@ittycity

Audio producer, reporter, host | Formerly of @ThisAmerLife | Author https://xitter.cf/t.co/QrFjZs3vFt | Views are my own.

 Brooklyn, New York
thisamericanlife.org/
Joined March 2009
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Hey @MTA — Why is does the Manhattan bound 7 keep skipping Court Square station? No active alerts listed
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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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Another good one
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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 👀) bit.ly/3BVryzt bit.ly/3vdRuCq

Baby's First Christmas - This American Life

People experiencing Christmas in brand new ways, giving the holiday even more meaning.

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RIP Bernadette Mayer. Patron saint of we poet weirdos. Everyone please read her Sonnets. Especially the one called "[Sonnet] You jerk you didn't call me up"
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I could not be happier about this!
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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

This American Life Hires Bethel Habte and Phia Bennin, and Promotes

We're thrilled to announce that two new editors will be joining our staff, and Nadia Reimen is being promoted.

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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 nytimes.com/2022/11/11/arts/…

Gallagher, Watermelon-Smashing Comedian, Is Dead at 76 (Published 2022)

He called himself “The Wizard of Odd” for his outrageous stage act, making him one of the most recognizable comedians of the 1980s.

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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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I'm reading with the amazing Brenda Coultas at Torn Page on Oct. 30. Space is limited so please RSVP soon. Hope to see you there!
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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 nytimes.com/2022/09/07/busin…

Anne Garrels, Fearless NPR Correspondent, Dies at 71 (Published 2022)

She reported on conflicts around the world and for a time was the only American broadcast journalist reporting from Baghdad during the U.S. “shock and awe” bombing campaign in 2003.

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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
Mike Fell@mikefsway14 Mar 2022
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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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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I used to want to be a rock star. (I kinda still do.) And now I am! Because @ittycity wrote this rockin' poem about me -- from his fab new collection After These Messages from Lunar Chandelier Press. Thank you, Sean Cole! 😍🌞🌸
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My new book of poems is out today on Lunar Chandelier Press! spdbooks.org/Products/978195… bookshop.org/books/after-the… amazon.com/gp/product/195185…
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