Alison MacAdam
@ajmacadam.bsky.social
Audio journalist. Story editor. Faded redhead. KY-raised, DC-based. Staying sane via soccer and my dog.
I have been hearing chunks slide off my slanted roof all day!
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I have been hearing chunks slide off my slanted roof all day!
Thanks! What is NYR? (I was confused by STR but then figured that one out - "short term replacement")
January 27, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Thanks! What is NYR? (I was confused by STR but then figured that one out - "short term replacement")
Thank you for this! Your explanation underscores something I’ve been thinking about (and worrying about): Calls to “abolish ICE” are partly missing the point. It’s not just ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Thank you for this! Your explanation underscores something I’ve been thinking about (and worrying about): Calls to “abolish ICE” are partly missing the point. It’s not just ICE.
Oh wait! Sotomayor is with me on this
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Oh wait! Sotomayor is with me on this
I’m puzzled by something ancillary here: Has the court already decided that a social media post constitutes acceptable “notice”? (Thanks for all your analysis!)
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I’m puzzled by something ancillary here: Has the court already decided that a social media post constitutes acceptable “notice”? (Thanks for all your analysis!)
Agree. I really struggle to enjoy a movie peopled by unlikeable people
January 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Agree. I really struggle to enjoy a movie peopled by unlikeable people
Also - I would happily hand money over to so many fully-paywalled newspapers/newsites … if they offered a way of buying individual articles!
December 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Also - I would happily hand money over to so many fully-paywalled newspapers/newsites … if they offered a way of buying individual articles!
Amazing. Now - let’s please fix the ridiculously bright headlights.
December 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Amazing. Now - let’s please fix the ridiculously bright headlights.
Does FIFA just not know that the NWSL exists?
December 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Does FIFA just not know that the NWSL exists?
Have read and listened to your work from afar - and I don’t doubt you are going places (and hopefully, towards more great coverage of women’s soccer!).
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Have read and listened to your work from afar - and I don’t doubt you are going places (and hopefully, towards more great coverage of women’s soccer!).
I am a dog person, and this wide-eyed crazy-looking stuffed animal is not gonna get me up and clapping
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I am a dog person, and this wide-eyed crazy-looking stuffed animal is not gonna get me up and clapping
I think I’m gonna have to start rooting for my hometown team again! (UK)
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I think I’m gonna have to start rooting for my hometown team again! (UK)
What is a salary cap-exempt contract?! (And thanks for all your posts; so informative!)
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
What is a salary cap-exempt contract?! (And thanks for all your posts; so informative!)
As an editor who works on multi-part (audio) series, I will say that teases that go nowhere are… bad
December 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
As an editor who works on multi-part (audio) series, I will say that teases that go nowhere are… bad
Thanks for helping us process — and for a whole season of great episodes!
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thanks for helping us process — and for a whole season of great episodes!
Isn’t that one of the essential aspects of the editing craft? 😏
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Isn’t that one of the essential aspects of the editing craft? 😏
Very Significant Tip for your reporting: My friend’s daughter did the walkout with Rose 😉
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Very Significant Tip for your reporting: My friend’s daughter did the walkout with Rose 😉