Mia de Graaf

***on maternity leave*** Executive Editor @businessinsider | Awards judge: AHCJ, Digiday, SABEW | [email protected]

[manny @mannyfidel]

NO SUCH THING — my chatty explainer show with @devanjjoseph & @birthdaymoney — was just named one of Apple Podcasts' best of 2025. huge honor to be listed among some greats like @PabloTorre and @heavyweight. check us out at the link below

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

@maxwelltani New Luka, Who Dis?
Luka At That Body!
Luka-in Good, Bro
Luka Me Now!

(I’ll see myself out)

[Apple Podcasts @ApplePodcasts]

Best friends @mannyfidel, @birthdaymoney, and @devanjjoseph use their podcast @nosuchthingshow to settle silly debates with expert research, such as:

🍽️ Can you cure picky eating?
🐶 Are dogs happier in the suburbs?
🚗 Why are headlights so bright?

https://t.co/MCgjZon06H

[manny @mannyfidel]

🚨 PSA: i'm in my freelancing "era" and can offer the following

- writing and editing (politics/culture/sports)

- on-cam talent and/or producing (video/podcast/social)

- work seen in GQ, MSNBC, Business Insider, The Guardian, The Onion, The Daily Beast, MoveOn + more

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

https://t.co/kuLxAYSl3m

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

I was featured in Reality Test, one of my favorite new substacks on mental health(!), sharing my predictions for 2025.

Link below for more predictions from me & other media/health/psychology people

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

https://t.co/85KREcW9sC

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

NEW: Panic over America’s reading crisis is driving deep societal divide. We spent a few months looking at how that’s playing out. Link below👇

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

NEW: I asked @BernieSanders what his strategy is with @elonmusk after he came out in support of Musk’s pitch to cut defense spending

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

@BernieSanders @elonmusk https://t.co/TbEqajilPe @BusinessInsider

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

NEW: On defense spending, @BernieSanders reiterates his willingness to work with @elonmusk. Sanders tells me "many of the things [Musk] did...were really ugly. On the other hand, he's a very smart guy."

Link below 👇

[Samantha Rollins @SamanthaRollins]

Very pleased to report that I, along with many of my @BusinessInsider colleagues on our Entertainment team, have been nominated for @LAPressClub awards!

Shoutout to @JasonGuerrasio, @callieahlgrim, @lmoses, @libbytorres95 and @KirstenAcuna on their insightful reporting!

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

This feels like a red line. Pigs are perfect breeding grounds for viruses to adapt to humans.

Generally speaking, humans have one kind of receptor and birds have another. Pigs have both.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

#H5N1 #birdflu has been found in a pig in Oregon, @USDA and the state's Ag Dept announced today. The significance of this is unclear at this point, but in general, H5 in pigs would not be a good thing. https://t.co/8qFS0Ld0bp

[manny @mannyfidel]

so @andreavbecker and @miadegraaf did this piece about the rise of men injecting testosterone (great story check it out) and i'm cracking up at this clinic offering a "manly" environment for their patients that includes...fruit snacks

https://t.co/Me43uVyhjL

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

I had the pleasure of editing this feature by @andreavbecker on the blossoming industry of men's health clinics prescribing testosterone to young men.

Crucially, these clinics don't cater to trans men, they provide gender-affirming care for cis men.

https://t.co/377QAwvUEp

[paige @nuclearunicorns]

Pitch tip of the day: Your email subject should never just say "pitch" or "pitches" or "looking to write."

Give me some teasers or a hint at what's inside!
(Ex — PITCH: The time I ate a $3,000 burger on a bucket-list cruise then got stranded in Iceland)

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

@MoisesFenty Moises! I'm so sorry, such a loss for TIME

[Andréa (Dre) Becker @andreavbecker]

Are you someone who's worried about your testosterone levels and trying to increase them (with TRT, supplements, lifestyle mods, etc.)?

Working on a story and I'd love to chat! DM or email [email protected]

[Julia Pugachevsky 🇺🇦 @jaypugz]

I’m writing about the resurgence of slurs (e.g. r-word) among liberal circles. If you identify as liberal/progressive and have 1. heard these used among friends or 2. felt more comfortable using them yourself, I’d love to speak to you. You can DM or reach me via my email (in bio)

[Mia de Graaf @miadegraaf]

NEW: @bettanneta has spent years digging into Miss USA, the beleaguered pageant that is crumbling under the weight of its own scandals.

It's a juicy, excellently reported story that says a lot about the evolution of celebrity.

Take a look >>>

https://t.co/feXufgbjU6