Any Spanish-speaking, #Colorado based journalists out there interest in a potential freelance assignment? DM me. #journorequest #freelancer

If you live in Kansas City, you need this.

Fast-changing political situations draw me back to this site, pretty predictably. Here’s a reminder of why you gotta be careful about letting social media be a significant source of info. theworld.org/segments/2024/…

Thesis: the eating habits of parents with sick children are indistinguishable from those of drunk 20-somethings circa 3 a.m.

On this 3rd anniversary of the fall of Kabul, an incredible story incredibly told by Shirin Jaafari - “Afghanistan has always been more than a story.” theworld.org/segments/2024/…

Behold! An alt weekly, spotted in the wild

Excellent reporting on why so many therapists have stopped working with insurance companies. projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-the…

It looks and sounds like I’m about to be treated to a midwestern thunderstorm and I could not be happier about it. The storms here put everyplace else to shame and I have really missed them. Ah!!!!! It’s starting!!!! Weird sky color, let’s go.

Such a good book. Not that I’m in any way surprised. The title comes from one of my favorite sentences Sarah Smarsh has published (and may I note that that’s saying a lot?) - a much-needed antidote to all the superficial hot takes.

Is there anything better than getting a copy of a friend’s new book? I don’t think so. I’m one chapter in, and completely in awe of the clarity, heart, and journalistic rigor Amanda Becker brings to this tough topic.

Massachusetts is ok

If you are confused about the tension over Midwestern identity and who gets to claim it in the VP race this year, shameless plug for my own work on that topic kcur.org/podcast/midwes…

Food growers in Bangladesh and Spain on the forefront of climate change adaptation. They share a problem. Their solutions differ. Great reporting by @RachelDParsons

Awesome story by Sushmita Pathak about how sometimes the best innovation is something simple and forgotten, not something shiny and new. How old school wells are alleviating water scarcity in India. theworld.org/stories/2024/1…

Appreciated hearing this today. “Hope is something we create.” theworld.org/segments/2024/…

Fascinating read by the great Amanda Becker - ignore women over 50 at your peril 😆19thnews.org/2024/10/women-…

I would have gone as his character in French Dispatch. It wouldn’t have been convincing. theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/…

Great in-depth reporting from Ukraine by Lydia Tomkiw and Emily H. Johnson covering mental health, wartime children's literature, and Ukrainians' perspective on the upcoming US election. Listen to their stories! 📻🎧The World (linked in thread below) theworld.org/stories/2024/1…