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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

You’d be surprised at how many producers absolutely positively hate this theory.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

Dave explains today’s outage.

youtu.be/KFvhpt8FN18?...

Why the Web was Down Today - Explained by a Retired Microsoft Engineer

YouTube video by Dave's Garage

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 5d

The best thing I learned from Wade Goodwyn, is the need to write every last word of your answers in a 2-way. If you ever listen to him being interviewed by a host, you’d never tell he was not speaking off the top of his head because he knew how to write for his own voice.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 5d

Being blessed to work with the best at what she does best. Thank you Susan photography by MJM

Out with Susan Stamberg on Hollywood Boulevard during the unveiling of Matthew Broderick’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, talking to Sarah Jessica Parker.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 5d

Susan Stamberg has gone to the great radio newsroom in the sky. She always had a pose with her of dedicated, journalists, engineers, and others, along with legions of public radio fans. God, we’ll miss her.

Susan Stamberg in a group photo surrounded by her dedicated and grateful co-workers.
From L->R: Jason DeRose, Karen Grigsby Bates, Danny Hajek, Ina Jaffe, Angie Hamilton-Lowe, scenario Clinton, Susan, Jonaki Mehta, Leo del Aguila, Kirk Siegler, and me, at NPR West

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 14d

This is why I never turn off my phone during Nobel season.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Scientist learns he has won Nobel prize while on digital detox in US mountains

Fred Ramsdell’s wife switched on her phone and screamed – it was full of messages congratulating her husband

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 15d

This is how you make English Muffins.

#WorkFromHomeDay #ThisIsHowYouDoIt #GotSkilz

Four English muffins on a black griddle having been cooked on one side so they have the telltale brown large spot on the side that’s facing up. Also, you can see specs of semolina flower sprinkled on it.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 16d

Just noting a dog named Cruiser from my hometown of Wrentham Massachusetts was named by the Dogfather (Matt Nelson) as the #1 dog of the week. So proud! Thanks @weratedogs.com

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 17d

TIL:
Tiburon is the Spanish word for Shark

An info sign posted on the wall of the Academy Museum with it’s English title as:“Making the Shark” and the Spanish title as: “La Creación del Tiburón”

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 27d

I’m glad you’re back too

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 29d

I know, at least on DIRECTV they have the flagship network stations on the East and West Coast available to viewers aka KABC & WABC. I know the cable companies were jealous because they made Univision put together an East Coast feed for them in LA so Abuelas could watch novelas early.

Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 29d

As an aside, Public Radio really could use financial support, especially at the local level & their work is more vital than ever. A former colleague put together a site highlighting stations in the in most need. If you have the means, please donate to a Public Radio Station.

adoptastation.org

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media

Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

adoptastation.org

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 29d

28 years ago today I wandered into 635 Mass Ave NW in DC, sat down at a console & started playing with buttons, knobs, & faders. Since no one yelled, “Hey, what are you doing there?” & they seem to need the help, I stayed.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 22

Do you remember…….what day it is today?

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9/21/20

YouTube video by Demi Adejuyigbe

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 20

A big thank you to the Phillies for allowing the Dodgers to clinch a playoff birth in the NL West with tonight’s win

Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thank you for letting me know the blues Brothers is on Peacock

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 20

And also (co) owner of the ACFC

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 20

Except Tillamook’s limited flavor from this summer “Salted Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream”. They figured out how to keep the pretzel bits crunchy by coating them in chocolate. Best store bought ice cream ever.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 20

You know, you could probably make the trip in a third of the time if you hopped onto one of the freight rails going up the Alameda corridor. 😉

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 19

Make sure you stop by #DonutMan for treats.

Dommy G! @dommygonzalez.bsky.social · Sep 19

It’s homecoming day for me! #MetroLA opened new #ALine stations that can now take me from the #SunnyBungalow to Pomona where I went to High School! Got 2 new #Severance podcasts & a nearly done Knitting project to accompany me along the way! Wish me luck as I start my first leg on the #Eline!

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 19

When you marry into a Yucatecan, family & acclimate to the Chiles in the cuisine, you get a sense of which to respect like Habanero or Thai Chiles and which ones to take lightly like pepperoncini. Then you make the stupid mistake of putting way too much Calabrian Chile into your pasta dish. #Ouch

A white bowl on a tan table filled with spaghetti topped with sliced chicken. A small “silver” fork is to the left of it. Behind the bow it a tulip shaped 32-oz glass with water and a large ice cube in it.

Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 17

I was just about to make English Muffins. You have convinced me to do otherwise.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 13

Sigh There’s a reason this is the longest light rail in the world. No one else wants to make them this long. At this length, they are ineffectual.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 13

It’s a 20 minute walk down hill from the new San Dimas station. For a New Yorker and a Bostonian that’s nothing.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · Sep 12

Yikes! What concerns me is the trustees who are angling for a much better deal. Sigh. #BeenThereDoneThatBoughtTheToteBag