Ned Wharton
@nedwharton.bsky.social
Retired Senior Producer at NPR for Weekend Edition, where I crafted music features and directed the show. I love to bike, play guitar, travel the world
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Ned Wharton
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· Apr 14
NPR Producer editing audio tape, 1995
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Hello Bluesky. Here’s old me from 1995, cutting audio tape at NPR. youtu.be/C4h99xvc66c?...
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Here’s to my State
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Here’s to my State
Whaddya know
Mikie Sherrill, born in Virginia, is elected governor of New Jersey. Abigail Spanberger, born in New Jersey, is elected governor of Virginia. #Election2025
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Whaddya know
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Of all the broadcasts and podcasts on which I've been interviewed in the past few years, this one released today is the most comprehensive and biographical. Let me know what you think. www.softpowerfulstories.org/s... #SaveVOA
SP/FS BONUS: "This. Is. The. Voice. Of. America." (Steve Herman)
Steve Herman had a notion — already as a child, discovering the magical "SW" button on his grandmother's radio — that broadcasting somehow lay in his future. He beg…
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November 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Of all the broadcasts and podcasts on which I've been interviewed in the past few years, this one released today is the most comprehensive and biographical. Let me know what you think. www.softpowerfulstories.org/s... #SaveVOA
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societal suicide www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Such a great podcast
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man is a new podcast series about the founder of Afrobeat featuring Barrack Obama and Brian Eno podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
October 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Such a great podcast
Beautiful day for a ride…
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Beautiful day for a ride…
Do you use AI to learn about the news? “45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue, and 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems — missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.“
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Global study on news integrity in AI assistants shows need for safeguards and improved accuracy
NPR participated in a global research study led by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on news integrity in AI assistants. The study found that AI assistants routinely misrepresented new...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Do you use AI to learn about the news? “45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue, and 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems — missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.“
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How would you like to be gendered by some random airline employee? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Airlines Told to Disregard Gender-Neutral ‘X’ on U.S. Passports and Add ‘M’ or ‘F’
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October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How would you like to be gendered by some random airline employee? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Fascinating www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal
An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Fascinating www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
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DoD today confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. - Pentagon Press Association
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
DoD today confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. - Pentagon Press Association
They've chopped down the trees along the waterfront terrace at the Kennedy Center. washingtonclassicalreview.com/2025/10/09/g...
Washington Classical Review
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October 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
They've chopped down the trees along the waterfront terrace at the Kennedy Center. washingtonclassicalreview.com/2025/10/09/g...
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I don't think people understand just how much of a revolt they'll have if they shutdown the govt AND don't pay people back pay. Do you want to radicalize middle managers, paper pushers and mild-mannered scientists? Because this is how you do that.
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I don't think people understand just how much of a revolt they'll have if they shutdown the govt AND don't pay people back pay. Do you want to radicalize middle managers, paper pushers and mild-mannered scientists? Because this is how you do that.
Went to see Apollo 13 at the IMAX theater in the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center last night. Incredible movie I’ve seen many times, of course, but also was great to spend time again at such a breathtaking museum.
September 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Went to see Apollo 13 at the IMAX theater in the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center last night. Incredible movie I’ve seen many times, of course, but also was great to spend time again at such a breathtaking museum.
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Humility is being the answer to a jeopardy question —for a second time—and none of the contestants knowing who you are
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Ari Shapiro on Listening | Category | JEOPARDY!
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September 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Humility is being the answer to a jeopardy question —for a second time—and none of the contestants knowing who you are
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A Wes Anderson heist movie where a bunch of nerds rob Barnes and Noble for next week's Criterion 4K Wes Anderson box set
September 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A Wes Anderson heist movie where a bunch of nerds rob Barnes and Noble for next week's Criterion 4K Wes Anderson box set
Tariff hoarding: bought $48 worth of coffee from Trader Joe’s
September 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Tariff hoarding: bought $48 worth of coffee from Trader Joe’s
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Herb Alpert got his start playing trumpet in L.A.'s public schools. He wants to help make that "magic" possible for students.
This shop fixes student instruments for free. Now, a music legend is chipping in
Herb Alpert got his start playing trumpet in L.A.'s public schools. He wants to help make that "magic" possible for students.
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September 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Herb Alpert got his start playing trumpet in L.A.'s public schools. He wants to help make that "magic" possible for students.
I'm under 65, I'm healthy, no underlying conditions, and I got my Covid vaccine today no problem, for free, in Virginia at CVS. It's shameful it's not easily accessible to ANYONE right now in the U.S.
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They want a COVID shot to protect their health or at-risk family. They can't get it
Though the FDA narrowed criteria for the shots, many people still want them, to avoid illness and protect vulnerable family members. Some are turned down at the pharmacy or have to jump through hoops.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I'm under 65, I'm healthy, no underlying conditions, and I got my Covid vaccine today no problem, for free, in Virginia at CVS. It's shameful it's not easily accessible to ANYONE right now in the U.S.
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Just got the 287-minute (!!) director's cut of this Wim Wenders classic, possibly my favorite movie of all time. And the soundtrack is absolutely terrific. Looking forward to settling in for a screening, I've heard a lot about this version but have never seen it.
September 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Just got the 287-minute (!!) director's cut of this Wim Wenders classic, possibly my favorite movie of all time. And the soundtrack is absolutely terrific. Looking forward to settling in for a screening, I've heard a lot about this version but have never seen it.
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A source tells me in a tense meeting this morning, Pentagon officials briefed Senate national security and leadership staff on last week’s U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat. However, they provided little answers, and legal justification for the strike...
September 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A source tells me in a tense meeting this morning, Pentagon officials briefed Senate national security and leadership staff on last week’s U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat. However, they provided little answers, and legal justification for the strike...
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I'm working on a story for NPR on how high housing costs are causing some people to have fewer kids, or no kids, than they planned.
Is this you and you're open to being in the story? Drop a line with a bit about your situation, where you live, + your phone number to lwamsley@npr.org. Thanks!
Is this you and you're open to being in the story? Drop a line with a bit about your situation, where you live, + your phone number to lwamsley@npr.org. Thanks!
September 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm working on a story for NPR on how high housing costs are causing some people to have fewer kids, or no kids, than they planned.
Is this you and you're open to being in the story? Drop a line with a bit about your situation, where you live, + your phone number to lwamsley@npr.org. Thanks!
Is this you and you're open to being in the story? Drop a line with a bit about your situation, where you live, + your phone number to lwamsley@npr.org. Thanks!