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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · 5d

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Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday. From @anastasiat.bsky.social

Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back

Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · 22d

I suggest reading to get the full statement that DHS gave me today re Bad Bunny. (But also broadcast today on All Things Considered.)

NPR @npr.org · 22d

Artists from abroad are worried that the current climate is making American tours not worth the time and effort.

Bad Bunny skipped touring the states. Will other performers follow suit?

Artists from abroad are worried that the current climate is making American tours not worth the time and effort.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Sep 5

An @npr.org exclusive: four Democratic senators are urging the Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to “bully” the institution. Our report:

Four Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to 'bully the institution'

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today is one of those days I am happy to have studied Russian (with the dashed hopes of reading all the greats in their original language).

My favorite letter continues to be Щ, as in the composer Щедрин — Shchedrin — whose name I wrote out in phonetics for our Newscast team as <<sh-cheh-DREEN>>.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Aug 29

ICYMI: Once a prominent musician in New York City, Julian Wachner was working as a grade school teacher in Indiana. Prosecutors have accused him of possessing abuse imagery of young children.

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Conductor Julian Wachner charged with possession of child sex abuse material

Once a prominent musician in New York City, Wachner was working as a grade school teacher in Indiana. Prosecutors have accused him of possessing sexual abuse imagery of young children.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Kennedy Center has announced its new head of dance programming, Stephen Nakagawa. Per his bio, he does not seem to have any experience as a curator or arts administrator.

His predecessor believes she was fired bc she supported unionization efforts. My reporting:

Kennedy Center names new director of dance programming, days after former staff firings

Stephen Nakagawa, a former Washington Ballet dancer, will be the new director of dance programming. The announcement comes five days after the Kennedy Center's previous chief was dismissed.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Aug 22

A small tip to publicists: I’m sure the idea of putting black text against a dark brown background seemed like it would give your pitch a cool, dark academia vibe. But it was unreadable and I do not have time for nonsense

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 21

The White House said that after the administration eliminates "woke" culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other museums around the country. Would that be possible? By @anastasiat.bsky.social

Trump vows to expand his review of U.S. museums. Can he do that?

The White House said that after the administration eliminates "woke" culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other museums around the country. Would that be possible?

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Aug 7

At a time when a majority of U.S. adults say that they are concerned about the cost of food, a new generation of home cooks on social media are teaching cheap, easy and filling recipes -- folks like Your Barefoot Neighbor & Kiki, aka the Recession Recipes Lady. More on @npr.org Morning Edition

Recession-era recipes flourish on TikTok

Influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms are going back to recession-era recipes for nutritious and filling food — and building new communities online.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Aug 6

Best typo (?) or faulty auto-correct (?) or neologism (?) I’ve come across in a long time:

Hors d’oeuvres ➡️ hour-devours

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Jul 24

A great pleasure to reconnect with composer Michael Abels to talk about his music-making, from orchestral works to opera to those Jordan Peele scores like “Get Out.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...

He Put Vivaldi ‘in a Mixmaster’ and Is Serious About Classical Humor

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you to the many folks who have, especially in recent months and weeks, expressed support for public media in the US.

If you'd like esp to support stations that have lost more than 50% of their revenue due to the federal cuts, please look at this fabulous resource.

adoptastation.org

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media

Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Jul 19

My kid the completist is now four movies into watching the entire James Bond series. However, he took time out of his busy schedule this morning to try to get his bestie to watch Pride & Prejudice with him during their next sleepover. (His enduring fave adaptation: 2005.)

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Jun 28

It was another wild day yesterday inside & outside court at the Sean Combs trial. More here & this afternoon on @npr.org Weekend All Things Considered.

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Defense says Combs led 'swinger's lifestyle,' was not coercive

Defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo called the tumultuous relationship between Combs and singer Cassie Ventura "a great modern love story," and sought to dismantle the credibility of key witnesses.

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 28

Defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo called the tumultuous relationship between Combs and singer Cassie Ventura "a great modern love story," and sought to dismantle the credibility of key witnesses. By @anastasiat.bsky.social

Defense says Combs led 'swinger's lifestyle,' was not coercive

Defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo called the tumultuous relationship between Combs and singer Cassie Ventura "a great modern love story," and sought to dismantle the credibility of key witnesses.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Jun 24

After 29 days of testimony and more than 30 witnesses, the government has rested its case against Sean Combs.

Here's our attempt to suss out where and how the myriad witnesses' statements map out to the federal prosecutors' accusations.

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As Sean Combs' prosecutors rest, here is the case they've made

The meandering trial of the hip-hop mogul can be difficult to parse. Here's a broad overview of the charges and the case the government has presented to the jury.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · May 13

How does public funding for NPR actually work? My colleagues over at The Indicator explain. The near-death of NPR and the birth of the public radio funding model : The Indicator from Planet Money

A brief history of NPR funding : The Indicator from Planet Money

Where does NPR get its funding? Today on the show, we open our books and share a brief history of public radio. And we learn what's at stake with President Trump's executive order to cut off federal f...

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NPR @npr.org · May 12

Prosecutors are scheduled to begin their arguments today against the rap mogul, who is accused of racketeering and sex trafficking. Here is an overview of Combs' career and the charges he faces.
By @anastasiat.bsky.social

The trial of Sean Combs: What you need to know

Prosecutors are scheduled to begin their arguments today against the rap mogul, who is accused of racketeering and sex trafficking. Here is an overview of Combs' career and the charges he faces.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · May 9

SO excited to see the next cohort of Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows announced today! What an impressive group. I wish them all a year just as professionally and personally transformative as I was blessed to have! wallacehouse.umich.edu/announcing-t...

Meet 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows

This cohort of 18 journalists will join us in the fall and spend an academic year tackling individual journalism projects and pursuing solutions to help newsrooms respond to today's challenges. Meet t...

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Apr 30

My weird oven wants to talk to me today about International Jazz Day, so I will count that as a win.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · Apr 21

My response to creators who don't like critics is always the same: You're not supposed to. Which doesn't mean you are specifically supposed to not like them, but you're not specifically supposed to like them, and whether you like them is beside the point. Criticism is not advice or correction.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Apr 21

Michigan weather never misses the opportunity for rain. 4% chance in the forecast? 6%? Baby, you better bring that umbrella.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Apr 2

I was not emotionally prepared for the April thundersnow in Michigan

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Mar 26

This hearing is scheduled to begin this morning at 10 am ET.

NPR @npr.org · Mar 25

A U.S. House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has called the chief executives of the nation's two largest public broadcasters to Capitol Hill to testify on Wednesday, with an eye to wiping out the federal funding their institutions receive.

Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas @anastasiat.bsky.social · Mar 25

In the grocery store tonight, they’re playing “Wind of Change” by Scorpions. Do you know the amazing Patrick Radden Keefe podcast about this song and its alleged writing by the CIA? You should. Hugely entertaining. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

My Friend Michael

Podcast Episode · Wind of Change · S1 E1 · 45m

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