Tucker Legerski
@tuckerleg.bsky.social
Writer, researcher, fact-checker, tech explorer, blogger on the human body; reproductive rights & healthcare advocate. Nerd at heart. Working on a book about crooked bones and diabetes. Always up for an adventure. More at https://www.tuckerlegerski.com
Hear what Molly had to say about writing in second person and importance of writing about sexuality.
Chicago Review of Books@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · last wk.Check out the latest episode of Book Stuffs podcast hosted by @tuckerleg.bsky.social—this time he's talking to Molly Aitken on why the most interesting fiction stories come out of truth. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/07/30/b...
Spot on @defector.com @toley.bsky.social If The Podcaster Desires To Defeat The Aggregator, He Must Look Inward - defector.com/if-the-podca...
If The Podcaster Desires To Defeat The Aggregator, He Must Look Inward | Defector
Listen to enough sports podcasts, and eventually you will hear someone spit the name of every podcaster’s greatest enemy: the aggregators. Oh, how the fellas who talk about sports into a mic for a liv...
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Check out the latest episode of Book Stuffs podcast hosted by @tuckerleg.bsky.social—this time he's talking about "Sex of the Midwest" by @robynryle.bsky.social! chireviewofbooks.com/2026/07/16/b...
Book Stuff: Living With Post-Pandemic Loneliness with "Sex of the Midwest" Author Robyn Ryle - Chicago Review of Books
As we get farther from the global pandemic, I’ve wondered how art may look back at that moment. In an unexpected way, Robyn Ryle’s novel Sex of the Midwest, today’s featured guest on a new episode of ...
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Loved this piece from 2024 @defector.com on the role of a critic and how at people's core, no matter your aesthetic education, you have good taste. “It Really Matters If Somebody Has Bad Taste”: An Interview With Book Critic Becca Rothfeld - defector.com/it-really-ma...
"It Really Matters If Somebody Has Bad Taste": An Interview With Book Critic Becca Rothfeld | Defector
I first met Becca Rothfeld when I pitched her back at the end of 2020. She had just joined The Point Magazine as a contributing editor, but I reached out because I loved her essay “Same As It Ever Was...
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So happy to have this out the world! Thank @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social !
Chicago Review of Books@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · last mo."Book Stuff is for readers and the reading curious. By my estimation, reading is still one of the most human and fun ways to spend your time these days." Read more on why @tuckerleg.bsky.social started his podcast Book Stuff below! chireviewofbooks.com/2026/06/30/i...
Imagine if instead of spending half his life giving interviews Mustafa Suleyman just went and quietly did this
Techmeme@techmeme.com · 9mo agoMicrosoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says his new superintelligence team will build "frontier-grade research capability" and Microsoft needs AI self-sufficiency (Ashley Stewart/Business Insider) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Great advice for those making social content: oldfashionednews.com/2025/11/09/i...
Is your post sharable?
This is excellent advice I came across on a LinkedIn post from the wonderfully smart Rachel Karten. Her newsletter/website Link in the Bio partnered with Hootiesuite, a social media management soft…
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Max Read is the latest Substacker to find that the company's newsletter growth engine appears to have stalled maxread.substack.com/p/four-years...
Four years of Read Max on Substack
Our annual report
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Bowen Yang on conversion therapy: “That’s scar tissue that will never totally go away...That was a moment of real danger for me, where this thing I love and cherish about myself—there was an effort to eradicate it.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Bowen Yang Is Sorry He’s Not Your Clown Today
The comedian’s trip to Oz, by way of conversion therapy and “S.N.L.”
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As I wrote about for @motherjones.com, people are already crossing state lines to get the Covid vaccine—which may become more common if the CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends limiting them this week. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Welcome to the new era of Covid vaccine tourism
Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
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NEW: Google tells me it will re-file a legal brief in which lawyers said "the open web is already in rapid decline" to clarify that they were only talking about open-web display advertising. (The open web is still in rapid decline, though.) www.platformer.news/google-open-...
Google makes a gaffe
What the company's accidental legal filing and the Browser Company's acquisition tell us about the true future of the web
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Yellowknife 🇨🇦 Job Opportunity: Cabin Radio hiring a Podcast Producer & Field Reporter One-year contract, lots of travel. Must be a great interviewer, a good audio editor, ready to meet lots of people, and interested in justice in northern communities cabinradio.ca/jobs
Who are the best journalists in and/or covering Wisconsin?
There's "a popular misconception that age-verification mandates are going to be the best way to rein in big tech and hold them accountable," EFF's Molly Buckley told @rollingstone.com - but these laws will just further line the biggest platforms' pockets. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cul...
‘Anonymity Online Is Going to Die’: What Age-Verification Laws Could Look Like in the U.S.
As controversy around the U.K.’s Online Safety Act continues, experts warn about similar legislation thriving in the U.S.
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Today, we're launching $1 & $2 tiers on our Patreon so more of our community can support us! As a part of that, we also wanted to share where our funding is currently coming from and what community funding can help lead to for the future of Bridgy Fed & Bounce. Check it out in the post below 👇🏼
New $1-2 Patreon Tiers! And Funding Update
Hey everyone 👋🏼 Following the successful launch of the Bounce Beta last week, we felt this would be a good opportunity to review how A New Social is progressing eight months in. I wanted to provide s...
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6 @captimes.com Idea Fest sessions for free — many are virtual. Scope them out: AI, clean lakes, healthcare stuff.
Here are six Cap Times Idea Fest sessions you can see for free
While most of the fanfare surrounds the big names on the biggest stage at our annual festival, the virtual-only and smaller venue lineup is outstanding.
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Micah Parsons to the Packers instantly makes them Super Bowl contenders. I don't care what they gave up: It was worth it.
Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves. www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
Scientists Are Flocking to Bluesky
Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves.
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Here's a @speterdavis.com post that says starting in March, Substack tweaked the knobs so publications are seeing up to 90% fewer new subscribers. Substackers among you, does that match your experience? speterdavis.substack.com/p/substack-i...
Some thoughts on Google’s announcement ending the use of ClaimReview in search:
Meet @tuckerleg.bsky.social — writer, reporter, editor + research pro behind @mastersofscale, Rapid Response, @pioneersofAI, Spark & Fire + more! He’s now booking freelance gigs in writing, scripting, fact-checking & reporting. Work with Tucker: airmedia.org/talent/tucke...
Tucker Legerski
For six years I've worked in media production from award-winning podcasts to a local radio station. Best known for my researching and fact-checking skills, I also have dabbled in audio production, int...
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Hi! I was sadly laid off in April — looking for work, exploring new places. To learn more about me, and what I'm working on, what I offer, see my website. tuckerlegerski.net
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@404media.co knows how to run a business. @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social @jasonkoebler.bsky.social @samleecole.bsky.social @josephcox.bsky.social have build a golden sun in the media landscape. They make great journalism every week.
How 404 Media Is Navigating 'Economic Headwinds'
The economy is bad. Here's how we're doing, and how you can help us.
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Anxiety drugs found in rivers make salmon take more risks : NPR www.npr.org/2025/04/14/n...
Anxiety drugs found in rivers make salmon take more risks
New research suggests that pharmaceutical pollution can change the behavior of salmon in the wild.
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