Appalachian expat in the home of the Funk, morning public radio hype man at WOUB Public Media, and somewhat decent human being.https://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lufqa6m73c2eWatching Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Face the Nation this morning comes across like the Morrie's Wigs commercial from Goodfellas.20 Jul 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lufqa6m73c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3luazobba5k22After threatening to eat the rest of their bag of candy, my teenager just sassed me with, "you and what funding?" Cold-hearted smart ass — I've never been prouder Public Radio Dad Life18 Jul 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3luazobba5k22https://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3luadkprzzs2xMe this morning after adding the rescission package to the stack of bullshit piling up in my personal life since January.18 Jul 2025 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3luadkprzzs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lu3vzsliu22mMaybe unrelated, but there are ICE raids rattling my neighborhood today, and the crew doing gutters across the street has been replaced by 3 white guys who seem to be learning on the job. A sure bet is that one of them will fall off the roof while my OSHA 30 card bursts into flames in my wallet.16 Jul 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3vzsliu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3ltrs7u3kdk2qWe're on our way to the Tariff Showcase Showdown12 Jul 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrs7u3kdk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3ltp3u4eeyk25With the amount of copyright infringement being committed by the White House Office of Digital Strategy, it's going to be a little tricky pressing China on intellectual property issues with a straight face.11 Jul 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltp3u4eeyk25https://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3ltkupcjwoc2cI guess paying 50% more for cachaça and Beetle parts because a president feels that his buddy has been treated so unfairly is better than getting bogged down in a war because someone plotted to kill a different president's daddy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/world/americas/brazil-trump-bolsonaro-lula-coup-tariff.html?smid=url-share09 Jul 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkupcjwoc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3ltku7gu3ic2cI know some folks don't know the difference between 86 and 1-87, but it's not really about that, is it? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/politics/james-comey-secret-service.html?smid=url-share09 Jul 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltku7gu3ic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3ltdieauvmk2rThe world is going to end when Stephen Miller's kids start throwing a prothesis e around the house. "Papa, can we go to /e/Starbucks?" "May I please have a /e/Sprite?"07 Jul 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltdieauvmk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lsvcjl3ths2gHappy Canada Day to my friends and family in or from the True North, strong and free.01 Jul 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvcjl3ths2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lsn3gf4oc22iWith all of these people being labeled as Communists lately, Communist Party USA must be wondering where all those member dues are. What do you say, @communistsusa.bsky.social, do you think the checks are in the mail?28 Jun 2025 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsn3gf4oc22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3ls7ifyipxk2jAfter decades of secretly reading Janes Defense Weekly, cheers to all the folks coming out of the woodwork to share their expertise on these latest happenings. Good on ya'22 Jun 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7ifyipxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3ls7cyvxnxc2jThe powers that be are definitely making a lot of Gen X folks nervous. More so for this one, with a 15-year-old and knowledge of the human cost from being tied up in the sandbox for decades. And to the giddy Book of Revelation champions out there today: may you eternally stay right where you are.22 Jun 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7cyvxnxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrzzlbdrmk2rHappy West Virginia Day from the Gem City20 Jun 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzzlbdrmk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrtzby5sic2gI sincerely worry that too many End Times folks are in influential positions that could edge their dreams moving closer to reality.18 Jun 2025 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtzby5sic2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrtgnkcejc2gWith a guy in charge who seems to make a lot of decisions based on an '80s and '90s worldview, I'm maybe just a little nervous these days.17 Jun 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtgnkcejc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrmocm23hk2oY'all say a prayer for George Soros's wealth after he pays all those protestors for showing up yesterday. That said, the postage paid for sending out all those checks will surely keep USPS above water for at least a few more months.15 Jun 2025 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrmocm23hk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrjokdu3dc2hTo Catch a Smuggler has become my hotel TV guilty pleasure.14 Jun 2025 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjokdu3dc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrgvw7mses2pThe House narrowly approved legislation to claw back funding for public media outlets across the USA. If you value the array of services available on NPR, PBS, & your local station, the time is now to make your voice heard. Find out how to be a zero-hour hero at protectmypublicmedia.org. https://protectmypublicmedia.org12 Jun 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgvw7mses2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrgrtlb4222pI'm silently enraged while sitting on the top deck of a Chicago hop on hop off bus. I'm going to continue enjoying my family vacation, but there's a spot along the River Walk I might spit into the river later today.12 Jun 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgrtlb4222phttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrfvj3rvqk2oHappy No-No Day to all who celebrate!12 Jun 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfvj3rvqk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lrduurtgpc2qA leak from a storage tank containing 50,000 gallons of nitric acid in the Vinton County village of Zaleski has led officials to ask residents to evacuate the surrounding area. WOUB will have updates throughout the afternoon on the radio, our website, and this evening at 6:30 on WOUB-TV's Newswatch.11 Jun 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrduurtgpc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lqvalamnac2aMy summertime guilty pleasure has traditionally been watching drama unfold in one-hour increments on late-afternoon TV, but this summer, it looks like it's going to be on Twitter. There, and in the courts. https://media.tenor.com/KHqPSAncMiwAAAAC/maury-well.gif?hh=352&ww=49805 Jun 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvalamnac2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lqgyom2esc2fAfter going decades without, I'm back in a town that offers Speed Racer OTA at 1-in-the-morning.31 May 2025 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqgyom2esc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lq3kfqsw4k2xCongrats @afcwimbledon1889.bsky.social!!!26 May 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq3kfqsw4k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3loet4oyhps2iAt this point, and I'm ride or die for #Wolfsburg, I feel like no matter how great a coach the team brings in, it will still just be putting lipstick on a pig. Thank God for the women's side, otherwise my weekends would be full of mediocrity and disappointment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3loet4oyhps2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lo4neaolsc2aDayton is a magical city. Picture a town where you can take your dog for a walk on a random late Thursday morning while listening to the Grateful Dead live at Nassau Coliseum, and let the Gem City's perpetually strong scent of weed truly take you back to March of 1990.01 May 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4neaolsc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lniyj2hxic23One of the odder things about living on a block full of political types is how often I get to sit on my porch, drink coffee, and listen to the other side of interviews.23 Apr 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lniyj2hxic23https://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3ln3lzvze5s27Totally my opinion, but Madeinusa is the greatest Holy Weekend movie of all time. While the cat's away, the mice will play. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0476298/18 Apr 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3lzvze5s27https://bsky.app/profile/chrisriddle.bsky.social/post/3lmeu4ymtmk2lNo matter where you fall on the political spectrum, I think we can agree that this would be a great occasion for an Explainer in Chief to make a primetime appearance.09 Apr 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:ot6m6tkclvips3dv3u7u77p3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmeu4ymtmk2l