'It felt like an impossible choice: to be a bad scientist or a bad mother.' Excellent essay by Toby Kiers, who chose an act of defiance instead. nytimes.com/2024/04/26/opi…

Never get tired of this view. Good morning, New York.

Thank YOU for listening.

Honored and delighted to be serving as the 158th Bates Commencement speaker.

.Evan Gershkovich ‘s strength is astonishing. He’s been detained by the Russian government since March 2023. It’s time to #BringEvanHome .
#JournalismIsNotACrime

I defy you to listen to the last answer in this gorgeous interview with Judi Dench and Brendan O'Hea, and not feel your heart flutter a little...

With stellar editing & production by Courtney Dorning Elena Burnett & Erika Ryan
npr.org/2024/04/23/124…

WATCH: Our interview with ⁦Salman Rushdie⁩ on his memoir 'Knife' and the moment he was stabbed: NPR npr.org/2024/04/17/124…

NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner resigned this morning.

Among the many things that could be said, I will say this: thank you to my colleagues here in the newsroom today for your grace, collegiality and hard work during a challenging period.

And for showing up today,…

Meanwhile in Ukraine:

We asked Salman Rushdie about almost being murdered. Also about writing & about finding great love, later in life.
Full interview coming soon @npr All Things Considered
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With editing/production by William Troop & Megan Lim

I AM FINE

East coast earthquake thread 🧵-->>

It was such a treat to join you on All Things Considered, Mary Louise Kelly !

“Is checking oneself into the Beverly Hills Hotel to write a novel as marvelous as it sounds?”

“Yeah, no, it’s not the suffering artist template…”
 
Got to ask amor towles about his wonderful new book, Table for Two. Listen today 5:20pm ET All Things Considered

What Happens When A Powerful Corporation Owns The Local News?

David Folkenflik and I joined Mary Louise Kelly for a deeper dive into our piece for All Things Considered's podcast Consider This

open.spotify.com/episode/0PVZCh…

One of the most beautiful conversations I've had in ages.

Sending love to your family & to Ringo, David Frum.

We’ll keep telling Evan Gershkovich’s story—until he can tell his own #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/Evan

Today marks a year since The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia. His big sister told me he writes her every week. npr.org/2024/03/28/124…

Welp. It happened. I became one of those guys who had to do a live shot on international TV from his car. I promised the (very kind and understanding) BBC News (UK) team that it will never happen again! (Traffic permitting)

.@npr today broadcast my talk with NPRKelly about my daughter and her dog. npr.org/2024/03/28/124…