When I talked to @mainepublic.org about their efforts to connect more and more of a hugely rural state, what stuck with me was the reminder of the radical nature of public media: it's free for all. The idea of media for and by the people is fundamental to democracy ruralpublic.org/blog-and-new...

I don't like to play favorites but I think talking to WMMT and learning about their Possum Den studio and rebuilding their studio after awful floods was one of my favorites. This is an uplifting, progressive station built on listening to and sharing underserved voices ruralpublic.org/blog-and-new...

We continued our "A Day in the Life" series with something near and dear to me: being a radio promoter! The truly exceptional Ayappa Biddanda offered some of his busy schedule helping run Concord's promotions team to share what it means to connect artists to radio noncommusic.org/stories/radi...

"Everybody eats" was the genius idea that prompted the development of Harvest Public Media, which explores food systems and the worlds around them, showing that public media offers a chance to tell the necessary stories that commercial stations think aren't worth it ruralpublic.org/blog-and-new...

One person stations aren't that uncommon across public media but Lori Gilbert at KNCC in Elko, NV was inspiring in the way she not only helps run this local affiliate that partners with KUNR but how she's the area's lone reporter championing local stories and causes ruralpublic.org/blog-and-new...

In talking to @wxxieducation.bsky.social's Peter Dubois, I saw the kind of history that comes with hit shows like "With Heart and Voice" and how what some might see as niche genres find communion across the country (and globe) noncommusic.org/stories/with...

Judy, I just want to you be prepared for two different versions of "All The Things She Said" to be remixed into each other across multiple scenes. I wasn't even watching it (this is a @mimiwong.bsky.social show) and I was flabbergasted just listening to it

what if the pope... blasted cigs

Honestly, the fact that my feed isn't all Young Pope memes rn proves how much the discourse has declined over the past decade

Felt the same way but I think that stuff is pretty much plug and play luckily and all the work/money from the last few years seemingly made this one pretty seamless and easy

If you did automatic deposit, it should be quick. Mine was the fastest it’s ever been- barely a week

My last piece of the year was a really wild story of Sitka, AK losing basically all cell and internet for two full weeks and how KCAW (aka Raven Radio) kept broadcasting through it all and became the center of the town's community in this uniquely rural radio crisis ruralpublic.org/blog-and-new...

Last few noncomMUSIC Alliance posts led up to Public Radio Music Day, celebrating its 5th year in Oct. Been with it from the start & few took the themes as much to heart as WTMD did this year, ending with a nationwide broadcast of now hometown musician Bartees Strange noncommusic.org/stories/wtmd...