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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · 2d

Another great list of funding resources for audio producers compiled by @taliaaugustidis.bsky.social and @transom.bsky.social! bit.ly/allhear_oct25 #podcasts #pubmedia

All Hear October 2025

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · 4d

Today at 3pm ET: Meet us at the Virtual Water Cooler for Audio Producers!

@airmedia.bsky.social is getting members together to connect about both the small stuff and big picture industry things. airmedia.org/jobs/trainin...

#podcasters #podcast #pubmedia

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 5d

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · 10d

Here's another listening event in NYC this month that will be great: bit.ly/listening_oc...

Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · 11d

Happy International #Podcast Day! We makes audio documentary podcasts that capture the feelings of love and joy in the spoken words and stories shared before and during wedding events. Learn more at listenwith.us

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · 25d

If you're in NY next Wednesday 9/24, hope you can join at this inspiring listening event! bit.ly/rsvp_listen_... #podcasting #pubmedia

Resistance Radio: Creative Change Listening

Treat your ears and imagination to an evening of live listening to short audio documentaries and sound art on the theme of “resistance.”

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Sep 11

"... the prospect of a descent into tit-for-tat political violence is an ominous development that threatens to narrow the space for meaningful political action. " - @benburgis.bsky.social and Meagan Day jacobin.com/2025/09/char...

Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is a Tragedy and a Disaster

The assassination of Charlie Kirk threatens to embolden the far right and provide Donald Trump with a pretext for crushing dissent. Escalating political violence corrodes democratic norms and poses a ...

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you're in Manhattan on September 24, come join this live collective listening event to hear resistance-themed audio documentaries and sound art. Reserve your spot here: bit.ly/rsvp_listen_...
#pubmedia #podcasts #audio

A white retro-looking radio on a black background.

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hey NYers! Come join us for this inspiring listening event in September! bit.ly/rsvp_listen_... #podcasting #pubmedia

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Aug 11

NYers! RSVP now for the grand reopening of the Studio Museum in Harlem on November 15! www.studiomuseum.org/events/openi...

Studio Museum Community Day

Join us to celebrate the opening of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s brand-new building!

www.studiomuseum.org

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jul 23

"Public broadcasting isn’t usually seen as part of the safety net, but it should: a key component in any society that has the remotest concern for its inhabitants’ well-being" jacobin.com/2025/07/publ... via @ubupamplemousse.bsky.social #pubmedia

We Need Public Broadcasting

The Right has finally managed to gut public broadcasting. Our already anemic access to news, education, and culture has taken a massive blow.

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Jonathan Blitzer @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social · Jul 9

I want to add a small but suggestive experience to this. In a recent piece I did for @newyorker.com about ICE arrests of Democratic officials and lawmakers, we got a comment from the White House, in which a spokesperson said that the magazine was “encouraging lawless behavior” by reporting on it.

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jul 9

Also listen on
Spotify: bit.ly/461nihF
Apple Podcasts bit.ly/4lNcJDv
Pocket Casts bit.ly/46xcZ56
or wherever you get your podcasts!

Writer Jonathan Blitzer on the History of Central American Migration

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jul 9

Great listen via Houses on the Moon:
Writer @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social and Amy Gottlieb of @afsc-org.bsky.social discuss the history of Central American #migration and current policy
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Broadway Podcast Network - Writer Jonathan Blitzer on the History of Central American Migration

For this special episode of the Houses on the Moon Podcast, Amy Gottlieb (U.S.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · Jul 9

Dogged attachment to an unjust and planet-killing "normalcy" is what helped usher in this hostile takeover of our government. The only way out is to create something we've never had before not to tweak what now is.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · Jul 8

How does wildly unpopular legislation become law and not one story about it is how obviously undemocratic our country already is? How this proves hostile takeover of our government?

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · Jul 6

Your race, place and background may keep you out of the bull's eye but with this regime hell bent on destroying anything that doesn't enrich them, eventually the #MAGAMurderRegime tide shall down all in its wake.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 6

The death toll in Central Texas climbed to at least 70 as of midday Sunday, as rescuers searched for people swept away by devastating floods and forecasters warned that downpours would continue in already hard-hit areas. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

An aerial view of a flooded, muddy river strewn with fallen and battered trees. A bulldozer is seen on a road above the river. Photo by Carter Johnston for The New York Times.

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Immigrant Defenders Law Center @immdef.bsky.social · Jul 4

Patriotism is having the courage to demand justice, protect our communities, and hold power accountable - especially when that power is being abused to terrorize our neighborhoods. #4thofJuly

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jul 4

Our #4thOfJuly parade entry (front and back)

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · Jul 2

#MAGAMurderBill is the only apt descriptor for this evil monstrosity that will empower the regime to do away with whomever they deem undesirable.

El Norte Recuerda @elnorterecuerda.bsky.social · Jul 2

The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.

Laura Loomer‘s tweet: Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now.

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jun 30

I don't understand the seasons in @hbothegildedage.bsky.social. How is this a NY winter?

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jun 26

"The Neoclassical bronze... is the enduring work of Emma Stebbins, the first woman to be commissioned to create a public artwork in NYC.. and it is speculated that she modeled the piece after her beloved." hyperallergic.com/1019214/the-... via @isafarfan.bsky.social @hyperallergic.com #pride #lgbt

The Queer History of Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain

Artist Emma Stebbins may have modeled her 1873 bronze angel for the popular landmark after her partner, actor Charlotte Cushman.

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jun 26

"Sometimes the good guys win." - @ericblanc.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/06/zohr... cc @lightboxcollab.bsky.social @oppagenda.bsky.social

Zohran Mamdani’s Historic Win: 16 Takeaways

Leftists and progressives throughout the country have much to learn from how democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani pulled off an unprecedented upset last night.

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jun 26

"Everything #Mamdani does seems to be a strategic move for virality." hyperallergic.com/1023005/zohr... via @isafarfan.bsky.social cc @lightboxcollab.bsky.social @oppagenda.bsky.social

Mamdani Memes Remind Us Good Things Can Still Happen

New Yorkers are celebrating the mayoral candidate's establishment defeat and using humor to subvert racist commentary.

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Will Coley @willcoley.bsky.social · Jun 26

"Given Stephen Miller’s direct involvement in shaping enforcement policy...it’s not surprising that his financial interest in the company is setting off alarms among government ethics experts." www.fastcompany.com/91358479/ste... via @‪ @krcallaway.bsky.social cc @detentionwatchnetwork.org

Stephen Miller has a hefty financial stake in a key ICE contractor

A new report from the Project on Government Oversight flags Miller’s investment in Palantir, the DHS contractor behind ICE’s case-tracking system.

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