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Vivek Murthy on loneliness: robertsalsbury.com

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Untitled: robertsalsbury.com

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Ukraine coverage – Carole Cadwalladr: robertsalsbury.com

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Ukraine Coverage: Garry Kasparov: robertsalsbury.com

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Ukraine Coverage: Masha Gessen: robertsalsbury.com

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Time marches on…: robertsalsbury.com

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IFC has compiled a list of “films centering on Black experiences that have been made available to stream for free…”. So many amazing films in this list!

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Here’s an interview I cut w/ @hari & artist @jrart covering some of the work JR’s done recently. He connected from his studio in Paris and spoke about that TIME cover and his work on sites – and virtual – in the US.

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Last week I edited this interview between @walterisaacson and @sarahelizalewis which gives an interesting perspective on the current lack of visual documentary…in the context of the history of photography during other times of crisis.

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Untitled: robertsalsbury.com

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Attention home-bound musicians (ie all of us right now): @Ableton has made downloads of “Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers” free. I love this book. Don’t snooze. Download links here.

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Untitled: robertsalsbury.com

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We’ve got more good ones coming, and this is a great time to dig through our archive. One of my favorites is this interview with Ahmed Albasheer, who has a show sort of like the Daily Show, in Iraq. Watch here:

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Untitled: robertsalsbury.com

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Walter Isaacson chatted with Anthony Monaco, president of Tufts University, about the challenges and opportunities for educational institutions. Watch here:

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Untitled: robertsalsbury.com

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Hari Sreenivasan interviewed Nicholas Christakis, a sociologist and physician, who discussed historical precedents, and how ideas spread and what that means for us now. Watch it here:

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Untitled: robertsalsbury.com

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For the first interview, Walter Isaacson spoke with Dr. David Ho about the current situation, testing, etc. Dr. Ho did critical research on HIV in the 1990s.

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Untitled: robertsalsbury.com

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Folks in TV mostly spent last week scrambling to find ways to get our shows done without studios or control rooms. On Amanpour & Company, we managed to continue with our long form interviews and to get them on the air the next day.

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Clearview AI is freshly in the news, after their client list was hacked. That’s the shop that scraped *3 billion* images off the ‘net to sell face recognition s/w to cops. Here’s an interview Hari Sreenivasan did with the CEO last week.

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Tonight,on Frontline-”Targeting El Paso” investigates how El Paso, TX, became the Trump admin’s testing ground for their most extreme immigration policies. Written/produced by Marcia Gaviria (@marcellular). I helped out on this show; it’s eye-opening reporting.

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I just edited this fun interview with John Lithgow. He wrote a book of limericks about Trump! \"📺\"

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This active wildfire map by the LA Times combines data from many sources to reveal a shocking up-to-the-minute picture. Wavy lines (extending over the ocean) are air pollution.

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