preclude any farm bill funding from going towards any pie offered to NPR hosts doing RAGBRAI
June 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Report: Trump trying to amend the budget bill to preclude any farm bill funding from going towards any pie offered to NPR hosts doing RAGBRAI
NPR launches an All Things Considered branded version of this
June 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
NPR launches an All Things Considered branded version of this
<resets the “__ days since Peter Sagal asserted a particular city is ‘one of his favorite cities in the world’s counter to zero>
June 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
<resets the “__ days since Peter Sagal asserted a particular city is ‘one of his favorite cities in the world’s counter to zero>
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That’s my radio station and it makes us all so gourd
June 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
That’s my radio station and it makes us all so gourd
Breaking news from a correspondent in upstate New York: @wamcradio.bsky.social fund drive guy referred to delicata as an “under-sung hype squash”
June 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Breaking news from a correspondent in upstate New York: @wamcradio.bsky.social fund drive guy referred to delicata as an “under-sung hype squash”
New pope hoping his new email address will make it so he stops getting WBEZ membership reminders
May 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New pope hoping his new email address will make it so he stops getting WBEZ membership reminders
We’re getting a report that the new pope is the Bryant Park Project (it’s a rotating thing)
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We’re getting a report that the new pope is the Bryant Park Project (it’s a rotating thing)
Marketplace producers frantically figuring out if Kai Ryssdal shaking his head emphatically for the entire episode can play on the radio
April 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Marketplace producers frantically figuring out if Kai Ryssdal shaking his head emphatically for the entire episode can play on the radio
Cory Booker, Hour 25: “I will next speak about the atrocity that was the cancellation of The Bryant Park Project; following that, I have some words you may not like to hear about—hear me out—Susan Stamberg’s cranberry relish”
April 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Cory Booker, Hour 25: “I will next speak about the atrocity that was the cancellation of The Bryant Park Project; following that, I have some words you may not like to hear about—hear me out—Susan Stamberg’s cranberry relish”
The national security group chat
March 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The national security group chat
REPORT: Pete Hegseth submitted the names and identities of deep undercover CIA operatives to NPR’s College Podcasts March Bracket competition
March 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
REPORT: Pete Hegseth submitted the names and identities of deep undercover CIA operatives to NPR’s College Podcasts March Bracket competition
Gotta says: a bit disappointed that the vasectomy doctor on this week’s Wait Wait was, we are almost certain, named Dr. Cancel and @petersagal.bsky.social just left it hanging over the plate.
January 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Gotta says: a bit disappointed that the vasectomy doctor on this week’s Wait Wait was, we are almost certain, named Dr. Cancel and @petersagal.bsky.social just left it hanging over the plate.
NPR Laugh Power Rankings, definitive:
1. Steve Inskeep
2. Dulcé Sloan
3. Terry Gross
4. Eleanor Beardsley (we’ve never heard her laugh but feel good about this ranking)
5. Hari Kondabolu
1. Steve Inskeep
2. Dulcé Sloan
3. Terry Gross
4. Eleanor Beardsley (we’ve never heard her laugh but feel good about this ranking)
5. Hari Kondabolu
December 23, 2024 at 1:56 PM
NPR Laugh Power Rankings, definitive:
1. Steve Inskeep
2. Dulcé Sloan
3. Terry Gross
4. Eleanor Beardsley (we’ve never heard her laugh but feel good about this ranking)
5. Hari Kondabolu
1. Steve Inskeep
2. Dulcé Sloan
3. Terry Gross
4. Eleanor Beardsley (we’ve never heard her laugh but feel good about this ranking)
5. Hari Kondabolu
Find A Geographic Location Peter Sagal Won’t Claim To Love Challenge
December 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Find A Geographic Location Peter Sagal Won’t Claim To Love Challenge
There apparently exist a lot of people with extra cars to donate
December 10, 2024 at 5:09 PM
There apparently exist a lot of people with extra cars to donate
Very excited for the underwriting messages
December 2, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Very excited for the underwriting messages
Report: Biden considering a pardon for those who canceled Bryant Park Project as well
December 2, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Report: Biden considering a pardon for those who canceled Bryant Park Project as well
This story is what started us out.
Norwegian guy makes instruments out of ice. The NPRiest story of the weekend, on @npratc. http://www.npr.org/2013/02/24/172818754/turning-a-glacier-into-a-tuba-ice-music-from-norway
Turning A Glacier Into A Tuba: Ice Music From Norway
Playing frozen instruments requires lots of improvisation...
www.npr.org
December 1, 2024 at 1:06 PM
This story is what started us out.
Via BlueArk, almost all of our tweets have been imported here. Some of them are good. If the import process has made your feed wonky, sorry about that but it’s done.
December 1, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Via BlueArk, almost all of our tweets have been imported here. Some of them are good. If the import process has made your feed wonky, sorry about that but it’s done.
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November 30, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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