summer thomad

audio journalist @npr / writer • former: @nytimes @believermag • she/her, desert rat

[The Academy @TheAcademy]

You don’t know the life of a showgirl, babe… but Nomi sure did.

Film: SHOWGIRLS (1995)

[Nicholas Russell @o_rinocoflow]

excited to share my long-gestating long essay on A24, the state of hollywood today, + the perennial, high stakes challenge of creating commerce vs. art. eternal thanks to @daisandconfused + @dirtyverse for giving this a home: https://t.co/nUnQbxiNDY

[Steven Vago @Vagoish]

A plain bagel filled with flowers left outside Absolute Bagels, one of the most popular bagel shops in the city now closed.

[Nicholas Russell @o_rinocoflow]

✌️🏜️☠️

[Ro @romaissaa_b]

some joyless news: re-starting my job search! i have several years of editing and freelance writing/reporting experience, but open to opportunities in other industries too 👀

[Mano @manobells]

here’s @reallygordon with the eulogy 🥲🕊️https://t.co/KesammVsAf

[summer thomad @SummerThomad]

@bluelightmp3 i am watching this space / eager to read 👀

[summer thomad @SummerThomad]

@lilleallen this haunts me too

[summer thomad @SummerThomad]

@bluelightmp3 I saw sooo many of them in vegas too…

[Christopher @molochofficial]

we’re in the midst of an unacknowledged novelty bumper sticker golden age

[Ro @romaissaa_b]

I profiled the influencer (and OG YouTuber!) Shahd Batal for @TeenVogue: https://t.co/PqvJ1WJsVL

[Alyssa Jeong Perry @alyssajperry]

Hi audio world!

It’s me, again. Looking for an audio producer, story editor, etc?!? I have availability in my sked and am looking for projects to finish out 2024.

Lots of experience from my time at radiolab and npr!

Let’s talk!

https://t.co/3jtDUtZyjn

[Addison Rae Shady Facts @wescravenscream]

Every passing summer this album gets better to me: it really captures that depressing lull that summer actually is, with expectations and dreams lost to the reality of exhaustion and lethargy. Things are just what they are, and that can be soul crushing https://t.co/MOgrCrKzZ1

[Haley @astral_cars]

I have a poem in the gorgeous new issue of @NoTokensJournal!!!! the whole team took such immense care in reading and considering my work + I'm so grateful 💘https://t.co/qZ2ZDp4jvB

[luca @lucam8a]

happy father's day

[Nicholas Russell @o_rinocoflow]

Issue 3 of Still Alive is going to be a doozy! We’ve got @terrygtnguyen, @danielkolitz, @gertsofficial, @jameson_rich, among many other heavy hitters, including Anne Carson!! Pre-order and stay hydrated 🚨🗞️

[summer thomad @SummerThomad]

@samkeslr this is Jesse St James / Glee erasure!!!

[Alyssa Jeong Perry @alyssajperry]

🚨student journalists🚨

need any help with cover letters, resumes, and/or portfolios (especially audio)!? want to talk thru reporting, story ideas, pitches or need intros?

pls reach out to me, I’m here to help!

[sensory homunculette @myfriendcallie]

i can’t wait to act like i fell out of a coconut tree all summer