Josh Shepperd
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
Assoc Prof, University of Colorado; Director, RPTF + Fellow, Library of Congress NRPB
Every elevator at the Utah state capitol has a beehive for a panel, it’s utterly charming.
January 29, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Every elevator at the Utah state capitol has a beehive for a panel, it’s utterly charming.
This morning’s view
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This morning’s view
I love the random cool shit on the side of the art deco buildings in Manhattan. This was just on top of some door.
January 18, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I love the random cool shit on the side of the art deco buildings in Manhattan. This was just on top of some door.
This week’s hotel window view
January 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This week’s hotel window view
Giving my yearly invited talk at the Library of Congress in January. Rescheduled from November. Twelfth consecutive year!
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Giving my yearly invited talk at the Library of Congress in January. Rescheduled from November. Twelfth consecutive year!
From what I can tell, this is the first document in US history to conceptualize and name ”public broadcasting,” in 1936. It would take another 31 years of advocacy for the idea to become a policy.
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
From what I can tell, this is the first document in US history to conceptualize and name ”public broadcasting,” in 1936. It would take another 31 years of advocacy for the idea to become a policy.
Back in Evanston, with my favorite view of the Chicago skyline.
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Back in Evanston, with my favorite view of the Chicago skyline.
Perhaps apropos. In a 1939 internal note, NBC regretted *not* censoring announcer Walter Winchell after he called Hitler a "madman".
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Perhaps apropos. In a 1939 internal note, NBC regretted *not* censoring announcer Walter Winchell after he called Hitler a "madman".
Giant Ruth Asawa retrospective at the MoMA. Just fantastic.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Giant Ruth Asawa retrospective at the MoMA. Just fantastic.
Had a great time consulting with the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” team over the past couple months, and they kindly gave my book a shoutout during the episode.
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Had a great time consulting with the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” team over the past couple months, and they kindly gave my book a shoutout during the episode.
“The best thing about Denver is John Denver.” - Devo live in Denver tonight
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
“The best thing about Denver is John Denver.” - Devo live in Denver tonight
Dinner in DC, food doesn’t get any better.
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Dinner in DC, food doesn’t get any better.
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
Crab pretzel in Baltimore. Been dreaming about this all year.
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Crab pretzel in Baltimore. Been dreaming about this all year.
Wow, public media research is really in demand right now. Look at the price of my book the lower left corner.
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Wow, public media research is really in demand right now. Look at the price of my book the lower left corner.
Fried artichokes, in Monterey, American artichoke country. Best I’ve ever had.
October 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Fried artichokes, in Monterey, American artichoke country. Best I’ve ever had.
Today’s Monterey Bay view
October 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Today’s Monterey Bay view
Today’s mountain view
October 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Today’s mountain view
Thanks to Kathryn J. McGarr (Wisconsin) for this excellent and thorough review of my book on the origins of US public media, in "Reviews in American History." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
September 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thanks to Kathryn J. McGarr (Wisconsin) for this excellent and thorough review of my book on the origins of US public media, in "Reviews in American History." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Colorado mountain lake view, about 9600 feet altitude.
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Colorado mountain lake view, about 9600 feet altitude.
Basically the entire middle to western part of the state looks like this. This is just an iPhone photo. 
September 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Basically the entire middle to western part of the state looks like this. This is just an iPhone photo. 
I don’t really understand why I live out here, but walking around in Colorado nature is pretty remarkable.
September 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I don’t really understand why I live out here, but walking around in Colorado nature is pretty remarkable.
Hurt my back today so I ate a chip burger and you know what? My back feels a little better.
September 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hurt my back today so I ate a chip burger and you know what? My back feels a little better.
One of my favorite Colorado phenomena is when we get up high enough that the clouds are lower than the mountains. About 10,000 foot altitude here.
September 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
One of my favorite Colorado phenomena is when we get up high enough that the clouds are lower than the mountains. About 10,000 foot altitude here.