Julia Ritchey
@juliaritchey.bsky.social
Audio scavenger at NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money. Focus on econ and eating whole grains. Savannah, Ga. Signal julia.165
Extremely jealous of my friends back in WNC who got to see the northern lights. (Shared from a friend's FB.)
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Extremely jealous of my friends back in WNC who got to see the northern lights. (Shared from a friend's FB.)
An absolutely gloomy aesthetic. Workers staring blankly into their monitors while a Grammy nominated artist is performing to no one. It's giving Lumon's Choreography and Merriment Department meets return-to-office mandate.
Anyway, here's a link to REAL Tiny Desk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Anyway, here's a link to REAL Tiny Desk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
An absolutely gloomy aesthetic. Workers staring blankly into their monitors while a Grammy nominated artist is performing to no one. It's giving Lumon's Choreography and Merriment Department meets return-to-office mandate.
Anyway, here's a link to REAL Tiny Desk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Anyway, here's a link to REAL Tiny Desk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
This penny obit actually made me kind of emotional. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
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November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This penny obit actually made me kind of emotional. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
We made an episode today for everyone sad or mad about the FIFA ticketing racket. www.npr.org/2025/11/11/n...
Who is the World Cup for anymore? : The Indicator from Planet Money
The World Cup is coming up, and it’s going to cost a pretty penny if you are hoping to attend. Today on the show, we talk to NPR Senior Business editor and World Cup superfan about why the 2026 World ...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We made an episode today for everyone sad or mad about the FIFA ticketing racket. www.npr.org/2025/11/11/n...
I covered #utpol for several years at KUER, and honestly am stunned. The donut has triumphed over the pizza gerrymander.
Dems score huge redistricting victory in Utah, as judge overrules GOP legislature and orders a map w/ a new Harris +24 #UT01, guaranteeing Dems a one seat pickup. www.nbcnews.com/politic…
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I covered #utpol for several years at KUER, and honestly am stunned. The donut has triumphed over the pizza gerrymander.
The Simparica/Nexus flea, tick and heartworm industrial complex is the biggest racket in pet care. How did dog owners get suckered into this for so long.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Simparica/Nexus flea, tick and heartworm industrial complex is the biggest racket in pet care. How did dog owners get suckered into this for so long.
Me when Google or Meta gives me an AI summary of something I never asked for.
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Me when Google or Meta gives me an AI summary of something I never asked for.
Time for Rhea Seahorn to get her Emmy.
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Time for Rhea Seahorn to get her Emmy.
News in my neck of the woods. Not the most high profile of races, but both Democratic candidates defeated R incumbents on Georgia's Public Service Commission. Power bills have been a huge issue. www.ajc.com/business/202...
In upset, Democrats win in PSC races that could affect Georgia Power bills
Voters could soon learn who will represent them in two of the five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, the agency that sets Georgia Power electricity rates.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
News in my neck of the woods. Not the most high profile of races, but both Democratic candidates defeated R incumbents on Georgia's Public Service Commission. Power bills have been a huge issue. www.ajc.com/business/202...
Network: The Louvre
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Password: Tr0mpeLœ¡l
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Network: The Louvre
Password: Tr0mpeLœ¡l
Password: Tr0mpeLœ¡l
Rocky Horror Picture Show 50-yr retrospective pieces have been wonderful, love revisiting a cult classic. But I need every other piece of IP to lay off the anniversary schtick. My feed's like: "Happy 25th to Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas!" or "ICYMI, Okerrvil River released Blk Sheep Boy 20 yrs ago!"
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Rocky Horror Picture Show 50-yr retrospective pieces have been wonderful, love revisiting a cult classic. But I need every other piece of IP to lay off the anniversary schtick. My feed's like: "Happy 25th to Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas!" or "ICYMI, Okerrvil River released Blk Sheep Boy 20 yrs ago!"
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"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
I'd like a mea culpa from all the teachers who told us millennials not to cite Wikipedia as a source in our papers. Now one of a dwindling pool of credible human-checked sources amid the AI slopocalypse.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia contains copied Wikipedia pages
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia contains copied Wikipedia pages
Ironic.
buff.ly
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I'd like a mea culpa from all the teachers who told us millennials not to cite Wikipedia as a source in our papers. Now one of a dwindling pool of credible human-checked sources amid the AI slopocalypse.
I would like to manifest a column on the destruction of the East Wing, the diminished role of First Lady, a re-widening of the gender pay gap and women backsliding in all areas of civic life.
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I would like to manifest a column on the destruction of the East Wing, the diminished role of First Lady, a re-widening of the gender pay gap and women backsliding in all areas of civic life.
The AI data center backlash is here, uniting left and right, blue and red, urban and rural, pretty much anyone with sentience. www.npr.org/2025/10/22/n...
No AI data centers in my backyard! : The Indicator from Planet Money
In the rush to power AI, data centers are popping up in small communities across the U.S. But a growing backlash against this build-out is pitting communities against developers over energy prices and...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The AI data center backlash is here, uniting left and right, blue and red, urban and rural, pretty much anyone with sentience. www.npr.org/2025/10/22/n...
"The documents contemplate avoiding using terms like “automation” and "A.I." ... and instead ... replace the word “robot” with “cobot,” which implies collaboration with humans."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
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October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"The documents contemplate avoiding using terms like “automation” and "A.I." ... and instead ... replace the word “robot” with “cobot,” which implies collaboration with humans."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Mom emailed me to let me know one of the Econ laureates lives in our hometown. Always a local angle. www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/15540-n...
Nobel Prize winner lives here - Hendersonville Lightning
Hendersonville, NC - The fastest name in news. Local News, Sports, Politics, Weather, etc.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Mom emailed me to let me know one of the Econ laureates lives in our hometown. Always a local angle. www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/15540-n...
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I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Another recession indicator: Local restaurant started running a $25 'Girl Dinner' special: ceasar salad, plate of truffle fries and a martini. Place was packed, barely got a table. Girl Dinner rules.
October 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Another recession indicator: Local restaurant started running a $25 'Girl Dinner' special: ceasar salad, plate of truffle fries and a martini. Place was packed, barely got a table. Girl Dinner rules.
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"Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass" by Tom Bowman of NPR. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g... Recommended.
A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]
A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass" by Tom Bowman of NPR. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g... Recommended.
A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]
A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]
Got drinks with a contractor who helps train federal law enforcement hires tonight. They said new ICE agents with no experience are getting just 42 days of training before being sent out to make arrests. That's a fraction of the time it takes to be a cop.
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Got drinks with a contractor who helps train federal law enforcement hires tonight. They said new ICE agents with no experience are getting just 42 days of training before being sent out to make arrests. That's a fraction of the time it takes to be a cop.
Happy Friday. @npr.org has dropped EVEN MORE crop tops in the shop today! And restocked "Active Listener" sweatshirts. All proceeds go to supporting our member stations this month. shopnpr.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Happy Friday. @npr.org has dropped EVEN MORE crop tops in the shop today! And restocked "Active Listener" sweatshirts. All proceeds go to supporting our member stations this month. shopnpr.org
Planet Money is partnering with Exploding Kittens to make a board game! And you can test the prototype here. (I am in the picture below being very confused trying to play an earlier, worse prototype.) www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...
The Planet Money Game: Test our prototype : Planet Money
It’s here! It’s free to download and playtest! It’s the Planet Money game! (Download here.)Download and playtest the game go here Sign up for the 11/1 virtual AMA event and get updates about the gameS...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Planet Money is partnering with Exploding Kittens to make a board game! And you can test the prototype here. (I am in the picture below being very confused trying to play an earlier, worse prototype.) www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...
Populist platform up for grabs to either party: Allow FSAs to cover routine self-care cosmetic procedures.
October 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Populist platform up for grabs to either party: Allow FSAs to cover routine self-care cosmetic procedures.
NPR relaunched its shop today, Oct. 1, our first day without federal funding. All proceeds in October will go toward member stations. Some great new designs too! shopnpr.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
NPR relaunched its shop today, Oct. 1, our first day without federal funding. All proceeds in October will go toward member stations. Some great new designs too! shopnpr.org