Such a legend she was, and I’ve always loved this song, too. But I prefer the original mix: youtu.be/lM7H0ooV_o8?...
Posts by Ned Wharton
RIP legendary vocalist Asha Bhosle…. Saw her sing at Carnegie Hall two decades ago when she performed with Kronos, and I produced this Liane Hansen interview with her and violinist David Harrington www.npr.org/2005/10/30/4...
In the course of reporting this story on censorship over the Iran war, I actually had an experience with using AI that I thought I'd share because I think it illustrates the ongoing promise and problems with the technology.
Short 🧵
www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...
Yeah 100% …. And that’s one of my favorite movies (and certainly soundtracks) of all time
Over the weekend, LeMonde and @francoisdm.bsky.social published a VERY interesting image of what appears to be some of Iran's highly enriched uranium enroute to a secure base in Isfahan last June.
Amidst all this talk of seizing Iran's uranium, it's worth discussing in a little more detail...🧵
Wife is traveling on this crazy weather day, she texts from DCA: “You know when Tom Costello is here you’re going nowhere, LOL!“
My go-to album for audiophile sound check
Qatari F-15QAs Confirmed Behind Shootdown of Iranian Su-24s
CNN says Qatari and U.S. sources confirmed a F-15QA Ababil intercepted the two Iranian Su-24s “two minutes” away from Al Udeid Air Base and Ras Laffan during a low altitude strike run.
Story: theaviationist.com/2026/03/05/q...
I keep thinking about this song… youtu.be/eHh9QD3hewc?...
World gone wrong is right, I hear ya Lucinda
Had to list a reason why one of my kiddos was late to school today and wrote “general ennui” not realizing it would print out on his sticker pass. 😂
Excellent!
Photographer Martin Roemer visited 22 countries — from the U.S. to Senegal to India — to show how our identities are connected to our mode of transportation.
Brian Eno & David Byrne: Help Me Somebody - from their 1981 album, My Life In The Bush of Ghosts www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcGa...
Happy World Radio Day! My career began at this studio, KFJM in Grand Forks, ND, in 1979.
Ok how about a twofer and we fire BOTH Hegseth and Duffy? The ineptitude here is staggering www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
I've since seen more stories about it, turns out Guthrie didn't have a Nest subscription to store video so it took some time for the FBI to work with Google to obtain it from servers. But yes your scenario crossed my mind as well
Why in the world did it take this long to get this recovered and released to the public? Such precious time has been wasted
I used to work in this building, at WNYC back in the 80’s -- very cool place, I remember watching fireworks from that rotunda balcony. I’d ride my bike from my apartment in Park Slope, across the Brooklyn Bridge, amazing commute to an incredible building
Here’s a very sweet excerpt of the great Marian McPartland in NPR's Studio 4A in a 1998 performance recording I produced. She dedicated this melding of "When the Saints Go Marching In/The Bluebells of Scotland" to her husband Jimmy
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Whoah here’s a new one: some county board members in my community recommending calling 911 when ICE agents are seen www.arlnow.com/2026/01/26/c...
Bless the people of Minnesota. You're our guiding light.
Yup
I have a John Giorno/William S. Burroughs/Laurie Anderson album that also has one triple-tracked side. Have that Monty Python one, too. Fun stuff!
Enforcing the law is one thing.
Terrorizing a population, using children as pawns, is another.
My heart aches for Liam Ramos and his family.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
RIP……
Gawd I love this band
This is bad.
“The Pentagon will `modernize’ the publication and `refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale.’”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I’m with you Tony. Made myself a Manhattan and turned in early and contented. Happy New Year my friend