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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 29/09/2026

The fact that there are only two dots to indicate the number of outs always drives me irrationally crazy. I just can’t abide all the dots being filled in but the inning not being over.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 29/09/2026

Okay, cooking up a new project. Totally indie, community-minded, but let's see where this goes. Could be special. Really need your help spreading the word -- this doesn't work unless we find truly incredible moments from across the NYC community. Spread the word, be in touch if you want more info!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 24/09/2026

Minor thing, but it's weird to me that you can include a first-person quote with the name of a person who's been dead for 13 years underneath it. I know it's an outlet, but, yeah, weird...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 21/09/2026

369 *thousand* “bottles saved” at this one water fountain at this one random rock climbing gym. Not a chance. Someday I’m gonna blow the lid off this conspiracy.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 16/09/2026

Takes two years to decide to put a garden on a bus stop. Love the program, but c'mon.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 11/09/2026

What an awesome lineup of hosts and formats and experiments. Should be a very fun few weeks.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 11/09/2026

I'm so excited to part of the fall run of pop-up advice shows over at @wnyc.org, my old stomping grounds. I'll be hosting a few hours of "advice roulette" -- people phoning it to ask for, and get, advice from strangers. What could go wrong! More details soon. www.nypublicradio.org/2026/09/10/w...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 27/08/2026

ASP compliance is really only 50% — lower than I would have guessed, kinda pathetic.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 24/08/2026

These may have been the first time I remember thinking to myself “wait we don’t just put buttons on things anymore?”

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 20/08/2026

It’s the tenth anniversary of when I had to get rescued by helicopter off a mountain in Alaska. It made a bunch of local press, and the headlines — honestly, fair play — went out of the way to point out that I was a podcaster and from New York.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 11/08/2026

Can I guess the title of this week’s @newyorker.com cover?! The answer is “no” but still watch me try!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 28/07/2026

Took a citi bike to citi field. Love this citi.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 27/07/2026

Meta can bail after four years. Four years! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/b...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 27/07/2026

Tucked into @shamblanderson.bsky.social's piece on menswear is this word, that *totally* threw me for a loop. Is this really the NYT house spelling for cabbie?!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 20/07/2026

Ran into my former 538 compatriot @galendruke.bsky.social last week… Lovely to catch up. I’m glad he's still in the weekly politics podcast game; and that I’m not!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 20/07/2026

Your day-after-WC-ends reminder.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 16/07/2026

Slow news day, perfect time to drop an episode where Craig Finn (The Hold Steady) and I debate whether "Workingman's Dead" is a summer album or a winter album. Joined by MC from Hiss Golden Messenger. Fun one! What a record! pod.link/1795533637/e...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 15/07/2026

Here's the latest edition of the hit series "Can Jody Guess The Title Of This Week's New Yorker Cover?" This week the answer is... YES!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 14/07/2026

FWIW, I think the vibes are shifting again in media, and podcasting, even with the rush to video. People want something special and something made with care. (Who's going to fund it is another question entirely!)

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 12/07/2026

I absolutely love that the city is using the World Cup to highlight ethnic enclaves throughout the city. I will admit, though, that the first thing I noticed when I saw the map was "huh, there's no Little Italy." 1/2

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 08/07/2026

Finally got around to this quite good @dwallacewells.bsky.social piece on the vibe shift that never was. And this hits even more this week than when it was published a week ago. Obviously, misogyny-as-skeleton-key doesn't just apply to MAGA. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/o...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 03/07/2026

A week ago, Billy Bragg and Wilco took the stage together to play songs from Mermaid Avenue, for the very first time. I never thought this would actually happen, much less that I woud get to be there to see it. What a magical night. You can listen to the full show here www.nepm.org/podcast/the-...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 01/07/2026

We did this. Walked over to the firehouse, they gave us a cap, an hour later they rolled by and turned the hydrant on. Within minutes, the whole block is out here cooling off in the water. Highly recommended!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 30/06/2026

Many years ago when I worked for the Brian Lehrer Show during a World Cup summer, we would do call-ins every day with a restaurant owner on each side of a random matchup. So good. I also appreciate that the official NYC WC guide maps ethnic enclaves. www.nyctourism.com/worldcup26/

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 24/06/2026

Have all the political and policy disagreements you want, I think it’s actually quite healthy, but this logic has to die. The GOP is gonna put whatever they want into an ad — often regardless of whether it’s true or not — no matter what.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 18/06/2026

Special parade morning edition of everyone's favorite game, where I try and guess the title of that week's @newyorker.com cover... www.instagram.com/p/DZujawOxUSI/

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 09/06/2026

where my wife and I had our first date. It's commemorated, as is tradition, by being the name of our wifi network.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 08/06/2026

More info here about A Nation Of Readers, our month-long partnership with Random House. So excited for this. sites.prh.com/thisdayxrand...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 31/05/2026

Much like Jalen Brunson, I’m extremely clutch. www.instagram.com/reel/DY70Hge...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 29/05/2026

On the product page for this scooter they've 1) embedded a promo video whose thumbnail says "DEATH TRAP" 2) Included an FAQ that leads with "Isn't 53mph too fast."

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 27/05/2026

I got an ant farm yesterday afternoon, and I woke up this morning and it already looks like this. One question I encourage all of you to ask yourself is: Why don't I have an ant farm?

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 27/05/2026

"This is an amazing deal!" says Seat Geek.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 26/05/2026

ATTN PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAMMING DIRECTORS. Which is most of my audience, I know. We made a one-hour special from @thisdaypod.com all about America 250. How we got here, advice for marking 250 + a chat with Ken Burns. Available on the @prx.org exchange now for free! exchange.prx.org/pieces/61996...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 26/05/2026

One thing I've noticed about angry podcast reviews is that they are often meant for a different podcast (@thisdaypod.com is a history show, not a climate show) but they are often still true (yes we do mix truths and political slants, that makes for a pretty awesome show actually)

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 12/05/2026

To cautiously dip my toe into the music-criticism debates... This goes hard on Caramanica in a way I don’t fully agree with. But this is a great insight about critics — I think it’s really important to regularly get a sense that they love things! bradmehldau.substack.com/p/jon-carama...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 05/05/2026

Okay I did my Top 30 Living American Songwriters. It’s actually 31 because of one enormous ***** And I’m not a coward, I put it in order, 30-1.

Ezra Koenig
Smokey Robinson
Fogerty
Tom Waits
Katie Crutchfield
Taylor
Brian and Eddie Holland
Dolly
Tom Waits
Randy Newman
Will Oldham
Stephen Merritt
Jonathan Richman
Ezra Furman
Al Green
Pharrell Williams
Lana
Bad Bunny
Steve Earle
Kanye West*******
Stevie Wonder
Adrienne Lenker
OutKast
Tweedy
Bill Callahan
Jackson Browne
Bruce
Lucinda
Paul Simon
David Byrne
Bob Dylan

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 03/05/2026

The first four games of Sixers-Knicks are broadcast on four different networks/streamers. Not a fan of this at all!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 01/05/2026

Been really feeling these two lately.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 24/04/2026

New "Summer Album / Winter Album" -- the music debate show I host with Craig Finn of The Hold Steady. For Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" I argue Winter, Craig argues Summer. He really leans heavily on that VW ad. Anyway, a real treat. With Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso. pod.link/1795533637/e...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 24/04/2026

Seriously, you have to go out of your way to make these look this janky.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 12/04/2026

Posts talking shit about the NYT seem to get a lot of engagement on this site, so let me add mine. This advice, from an article about how to cook asparagus, is dead wrong. You want to err on the side of burning the hell out of 'em.

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