Josh Shepperd
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
Associate Prof, University of Colorado; Director, RPTF + Sound Fellow, Library of Congress NRPB
Made the drive through the entirety of Nebraska today, and was bombarded by close to 250 giant tumbleweeds, a blizzard, and navigated dozens of overturned semis and cars. Probably the craziest drive I’ve ever taken, and I’ve done Denver to Chicago close to 30 times.
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Made the drive through the entirety of Nebraska today, and was bombarded by close to 250 giant tumbleweeds, a blizzard, and navigated dozens of overturned semis and cars. Probably the craziest drive I’ve ever taken, and I’ve done Denver to Chicago close to 30 times.
If universities would prioritize smaller classes and fewer bells and whistles like third-party technology contracts, a significantly bigger number of PhDs would find a position in higher education.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If universities would prioritize smaller classes and fewer bells and whistles like third-party technology contracts, a significantly bigger number of PhDs would find a position in higher education.
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Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
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Happy #worldtelevisionday! 📺
Also, please buy my book, available for pre-order now
Also, please buy my book, available for pre-order now
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Happy #worldtelevisionday! 📺
Also, please buy my book, available for pre-order now
Also, please buy my book, available for pre-order now
Delighted to be presenting alongside international colleagues in the MeCCSA Policy Network "Future of Public Service Media" series. The event is apparently sold out.
MeCCSA Policy Network Roundtable 1:Funding & governing public service media
MeCCSA Policy Network + IAPMR on the future of Public Service Media
Winter 2025 Roundtable 1: learning from international examples
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November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Delighted to be presenting alongside international colleagues in the MeCCSA Policy Network "Future of Public Service Media" series. The event is apparently sold out.
Adieu, New York. See you in January.
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Adieu, New York. See you in January.
Giant Ruth Asawa retrospective at the MoMA. Just fantastic.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Giant Ruth Asawa retrospective at the MoMA. Just fantastic.
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So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
Solidarity with the faculty at The New School, one of the most important institutions for humanistic research in the US over the past 75 years.
The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Solidarity with the faculty at The New School, one of the most important institutions for humanistic research in the US over the past 75 years.
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Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Had a great time consulting with the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” team over the past couple months, and they kindly gave my book a shoutout during the episode.
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Had a great time consulting with the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” team over the past couple months, and they kindly gave my book a shoutout during the episode.
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An NPR piece on Trump-era protest songs, covering Jesse Welles, Jensen McRae and Mon Rovia.
There's a new generation of folk protest singers on TikTok
Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the noise.
www.npr.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
An NPR piece on Trump-era protest songs, covering Jesse Welles, Jensen McRae and Mon Rovia.
“We’re coming for Bill Clinton” is not the threat that they think it is.
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“We’re coming for Bill Clinton” is not the threat that they think it is.
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An honor to present research from my new book project @yaleisp.bsky.social yesterday! An amazing and brilliant group of scholars! Thank you!!!
Thank you to @christopherali.bsky.social for a magnificent talk on “Epistemics, Empathy, and Equity: Rethinking Broadband Policy in Turbulent Times” at today’s Ideas Lunch!
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
An honor to present research from my new book project @yaleisp.bsky.social yesterday! An amazing and brilliant group of scholars! Thank you!!!
“The best thing about Denver is John Denver.” - Devo live in Denver tonight
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
“The best thing about Denver is John Denver.” - Devo live in Denver tonight
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At a convening of our board of directors, CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social presented on public & legal concerns about AI & deepfakes' effects on the integrity & reliability of video evidence
A new report from @visualevidencelab.bsky.social explores some of the thorny issues Sandra discussed (🧵)
A new report from @visualevidencelab.bsky.social explores some of the thorny issues Sandra discussed (🧵)
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
At a convening of our board of directors, CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social presented on public & legal concerns about AI & deepfakes' effects on the integrity & reliability of video evidence
A new report from @visualevidencelab.bsky.social explores some of the thorny issues Sandra discussed (🧵)
A new report from @visualevidencelab.bsky.social explores some of the thorny issues Sandra discussed (🧵)
A couple years ago I worked on 12 grants in my role as a task force director at the Library of Congress. This year, zero. We are going to lose a lot of our public memory. Which is at the crux of fascistic mobilization.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A couple years ago I worked on 12 grants in my role as a task force director at the Library of Congress. This year, zero. We are going to lose a lot of our public memory. Which is at the crux of fascistic mobilization.
“Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, said the court has once again allowed a Trump administration policy to go ahead on an interim basis "in a manner that permits harm to be inflicted on the most vulnerable party."
BREAKING: US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, said the court has once again allowed a Trump administration policy to go ahead on an interim basis "in a manner that permits harm to be inflicted on the most vulnerable party."
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The Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History is now open for submissions!
Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize
cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize
cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History is now open for submissions!
Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize
cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize
cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Historic victory for Democratic Socialism and, frankly, the good of the country.
Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City in historic win
Democratic nominee beats Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, becoming city’s first Muslim mayor
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Historic victory for Democratic Socialism and, frankly, the good of the country.
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This is my new favorite short story 😂🤣
October 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is my new favorite short story 😂🤣
Dinner in DC, food doesn’t get any better.
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Dinner in DC, food doesn’t get any better.
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”
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I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
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This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...