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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 19h

I feel vindicated. When asked for recs for pretty mics to use in video podcasts, my advice is avoid the Shure SM-7. I don’t like how they look or sound. I do recommend the AKG 414. Today, Conan O’Brien dropped a vid where his audio engineer replaced his SM-7B with an AKG 414. youtu.be/o84uiRaAjAA

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Conan's Audio Engineer Surprises Him With A New Microphone | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

YouTube video by Team Coco

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just a reminder in this overconnected data mining world we live in, radio respects your privacy. www.radioworld.com/columns-and-...

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Notes from behind the glass: When a newscaster plays audio of a UN interpreter, it will be a series of short phrases each followed by enough silence to drive a truck through. Resist the urge to switch to the emergency backup newscast at that moment. #NPRLife

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You know you been doing this a long time when the company's Slack app reminds you it's your 29th Anniversary

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Expo/Western 311 @expo-western-311.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm guessing Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mount Sinai Memorial Park fear they will lose a stream of new clients at their doorstep if they make Forest Lawn Drive safer.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Every once in a while, I come across a well produced video about how ludicrous it is that people are against cycling infrastructure which makes me happy. This is one of those videos.

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America Hates Bikes

YouTube video by Climate Town

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A first for me, seeing the inner Pool Circle at the Hollywood Bowl turned into a Mosh Pit. Also a first, Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters playing the Bowl.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Rarely do I feel the tug of FOMO working at NPR West rather than the Mothership but today’s #TinyDesk drop was 1 of those times, If only to ask #WeirdAl why this shirt became unobtanium after Its release. I’ve worked hard to keep it in good condition. I’d love a backup. youtu.be/o4I-Y8XiBIs?...

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

For National Radio Day, Oh the places I have worked, since 1985: WGAO WMLN WERS WEEI WBUR WBZ Kid Company Radio NPR East NPR SF KQED NPR West ......& this doesn't even include all of the TV I did. #NPRLife #NationalRadioDay

A woman sitting in front of a console with quite a few knobs and is talking into a microphone on a shock mount hanging from a spring balanced arm

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

PSA for #InternationalLeft-HandersDay, use a square knot right over left, then left over right to tie your shoes. It feels backwards to Lefties & to right handed parents tying shoes for kids. They tie granny knots which come undone. I was 47 before I figured it out. news.berkeley.edu/2017/04/11/s...

Demonstration of a Square knot for tying shoes A red shoe with white laces loosely tied in a square knot

A red shoe with white laces fully tied with bows and the square knot visible in the center.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

TIL about Taiwan’s Uniform Invoice Lottery. It blew my mind. It reminds me of the line from The Hunt for Red October “How do you get a crew to want to get off a Nuclear powered Submarine?” How to get businesses to want to report all of their earning to the government? H\T @evanedinger.bsky.social

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Why Every Receipt in Taiwan Is a Lottery Ticket

YouTube video by Evan Edinger

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I’m infuriated that @espnlosangeles.bsky.social has decided to air a Rams Training Camp Special on the #radio rather than #DaveDenholm calling the #2 @lafcmirror.bsky.social vs #1 @whitecapsfc.com in one of the most exciting matches I’ve ever heard. They did air the LAFC Pre-Pre-game show #SMH

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START FINISH SHOW
12:00 a.m. 4:00 a.m. SportsCenter AllNight
4:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. Marty and McGee
7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.Weekend Warrior with Dr. Robert Klapper
8:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m. ESPN Radio
3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. BMO Countdown to Kickoff
4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Rams Training Camp Special
9:30 p.m. 12:00 a.m. SportsCenter Saturday

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Wishing Red Barber were still around. He knew how to use an egg timer. #WhatsTheInningWhatsTheScore #LetsGoDodgers

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If anyone is interested in owning a piece of history, The house I grew up in is for sale. With the first part of it built in 1680, The Red Fam is most known as the place Helen Keller spent the 2 years before she went to Radcliffe. www.realtor.com/realestatean...

This is a picture of the “red farm” circa 1978 during the blizzard

A photo of the Red Farm back in the day. It’s a black-and-white photo taken across the street from the house which includes the main house, several outbuildings, a windmill, and a water tank.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

You might think a bus stop at @metrolosangeles.bsky.social #Westwood #RanchoPark station would serve all buses. No, that would not be the case. Apparently #CulverCityBus thinks #BigBluBus smells and put their stop way on the other side of the station.

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Dan Casey @dancasey.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"Now give Switzerland a red card..."

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Up the long ladder And down the short rope To hell with King Billy And God bless the Pope If that doesn’t do Then we’ll tear them in two And send them to hell …With their red, white and blue. Skol!

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

And a partridge in a pear tree. “Fontana Unified School District’s PD has 7 aerial drones, 3 robots, 2 armored vehicles, 85 less-lethal launchers & 105 military-style rifles, or those that are .50 caliber or greater & specialized firearms that are not standard-issue shotguns & service weapons.”

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Some folks think broadcast is dying and it’s the result of changes in the way we consume media, but occasionally you come across something where you realize some broadcasters are not doing themselves any favors. Any guesses of what’s supposed to be on at 6 PM Pacific time?

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

You know you live in Los Angeles when you go to the Doctor’s office, the one question they ask you the most is “Do you need your parking validated?” #MyDayInLA #CarFreeInLA

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It’s also known as Fourth of July prep.

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Americana at Brand Memes @americanamemes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

People in LA are more aware that there’s a new Minions movie coming out than that the World Cup is happening here on Friday.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

TIL: The source of (de)lorem ipsum. youtu.be/kL1PDqzqhM4 TL:DW Designers at Letraset and James Mosley, the librarian at St Bride Printing Library, took a 1914 Cicero translation and scrambled it to make dummy text for Letraset's Body Type sheets around 1966.

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The Unsolved Mystery of Lorem Ipsum

YouTube video by Rabbit Hole

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A fellow #MassHole gave a speech to impressionable minds at the greatest university within one mile of 42.37343° N, 71.11947° W it’s worth listening to. #Conan youtu.be/yHBasrew8yY

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Conan O'Brien Commencement Address

YouTube video by C-SPAN

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

@metrolosangeles.bsky.social a single tracking subway trains at seventh and Metro however, we’re seeing trains heading outbound on the inbound track arching on the third rail as they depart. Announcements on status are infrequent and inaudible.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This is one of the very few times. I have felt FOMO while working at NPR West. Though I did watch the live stream. youtu.be/wxaXWSVhRXU?...

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Foo Fighters: Tiny Desk Concert

YouTube video by NPR Music

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

There is something FANTASTIC about listening to Kate Pierson sing the theme to Pee Wee’s Playhouse live. #SaidTheSecretWord #LaLaLa #NetflixisAJoke

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A toast to the lads of @wrexhamafc.co.uk for one hell of a season. I raise my jar and can’t wait to see you on the pitch next season. #UpTheTown

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Have you boarded a train lately? H/T 🎩 @joelrose.bsky.social Passenger railroads see a sharp jump in ridership as gas prices climb one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5801...

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🔊 Listen Now: Passenger railroads see a sharp jump in ridership as gas prices climb

Morning Edition on NPR One | 2:30

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

My colleagues at the Nipper will be relieved he is still a Good Dog. 14 out of 10. Right @weratedogs.com ?

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

At work, I’ve learned to listen to audio at double speed. It makes things go, well, twice as fast. It also spills over to my other listening & watching which annoys @DommyGonzalez.bsky.social to no end.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

To all the folks back in the #Northeast who’ve had up to 3’ ft plus of snow dumped on you, I feel your pain. Except I’m jealous too, even about the snow removal process. Would you send some to LA? We could use the water. #OnceAMasshole #LetItSnow

Myself outside with about 8 inches of snow on the ground wearing a Darrow School hooded sweatshirt, black ski gloves, wool hat, jeans and LL Bean Duck boots pushing a small Toro Electric Snow Shovel to clear a driveway while the snow is still falling

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

It’s time once again for another season. I’m ready. #ShoulderToShoulder #LAFC #ListenToTheRadio.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It’s time for the annual #WorldRadioDay rollcall WGAO Franklin MA WMLN Milton MA WERS Boston MA WEEI Boston MA WBUR Boston MA WBZ Boston MA Kid Company Radio Boston MA NPR Mothership Washington DC NPR San Francisco CA KQED San Francisco CA NPR West Culver City CA #NPRLife #ListenToYourRadio

The radio that’s in a Ford CMax Energize tuned to the station KXLU in Los Angeles

A Sony tabletop radio tuned to KCRW 88.9 FM. The display is also advertising that it is airing Weekend Edition Sunday.

This is a picture of a very small portable radio being listened to at an LAFC game tuned to 1110 AM which at the time was broadcasting @ESPNLosAngeles

This is a photo of a Spark HD radio, which is tuned to 89.3 WNPN – FM The Public’s Radio, also known as Rhode Island Public Radio

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