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I have used AI to work on this capacity, and to become, well, if not exactly the world’s greatest listener, maybe 10% less bossy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
He was a voracious reader and an even more voracious listener, for whom genre was of no concern.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The song is a lesson about the importance of empathy drained of the feel-good reassurance that might let the listener off the hook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David answer a few more listener questions, just to tide you over until after a quick break.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
He was nice, caring, a good listener, understanding, very handsome, and best of all, he always knew just what to say whenever I was miserable.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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Breaking the news to her listeners on BBC Radio 1Xtra, broadcaster Remi Burgz said it was a "sad day for British music" and called Sway a "UK Rap pioneer".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A spoilerphobe himself, Fennessey will often tell listeners when he’s about to reveal something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
On the latest episode of ICYMI, host Kate Lindsay introduces listeners to the phenomenon of vertical microdramas, which are 90-second snippets of content chock-full of some of the most absurd plotlines you’ve ever seen.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Four decades later, the band’s music is still everywhere, including television, social media and streaming platforms like Spotify, where Journey has more monthly listeners than Bruce Springsteen, U2 or Bob Dylan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Comments included protests that, despite what CBS claimed, there had NOT been four announcements to inform listeners that the broadcast was a radio drama.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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