Reading news into a microphone for WHYY, Philly's NPR station. Co-host of Studio 2, M-Th at noon. awolfmanarent at whyy dot org.https://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mvl56ongmk2bAsking about AI extinction scenarios is pointless to me. Does a fly understand how fly paper works?? No. It dies because a being with superior intelligence and resources wants to eliminate it for reasons the fly cannot possibly comprehend. That's the great advantage of intelligence.15 Sep 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl56ongmk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mviaw4teos2ai don't understand soccer all that well...but every highlight i see of this cavan sullivan kid is mesmerizing. and he's only 16?!? best sports prospect from the philly region since...?14 Sep 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviaw4teos2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mv62mjsdwk27here's a thought: Let's tell the guys building the self-described death machine they have to stop10 Sep 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv62mjsdwk27https://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mv3yuo23mc2cFriend of mine just brought this up...and I think it may be true... Look back at TJ McConnell's draft class. Would he go top 10 in a re-draft? He'd at least be close...09 Sep 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3yuo23mc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3muz55erdgs2smy first impressions are: safe. uninspiring. looks like one of those old carousel slide projectors. maybe don draper can sell me on it? [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz55erdgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mup6vhnk4c2rIf only Ben had gone to Sacramento 4.5 years ago... [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup6vhnk4c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mumnqu2dbs22From the NBA Cup to the 2nd Apron to lottery reform to the new injury rules, Adam Silver is clearly trying to increase the number of competitive games and create more parity. Cap circumvention is a major threat to that project. And I think that's why Silver hammered the Clippers03 Sep 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumnqu2dbs22https://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mul4lwg2ns2vEven in a best-case scenario, the odds of this pick being top 3 are around 25%. So what we have here is clear and obvious disinformation published by a company that profits off people thinking they have insight into future outcomes.02 Sep 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul4lwg2ns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3muk6y7q2dk2xIn the utopia of my mind, he's already been swapped for Simons at the deadline.02 Sep 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk6y7q2dk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mtrngc2pmc2aThis is what fan impact looks like [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrngc2pmc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mtrmtjmmzk2aThe guy dressed as Santa Clause sitting behind the visitors dugout stayed til the end. If we're giving credit...let's start there.23 Aug 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrmtjmmzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mtotmcxmxs25you think you're a hater? well i saw a guy today wearing a "daryl morey sucks" hat. appeared to be custom made22 Aug 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtotmcxmxs25https://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mtm2oag4zs2lThe following joke has been approved for those who know too much about basketball and regional transit: "This is the biggest MARC train since MDOT took over commuter rail services in and around Baltimore!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm2oag4zs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mtjezvcfvs2xThe Philadelphia Water Department when they realize the sound of a running shower is the only thing that reliably comforts my newborn at night20 Aug 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjezvcfvs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3msy7xn2lr223You all remember that time Stairs ripped one into the night?13 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msy7xn2lr223https://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3msxwchi3ds2pEvery once in a while you think "maybe Other Philly Team actually has more eyeballs than the Eagles right now." And then there's a whole news cycle about whether the team should have posted a video online of the quarterback getting picked off in practice and you realize that's impossible13 Aug 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxwchi3ds2phttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3msvo7yk5lk22It's funny to hear all the Brunson-Pritchard talk...which feels like a visual, play-style comp that ignores a lot of other stuff. In terms of outcome/impact, I think he's much closer to Maxey...another efficient scorer who spaces the floor off ball and is low assist/low turnover on ball.12 Aug 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvo7yk5lk22https://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3msslvkzos22uFourth quarter. Sixers up 20. The Garden is dead. The celebs are looking at their phones. "It's just one game," they'll say. "Parade hangover," they'll chuckle. But deep inside they'll know...it's over.11 Aug 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msslvkzos22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3msslbro77s2uCrazy they're making the Knicks pass the torch like that on Opening Night. But I don't make the schedule or the rules.11 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msslbro77s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3msgrsys5c22aah ok they just forgot to invite me. funny mix up. but we will get it sorted out 🤣06 Aug 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgrsys5c22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3msgrd7soqs2aNoted06 Aug 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgrd7soqs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mseso4syfs2lsmiling through it all. just the biggest, dumbest smile.06 Aug 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseso4syfs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3msbb42xmv22ti've developed a genius way to beat the broad street cameras. it's called not speeding.04 Aug 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbb42xmv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3ms75i6psgs2hi swear there's a machine somewhere that randomly matches former NBA role players with hot takes and feeds them into social media algorithms. like why all of a sudden am i seeing that olden polynice has serious questions about the Sixers starting five? how does that occur?03 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms75i6psgs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mrx3mpil2s2bEven as someone who's a little Jaylen Brown skeptical...I think you gotta draw a clear line between guys like Brown and other high-usage stars who don't grade out well analytically like Westbrook and Banchero. When Brown is off the ball you have to guard him. That makes a major difference31 Jul 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx3mpil2s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mrukkmdo622nMy feeling on the Knicks is the same feeling I had after Denver's title run. Ppl focus too much on one dominant playoff run and disregard all prior evidence. The Knicks were an excellent-but-not-dominant team before the 2026 playoffs. And I think that's what they'll be moving forward.30 Jul 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrukkmdo622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mrujeto2l22nStill can't wrap my mind around the fact that the last game Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown played together -- after a decade of blinding success -- was a blowout playoff loss...to the freaking Sixers. And ever since then we've been in the upside down realm30 Jul 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrujeto2l22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/avi-wa.bsky.social/post/3mrs3z2erck2hfine i'll do it https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/lebron-james-sixers-tv-nbc-sports-philadelphia-schedule-20260729.html29 Jul 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:2xsjeksmt5podv6wmduiccbc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs3z2erck2h