Audio producer, reporter, host | Formerly of @ThisAmerLife | Author tinyurl.com/AfterTheseMsgs | Views are my own.
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The Writer's Allman Brother for Friday, April 10, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/writer…
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I’m filling in for @iraglass this weekend hosting @ThisAmerLife with a story about quitting smoking — and two other quitting stories. Tune in!
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Sigh. I thought I was being so clever and original when I texted this sentence to a bunch of friends earlier. Then I made the mistake of searching it on here. Anyway, Happy Mardi Gras, everybloody. (Especially you @BrendanLorber)
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Sean Cole retweeted
21 Jan 2023
When I posted an Instagram piece about David Crosby yesterday I completely forgot to say how sad his passing makes me feel: I didn’t know him personally but it hurts to know he’s gone…
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I produced this week's @ThisAmerLife holiday episode featuring the marvelous @aviva_dek, @AlexEdelman, @Emanuelewithane, @neildrumming, & @Scaachi.
Plus a playlist of actually good holiday music! (@annedeacetis 👀)
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I could not be happier about this!
21 Nov 2022
We're thrilled to announce that Bethel Habte and @PhiaBennin will be joining our staff as editors, along with @nadiareiman, who is being promoted to editor. bit.ly/3ENCDnU
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The good @DonYorty has recreated our Nov. 6 reading @UnnameableB on his blog -- with videos of Joe Elliot, @nadagordon, and myself, and links to our books, etc. Thanks Don! donyorty.com/2022/11/12/elli…
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RIP Gallagher. You randomly came up in conversation with a workmate yesterday. We talked about you nostalgically for a little while. And now I'm never going to talk with anyone about any celebrities ever again
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& this is nice writing: "To the thousands of his front-row fans who were honored, or at least not visibly offended, by being splattered with cantaloupes, cottage cheese and all manner of other groceries, Mr. Gallagher offered himself as an exuberant release from life’s strains."
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Hey New Yorkers and nearby'ers -
I'm reading from my book "After These Messages" @UnnameableB in Brooklyn this Sunday, Nov. 6 at 5pm with the awesome poets @nadagordon and Joe Elliot.
Come one, come all!
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This American Life is looking for stories on the theme of "First Christmas." Maybe a first Christmas with someone specific, or in such-and-such a place, or with a new job. Stuff like that. Any ideas? Please DM me. We're especially looking for lighter/funnier stories with this one
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So sad to learn of Anne Garrels's death. I listened to her reports on NPR from the time I was a teenager I think. And met her briefly at WBUR back when Naked in Baghdad came out. She was a legend. RIP
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Hey folks, @ThisAmerLife is working on an episode along the lines of "Last Ditch Effort" or "One More Try" or some such. Looking for someone who's taking a last stab at something (e.g. saving a relationship) and whom we can talk to before and after the fact. Any ideas? Dm me pls
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Finally found my favorite Twitter thread of all time
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I spent too long working on @heatpumpchic this weekend looking for pictures of heat pumps. It turns out procrastination applies to side projects too.
Anyway, here's a 🧵 of heat pumps that look like George Clooney 1/
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Sean Cole retweeted
12 May 2022
We’re hiring! Looking for editors who have a background in creating narrative journalism and who excel at bringing a story from the seeds of an idea to a final edit. bit.ly/3FzdrQX
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