The last time there was a Halloween blue moon for *everyone* in the U.S. was 1944 — that's WWII!
But blue moons generally? not rare, usually every ~2.7 years.
Link to read/hear more:
#NPRShortWave
Mixing the final ep of
#NPRShortWave
with
@maddie_sofia
. First time I’ve ever typed “heartbreak” into our song library.
There are not — nor will there ever be invented — words to express the depth of our love for you, duderino.
First time reporting something (s/o
@maddie_sofia
, co-reporter and A++ reporting mentor).
Please consider listening to today's
#NPRShortWave
. Honored and humbled to have been a part of this.
As the picture of who is impacted by the coronavirus becomes clearer, it's evident that the pandemic is disproportionately affecting minorities — and that existing socioeconomic inequities like wage gaps were major factors in determining who gets sick.
can't believe, in all my 25 years, no one ever told me my voice sounds like this!!
p.s. this ep's about why mosquitos might find you so attractive and what you can do to keep them at bay
PSA.
@AltLatino
IS HIRING FOR A PAID, REMOTE INTERN: (Applications are due Friday, 2/26)
APPLY and tell everyone you know to apply. This gig is working with one of the ****kindest, most thoughtful and TALENTED**** journalists I know,
@TioFelixC
.
HELLO, TWITTER. We are HIRING for a new co-host! Pls apply and send to anyone and everyone you would like to hear on
#NPRShortWave
:
APPLICATION LINK:
Read also how our team is thinking through this transition:
@maddie_sofia
"I know a lot of people feel intimidated by science or feel like it's not for them. But science affects all of us on a daily basis, so science belongs to everyone. And we're going to treat it that way," said
@maddie_sofia
Our planet's going through it. So today, we at
#NPRShortWave
look to our expanding universe -- and *how it could end.*
AKA a discussion of dark energy w the queen
@starstrickenSF
I came across
@SkypeScientist
months ago and immediately started brainstorming how to do an ep w
@SarahMackAttack
I mean, pairing scientists w curious, screaming kiddos? C'mon! GOLD.
LISTEN to
#NPRShortWave
:
- Apple:
- Spotify:
Today's
#NPRShortWave
is the coronavirus ep only
@NPRCodeSwitch
can deliver so perfectly. It addresses the xenophobia and racism that's underneath all those public health concerns. As you might expect ... this is not new.
LISTEN:
Exactly my thoughts. Tone-deaf and inaccurate to talk about Latines and Black ppl as monoliths, as this episode did. And to then differentiate btwn diff groups of white ppl later? I just—
I hear this
@nytimes
The Daily ep about “The Latino” vote, as if we were a group of 20 people who all think the same. There’s 33 countries in here with more than 500 languages, and with HUGE issues of racism and colorism. We’re not all just “brown" and progressive.
Really grateful to have a job where I can pitch and produce an episode about
@PrakashLab
's efforts to make
#STEM
more accessible thru low-cost tools. My heart's full and my head's curious.
Listen:
#NPRShortWave
Dropped one of my fav
#NPRShortWave
eps today. It's a VERY *serious* investigation of the phrases "blind as a bat" and "memory of a goldfish."
(P.S. Am I doing this serious tweet thing right yet?)
This week has been A LOT. So the
#NPRShortWave
team is having fun today. Hopefully this episode brings you joy, and a little rage.
Together We Can Stop Animal Slander
#gavelsound
#fishtwitter
#bats
applications for summer internships are due on Friday!
any last minute questions? let us know here or on our instagram and we will try to answer them for you. Our DMs are open.
In which
@NPR
let me ramble on about the
@NASAWebb
sunshield and cosmic redshift.
Thankful to have a really cool job. And for the excellent mentorship of
@nell_sci_NPR
.
It’s been some months (not enough), and today is the day I admit defeat. Goodbye, AirPods. You were so good to me until I lost one of you and your home, the case. I like to think we both knew this would always be just a fling.
Black holes are WILD. The universe is TRIPPY.
Like if you fall into one,* this thing called "spaghettification" happens. And you fall through **TIME** instead of space.
Check it:
#NPRShortWave
THREAD (1/5): Yesterday's
#NPRShortWave
was a convo w
#TheAlchemyofUs
author
@ainissaramirez
. Our chat focused on the lightbulb, how it's shaped us + others (see
#3
), but her book covers SO MUCH cool stuff.
An outtakes thread!
Today with
@ainissaramirez
:
1- Why Thomas Edison was kind of a tool
2- Why it's important we talk about how he was a tool
3- How humans have rudely messed up firefly sex
WHAT ELSE COULD YOU WANT?
#NPRShortWave
“If you are white, take a moment to examine your bookshelf. What do you see? What books and authors have you allowed to influence your worldview, and how you process the issues of racism and prejudice toward the disenfranchised?”
In essence, "decolonizing your bookshelf" is about actively resisting and casting aside the colonialist ideas of narrative, storytelling, and literature that have pervaded the American psyche for so long, says
@itsjuanlove
.
If you haven't heard of us yet. Check us out. We've got those
-climate change
-equity in academia
-coronavirus explained
-weird bugs
-racism in public health
-cool space stuff
-evolution
-sometimes-we-try-math
vibes you've been looking for.
Shoutout to one of my favorite line producers,
@jvpearson
, for trusting me to work on this lil gem. Can’t think of a better way to end my time on
@MorningEdition
.
Lately, many of us are searching all over the Internet for advice on how not to lose our sanity.
Humbly, I submit for your consideration: 🐌
#NPRShortWave
We'll be interviewing
@SadieOnScience
about her experience at the intersection of neuroscience & film. 📽️🧠
If you haven't already, make sure to watch her award-winning 6 min short film Godspeed before our live Q&A. (Grab some tissues first.)
👉🏾
THREAD (1/6): Today's
#NPRShortWave
() focuses on the challenges Puerto Rican Americans face in dealing with the
#COVID19
pandemic. They're esp. vulnerable for a few reasons:
#NPRShortWave
gets a lot of Qs about the coronavirus. We’re going to continue covering it — but you should also listen to
@NPR
’s nightly live show. They’ll be answering Qs about the
#coronavirus
. Submit your Qs NOW + listen, starting TMRW @ 9pm EST!
Our new daily science podcast,
#NPRShortWave
, just launched — and we want YOUR questions about all things science.
Send them to shortwave
@npr
.org, and they might be answered in a future episode. Bonus points if your question is Halloween-themed 👻🎃
Next Tuesday, at 8 p.m. EDT, join us for
#NPRShortWave
's Trivia Night! Join host
@maddie_sofia
reporter
@emilykwong1234
and trivia master Terri Simon to nerd out about science competitively. We hope trivia night can bring a little joy to your week!
Ever move back to the east coast and think yer vibin and then walk out with ur hair in a bun, an NPS shirt and birks on, see everyone else and think, ‘O...?’
Today's
#NPRShortWave
is all about aluminum and how it went from being a precious metal — more valuable than gold 💰 — to the material used in beer cans.
One might say it's better than
@gbrumfiel
's helium ep. 👀
s/o
@ScottNeumanNPR
and
@emilykwong1234
#NPRShortWave
fans! Now's yer chance to ask these nerds some Qs. Happening at 1:00pm EST today.
I personally will be scheming how to get in a Q or two.
Join us tomorrow, February 7th at 1 p.m. ET for a Reddit AMA with
#nprshortwave
's Emily Kwong and Maddie Sofia. Bring all your questions about science journalism, reporting and/or launching a daily science podcast.
Promised an intern if I got a lottery ticket to tomorrow’s tiny desk with a ~fancy artist I would give her my wristband. I haven’t heard a single song by this artist. Yet I suddenly have fomo at the idea of giving away my spot.
Can't (can?) believe I hadn't heard about perimenopause until
@RhituC
's excellent reporting.
Also lol Google Chrome doesn't think perimenopause is a word. About sums it up.
We're kicking off a new Short Wave series called Taste Buddies—all about the science of taste—w/
@TheAtlantic
writer
@KatherineJWu
. She introduces us to the paradox of sour. It's likely the oldest and most prevalent taste, but we aren't sure what it's for!
Great opportunity if you heard our
#NPRShortWave
episode discussing The Alchemy of Us, in which we discussed things like why fireflies' dating scene is being trashed by artificial lights and wanted to know even more about the book!
Got impatient and was a little testy with Alexa. My roommate whipped around, locked eyes and said, “Rebecca, don’t yell at her! She’s gonna take over the world one day and we need her on our side.”
I mean.
Someone tell me why I’m browsing classical music playlists in Spotify and what suggestion comes up but “Not Quite Classical.”
...
...
Excuse me. That is not what we’re here for, clearly
Promised an intern if I got a lottery ticket to tomorrow’s tiny desk with a ~fancy artist I would give her my wristband. I haven’t heard a single song by this artist. Yet I suddenly have fomo at the idea of giving away my spot.
👇🏻 Click for a radio masterpiece. 👇🏻 So proud of you guys,
@KelliWessinger
and
@ericmcdanieldc
Pretty sure you just inspired some people to get into this radio thing.
Idk I feel like sometimes as an audio producer I go out with my roommate to be a good sport and then the music is just *so loud* I have to call it quits and protect my ears.
Every work email I send:
Hey!
Sorry to bug you!
Was just wondering
(If it’s not too much trouble)
Would it be possible to do thing you said you’d do?
Totally fine if not!
Prob my fault anyway I’m an idiot :)
Sorry to bother you!
Sorry I exist!
So sorry!
Just let me know!
Emily
Friend updated the group chat that she’d been with the same guy all day and night. And same ...
His name is Grady and he’s honestly such a gorgeous brunette
Florida is pretty disconnected from the rest of the South, but there’s something special about having a cold
@Yuengling_Beer
while
@Skynyrd
rocks out. 🤷🏻♀️
Playing Wingspan and collecting field tape was a great way to spend a Saturday. Click through for the link to
@emilykwong1234
's fab ep on this intersection of science and board games.
I have been loving
#NPRShortWave
, a lovely bite-sized science podcast. Imagine my surprise when
@emilykwong1234
asked if she could interview me for an episode about Wingspan!