Ben Naddaff-Hafrey

Ben Naddaff-Hafrey is on it with good humor and no nonsense. 🧐🎅🎄👏👍👍👍 Twas it? open.substack.com/pub/bennaddaff…

an absolute dream to out myself as a yanks fan in the new yorker's poetry pages. thank you @ghazalblues and Kevin Young for the wonderful process; go mariners. newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

@alexrkonrad thanks Alex!

This was such a great episode on siren noise 🚨 that any New Yorker can feel deeply… Go listen if you missed it, and vote for Ben!

@signalawards @pushkinpods You can listen to the ep here! open.spotify.com/episode/6zGtyz…

Sirens are unnecessarily loud. They cause accidents. And they don't save much time. I went deep on this for 'Revisionist History' & the resulting episode is a finalist for 'Best Writing' at the @signalawards. Last day to vote for it today! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?u… @pushkinpods

@UriBram @signalawards possibly quite literally up your street. Thank you!!

@bhafrey @signalawards So incredibly up my street

My anti-siren screed is up for a 'best writing' @signalawards ! You can vote at the link below if you too are a crank wishing for a quieter world. vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?u…

Thrilled to be living through "one of the largest multi-day civilian helicopter movements in U.S. history" alongside everyone else in Brooklyn. Thanks to @flybladenow and @RyderCupUSA for making golf accessible again. ir.jobyaviation.com/news-events/pr…

HARK DAILY - Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring: - When conspiracy theorists become the government @willsommer - The long history of Republicans vs. public broadcasting @JBFlint - The monk who knew too much @bhafrey share.harkaudio.com/tprx5EHuyYcXna…

The recipe for Thomas' English Muffins is so precious parent company Bimbo Bakeries will stop at nothing to protect it... so of course @bhafrey tried to uncover the secret to the bread's famous "nooks and crannies." More on @Gladwell's #RevisionistHistory: lnk.to/0cY9Kr

So fun being interviewed for this podcast by the wonderful @bhafrey! My comments are about rats but I'm firmly on Team Raccoon when it comes to the most clever nonprimate species--Maestros of Mischief! @pushkinpods podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rat…

Our Revisionist History series on the Nazi Olympics won the people's choice Webby award for 'Best Writing' yesterday! pushkin.fm/podcasts/revis…… Proud of our team & our regrettably relevant show. cc @Gladwell @saranics @_jcbsmth Tali Emlen Nina Bird Lawrence @jaelgoldfine

The series we made about the 1936 Olympics is up for a Webby in the 'best writing' category - listen to all 7 hours today so you can vote before the deadline tomorrow! open.spotify.com/episode/7IrP3O…

Are the unbelievably loud sirens on ambulances and fire trucks just a fact of life? @bhafrey investigates on @Gladwell's #RevisionistHistory... the story involves a 1970s TV show, hearses used as ambulances, and a dog with a big voice: lnk.to/RnjvoZ

@kcengel @SmithsonianMag thanks, Katya!

Super fun story by @bhafrey in this month's @SmithsonianMag about a very strange department. My favorite part is the "Dial-A-Phenomenon" that "anyone could call to hear recorded descriptions of unfolding phenomena". smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-in…

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lmao on the timing of this post but yeah if we still have a functioning society on 4/1 you all should come thru

@_jcbsmth haha