Joshua Johnson
@joshualistening.bsky.social
Hey there! I anchor the Onion News Network (as Dwight Richmond). Former NBC & NPR. “A pure interviewing beast w/ballerina-like grace." -someone on reddit
My father just died.
We were never close. He never really understood or accepted me, though he was very proud of my accomplishments. I’m not sure how to feel right now… I hope his eloquence, diligence & studiousness will live on in me.
Good bye, Dad. I know you did the best you could. Be at peace.
We were never close. He never really understood or accepted me, though he was very proud of my accomplishments. I’m not sure how to feel right now… I hope his eloquence, diligence & studiousness will live on in me.
Good bye, Dad. I know you did the best you could. Be at peace.
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My father just died.
We were never close. He never really understood or accepted me, though he was very proud of my accomplishments. I’m not sure how to feel right now… I hope his eloquence, diligence & studiousness will live on in me.
Good bye, Dad. I know you did the best you could. Be at peace.
We were never close. He never really understood or accepted me, though he was very proud of my accomplishments. I’m not sure how to feel right now… I hope his eloquence, diligence & studiousness will live on in me.
Good bye, Dad. I know you did the best you could. Be at peace.
Here’s where think Jubilee’s format, despite its value, falls short as an actual debate: how do you know who won?
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Here’s where think Jubilee’s format, despite its value, falls short as an actual debate: how do you know who won?
NEW PROJECT LIVESTREAM (Mon., Nov. 3, 8p ET)! Here are 4 slides from my presentation. Can you guess what it is? Join me and find out!
youtube.com/live/6HMVsET...
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November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW PROJECT LIVESTREAM (Mon., Nov. 3, 8p ET)! Here are 4 slides from my presentation. Can you guess what it is? Join me and find out!
youtube.com/live/6HMVsET...
youtube.com/live/6HMVsET...
Seen in Chicago tonight.
October 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Seen in Chicago tonight.
Very pleased with how TEDxChicago went! Events like this remind us the world is still full of good people doing kind and brilliant things: many of them are brilliant because they’re kind. I’m drained, but I did well, so I’m having a treat. 😊
September 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Very pleased with how TEDxChicago went! Events like this remind us the world is still full of good people doing kind and brilliant things: many of them are brilliant because they’re kind. I’m drained, but I did well, so I’m having a treat. 😊
Friday is almost here! In rehearsals today… it’s going well. Looking forward to sharing my “big idea” at TEDxChicago!
www.tedxchicago.com/joshuajohnso...
www.tedxchicago.com/joshuajohnso...
September 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Friday is almost here! In rehearsals today… it’s going well. Looking forward to sharing my “big idea” at TEDxChicago!
www.tedxchicago.com/joshuajohnso...
www.tedxchicago.com/joshuajohnso...
I’ll address Charlie Kirk’s death at TEDx Chicago this month and share how I deal with people of every ideology. Enough with all this political violence. ENOUGH.
September 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I’ll address Charlie Kirk’s death at TEDx Chicago this month and share how I deal with people of every ideology. Enough with all this political violence. ENOUGH.
What’s with all these scam apps in Apple’s App Store? Saw this one today: a panicky video ad leads to this app, supposedly for cleaning your phone’s hard drive. Note the company behind it: I think WIPING your drive is a better term. The company’s site was just raw code. Insane.
May 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
What’s with all these scam apps in Apple’s App Store? Saw this one today: a panicky video ad leads to this app, supposedly for cleaning your phone’s hard drive. Note the company behind it: I think WIPING your drive is a better term. The company’s site was just raw code. Insane.
Adventures in Everyday Homophobia, Episode 397: Blood Donation 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
May 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Adventures in Everyday Homophobia, Episode 397: Blood Donation 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Day one in my new place is done. LONG day today trying to get stuff together. But it’s slowly coming into focus. Birthday is on Saturday; new job starts Monday. Daunting, exciting, familiar, unknown. I’m ready. I’m anxious as hell. Onward.
March 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Day one in my new place is done. LONG day today trying to get stuff together. But it’s slowly coming into focus. Birthday is on Saturday; new job starts Monday. Daunting, exciting, familiar, unknown. I’m ready. I’m anxious as hell. Onward.
Leaving Las Vegas. Chicago brings plenty of opportunity. Hopefully I’ve learned and grown enough to make my next chapter a great one. Feeling nervous about my future, and worried about the world in general, but I’m too stubborn to give up now.
March 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Leaving Las Vegas. Chicago brings plenty of opportunity. Hopefully I’ve learned and grown enough to make my next chapter a great one. Feeling nervous about my future, and worried about the world in general, but I’m too stubborn to give up now.
NO. Stay your a-- in tech.
Destroy your own industry; don’t send a new generation to destroy more of what makes us human.
Everyone should make art, if only to know themselves better. But to choose it as a *less vulnerable* career? Art demands vulnerability. Begone. 🤦🏾♂️ (h/t @wsj.com)
Destroy your own industry; don’t send a new generation to destroy more of what makes us human.
Everyone should make art, if only to know themselves better. But to choose it as a *less vulnerable* career? Art demands vulnerability. Begone. 🤦🏾♂️ (h/t @wsj.com)
March 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NO. Stay your a-- in tech.
Destroy your own industry; don’t send a new generation to destroy more of what makes us human.
Everyone should make art, if only to know themselves better. But to choose it as a *less vulnerable* career? Art demands vulnerability. Begone. 🤦🏾♂️ (h/t @wsj.com)
Destroy your own industry; don’t send a new generation to destroy more of what makes us human.
Everyone should make art, if only to know themselves better. But to choose it as a *less vulnerable* career? Art demands vulnerability. Begone. 🤦🏾♂️ (h/t @wsj.com)
Anyone else live where random people set off fireworks for Christmas? Or is it just another bit of Florida’s… *sigh* unique charm?
December 25, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Anyone else live where random people set off fireworks for Christmas? Or is it just another bit of Florida’s… *sigh* unique charm?
Five yolks in four eggs! I hear a double yolk is good luck. Make a wish! 😄
December 22, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Five yolks in four eggs! I hear a double yolk is good luck. Make a wish! 😄
🤬 CORRECTION: Today I shared what looked like a Bluesky post from outspoken billionaire Bill Ackman claiming to want this app shut down. Now, the account that posted it is suspended. Ackman’s verified X account didn’t have the post. So I got this wrong. Sorry, y’all. I’m gonna hush now.🤬
November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
🤬 CORRECTION: Today I shared what looked like a Bluesky post from outspoken billionaire Bill Ackman claiming to want this app shut down. Now, the account that posted it is suspended. Ackman’s verified X account didn’t have the post. So I got this wrong. Sorry, y’all. I’m gonna hush now.🤬
I feel feral. Edgy, angry and feral.
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
November 14, 2024 at 2:52 AM
I feel feral. Edgy, angry and feral.
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
📻 @npr.org fans: I’m back! This weekend I fill in for Bill Kurtis as the judge/scorekeeper on the comedy news quiz “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” So much fun, and a huge honor. Tune in or download the podcast for some joy & relief after our long election. I know I needed it!😄
November 8, 2024 at 3:14 PM
📻 @npr.org fans: I’m back! This weekend I fill in for Bill Kurtis as the judge/scorekeeper on the comedy news quiz “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” So much fun, and a huge honor. Tune in or download the podcast for some joy & relief after our long election. I know I needed it!😄
Your post-election instructions. Please share with whoever needs it today. ❤️
November 6, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Your post-election instructions. Please share with whoever needs it today. ❤️
Thanks for all your support after my post about resuming antidepressant medication. Here’s a quick update. ❤️
October 25, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Thanks for all your support after my post about resuming antidepressant medication. Here’s a quick update. ❤️
In 2019 I began mental health meds, given in the ER to ease a panic attack. Hosting 1A during an abusive relationship, without sufficient support, nearly ended me.
Today I restarted my psych meds. Lesson learned: when my mind becomes the enemy, I can still be my own best friend.
Today I restarted my psych meds. Lesson learned: when my mind becomes the enemy, I can still be my own best friend.
October 23, 2024 at 7:56 PM
In 2019 I began mental health meds, given in the ER to ease a panic attack. Hosting 1A during an abusive relationship, without sufficient support, nearly ended me.
Today I restarted my psych meds. Lesson learned: when my mind becomes the enemy, I can still be my own best friend.
Today I restarted my psych meds. Lesson learned: when my mind becomes the enemy, I can still be my own best friend.
Seen in my Las Vegas neighborhood: a Tesla Cybertruck decorated with the AP image of Donald Trump after an apparent assassination attempt. I see LOTS of Trump signs & shirts in town - and lots of Cybertrucks - but nothing like this.
I have sooooo many questions.
I have sooooo many questions.
October 4, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Seen in my Las Vegas neighborhood: a Tesla Cybertruck decorated with the AP image of Donald Trump after an apparent assassination attempt. I see LOTS of Trump signs & shirts in town - and lots of Cybertrucks - but nothing like this.
I have sooooo many questions.
I have sooooo many questions.
REMINDER: the #nightlightjoshua live stream & podcast updates are on hiatus for a few weeks, returning Wednesday, May 8th, 7pm ET. Follow me for new articles & YouTube segments.
April 24, 2024 at 8:17 PM
REMINDER: the #nightlightjoshua live stream & podcast updates are on hiatus for a few weeks, returning Wednesday, May 8th, 7pm ET. Follow me for new articles & YouTube segments.
I feel surrounded by disconnection & despair. Seems like folks are so resigned to sports gambling, Netflix & Instagram because being anesthetized with trivia feels better than fighting society’s problems. I understand. But I often feel so ashamed for holding out hope.
Am I alone?
Am I alone?
February 19, 2024 at 7:56 PM
I feel surrounded by disconnection & despair. Seems like folks are so resigned to sports gambling, Netflix & Instagram because being anesthetized with trivia feels better than fighting society’s problems. I understand. But I often feel so ashamed for holding out hope.
Am I alone?
Am I alone?
Working from home gives “business casual” a whole new meaning. I gotta go shopping! Hopefully I’ll have some new looks when #nightlightjoshua returns with new episodes Feb. 28!
February 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Working from home gives “business casual” a whole new meaning. I gotta go shopping! Hopefully I’ll have some new looks when #nightlightjoshua returns with new episodes Feb. 28!