Ilya Marritz
@ilyamarritz.bsky.social
journalist
heard/seen:
@bostonglobe, @niemanfdn, @propublica, @npr, @wnyc & more
reach me on Signal @ilya.95
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heard/seen:
@bostonglobe, @niemanfdn, @propublica, @npr, @wnyc & more
reach me on Signal @ilya.95
Pravda vítězí
I like "audio documentary"
thank you for listening!
thank you for listening!
There needs to be a new word for radio journalism to distinguish incredible outfits like @onthemedia.bsky.social from “podcasts”. This series on the trump’s war on academia is phenomenal- open.spotify.com/episode/729x...
S2 - Episode 2: The Harvard Plan
open.spotify.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I like "audio documentary"
thank you for listening!
thank you for listening!
everyone should subscribe to @bartona104.bsky.social's Continuous Wave newsletter >>
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
everyone should subscribe to @bartona104.bsky.social's Continuous Wave newsletter >>
what an *incredible* voice Koko Taylor was...
...here's hoping her archive can be re-assembled and properly looked after
...here's hoping her archive can be re-assembled and properly looked after
This story *is* the Blues. Rest in power, Koko. chicago.suntimes.com/music/2025/1...
'Queen of the Blues' Koko Taylor's prized possessions — including a Grammy — sold at Chicago flea market
A treasure trove of her items were put on sale for dirt cheap after a junk dealer's random purchase of the contents of Taylor's storage locker in Orland Park.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
what an *incredible* voice Koko Taylor was...
...here's hoping her archive can be re-assembled and properly looked after
...here's hoping her archive can be re-assembled and properly looked after
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Don’t miss this: @onthemedia.bsky.social at its best. www.wnycstudios.org/story/the-ha...
The Harvard Plan is Back. Episode 1: And So It Begins... | On the Media | WNYC Studios
President Trump is compelling universities across the country to adopt a more conservative agenda in exchange for access to federal funds. On this week’s On the Media, how this pressu...
www.wnycstudios.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Don’t miss this: @onthemedia.bsky.social at its best. www.wnycstudios.org/story/the-ha...
WEEKEND LISTEN
This year, the Trump admin threw everything it had at the nation's oldest and richest university
3 Harvard profs tell the story of what they saw
@naxerova.bsky.social
@ryanenos.bsky.social & Kit Parker
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
This year, the Trump admin threw everything it had at the nation's oldest and richest university
3 Harvard profs tell the story of what they saw
@naxerova.bsky.social
@ryanenos.bsky.social & Kit Parker
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
S2 - Episode 1: The Harvard Plan | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Harvard Plan - our collaboration with the Boston Globe, is back! In episode one, we hear what unfolded at Harvard from Donald Trump’s inauguration to convocation 2025. Three main ...
www.wnycstudios.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
WEEKEND LISTEN
This year, the Trump admin threw everything it had at the nation's oldest and richest university
3 Harvard profs tell the story of what they saw
@naxerova.bsky.social
@ryanenos.bsky.social & Kit Parker
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
This year, the Trump admin threw everything it had at the nation's oldest and richest university
3 Harvard profs tell the story of what they saw
@naxerova.bsky.social
@ryanenos.bsky.social & Kit Parker
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Reposted by Ilya Marritz
We’re back with Season 2 of our award-winning series THE HARVARD PLAN. To quote @ilyamarritz.bsky.social in episode 1 “this struggle is not academic…it’s a bare knuckled fight for money, prestige and power” www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
S2 - Episode 1: The Harvard Plan | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Harvard Plan - our collaboration with the Boston Globe, is back! In episode one, we hear what unfolded at Harvard from Donald Trump’s inauguration to convocation 2025. Three main ...
www.wnycstudios.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We’re back with Season 2 of our award-winning series THE HARVARD PLAN. To quote @ilyamarritz.bsky.social in episode 1 “this struggle is not academic…it’s a bare knuckled fight for money, prestige and power” www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
over the past 9 months, the Trump admin has used just about every lever available to pressure universities to follow his vision for higher ed...
how it's going, so far>>
my lastest miniseries w/ @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social
pls listen & share!
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
how it's going, so far>>
my lastest miniseries w/ @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social
pls listen & share!
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
S2 - Episode 1: The Harvard Plan | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Harvard Plan - our collaboration with the Boston Globe, is back! In episode one, we hear what unfolded at Harvard from Donald Trump’s inauguration to convocation 2025. Three main ...
www.wnycstudios.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
over the past 9 months, the Trump admin has used just about every lever available to pressure universities to follow his vision for higher ed...
how it's going, so far>>
my lastest miniseries w/ @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social
pls listen & share!
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
how it's going, so far>>
my lastest miniseries w/ @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social
pls listen & share!
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
The Harvard Plan Season Two Trailer
YouTube video by The Boston Globe
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What constitutes "greater China"?
September 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
What constitutes "greater China"?
the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
You had me at "The failed payoff — a wad of cash in a red envelope stuffed inside an opened bag of Herr’s Sour Cream & Onion ripple potato chips..."
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
You had me at "The failed payoff — a wad of cash in a red envelope stuffed inside an opened bag of Herr’s Sour Cream & Onion ripple potato chips..."
Reposted by Ilya Marritz
"The relationship is so meaningful to Bhattacharya that after he was nominated by President-elect Trump to lead the NIH, Bhattacharya asked [Harvard prez] Garber to introduce him at his Senate confirmation hearing, according to 2 sources" www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m... via @bostonglobe.com
Alan Garber’s former student now holds the keys to Harvard’s future - The Boston Globe
Two of the frontline antagonists in the battle between Harvard and President Trump are bound by deep social ties and a shared academic interests.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"The relationship is so meaningful to Bhattacharya that after he was nominated by President-elect Trump to lead the NIH, Bhattacharya asked [Harvard prez] Garber to introduce him at his Senate confirmation hearing, according to 2 sources" www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m... via @bostonglobe.com
ICON
so many hours of enjoyment and delight
thank you, Susan Stamberg
so many hours of enjoyment and delight
thank you, Susan Stamberg
When I joined NPR almost 30 yrs ago as a complete outsider with no qualifications other than being a lifelong fan, nobody welcomed me more avidly and kindly than Susan. She loved what we were trying to do, and helped us do it.
www.npr.org/sections/npr...
www.npr.org/sections/npr...
Susan Stamberg, iconic NPR voice and broadcast journalism legend, is retiring
www.npr.org
August 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
ICON
so many hours of enjoyment and delight
thank you, Susan Stamberg
so many hours of enjoyment and delight
thank you, Susan Stamberg
it has become something like cw that scientific research has a credibility problem
what I find so powerful about Mike Damiano's reporting is how clearly it shows the incentives in high-stakes high-$$ research encourage self-deception & looking away
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
what I find so powerful about Mike Damiano's reporting is how clearly it shows the incentives in high-stakes high-$$ research encourage self-deception & looking away
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
A fraudulent cancer breakthrough, a test for the future president of MIT, and a new age of doubt in science - The Boston Globe
It seemed like Duke scientists had developed a “Holy Grail” of cancer treatment. Then the truth came out.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
it has become something like cw that scientific research has a credibility problem
what I find so powerful about Mike Damiano's reporting is how clearly it shows the incentives in high-stakes high-$$ research encourage self-deception & looking away
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
what I find so powerful about Mike Damiano's reporting is how clearly it shows the incentives in high-stakes high-$$ research encourage self-deception & looking away
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
Jay Bhattacharya on mrna vaccines:
"I do not dispute its potential... But as a vaccine intended for broad public use, especially during a public health emergency, the platform has failed a crucial test: earning public trust."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"I do not dispute its potential... But as a vaccine intended for broad public use, especially during a public health emergency, the platform has failed a crucial test: earning public trust."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Jay Bhattacharya: Why the NIH is pivoting away from mRNA vaccines
As a vaccine for broad public use, mRNA technology has failed to earn the public’s trust.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Jay Bhattacharya on mrna vaccines:
"I do not dispute its potential... But as a vaccine intended for broad public use, especially during a public health emergency, the platform has failed a crucial test: earning public trust."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"I do not dispute its potential... But as a vaccine intended for broad public use, especially during a public health emergency, the platform has failed a crucial test: earning public trust."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Reposted by Ilya Marritz
when was the last time you girded something that wasn’t a loin
August 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
when was the last time you girded something that wasn’t a loin
"it’s time to create a new term for social media, one that better describes the current digital landscape. After all, no one is calling cars “horseless carriages,” and no one thinks that a porn bot on Twitter is helping you build a friend group"
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/o...
Social media has become an antisocial monster. It’s time to call it something else. - The Boston Globe
The early aughts brought us the innovation meant to foster connection. It’s consumed us, instead.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"it’s time to create a new term for social media, one that better describes the current digital landscape. After all, no one is calling cars “horseless carriages,” and no one thinks that a porn bot on Twitter is helping you build a friend group"
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/o...
Reposted by Ilya Marritz
NEW:
last spring, Trump's nominee for director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, asked Harvard's president, Alan Garber, to intro him in his confirmation hearings
Garber said he was willing
it never happened
now NIH is withholding big $$ from Harvard
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m...
last spring, Trump's nominee for director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, asked Harvard's president, Alan Garber, to intro him in his confirmation hearings
Garber said he was willing
it never happened
now NIH is withholding big $$ from Harvard
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m...
Alan Garber’s former student now holds the keys to Harvard’s future - The Boston Globe
Two of the frontline antagonists in the battle between Harvard and President Trump are bound by deep social ties and a shared academic interests.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NEW:
last spring, Trump's nominee for director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, asked Harvard's president, Alan Garber, to intro him in his confirmation hearings
Garber said he was willing
it never happened
now NIH is withholding big $$ from Harvard
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m...
last spring, Trump's nominee for director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, asked Harvard's president, Alan Garber, to intro him in his confirmation hearings
Garber said he was willing
it never happened
now NIH is withholding big $$ from Harvard
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m...
Reposted by Ilya Marritz
Alan Garber, the president of Harvard, has found himself on the opposite side of an escalating battle with the Trump administration as his former student, Jay Bhattacharya
August 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Alan Garber, the president of Harvard, has found himself on the opposite side of an escalating battle with the Trump administration as his former student, Jay Bhattacharya
NEW:
last spring, Trump's nominee for director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, asked Harvard's president, Alan Garber, to intro him in his confirmation hearings
Garber said he was willing
it never happened
now NIH is withholding big $$ from Harvard
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m...
last spring, Trump's nominee for director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, asked Harvard's president, Alan Garber, to intro him in his confirmation hearings
Garber said he was willing
it never happened
now NIH is withholding big $$ from Harvard
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m...
Alan Garber’s former student now holds the keys to Harvard’s future - The Boston Globe
Two of the frontline antagonists in the battle between Harvard and President Trump are bound by deep social ties and a shared academic interests.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NEW:
last spring, Trump's nominee for director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, asked Harvard's president, Alan Garber, to intro him in his confirmation hearings
Garber said he was willing
it never happened
now NIH is withholding big $$ from Harvard
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m...
last spring, Trump's nominee for director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, asked Harvard's president, Alan Garber, to intro him in his confirmation hearings
Garber said he was willing
it never happened
now NIH is withholding big $$ from Harvard
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/m...
epic re-frame here
August 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
epic re-frame here
Reposted by Ilya Marritz
Maybe I’m preaching to the choir on Bluesky, but I’m just so worried about what America looks like without local journalism. Public media was a rare sustainable model for local news and now it’s not. If you’re a listener or just a civic minded person, go to adoptastation.org
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
August 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Maybe I’m preaching to the choir on Bluesky, but I’m just so worried about what America looks like without local journalism. Public media was a rare sustainable model for local news and now it’s not. If you’re a listener or just a civic minded person, go to adoptastation.org
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Power and audio should be separate, I do not want my phone to have a cloaca
The person at Apple who replaced the standard headphone jack with a lightning cable jack
1. Assuming hell is real, what living famous person is definitely going there?
August 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Power and audio should be separate, I do not want my phone to have a cloaca