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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Aug 5

Now you can rest easy knowing that the mouse in your house has been killed... on the go!

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Feb 25

Your favorite podcaster's favorite podcaster is back (baby!) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

‘Heavyweight,’ an Acclaimed Narrative Podcast, Returns

Pushkin Industries, the podcast company that will release the show, is betting that documentary-style audio programs can still win an audience.

www.nytimes.com

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · Feb 17

The one guy who majored in cuica, the Brazilian squeaky drum: I’ve made a huge mistake, I’ll never be able to make a dime doing this

White Lotus music coordinator: hold up now

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Jan 27

I have some wicked smart colleagues and you should follow them go.bsky.app/GNFwoSV

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Jan 24

Sarah and I went to Altadena to try to figure out what happens next.

NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Jan 23

Fires ripped through Los Angeles this month, destroying thousands of homes and businesses. What’s next for the people who lived there? We pass through the National Guard checkpoints to see the challenges awaiting those who want to rebuild.

https://buff.ly/4hmQqCr

npr.org

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Dec 24

My big break in radio was a decade and a half ago when the 2011 Japan earthquake damaged the Santa Cruz Harbor and Wharf and they still hadn’t fully fixed it when it crashed into the ocean earlier today. Lol. Lmao, even.

surfer slacker stoner spy @briansantacruz.bsky.social · Dec 24

If you want to know the name of the NIMBY who has been blocking the repairs to the Santa Cruz wharf since 2016, her name is Gillian Greensite and she deserves the blame for what happened today

www.goodtimes.sc/the-wharfs-c...

The Wharf’s Controversy | Good Times

Why the city wants to upgrade the wharf, and why one group is fighting to maintain the status quo

www.goodtimes.sc

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Dec 19

New Hampshire DOT's name-a-plow contest is... terrific. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Funny names for plows, like CTRL-SALT-DELETE and SLED ZEPPLIN.

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Dec 17

Maybe when you pay for clicks on marketplace the scammers figure you’re a sucker 😂

Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Dec 6

Where can I find this chart?

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Dec 6

Anyways if you're in SoCal and need an obscenely long bench... www.facebook.com/marketplace/...

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Dec 6

Gave Facebook Marketplace $2/day to put my furniture listing in front of more eyes and seems like they exclusively served it to scammers. Nice!

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Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social · Dec 5

If you're a top .1% fan of an artist on Spotify you should probably just cancel your Spotify subscription and spend that money buying the artist's albums.