Ned Wharton
@nedwharton.bsky.social
Retired Senior Producer at NPR for Weekend Edition, where I crafted music features and directed the show. I love to bike, play guitar, travel the world
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Ned Wharton
@nedwharton.bsky.social
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NPR Producer editing audio tape, 1995
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Hello Bluesky. Here’s old me from 1995, cutting audio tape at NPR. youtu.be/C4h99xvc66c?...
“It’s the implementation area, that’s where they implement” 🤣
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“It’s the implementation area, that’s where they implement” 🤣
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A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady. n.pr/4qp4GPr
Electric vehicles had a bumpy road in 2025 — and one pleasant surprise
A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady. n.pr/4qp4GPr
Now on Netflix, truly gripping
December 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Now on Netflix, truly gripping
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It has been amazing as a newsroom fan, watching @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's incredible, indefatigable reporting on DOGE and the Trump administration.
She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year
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She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year
wapo.st/3LjmYCV
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It has been amazing as a newsroom fan, watching @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's incredible, indefatigable reporting on DOGE and the Trump administration.
She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year
wapo.st/3LjmYCV
She shows what journalism can do in a crisis. Please read what she gave to her sources - and the country - this year
wapo.st/3LjmYCV
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Robert Fripp: Silent Night - originally released as a flexi-disc with Chicago based Praxis Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3 December, 1979 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFAE...
Robert Fripp - "Silent Night" a' la Frippertronics
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December 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Robert Fripp: Silent Night - originally released as a flexi-disc with Chicago based Praxis Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3 December, 1979 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFAE...
Been transferring some amazing NPR Studio 4A performance recordings we did for Weekend Edition from DAT… Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Richard Thompson, Marian McPartland, Andy Summers, Joe Jackson, Sam Phillips/T Bone Burnett, Son Volt... they sound spectacular
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Been transferring some amazing NPR Studio 4A performance recordings we did for Weekend Edition from DAT… Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Richard Thompson, Marian McPartland, Andy Summers, Joe Jackson, Sam Phillips/T Bone Burnett, Son Volt... they sound spectacular
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I wrote a new piece for @pghcitypaper.com about loving analog media in a digital world. If you’re someone who’s into vinyl, film photography, print media, and invaluable local businesses, you should check it out! I also coin the phrase “techno-bummerism” lol
In a digital world, Pittsburgh is an analog paradise
At places like Galaxie Electronics and Bernie's Photo Center, young people are relearning the joys of vinyl, film, and slowing down.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I wrote a new piece for @pghcitypaper.com about loving analog media in a digital world. If you’re someone who’s into vinyl, film photography, print media, and invaluable local businesses, you should check it out! I also coin the phrase “techno-bummerism” lol
Son's flight last night (12/10) on United from Dulles to Tokyo was canceled due to a passenger who was transporting cocaine, anyone have more details on this? Another passenger who was sitting right behind him took this photo, the guy's jacket was filled with this powder that leaked out
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Son's flight last night (12/10) on United from Dulles to Tokyo was canceled due to a passenger who was transporting cocaine, anyone have more details on this? Another passenger who was sitting right behind him took this photo, the guy's jacket was filled with this powder that leaked out
Yay, DAT machine still works
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yay, DAT machine still works
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Just heard a newscast on WAMU in DC. In a chipper tone, the host said that Trump believed that the Dem video was treasonous and punishable by death.
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just heard a newscast on WAMU in DC. In a chipper tone, the host said that Trump believed that the Dem video was treasonous and punishable by death.
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
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Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
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Here’s to my State
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Here’s to my State
Whaddya know
Mikie Sherrill, born in Virginia, is elected governor of New Jersey. Abigail Spanberger, born in New Jersey, is elected governor of Virginia. #Election2025
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Whaddya know
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Of all the broadcasts and podcasts on which I've been interviewed in the past few years, this one released today is the most comprehensive and biographical. Let me know what you think. www.softpowerfulstories.org/s... #SaveVOA
SP/FS BONUS: "This. Is. The. Voice. Of. America." (Steve Herman)
Steve Herman had a notion — already as a child, discovering the magical "SW" button on his grandmother's radio — that broadcasting somehow lay in his future. He beg…
www.softpowerfulstories.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Of all the broadcasts and podcasts on which I've been interviewed in the past few years, this one released today is the most comprehensive and biographical. Let me know what you think. www.softpowerfulstories.org/s... #SaveVOA
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societal suicide www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
societal suicide www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Such a great podcast
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man is a new podcast series about the founder of Afrobeat featuring Barrack Obama and Brian Eno podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
October 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Such a great podcast
Beautiful day for a ride…
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Beautiful day for a ride…
Do you use AI to learn about the news? “45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue, and 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems — missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.“
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Global study on news integrity in AI assistants shows need for safeguards and improved accuracy
NPR participated in a global research study led by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on news integrity in AI assistants. The study found that AI assistants routinely misrepresented new...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Do you use AI to learn about the news? “45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue, and 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems — missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.“
www.npr.org/sections/npr...
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How would you like to be gendered by some random airline employee? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Airlines Told to Disregard Gender-Neutral ‘X’ on U.S. Passports and Add ‘M’ or ‘F’
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October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How would you like to be gendered by some random airline employee? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Fascinating www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal
An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.
www.npr.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Fascinating www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
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DoD today confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. - Pentagon Press Association
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
DoD today confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. - Pentagon Press Association
They've chopped down the trees along the waterfront terrace at the Kennedy Center. washingtonclassicalreview.com/2025/10/09/g...
Washington Classical Review
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October 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
They've chopped down the trees along the waterfront terrace at the Kennedy Center. washingtonclassicalreview.com/2025/10/09/g...
