Maddie Bender
@maddiebender.bsky.social
your friendly local public radio producer (based in Honolulu) | science journalist and co-founder @sequencermag.bsky.social
Bylines in NYT, SciAm, Slate, Smithsonian Mag, The Daily Beast, VICE, and others.
maddiebender.com
Bylines in NYT, SciAm, Slate, Smithsonian Mag, The Daily Beast, VICE, and others.
maddiebender.com
It's a testament to @sequencermag.bsky.social and our subscribers that we can offer this program. We want to scale this up, and honestly, we want to pay our writers more. To do that, we need your help. Forward our newsletter to a friend, or upgrade to a paid subscription! www.sequencermag.com
Sequencer
Decode the universe. A writer-owned popular science magazine
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April 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's a testament to @sequencermag.bsky.social and our subscribers that we can offer this program. We want to scale this up, and honestly, we want to pay our writers more. To do that, we need your help. Forward our newsletter to a friend, or upgrade to a paid subscription! www.sequencermag.com
I couldn't be more proud of the Squeakquencers (@goesbykim.bsky.social @dsamorod.bsky.social @maxlevy.bsky.social) for doing the damn thing. We've seen early-career opportunities steadily shrink, so we started a mentorship program that pays writers(!) because "getting paid in experience" is a scam.
April 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I couldn't be more proud of the Squeakquencers (@goesbykim.bsky.social @dsamorod.bsky.social @maxlevy.bsky.social) for doing the damn thing. We've seen early-career opportunities steadily shrink, so we started a mentorship program that pays writers(!) because "getting paid in experience" is a scam.
Part two: www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2... (y'all I filled an hour of radio you better bet I'm gonna post twice about it)
Hawaiʻi Island wildlife refuge's field staff cut in half under Trump orders
The Trump administration has fired thousands of probationary employees from federal agencies. HPR's Maddie Bender reports on the impact on a Hawai’i Island forest and a beloved birdwatching program.
www.hawaiipublicradio.org
March 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Part two: www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2... (y'all I filled an hour of radio you better bet I'm gonna post twice about it)
AND if that weren't enough, we also take a peek inside his reporter's notebook, a fun ongoing series we've been doing at Sequencer. H/T @dsamorod.bsky.social and @carlzimmer.com (Carl, let me know if you want to do a book event in Hawai'i!) www.sequencermag.com/inside-a-rep...
Inside a reporter's notebook: giving the land a living skin
Read an unpublished excerpt from Carl Zimmer's new book Air-Borne.
www.sequencermag.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
AND if that weren't enough, we also take a peek inside his reporter's notebook, a fun ongoing series we've been doing at Sequencer. H/T @dsamorod.bsky.social and @carlzimmer.com (Carl, let me know if you want to do a book event in Hawai'i!) www.sequencermag.com/inside-a-rep...
hahaha thanks for going with my headline
February 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
hahaha thanks for going with my headline
Reposted by Maddie Bender
Enormous thanks to @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @drandrealove.bsky.social for chatting & to the lovely conference attendees
Thanks to my wonderful team @maddiebender.bsky.social @dsamorod.bsky.social @goesbykim.bsky.social.
If you like the story, please sub free or support our independent work.
Thanks to my wonderful team @maddiebender.bsky.social @dsamorod.bsky.social @goesbykim.bsky.social.
If you like the story, please sub free or support our independent work.
January 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Enormous thanks to @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @drandrealove.bsky.social for chatting & to the lovely conference attendees
Thanks to my wonderful team @maddiebender.bsky.social @dsamorod.bsky.social @goesbykim.bsky.social.
If you like the story, please sub free or support our independent work.
Thanks to my wonderful team @maddiebender.bsky.social @dsamorod.bsky.social @goesbykim.bsky.social.
If you like the story, please sub free or support our independent work.