listener
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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
Today, according to career experts, being an active listener or agreeable conversationalist might hold more weight, particularly in communicating ideas.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
By age 25 Belafonte was touring nationally, and one listener, the film impresario Otto Preminger, cast him as the male lead in his 1954 movie, “Carmen Jones.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Pride in her would linger on in the teller of the story as well as the listener.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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Bauer, an assistant journalism and creative media professor at the University of Alabama, said it’s not surprising to him that many of Owens’s current listeners identify as apolitical.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“The music industry is looking for its next growth story, and superfans—a highly engaged, under-monetized segment of listeners who spend disproportionately on concert tickets, merch and artist experiences—are an attractive solution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
By comparison, the KPop Demon Hunters cast have 27 million monthly listeners on the streaming platform.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The five-piece Seattle band, who play "aggressive yet emotionally stirring heavy metal" according to AllMusic, external, released their 12th album in September 2025 and have 350,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
To many listeners, the Mercury's Halloween program had been far too real.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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