listener
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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
The theatricality is so over the top that it can be heard as kitsch, but Shaboozey’s commanding voice and commitment to the material generally keep the listener on his side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Ostensibly anchored to the dancefloor, it's a record that uses dance music to shake the listener out of complacency.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I wind up exhausting the listener before I even get to the verb.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
After her death was announced, the then-BBC director general Tim Davie paid tribute to her as "a broadcasting icon", while Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya described her as "warm, fearless and beloved by listeners".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In general, her listeners insisted that they’re just asking questions.
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
To date, the band has released 12 studio albums and amassed more than 348,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
In the living rooms of listeners, clocks won’t reach this time until thirty-six minutes in the future.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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