Jerad Walker
@jeradwalker.bsky.social
Podcast Editor: North Carolina Public Radio (WUNC). Contributor: NPR. Alum: OPB, WAMU. Cheerwine enthusiast. Go Dawgs!
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This is a choice by Bezos. He can take unimaginable financial losses. He could also sell The Washington Post. I don't know what else to say except give your money to non-profit news media organizations. They will never sell you out and will spend your money on mission and not profit.
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
This is a choice by Bezos. He can take unimaginable financial losses. He could also sell The Washington Post. I don't know what else to say except give your money to non-profit news media organizations. They will never sell you out and will spend your money on mission and not profit.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
Honestly. How do you compete in the modern media landscape without a flagship daily podcast?
I want to give a special shoutout to Post Reports, which I loved listening to. And especially their project “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop,” which was one of my favorite podcasts in years. www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/the...
The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop
Listeners journey back to 1983, when Grenada’s revolutionary leader was executed in a coup, and why the location of his remains is a mystery. Now, 40 years later, there’s new information about the rol...
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Honestly. How do you compete in the modern media landscape without a flagship daily podcast?
It’s heartbreaking to see a (very recently!) once great news organization dismantled and sold off for parts.
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It’s heartbreaking to see a (very recently!) once great news organization dismantled and sold off for parts.
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These people reverse-engineer new racist theories for this when a) there are some obvious ones already on the table and b) it would also just be useful to admit that the social and financial value prop on paying $200,000 to go to a small liberal arts college somewhere cold and dismal is upside down
We only want the good immigrants who study hard and don't commit crimes, unless they try to take little Brayleigh's (28 ACT, 1350 SAT) God-given slot at an Ivy away by being smarter, in which case Korematsu didn't go far enough
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
These people reverse-engineer new racist theories for this when a) there are some obvious ones already on the table and b) it would also just be useful to admit that the social and financial value prop on paying $200,000 to go to a small liberal arts college somewhere cold and dismal is upside down
Sufjan Stevens fans
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Sufjan Stevens fans
We are so cooked.
February 4, 2026 at 3:12 AM
We are so cooked.
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something that is this funny shouldn’t be a crime
Man breaks into Little Caesars, starts making and selling pizzas, NC police say
The suspect kept all the money he made selling pizzas, police say
www.newsobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
something that is this funny shouldn’t be a crime
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
N. P. *drum fill*
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Unclear why I always look furious when I’m out doing field reporting
(photo: Tyler Russell)
(photo: Tyler Russell)
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
N. P. *drum fill*
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I would rather drink rubber cement than listen to someone do either of these things.
February 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I would rather drink rubber cement than listen to someone do either of these things.
I'm no skiing expert, but one might reasonably assume that knee ligaments are required when hurtling down a mountain at 70mph.😬
Lindsey Vonn says in press conference from Italy that she tore her ACL in a crash Friday — but aims to race in the Olympic downhill Sunday anyway. Said she skied today, and will wear a knee brace.
February 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I'm no skiing expert, but one might reasonably assume that knee ligaments are required when hurtling down a mountain at 70mph.😬
This is incredible.
February 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This is incredible.
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Moving up from Parks to the CEO role, you say
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Moving up from Parks to the CEO role, you say
I just want to say that it’s goddamn delightful that Antiques Roadshow is the #1 trending topic on this website right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I just want to say that it’s goddamn delightful that Antiques Roadshow is the #1 trending topic on this website right now.
Me reading this while wearing my Carhartt beanie.
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Me reading this while wearing my Carhartt beanie.
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
All news is local.
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
All news is local.
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
Happy Groundhog Day to all who celebrate.
February 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Happy Groundhog Day to all who celebrate.
hey babe wake up bitcoin is crashing
February 2, 2026 at 3:39 AM
hey babe wake up bitcoin is crashing
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Don’t worry guys, everything is very cool and normal at the Wegman’s parking lot!
February 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Don’t worry guys, everything is very cool and normal at the Wegman’s parking lot!
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A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
What a shame that Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein never got a normal theatrical run. Just finished watching it at home and feeling a little cheated that I didn’t get to see it on the big screen.
February 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
What a shame that Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein never got a normal theatrical run. Just finished watching it at home and feeling a little cheated that I didn’t get to see it on the big screen.