Say the brucha for the radio! In the course of reporting a story about a new Jewish lobby (it’s not what it looks like!) for the Windy, I learned something explosive. Did you know that Peter Rosenberg from Hot 97 is the son of M.J. Rosenberg from the Israel Policy Forum? So that’s why he’s hot.
If you haven’t seen Peter’s take on Rich Boy, stop working right this instant (arguably NSFW):
I thought it was brave of the New York Times to donate space to the under-appreciated issue of the blogger’s health crisis. In our own way, we’re heroes, akin to firefighters, cops and soldiers. Only no one supports us.
Luckily, one person notices the role we play, and that someone is Faith Saile of PRI’s Fair Game, my favorite radio show. (What? You’re still hung up on This American Life like a sucker?) Faith and company solicited my thoughts on this burgeoning epidemic last week, and you can find my thoughts here, about 10 minutes in, after some Scandinavian politician drones on and on about how he’s sooooo depressed.