listener
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You’re challenging the listener to accept that over the top doesn’t necessarily mean phony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Colleagues describe him as a good listener who is personable in private meetings, and measured in his decision-making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He was a voracious reader and an even more voracious listener, for whom genre was of no concern.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 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
The walking tour guides one through the city's various landmarks, reciting bits of information the listener might find enlightening.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Stateside listeners will be delighted to learn that the edition concludes with “Watching the Detectives,” the searing track that was appended to the American release.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
The circumstances surrounding the release of “Toxicity” became even more surreal one week later, when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks changed the country and altered the way some listeners interpreted the album.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mr. Costanzo pays tribute to both men—as well as to pop artists such as Michael Jackson and Prince, who turned the falsetto voice into a sound that won millions of listeners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Many of these listeners chuckled aloud when Mr. Sun, having led his quartet through a pent-up and mostly atonal original composition, “Hold Music,” explained its inspiration: a 90-minute ordeal on the phone with the IRS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Decades later, listeners marvel at the skill of the performances.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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