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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · Feb 22

I launched a new show yesterday: a musical debate/conversation show called "Summer Album / Winter Album." Here's an excerpt of my conversation with Craig Finn (Hold Steady) and Kevin Morby about the genius of Modest Mouse. Full episode is out wherever you get podcasts! youtu.be/cGeIYPtwaMg

Kevin Morby on "The Lonesome Crowded West" and the Genius of Modest Mouse

YouTube video by Summer Album / Winter Album

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 6h

Genuine question: When Trump describes the bombed out hellscapes of Portland and Chicago, has any reporter followed up to ask him specifically what images he has seen and where he saw them?

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 6h

Hey there, just seeing this, but this shouldn't be happening like this. Let me flag for the tech folks - what podcast app are you using? You're subscribed to the show for automatic downloads, or is this what you see when you just go look at the feed? Sorry about the clutter!

Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 6h

Hey NYC, my @thisdaypod.com pal @pastpunditry.bsky.social is going to be in town tomorrow night at Caveat - go check it out, say hi if you do. I'll be there --> www.caveat.nyc/events/this-...

This Guy Sucked - live from Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival

Performed live as part of Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival, a global festival of funny podcasts!

www.caveat.nyc

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 2d

Editor in chief, city editor, features editor

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 2d

My neighborhood has a new trilingual hyperlocal paper (!) and I am a PUBLISHED op-ed contributor (!!). Unfortunately, I've written about the fact that we are losing funding for the afterschool program at one of our schools www.sunsetpost.org/en/stories/a...

The Sunset Post

Hyperlocal, trilingual news site for Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

www.sunsetpost.org

Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 2d

Here's the latest edition of the hit game in which I try and guess the title of the New Yorker cover. Real rollercoaster this week!

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 2d

you are simply never going to convince me that the question of whether or not soldiers in fatigues sent by the president to intimidate his perceived political enemies are acting as enemies of the united states is a complicated one

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 2d

Hide the existence of your identical twin for decades so you can do a stage magic act in which it seems like you teleported.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 4d

Look, I’ve seen plenty of anarchist coffee shop bathrooms covered in stickers, but never one arranged in such a perfect grid.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 6d

sure but it's for the Phillies, who are a good team to root for.

Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 7d

My daughter asked me who I was rooting for between the Red Sox and Yankees. I said it was an impossibly lose-lose choice, but when push comes to shove, I'll always take New York over Boston -- and then the camera cut to this shot.

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 7d

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 7d

If museums are makin' you sad, maybe blame your great, great grandpa instead of the museums.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 8d

obviously it depends on the specifics, but I for one am glad that musicians don't get flak anymore for, say, letting their song be used in a toothpaste ad.

Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 8d

On the whole, I think it’s a good thing that the idea of "selling out" has faded. But it’s still jarring to hear someone say so bluntly that the money was what allowed them to set aside their conscience.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 11d

Current mood:

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P.J. Shapiro @pjshapiro.bsky.social · 10d

Wet Signature Leg

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10d

Ruin a band with law:

Eric Burden of Proof
Tom Petty Offense
Tortishead
Voir Deerhoof

Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 10d

Ruin a band with law:

No Reasonable Doubt

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 10d

Was not very familiar with Kaleb's work until news of his death. But this line will stay with me forever: "if you get bored that’s wonderful because we’re not supposed to get bored anymore. It turns out boredom is the Cadillac of feelings." RIP. kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/

Sally McSpooky 👻 @sallymcsurly.bsky.social · 11d

Gutted at the news that Kaleb Horton is gone. Kaleb was a brilliant writer, of course, but he was also a gifted photographer. Years ago I encouraged him to sell his pieces. His work was so good, I told him, and people should see it.

Here are some of his beautiful shots.

Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 11d

Question for people maybe a liitle older than me: Was shops not taking the Discover card a total nationwide scourge at some point? Or is this an example of an advertiser inventing a problem to then proclaim they solved it?

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Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social · 12d

An old-school teach-in in the nation’s backyard. Come join us!!

This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 12d

Announcing a good ol’ fashioned Teach-In in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 26th.

We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums.

Shoutout to @natedimeo.bsky.social for bringing this idea to us.

See you in DC!

A poster announcing a teach-in in washington DC.

Sunday, October 26th - Sunup to Sundown
Washington, DC - The National Mall
“AMERICA’S FRONT YARD”

FEATURING KELLIE CARTER JACKSON, NICOLE HEMMER, DEREK MUSGROVE, NATE DIMEO, TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM, AMANDA SEALES, JODY AVIRGAN, JAMES FALLOWS, MARTHA JONES, MARCIA CHATELAIN, PAUL BUTLER, NATHAN CONNOLLY, AND MORE

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 11d

If there's someone doing work out there on the fringes that matters to you, please let them know, because this world is going to tell them the opposite every day.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 11d

Great piece and (ugh) very misleading headline. The article is actually about the growing calls, across traditional political lines, that we need an urgent intervention on the way social media is curdling our brains and civic culture www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

Opinion | Are We Sure We Want to Go to War Against the Internet?

www.nytimes.com

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 12d

Some big implications for journalism, too, where reporters often mistake trending posts as a reasonable reflection of public opinion.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12d

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Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

Doesn't that make more sense than lots of people caring about Cracker Barrel?

gizmodo.com

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 12d

amen! it was so awesome to watch this guy put the accumulation of his mastery of the artform into a badass car chase.

Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 12d

Well, here's something we're trying. Thanks to @natedimeo.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social for helping spearhead, and to all the great scholars and storytellers who've already signed up.

More info here: linktr.ee/historyteachin

This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 12d

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 13d

This was a really great conversation between two people I admire deeply.

The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 13d

ICYMI, Bill McKibben on his life & work:
www.wnyc.org/story/a-life...

A Lifetime of Work on Climate Change | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

Bill McKibben discusses his new memoir and reflects on his life's work, both as a climate activist and journalist.