Rosie Hughes

Weekend scheduling changes at WAMU seem insane..?? Getting rid of TED, Reveal, and Planet Money for… a second hour of the Moth???

Coming Soon: A New Season of ‘Autocracy in America’ Defenders of the free world can no longer take their liberties for granted.

In the second season of the podcast "Autocracy in America,” the host Garry Kasparov and guests consider how society’s complacency with liberal values has fueled a democratic retreat—and a new belligerence among dictators.

New episodes launch every Friday, starting July 11.

The Real Problem with Trump’s Parade The military may start to see itself differently.

There’s a common thread connecting the events in L.A., Donald Trump's speech at Fort Bragg, and the military parade in D.C. tomorrow. Tom Nichols tells Hanna Rosin that Trump’s politicization of the military is changing the way the military sees itself.

Me opening Zillow every other hour in the hopes that a charming yet affordable home is suddenly available on the DC market

today for the first time I really stopped to ask: who the fuck is this woman in the CVS pharmacy emails

They should’ve called Venmo “Bilbo” because it’s used to pay and receive bills and then Hobbit it would also have the added benefit of

Can We Stop Kids From Watching Porn? States are trying to keep kids off adult websites with new age-verification laws. It’s a textbook case of how tech regulation can backfire.

Nearly half of U.S. states have passed laws intended to stop kids from viewing porn online. Zeve Sanderson tells Jerusalem Demsas why the policies may actually be backfiring:

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

Read for yourself: Here are the attack plans that Trump advisers shared on Signal. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY

I am genuinely concerned about Starbucks drinkers. A venti caramel macchiato is 20 fl oz and has just 2 shots of espresso. That’s 18 fl oz of whole milk!! Why would an adult person seek that out?

What is going to the dentist like for people who floss regularly? Do you just walk in and walk out? I feel like if I didn’t give my dentist something to fuss about, there’d be no point in going???

Was that the first time Trump has pronounced Kamala's name correctly? Weird time to do so

When the waiter asks if I want still, sparkling, or tap water I always feel soooooo humble when I say “oh just tap water is fine!” Like nothing makes me feel more beautiful and unpretentious than settling for tap water

WaPo CEO Will Lewis emailed Post employees this morning saying he is excited about the paper’s “recalibrated content strategy for our opinion section” around personal liberties and free markets.

The Human-Neanderthal Love-Story Mystery How a pandemic travel restriction led to a revolutionary discovery about early humans

Were Neanderthals and Homo sapiens living and procreating with each other just 47,000 years ago?

For "Good on Paper," Jerusalem Demsas speaks with Johannes Krause about how a pandemic travel restriction led to a revolutionary discovery about early humans.

The Dark History Behind Public Education Schools weren’t meant to set you free, one political scientist argues.

I'm overjoyed to have joined Jerusalem Demsas on "Good on Paper" to chat about "Raised to Obey"!

We discussed indoctrination, the real origins of mass education, and how schools weren't meant to set us free

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Why Everyone Is Still Talking About ‘Paddington 2’ With the third movie now in theaters, let’s look at how the 2018 film became a sleeper hit, thanks to Hugh Grant’s villain and its showstopping end credits.

Where my fellow Paddingstans at

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/m...

Did republican congressman Pete Sessions just burp in the middle of an interview on All Things Considered?

I need someone to write about the rise of influencers talking about “investing” in pieces of clothing. Move over psychology speak, we’re now using financial speak to rebrand overconsumption

hi what the fuck

Cute that JD and Trump are wearing matching outfits for their first big press conference

67 people are dead and the president is currently blaming a mass tragedy on DEI efforts at the FAA

The Vances appear to be starting their move from Del Ray to the Naval Observatory. Are they selling the house?

Mmmm I love the taste of Regular

The inauguration yachts have arrived

the crazy part is this means the facebook we’ve all been experiencing for the past 5 years was the *good* version

The Scientist vs. the Machine What happened when AI took over these researchers’ jobs?

AI is already having a profound impact on scientific discoveries. But at what cost? In this episode of “Good on Paper,” Jerusalem Demsas explores what happened when AI took over researchers’ jobs:

Getting a lot of new follows from (what I assume are) OnlyFans bots! Is it because I skeeted about 9/11?

Yeah everyone remembers where they were on 9/11 but do you remember where you were the first time you heard Fergie sing the national anthem?