Josh Shepperd
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
Associate Prof, University of Colorado; Director, Library of Congress RPTF; Media Historian
Dinner in DC, food doesn’t get any better.
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Dinner in DC, food doesn’t get any better.
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
My yearly invited talk at the Library of Congress was just canceled. Not objectively important, but probably tells us how long our friends in the public sector think that the shutdown is going to last.
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My yearly invited talk at the Library of Congress was just canceled. Not objectively important, but probably tells us how long our friends in the public sector think that the shutdown is going to last.
Crab pretzel in Baltimore. Been dreaming about this all year.
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Crab pretzel in Baltimore. Been dreaming about this all year.
Wow, public media research is really in demand right now. Look at the price of my book the lower left corner.
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Wow, public media research is really in demand right now. Look at the price of my book the lower left corner.
Fried artichokes, in Monterey, American artichoke country. Best I’ve ever had.
October 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Fried artichokes, in Monterey, American artichoke country. Best I’ve ever had.
Today’s Monterey Bay view
October 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Today’s Monterey Bay view
Today’s mountain view
October 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Today’s mountain view
Thanks to Kathryn J. McGarr (Wisconsin) for this excellent and thorough review of my book on the origins of US public media, in "Reviews in American History." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
September 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thanks to Kathryn J. McGarr (Wisconsin) for this excellent and thorough review of my book on the origins of US public media, in "Reviews in American History." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Colorado mountain lake view, about 9600 feet altitude.
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Colorado mountain lake view, about 9600 feet altitude.
You just pull over at any point off of a country road and this is the view. I’m literally just randomly selecting photos from the past couple weeks. They all look like this.
September 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You just pull over at any point off of a country road and this is the view. I’m literally just randomly selecting photos from the past couple weeks. They all look like this.
Basically the entire middle to western part of the state looks like this. This is just an iPhone photo. 
September 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Basically the entire middle to western part of the state looks like this. This is just an iPhone photo. 
I don’t really understand why I live out here, but walking around in Colorado nature is pretty remarkable.
September 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I don’t really understand why I live out here, but walking around in Colorado nature is pretty remarkable.
Hurt my back today so I ate a chip burger and you know what? My back feels a little better.
September 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hurt my back today so I ate a chip burger and you know what? My back feels a little better.
One of my favorite Colorado phenomena is when we get up high enough that the clouds are lower than the mountains. About 10,000 foot altitude here.
September 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
One of my favorite Colorado phenomena is when we get up high enough that the clouds are lower than the mountains. About 10,000 foot altitude here.
Today’s mountain view - a moose battle in Roosevelt National Forest. Very rare to witness. About 8200 foot altitude.
September 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Today’s mountain view - a moose battle in Roosevelt National Forest. Very rare to witness. About 8200 foot altitude.
Today’s mountain lake hike
September 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Today’s mountain lake hike
Thanks to the International Journal of Communication and Angela Xiao Wu (NYU) for this excellent review of my book. ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
August 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Thanks to the International Journal of Communication and Angela Xiao Wu (NYU) for this excellent review of my book. ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
I curate the history series at public media's journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR & PBS, educational, community, and affiliate stations. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate! current.org/series/rewind/
August 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I curate the history series at public media's journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR & PBS, educational, community, and affiliate stations. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate! current.org/series/rewind/
At the Albertina Art Museum. A little boy encountered Kandinsky for the first time. His face turned, he yelled “no no no,” and started to bang his head against a bench. Now that’s an effective painting.
August 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
At the Albertina Art Museum. A little boy encountered Kandinsky for the first time. His face turned, he yelled “no no no,” and started to bang his head against a bench. Now that’s an effective painting.
I’ve been thinking about this little dude for decades.
August 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I’ve been thinking about this little dude for decades.
Bosch - “The Last Judgement.” A dream come true.
August 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Bosch - “The Last Judgement.” A dream come true.
Our recent analysis made a sectional front page of the print edition of the Denver Post!
August 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Our recent analysis made a sectional front page of the print edition of the Denver Post!
I ate this matcha red bean cream cake today in Paris. Almost too beautiful to consume. But only almost…
August 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I ate this matcha red bean cream cake today in Paris. Almost too beautiful to consume. But only almost…
That, my friends, is a Parisian lemon cake shaped like a lemon. Yes it was expensive, and yes I ate one and it was delicious.
July 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
That, my friends, is a Parisian lemon cake shaped like a lemon. Yes it was expensive, and yes I ate one and it was delicious.