Sriram Gopal
srigop8.bsky.social
Sriram Gopal
@srigop8.bsky.social
Dad & Husband always, Policy Wonk by day, drummer/bandleader and freelance arts/culture writer when the aforementioned allows.
7DC is an amazing place that I'm proud to frequent as much as I can. 7DrumCity's Flashband in Washington DC | WETA Arts youtu.be/EgYFhs765yI?... via @YouTube
7DrumCity's Flashband in Washington DC | WETA Arts
YouTube video by WETA PBS
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July 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I loved watching this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT4Q...
The Harmonic Genius of Lau Noah
YouTube video by Adam Neely
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July 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I fully support this policy change: www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...
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June 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Listening to an interview with the he great Brian Eno and the following line absolutely floored me: “Play is how children learn; Art is how adults play.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Brian Eno Knows “What Art Does”
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 06/03/2025 · 24m
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June 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I wrote about Kennedy Center productions more times than I can count (RIP DCist). The staff there is comprised of dedicated professionals. I've even performed there a half dozen times. This makes me very sad. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year
Sales for ticket packages are down about $1.6 million year over year, a window into the arts center’s challenges following President Donald Trump’s takeover.
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June 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The U.S. has been reliant of foreign-born technical talent to build its economy for at least 60 years. There is no alternative pipeline available if this supply is shut off. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...
World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Another episode of Ezra Klein that all parents should listen to: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Opinion | ‘We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose of Education’
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May 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The polls for Washington CityPaper's Best of D.C. 2025 begins today and my wife's business is in the running!

Vote Nicole McLaughlin Acupuncture for Best Acupuncture Clinic Under Goods & Services.

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Best of DC 2025 Ballot
Help us choose the best food, people, places, and things in the DMV
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May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Petworth Porch Fest is the one day a year when my neighborhood becomes the COOLEST neighborhood. I'm looking forward to playing with my band again this year. Visit www.petworthporchfest.org for the full schedule and a map of where everyone is playing.
April 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by Sriram Gopal
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.

Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I highly recommend this podcast episode to any parent, particularly those whose kids are teenagers or younger: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/o...
Opinion | ‘Our Kids Are the Least Flourishing Generation We Know Of’
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses the “parents’ revolution” on smartphones that his book “The Anxious Generation” has started.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Sriram Gopal
Pssst...someone in BookerWorld need to make a supercut of his best lines over that record-breaking speech. There were a lot of good ones.

Put them against a time stamp that shows the hours clicking by and him busting Strom's record and why that matters at the end??

Can you make that happen?
April 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Programming at the Kennedy Center is about to become really, really vanilla, with multiple applicable uses of the metaphor: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center guts social impact team; more layoffs expected
It marks the first major reduction in workforce since President Donald Trump’s takeover of the center.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My annual humbling, only 19 out of 40 correct this year: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | George Will’s 2025 Opening Day Quiz
Don’t get booed, get busy identifying.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM