jane c. hu
@janehu.bsky.social
journalist, host of @citycastseattle.bsky.social, psychedelics reporter at The Microdose. always gets the name of the dog.
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jane c. hu
@janehu.bsky.social
· Mar 4
save the date, seattle friends, and start training* now
*eating an uncomfortable amount of carbs and cheese before your rides
*eating an uncomfortable amount of carbs and cheese before your rides
the triumvirate (2026)
September 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
the triumvirate (2026)
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On @citycastseattle.bsky.social, did a tag team interview with the great @janehu.bsky.social where we had a conversation with @ricksteves.bsky.social about buying the Edmonds Theater, the importance of community spaces, and more. Long live movies! 📽️
Listen here: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/ric...
Listen here: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/ric...
August 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
On @citycastseattle.bsky.social, did a tag team interview with the great @janehu.bsky.social where we had a conversation with @ricksteves.bsky.social about buying the Edmonds Theater, the importance of community spaces, and more. Long live movies! 📽️
Listen here: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/ric...
Listen here: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/ric...
imagine trying to explain this to your 2006 self
August 27, 2026 at 7:42 PM
imagine trying to explain this to your 2006 self
growing up in the south, it meant so much to me that dolly subverted stereotypes and reclaimed the power in being a whip-smart, talented, big-hearted, unapologetically loud and funny southern woman (and the bigger the hair, the closer to god, obvi)
I think the universal grieving comes in no small part from the fact she represented the best of what America could be, and that she never stopped chasing that ideal, artistically and socially
August 25, 2026 at 7:29 PM
growing up in the south, it meant so much to me that dolly subverted stereotypes and reclaimed the power in being a whip-smart, talented, big-hearted, unapologetically loud and funny southern woman (and the bigger the hair, the closer to god, obvi)
i have lost all ability to discern parody from actual news
JUST IN: Biohacker Bryan Johnson reveals he has acquired a dog after learning dog owners have a 24% lower risk of early death.
August 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
i have lost all ability to discern parody from actual news
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On @citycastseattle.bsky.social, talked w/ @janehu.bsky.social & @lex.vaughn.theneedling.com about the rise of "candlelight concerts," the new Netflix documentary FREEFALL: A RECKONING FOR BOEING, the Mariners having their worst loss ever, plus more.
Listen here seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/who...
Listen here seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/who...
August 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
On @citycastseattle.bsky.social, talked w/ @janehu.bsky.social & @lex.vaughn.theneedling.com about the rise of "candlelight concerts," the new Netflix documentary FREEFALL: A RECKONING FOR BOEING, the Mariners having their worst loss ever, plus more.
Listen here seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/who...
Listen here seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/who...
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@janehu.bsky.social is back! @liamgbillingham.bsky.social & @samjleeds.bsky.social catch her up on the local news she missed over the last week and then @ericacbarnett.bsky.social joins the show to help break down the two biggest stories.
Hiring a New Police Chief, a New Permit System for RVs, and the Return of Jane C. Hu - City Cast Seattle
Today on the podcast, host Jane C. Hu is back with the team, and producers Liam Billingham and Sam J. Leeds catch her up on the headlines she misse...
seattle.citycast.fm
August 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
@janehu.bsky.social is back! @liamgbillingham.bsky.social & @samjleeds.bsky.social catch her up on the local news she missed over the last week and then @ericacbarnett.bsky.social joins the show to help break down the two biggest stories.
working in seattle media this week
July 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM
working in seattle media this week
do we have a word for the specific climate grief one feels when living amidst the wildfire smoke haze? melansmoglia? smoke sorrow? desmogdent? taking suggestions.
July 22, 2026 at 12:36 AM
do we have a word for the specific climate grief one feels when living amidst the wildfire smoke haze? melansmoglia? smoke sorrow? desmogdent? taking suggestions.
Happy pub day @robertakwok.bsky.social ! Seattle-area folks, catch Roberta at a bookstore near you!
It's pub day for Lost in Curiosity -- please re-post widely!
"Lively and revelatory" (Elizabeth Kolbert), "beautifully written" (Alan Lightman), "an utter delight" (Sabrina Imbler), "the kind of trip you won't want to miss" (Deborah Blum)
www.robertakwok.com/book
"Lively and revelatory" (Elizabeth Kolbert), "beautifully written" (Alan Lightman), "an utter delight" (Sabrina Imbler), "the kind of trip you won't want to miss" (Deborah Blum)
www.robertakwok.com/book
July 21, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Happy pub day @robertakwok.bsky.social ! Seattle-area folks, catch Roberta at a bookstore near you!
HAPPY PUB DAY @theopennotebook.bsky.social @siricarpenter.bsky.social!!!!!
“I hope this book will find its way into your hands, and that you’ll soon be scribbling your own notes in the margins, adding to—maybe even arguing with—the annotations already there.”
Read more from @siricarpenter.bsky.social in today's post: www.theopennotebook.com/2026/07/14/a...
Read more from @siricarpenter.bsky.social in today's post: www.theopennotebook.com/2026/07/14/a...
July 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM
HAPPY PUB DAY @theopennotebook.bsky.social @siricarpenter.bsky.social!!!!!
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Today on the podcast, we dig into the issues surrounding Aurora Avenue. We wanted to hear from some of the neighbors directly, so we talked to a community advocate, a sex worker impacted by the city’s policing efforts, and a resident reimagining the future of Aurora.
What Do We Do About Aurora? It’s Complicated - City Cast Seattle
Today on the podcast, we dig into the issues surrounding Aurora Avenue. Aurora has a long and complicated history, and more recently, local residen...
seattle.citycast.fm
July 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Today on the podcast, we dig into the issues surrounding Aurora Avenue. We wanted to hear from some of the neighbors directly, so we talked to a community advocate, a sex worker impacted by the city’s policing efforts, and a resident reimagining the future of Aurora.
@theopennotebook.bsky.social's new book The Best Science Stories and How They Work is out 7/21! Read 11 great science stories with annotations breaking down what makes them work. Preorder from @uchicagopress.bsky.social w/ code UCPNEW before 7/21 for 30% off. www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
The Best Science Stories and How They Work: A Collection with Commentary - The Open Notebook
An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to tell the stories behind eleven of the best science stories.
www.theopennotebook.com
July 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
@theopennotebook.bsky.social's new book The Best Science Stories and How They Work is out 7/21! Read 11 great science stories with annotations breaking down what makes them work. Preorder from @uchicagopress.bsky.social w/ code UCPNEW before 7/21 for 30% off. www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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BREAKING: King County Judge Samuel Chung has ruled that Denny Blaine Park, Seattle’s historically nude and LGBTQ friendly beach, will remain open. Read the full details in @thestranger.com:
www.thestranger.com/news/denny-b...
www.thestranger.com/news/denny-b...
Denny Blaine Park Stays Open and Naked, Judge Rules - The Stranger
King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung has ordered Denny Blaine Park to remain open and naked (on the lower half of the park), with conditions. The anti-masturbation fence—the City’s response ...
www.thestranger.com
July 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
BREAKING: King County Judge Samuel Chung has ruled that Denny Blaine Park, Seattle’s historically nude and LGBTQ friendly beach, will remain open. Read the full details in @thestranger.com:
www.thestranger.com/news/denny-b...
www.thestranger.com/news/denny-b...
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Today on the podcast, @janehu.bsky.social speaks with two reporters about the federal conspiracy charges brought against three protestors in Spokane and what it signals for protesters everywhere. Plus, the similarities between Seattle and Spokane and what the two cities can learn from each other.
Anti-ICE Protest Convictions, FBI Phone Data Grabs, and Is Spokane Beating Seattle on Urbanism? - City Cast Seattle
Today, on the podcast, host Jane C. Hu speaks with two reporters about the federal conspiracy charges brought against three protestors in Spokane,...
seattle.citycast.fm
July 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Today on the podcast, @janehu.bsky.social speaks with two reporters about the federal conspiracy charges brought against three protestors in Spokane and what it signals for protesters everywhere. Plus, the similarities between Seattle and Spokane and what the two cities can learn from each other.
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If you didn’t know, former @sciam.bsky.social owner Springer Nature sold us just three days ahead of the tally of the vote to unionize. It resulted in layoffs, including 60% of the union’s organizing committee. We’re out here to fight, to keep doing vital science journalism.
June 30, 2026 at 9:28 PM
If you didn’t know, former @sciam.bsky.social owner Springer Nature sold us just three days ahead of the tally of the vote to unionize. It resulted in layoffs, including 60% of the union’s organizing committee. We’re out here to fight, to keep doing vital science journalism.
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Celebrate Pride with The Sick Times!
Many in-person events aren’t accessible to people with Long COVID and related diseases and disabilities, so join us from home as we will celebrate queer performance art.
We’re excited to see you there!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Register: luma.com/ih0oq3yw?mc_...
Many in-person events aren’t accessible to people with Long COVID and related diseases and disabilities, so join us from home as we will celebrate queer performance art.
We’re excited to see you there!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Register: luma.com/ih0oq3yw?mc_...
June 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Celebrate Pride with The Sick Times!
Many in-person events aren’t accessible to people with Long COVID and related diseases and disabilities, so join us from home as we will celebrate queer performance art.
We’re excited to see you there!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Register: luma.com/ih0oq3yw?mc_...
Many in-person events aren’t accessible to people with Long COVID and related diseases and disabilities, so join us from home as we will celebrate queer performance art.
We’re excited to see you there!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Register: luma.com/ih0oq3yw?mc_...
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@harrycheadle.bsky.social has the news in @thestranger.com that the United Sea Creatures union, which includes employees at The Walrus and the Carpenter, has reached a tentative agreement on a union contract, bringing an end to the strike.
www.thestranger.com/news/sea-cha...
www.thestranger.com/news/sea-cha...
Sea Change - The Stranger
It got salty, and there were some rough waters, but unionized employees and management at Sea Creatures restaurant group came to a tentative agreement on a union contract Wednesday night, the union an...
www.thestranger.com
June 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM
@harrycheadle.bsky.social has the news in @thestranger.com that the United Sea Creatures union, which includes employees at The Walrus and the Carpenter, has reached a tentative agreement on a union contract, bringing an end to the strike.
www.thestranger.com/news/sea-cha...
www.thestranger.com/news/sea-cha...
trying to read this is how everything feels lately
June 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
trying to read this is how everything feels lately
June 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"We should call this action what it is – blatant union-busting...we also have reason to believe that the sale was motivated by fear within Springer Nature that our attempts to doggedly report on the crisis facing science in America today would lead to repercussions from the Trump administration."
Statement by @sciamunion.bsky.social on Springer Nature's sale of Scientific American and massive editorial layoffs right before a successful union vote is counted.
www.wgaeast.org/wgae-scienti...
www.wgaeast.org/wgae-scienti...
WGAE-Scientific American Union Statement on Springer Nature’s Sale and Layoffs | Press Room
The following is a statement from Writers Guild of America East members at Scientific American on today’s decision to sell Springer Nature and lay off staff: “Earlier today in an all-staff meeting we ...
www.wgaeast.org
June 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
"We should call this action what it is – blatant union-busting...we also have reason to believe that the sale was motivated by fear within Springer Nature that our attempts to doggedly report on the crisis facing science in America today would lead to repercussions from the Trump administration."
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Scientific American is being sold to LabX Media, publisher of Discover:
group.springernature.com/gp/group/med...
They've fired me and other union staff, ahead of June 26 vote ratification.
My rates are suddenly more reasonable, if you need editing or reporting - [email protected]
group.springernature.com/gp/group/med...
They've fired me and other union staff, ahead of June 26 vote ratification.
My rates are suddenly more reasonable, if you need editing or reporting - [email protected]
Springer Nature to divest its consumer media businesses | Springer Nature Group | Springer Nature
Strategic divestment of consumer media portfolio enables Springer Nature to focus on its core business Transaction supports the long-term development
group.springernature.com
June 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Scientific American is being sold to LabX Media, publisher of Discover:
group.springernature.com/gp/group/med...
They've fired me and other union staff, ahead of June 26 vote ratification.
My rates are suddenly more reasonable, if you need editing or reporting - [email protected]
group.springernature.com/gp/group/med...
They've fired me and other union staff, ahead of June 26 vote ratification.
My rates are suddenly more reasonable, if you need editing or reporting - [email protected]
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Today is my last day at Scientific American, which has been sold to LabX media group. For three decades I've led the magazine's coverage of human origins, archaeology, paleontology, animal behavior, ecology, BIRDS. End of an era. Anyway this feels weird to say, but I'm now available for assignments!
June 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Today is my last day at Scientific American, which has been sold to LabX media group. For three decades I've led the magazine's coverage of human origins, archaeology, paleontology, animal behavior, ecology, BIRDS. End of an era. Anyway this feels weird to say, but I'm now available for assignments!
sun is up past 9. strangers are talking to each other in the streets. back to back to back to back plans. the jorts and sunglasses are back in the wardrobe rotation. SEATTLE SUMMER MANIA HAS BEGUN
June 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
sun is up past 9. strangers are talking to each other in the streets. back to back to back to back plans. the jorts and sunglasses are back in the wardrobe rotation. SEATTLE SUMMER MANIA HAS BEGUN
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Hi pals! I've got something I'm REALLY excited about in the works... I'll be editing a nonfiction anthology about the Yukon River. Timelines are tight so I'm mostly seeking out existing work (in your publication archive, sitting on your hard drive...) Please submit / share! forms.gle/Q622LYHExe7x...
June 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Hi pals! I've got something I'm REALLY excited about in the works... I'll be editing a nonfiction anthology about the Yukon River. Timelines are tight so I'm mostly seeking out existing work (in your publication archive, sitting on your hard drive...) Please submit / share! forms.gle/Q622LYHExe7x...