NO ONE in podcasting was doing the kind of journalism that @LouderThanARiot mastered.
It is a singular show about music, culture, and justice. Their latest season - about misogynoir and marginalization in hip-hop - is already a triumph. Read about this team (@Sid_Madden's thread below) and respect their work by listening & supporting.
Dear listeners, some sad news. Bc of NPR's recent layoffs, we've learned our next episode will be our last. We’re gutted & we’ll miss you. Stay tuned for our final episode & thank u for listening all these years <3
https://t.co/6Db7XWYC6Y
Spent my final day in Mexico City in the gorgeous Biblioteca Vasconcelas with its dreamy hanging bookshelves.
Though one of the most stunning buildings in a stunning city, I needed no money, no particular status or citizenship to walk in, sit down, and read anything I wanted.
Season 2 is here! "Rhyme and punishment" is taking on a whole. new. meaning. 👏🏾
From homophobia to misogynoir and more, we’re examining how the double standard became *the* standard in hip-hop.
"What interests me now are some of the things related to the stories that we don’t want to talk about, the edges around some of the issues that we all feel uncomfortable to talk about."
https://t.co/mSZOY3LVcc
In 1982, @npratc interviewed Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the first woman in the world to be democratically elected as a head of state. She served as president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996.
https://t.co/Epr7R19VQw
#InternationalWomensDay#IWD2023
Here's a little bit more about my personal journey about leaving LA this month and coming here — to my "home" country.
I hope these essays and personal conversations can help my fellow DACA folks in some way. <3
https://t.co/fodonJZ768
The video of Tyre Nichols skateboarding as a teenager moved me to my core. I’m so glad they exist.
So, I tracked down his friend Austin and spoke w/ him about Tyre, skateboarding and what the videos mean to him now. My latest:
https://t.co/XDmQ2lHZNj
The gunman attacked the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, one of the best-known hubs of the vibrant Asian American ballroom dance community in Southern California — a safe haven for older immigrants, the kind of place where they knew they would be welcomed.
https://t.co/wdt3lwTUVv
Yes, I am already a member of my local @NPR station, but they will also get a visit from me on #GivingTuesday because those of us committed to battling misinformation in support of democracy need to stick together @KPBS
Oh, and your phenomenal host for the week is @RadioMirage, since language is one of her favorite topics.
By the way, while you're at it — check out this episode of @NPRLifeKit that Shereen reported about how to learn your heritage language
https://t.co/lLvQonlCtI
NEW EP ALERT
And this week, it's a double hitter — all about language.
First, we're asking: How do you talk about your gender identity in a language you can’t speak that well? A language where the pronouns for “he” and “she” sound the same?
Then...
https://t.co/EexbB1Sw84