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The Nobel prize winning novelist Doris Lessing (October 22, 1919 – November 17, 2013) author of ‘The Golden Notebook’ and ‘The Grass is Singing’) reflects on returning to Zimbabwe where she grew up in this 1992 interview. Listen at rossreynolds.com
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Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus (born October 16, 1944) has researched the reliability of eyewitness testimony and found it’s often not. We spoke in 1991 about her book Witness for the Defense. Listen at rossreynolds.com
Could we pull the plug on computers if A.I. breaks bad. That’s the theme of this New Yorker cover. So I asked A.I. agents Chat GPI, Microsoft CoPilot, Claude, and Gemini Here’s the result: rossrey.substack.com/p/if-ai-star...
rossrey.substack.comIf A.I. starts to go off the rails, can’t we just unplug the computer?Could we pull the plug on computers if A.I.
Mistakes? They've made a few. But not too few to mention. Why the NYT is journalism's true north. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/b...
nytimes.comMistakes? We’ve Made a FewFor most of its life, The New York Times has tried to correct its errors. These efforts have not always been perfect.
Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967-February 2, 2014) was one of the greatest actors of his time. I had the chance to chat with him about his directorial debut in ‘Jack Goes Boating’ on KUOW’s The Conversation September 23rd, 2010. www.rossreynolds.com/rossophonic/...
rossreynolds.comPhilip Seymour Hoffman on 'Jack Goes Boating' — Ross ReynoldsThe oscar winning actor on directing his first film.
Wendell Berry (at 92) is the prose and poetry of the American farmer. He says there is prejudice against rural people. Listen to my 1992 interview by clicking here www.rossreynolds.com
Here a fun exercise. Prompts to find out what A.I. knows about you. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/t...
nytimes.comHow to Use ChatGPT and Gemini Prompts to Find Out What They Know About You (Gift Article)It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.
Shoddy ICE arrests dismissed because officers are incentivized to put up numbers. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...
nytimes.comThey Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. (Gift Article)The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.
How can artists protect their copyright without unfairly restricting the ability of other artists to reuse and remix their work? What does fair use mean when it comes to remixing? Lawrence Lessig tells the truth. Click to listen. www.rossreynolds.com/rossophonic/...
rossreynolds.comHappy Birthday Lawrence Lessig! — Ross ReynoldsLawrence Lessig on copyright, remix and art.
Using A.I. as your lawyer. www.kuow.org/stories/ai-a...
kuow.orgAI as an attorney? Student uses ChatGPT, Gemini to sue UW over alleged racial discriminationA California man is using AI as a team of lawyers, claiming colleges who rejected his son's application, including the University of Washington, did so based on racial discrimination.
Sleep seats in economy for kids and adults? Sign me up. stuckattheairport.com/2026/04/15/n...
stuckattheairport.comNew ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin - Stuck at the AirportAir New Zealand introduces bunk bed-style sleep pods on long haul flights. Adding to United's Relax Row, ANZ's Skycouch and ANA's Couchii.
A long must-read on how RFK and Trump are destroying American health care. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com‘A Mass Disaster Nonstop’: Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s C.D.C.Forty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable.
SNOPES: Image claiming to show Renee Nicole Good's car aimed at ICE officer isn't what it seems www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
snopes.comImage claiming to show Renee Nicole Good's car aimed at ICE officer isn't what it seemsCredible videos of the shooting showed the wheels of Good's car were turned away from the agent when she moved forward and he shot her.
Senioritis What is it? Why is it? What is to be done. www.rossreynolds.com/rossophonic/...
Concerned about A.I. and the environment? This is a must-listen You can hear it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/p...
nytimes.comAustralia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
I was deeply moved by the New York Times 'The Daily' podcast today. It's a parents story of how far they've had to go care for one of their six children. Parenting a Trans-child in Trump's America www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
nytimes.comParenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America
My review of the transcription service I've been using open.substack.com/pub/rossrey/...
open.substack.comTranscription ServicesThe one I like
Some say a public radio call-in program could ever seriously address the question 'what is the meaning of live?'. Some are wrong! See why at rossreynolds.com. I finally put that expensive philosophy degree to work.
Donald Trump is unpopular. Why is it so hard to stand up to him? Republicans are servile. Courts are slow. Can the Democrats rouse themselves?https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/09/04/donald-trump-is-unpopular-why-is-it-so-hard-to-stand-up-to-him
economist.comDonald Trump is unpopular. Why is it so hard to stand up to him?Republicans are servile. Courts are slow. Can the Democrats rouse themselves?
Putin’s petrostate faces a kamikaze petrol crisis www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
economist.comPutin’s petrostate faces a kamikaze petrol crisisDrivers queue as Ukraine’s drones take out 20% of refining capacity
Gravity exerts its pull on Trumpian fake-onomics. www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
theatlantic.comThe Mystery of the Strong Economy Has Finally Been SolvedTurns out it wasn’t actually that strong.
It's incredible that in 1993 Laurie Anderson wrote a book about her first 20 years as an artist. Enjoy this interview with transcript. www.rossreynolds.com/rossophonic/...
rossreynolds.comLaurie Anderson 1993 — Ross ReynoldsPerformance artist Laurie Anderson from 1993 on her first 20 years as an artist.
When pollsters ask (Americans) to estimate what proportion of its budget the federal government spends helping people abroad, the average answer is 26%. In reality it is about 1%, 0.25% of America’s GDP. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
economist.comFive charts explain Trump’s cuts to foreign aidIf Congress approves, the cuts would save less than Americans think—and risk countless lives
I’m not known as a great defender of the CIA but neither am I a defender of willful ignorance." #TheGuardian www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
theguardian.comCIA historian Tim Weiner: ‘Trump has put national security in the hands of crackpots and fools’The longtime chronicler of the spy agency on his Legacy of Ashes follow-up and what keeps him up at night
The web is killing newspapers. Now AI is killing the web. www.economist.com/business/202...
economist.comAI is killing the web. Can anything save it?The rise of ChatGPT and its rivals is undermining the economic bargain of the internet
"How America’s economy is dodging disaster It is astonishingly dynamic, even under the weight of tariffs" www.economist.com/finance-and-...
economist.comHow America’s economy is dodging disasterIt is astonishingly dynamic, even under the weight of tariffs
“We already lost 12 million people... We now face this, more deaths. Health is a human right, no one should die if we can prevent it." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
theguardian.comUNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deathsWinnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding
"Senate Republicans squeaked through Donald Trump’s megabill on Tuesday, 51-50, and cue the onslaught of misleading claims from Democratic opponents and their Beltway copywriters." www.wsj.com/opinion/big-...
wsj.comOpinion | Big, Beautiful DistortionsSenate Republicans pass their megabill. Cue the liberal and media spin.
"It illustrates the long-term damage Mr Trump is doing to the foundations of America’s economy. " www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
economist.comTrumponomics 2.0 will erode the foundations of America’s prosperityThe Big Beautiful Bill is symptomatic of a wider malaise
“I don’t understand the obsession with taking health insurance away from people, I don’t get it. What’s driving this … to take health insurance away from people knowing that it’s going to cost them … up to and including, their lives.” www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
seattletimes.comWA is the No. 1 target in the GOP’s health care slashing billWA tried as hard as any state to round up health coverage for all. But now that Republicans are gutting health care, it turns out WA has the farthest to fall.
One of my favorites conversations.
rossreynolds.comMy interview with Bill MoyersIn 1993 I had the opportunity to interview one of my heroes, journalist Bill Moyers (June 5, 1934 – June 26, 2025). In listening back I was struck by how many of the issues we talked about are still present. Moyers was the press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson, head of the Peace Corps, and a longtime CBS and public television journalist. In this wide-ranging interview, he begina by explaining why he left successful careers in network television and public TV to become an independent producer; how he got a job with Lyndon Johnson by writing a letter offering to help him get re-elected; his television report and book on mind/body medicine. A caller asks Moyer, with the proliferation of media outlets, is there a need for publicly funded media?
