Emily Vaughn
@emilyvaughn.bsky.social
Narrative audio maker with scientific proclivities.
Hear me yammer on NPR and Atlas Obscura. Now making pods about democracy and the resurgence of autocracy
https://www.emilyannevaughn.com/
Hear me yammer on NPR and Atlas Obscura. Now making pods about democracy and the resurgence of autocracy
https://www.emilyannevaughn.com/
Yes! Bring back tactile functionality! Button controls mean I don’t have to take my eyes off the road to change the radio station or turn down the fan. It just makes more sense
Volkswagen is the latest carmaker to announce the return of physical buttons. We’re making progress.
Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons
“Honestly, it’s a car. It’s not a phone.”
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March 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Yes! Bring back tactile functionality! Button controls mean I don’t have to take my eyes off the road to change the radio station or turn down the fan. It just makes more sense
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You had different dreams for yourself than having to meet this shit historical moment.
I did too. I did too.
I did too. I did too.
January 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
You had different dreams for yourself than having to meet this shit historical moment.
I did too. I did too.
I did too. I did too.
Personally offended that the NYT claims Gene Hackman retired 20 years ago. He was radiant in The Royal Tenenbaums—a film that came out basically last week.
February 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Personally offended that the NYT claims Gene Hackman retired 20 years ago. He was radiant in The Royal Tenenbaums—a film that came out basically last week.
Not sure if this is true or if it just feeds my ego as someone who harps on and on about the "process" part of the creative process. But I sure do think it's worth a read.
"Great audio comes from places with clarity and vision, where the team has a thesis on what they’re making and why."
"Great audio comes from places with clarity and vision, where the team has a thesis on what they’re making and why."
Podcasting Doesn’t Have an Opportunity Problem—It Has an Execution Problem
Last year I wrote a short collection of thoughts coming into OnAir in 2024. A lot was still unfolding in our industry then, but the overwhelming sense was that podcasting was in the “reaping” phase of...
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February 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Not sure if this is true or if it just feeds my ego as someone who harps on and on about the "process" part of the creative process. But I sure do think it's worth a read.
"Great audio comes from places with clarity and vision, where the team has a thesis on what they’re making and why."
"Great audio comes from places with clarity and vision, where the team has a thesis on what they’re making and why."
Reposted by Emily Vaughn
Seeing a lot of “But they don’t deserve…” And no, of course they don’t. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? The house is on fire. Pass a bucket to whoever wants to put it out. You can remind them what an ass they’ve been later.
February 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Seeing a lot of “But they don’t deserve…” And no, of course they don’t. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? The house is on fire. Pass a bucket to whoever wants to put it out. You can remind them what an ass they’ve been later.
Reposted by Emily Vaughn
i feel like this is evidence for my view that people experience trump through a strong form of ironic detachment. they literally do not perceive him as real.
There’s gonna be so many variations on this theme over the next three years and eleven months. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
i feel like this is evidence for my view that people experience trump through a strong form of ironic detachment. they literally do not perceive him as real.
We already have laws in place to dethrone oligarchs. I learned about one from this interview and it blew my mind:
We can make campaign ads free to air. And poof, the driving cost of elections is gone overnight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_K4...
We can make campaign ads free to air. And poof, the driving cost of elections is gone overnight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_K4...
Jeffrey Winters: How to Beat Oligarchs at Their Own Game
YouTube video by Kettering Foundation
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We already have laws in place to dethrone oligarchs. I learned about one from this interview and it blew my mind:
We can make campaign ads free to air. And poof, the driving cost of elections is gone overnight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_K4...
We can make campaign ads free to air. And poof, the driving cost of elections is gone overnight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_K4...
Hello! I have arrived. What’s good here?
January 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Hello! I have arrived. What’s good here?