Jody Avirgan
@jodyavirgan.com
Podcast person. Summer Album / Winter Album | What Now w/ Trevor Noah | This Day | Good Sport | The Puzzler | 30for30 | 538 | WNYC, more. Everybody has their own thing that they yell into a well. jodyavirgan.com
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Jody Avirgan
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· Feb 22
Kevin Morby on "The Lonesome Crowded West" and the Genius of Modest Mouse
YouTube video by Summer Album / Winter Album
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I launched a new show yesterday: a musical debate/conversation show called "Summer Album / Winter Album." Here's an excerpt of my conversation with Craig Finn (Hold Steady) and Kevin Morby about the genius of Modest Mouse. Full episode is out wherever you get podcasts! youtu.be/cGeIYPtwaMg
Yeah, this is rough.
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Yeah, this is rough.
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The LeBron James of divorced women. No one is doing it like her.
The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025. https://bit.ly/4sEbdYv
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project | Fortune
“I literally could not believe it and it took some time. I actually gasped,” said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The LeBron James of divorced women. No one is doing it like her.
Amidst it all, good people are supporting good stuff. Very into what my pal Adam Neuhaus and co are building with Nonfiction Hotlist, and excited they got some real backing deadline.com/2026/01/yaho...
Yahoo And The Nonfiction Hotlist Team Up For Distribution Of Documentary Shorts: Filmmakers To Receive Compensation, Worldwide Exposure
Documentary shorts will be distribution to a worldwide audience under a partnership between Yahoo and The Nonfiction Shortlist
deadline.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Amidst it all, good people are supporting good stuff. Very into what my pal Adam Neuhaus and co are building with Nonfiction Hotlist, and excited they got some real backing deadline.com/2026/01/yaho...
Been to 7 of these 16, which is surprisingly low. Excited to do some exploring. Lots of strong opinions in the comments, but this seems like a very solid crop. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/article/best...
The 16 Best Bagels in New York City Right Now
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Been to 7 of these 16, which is surprisingly low. Excited to do some exploring. Lots of strong opinions in the comments, but this seems like a very solid crop. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/article/best...
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Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
Can't tell you how much I enjoyed doing this episode. We start by describing the chaos of midnight on January 16th, 1920, then get into the long road to prohibition, and its many many ripple effects.
This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America" we head to January 1920. Prohibition arrives. It's chaos. Paying newsletter subscribers can get full, ad-free access, right now. Part 1 will be in the podcast feed Tuesday morning! thisdaypod.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Can't tell you how much I enjoyed doing this episode. We start by describing the chaos of midnight on January 16th, 1920, then get into the long road to prohibition, and its many many ripple effects.
Exhibit A: When a small town in Germany turned a Nazi march into an involuntary anti-Nazi walk-a-thon. Trust me, watch this: youtu.be/OOMeiiD4VF0?...
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Exhibit A: When a small town in Germany turned a Nazi march into an involuntary anti-Nazi walk-a-thon. Trust me, watch this: youtu.be/OOMeiiD4VF0?...
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If you haven't yet tried the @hellgatenyc.com podcast, their episode on PureGym's pod/tube entry concept had me laughing so hard and is a great way to get to know this hardworking, funny team of journalists! shows.acast.com/the-hell-gat...
Those new PureGym pods & doors that force you to scan your phone to enter and EXIT the gym? The FDNY is onto them, and has already issued more than 2 dozen violations at seven gyms, since PureGym installed the pods in December.
hellgatenyc.com/fdny-violati...
hellgatenyc.com/fdny-violati...
FDNY Blows Whistle on PureGym's Scan-to-Exit System: 'You Should Just Be Able to Leave'
Seven PureGym locations across the city have racked up more than two dozen fire safety violations.
hellgatenyc.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
If you haven't yet tried the @hellgatenyc.com podcast, their episode on PureGym's pod/tube entry concept had me laughing so hard and is a great way to get to know this hardworking, funny team of journalists! shows.acast.com/the-hell-gat...
Absolutely. This from @vermontgmg.bsky.social has lingered with me. --> bsky.app/profile/this...
I don't think it's a coincidence that all of this (worldwide) is happening when most of the people who lived through WWII have just died. We need to do a better job of keeping their memories and ideals alive.
January 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Absolutely. This from @vermontgmg.bsky.social has lingered with me. --> bsky.app/profile/this...
A darker, more cursed spin on the classic “longform journalist goes on a cruise” bit: commit to attending every single Kennedy Center event for the entire year.
January 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
A darker, more cursed spin on the classic “longform journalist goes on a cruise” bit: commit to attending every single Kennedy Center event for the entire year.
9 goals from 9 different scorers! Wild.
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
9 goals from 9 different scorers! Wild.
Since we're so concerned about opportunities for massive fraud www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/b...
Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Since we're so concerned about opportunities for massive fraud www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/b...
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I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Nothing grinds my gears quite like the "paid protester" charge. In part because it's a morally bankrupt view of the world and people; and in part because I've been to hundreds of protests and where's my goddam check?
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Nothing grinds my gears quite like the "paid protester" charge. In part because it's a morally bankrupt view of the world and people; and in part because I've been to hundreds of protests and where's my goddam check?
Mild prediction for 2026: These new subway gates won't last the year.
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Mild prediction for 2026: These new subway gates won't last the year.
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The world is so bad I forgot about college football.
January 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The world is so bad I forgot about college football.
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For years I would constantly tweet and tweet and retweet about politics. I didn’t help a single person doing that. It just eroded my mental health a little every day. I promise that actually DOING something, even one small thing, feels a lot better than reposting a million memes.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
For years I would constantly tweet and tweet and retweet about politics. I didn’t help a single person doing that. It just eroded my mental health a little every day. I promise that actually DOING something, even one small thing, feels a lot better than reposting a million memes.
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I had an interesting, nuanced conversation with Bela Fleck about why he isn't playing at the Kennedy Center. "Not canceling is taking a side," he says, and he wants to be nonpolitical.
Here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49szcRI
Here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49szcRI
Béla Fleck on dropping his Kennedy Center shows: ‘Not canceling is taking a side’
The acclaimed banjoist says playing at an arts institution remolded by President Donald Trump would be a political statement, and he didn’t want to make one.
wapo.st
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I had an interesting, nuanced conversation with Bela Fleck about why he isn't playing at the Kennedy Center. "Not canceling is taking a side," he says, and he wants to be nonpolitical.
Here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49szcRI
Here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49szcRI
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“Maybe tomorrow.”
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
“Maybe tomorrow.”
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we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
Welcome to the public domain, murder. Have at it folks.
🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, MURDER! (1930) 🔍🪒
🎬 Hitchcock’s sound thriller stands out for its innovative audio, especially the shaving scene, where an inner monologue unfolds aloud & changes the course of the case.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
🎬 Hitchcock’s sound thriller stands out for its innovative audio, especially the shaving scene, where an inner monologue unfolds aloud & changes the course of the case.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Welcome to the public domain, murder. Have at it folks.
Well, here we go. We're doing 50 two-part dives into the stories that we think brought us to this moment. Subscribe to the podcast, or better yet join the newsletter community, at thisdaypod.com. Should be quite the year...
Our "50 Weeks That Shaped America" series launches this week with a look at the 1976 bicentennial. Paying subcribers to our newsletter can get early acccess to the full episode, ad-free. Part one will be in the podcast feed as usual tomorrow morning! America250, here we come! thisdaypod.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Well, here we go. We're doing 50 two-part dives into the stories that we think brought us to this moment. Subscribe to the podcast, or better yet join the newsletter community, at thisdaypod.com. Should be quite the year...
Great mix of data and anecdotal experience in this piece. This is how you do it --> www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Great mix of data and anecdotal experience in this piece. This is how you do it --> www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I was wondering how this might all turn out to have been my fault
January 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I was wondering how this might all turn out to have been my fault