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Vernon Neal

@vnealmpr.bsky.social

National Radio Host and Producer at Minnesota Public Radio Listen to me live every Friday and Saturday morning from 6am-10am CST: YourClassical.org

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Former President Barack Obama receiving an enthusiastic response at an NBA game

07.03.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 618    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 14

I thought they were only going to break a few eggshells, not the entire industry 😭

07.03.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHegseth has pushed to eliminate any trace of diversity efforts, which has included policies and programs -- and now media -- that recognizes women and troops with minority backgrounds.”

02.03.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At the end of the day, we’re all gonna die someday. You can either bear the weight of doing nothing then or the weight of doing something now.

01.03.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Preach.

01.03.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That wasn’t a state propaganda endorsement, it was a reminder that covering your eyes and ears to injustice is to be complicit in the injustices.

01.03.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of Germans in the 1940’s turned their β€œTVs” off too πŸ€”

01.03.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it ever too early to listen to Mozart’s Piano Concerto 23?

28.02.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Elder emo solidarity

27.02.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally just played through the first half of take this to your grave on guitar today… my AARP rep is calling me now

27.02.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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During World War II, These Teens Used Music and Fashion to Resist the Nazis Get to know the Zazous, the Swing Kids, and the Edelweiss Pirates.

Youth subcultures used flamboyant fashion and jazz to reject Nazi conformity.

Read more here ‡️

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Roberta Flack was the shepherd of a new R&B sound Pop artist Roberta Flack, who died Monday at 88, grew up classically trained and continued to love the music, even when revolutionizing the R&B scene. Find out more about her life in this episode of t...

www.yourclassical.org/episode/2023...

25.02.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was never about giving voice to the forgotten voices.

It was always about their selfish gain.

It has always been against the tenets of the Constitution because freedom and justice for all doesn’t line their pockets.

25.02.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On the upside, at least we're all aging.

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Cynthia Erivo is set to play Jesus Christ in β€˜Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the Hollywood Bowl this Summer.

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Jeep Owners Dealing With Excessive Pop-Up Ads, Reminding Us How The Future Sucks The car company says that the ads were the result of a software glitch

Jeep owners are reporting pop-up ads on their dashboards.

Drivers say the ads are from Jeep, asking them if they want an extended car warranty when they come to a stop.

They close out the ads, but claim they pop up again at the next stop.

kotaku.com/jeep-owners-...

13.02.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 714    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 46

This is either all meaningless or a cruel joke.

14.02.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love that I’m getting ads for construction excavators.

13.02.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe I’ve seen this storyline in a PBS documentary before…

11.02.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*was

11.02.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Our parents were right - the TV did eventually rot our brains.

09.02.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A music playlist featuring Classical mus

A music playlist featuring Classical mus

Me and my Black skin ✊🏾

09.02.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Existential crisis level: eating untoasted blueberry pop tarts listening to rachmaninoff

09.02.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@caitlinneal.bsky.social finally

09.02.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michigan flu, RSV, COVID surges wreak 'havoc' in Corewell emergency departments Michigan's largest health system urges patients to seek nonemergency care at sites other than its ERs amid a surge in flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases.

Mask up!!!

Michigan's largest health system urges patients to seek nonemergency care at sites other than its ERs amid a surge in flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases. www.freep.com/story/news/h...

07.02.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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"Elon Musk Is A Nazi Nepo Baby" Watch now | "A godless, lawless billionaire."

lol lmao

06.02.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3657    πŸ” 443    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 14

The monumental task of persuading a zealot

05.02.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hearing an acoustic version of Cher’s β€œBelieve” and the lyrics are just hitting me.

I am floored by the layers of meaning behind the choice to crank autotune to the max.

Floored.

03.02.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I better not get covid

02.02.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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