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Washington DC: 5 Cool Things in 90 Minutes

May 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Anyone who hangs out with me for any sustained period of time will hear me bitch about Washington DC. I am admitted victim of FNYS (Former New Yorker Syndrome). That said, DC does have a flavor all its own, and sometimes that flavor is delectable.
A couple of days ago, I experienced 5 cool things […]

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Jonny Goldstein on Talk of the Nation

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Live: Sitting in the audience at live broadcast of NPR’s Talk of the Nation. Bill Kristol, AnnaMarie Cox, Clarence Page, Jerry Seib opining about press coverage of the U.S. presidential campaign. Bill Kristol actually sounding quite coherent. I’m up to answer a question next and I’m a little nervous….
Update: I got to ask a question […]

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How I won the “Personality Not Included” best interview contest

April 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I won the contest that Rohit Bhargava organized to promote his new book, Personality Not Included.
To win the contest, you had to get the greatest amount of votes on two webpages Rohit had set up. Here’s how I won:
1. Wrote 5 questions for Rohit to answer, as per the contest instructions. I did not have […]

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Wow, Amazing Birthday–Thanks for the best present: your creativity

March 20th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Thanks everyone who helped celebrate my birthday. It was one of my most amazing ever. The coolest thing about it for me was the outpouring of creativity that came from the folks who were moved to make art in celebration of the day. To check out the archive of the Par-tay, go here.

Really, there are […]

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Jonny’s Par-tay: Birthday Par-tay! Weds, March 19, 9PM EST

March 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I’m happy to say that my Birthday coincides with the show this Weds! Come celebrate with me, Scott, my wife and special guests. The focus of this particular show is…me! It’s your chance to dig deep into the enigma that is Jonny. How did Jonny become Jonny? Over the course of my life I have […]

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A Memory Map for My Wife’s Grandma

February 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

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I am making a map of places in NYC that were important to my wife’s grandma who recently passed away. Matty’s grandma liked to paint, garden, dance, and sing. Click on the the pictures to learn more.

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It’s that time of year to write an introspective blog post

December 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Big, big thanks to all the people who have supported the Par-tay. I love you and I am your biggest fan! You are not just an audience, you are co-creators. The Par-tay would not happen without you.
Big thanks to all my guests. Thank you for your time, patience, and willingness to jump on the tightrope […]

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Meditation on work, relationships, self definition

November 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Mobile post sent by jonnygoldstein using Utterz.  Replies.  mp3

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Jonny Utterz Utterly Uttragious Uttlandishly Uttyful

November 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Utterz is a new service that let’s you record from your phone and post that sound to the web automatically. I’ve been having a lot of fun with it in the last couple of days. Here’s a recent Utter I created while strolling from the White House to K street:

To check out all the […]

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Let me go out on a limb here. The United States should not torture people.

November 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Poor Mukasey, the nominee for Attorney General, is in a bind. In his Senate confirmation hearing, he is being asked if he considers waterboarding illegal.
Waterboarding defined (Wikipedia)

Waterboarding is a form of torture that consists of immobilizing an individual on his or her back, with the head inclined downward, and pouring water over the face […]

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