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Lillian Karabaic

@anomalily.net

Finance + Transit journalist | Weekend edition host on @opb | YouTuber | + @slate @ohmydollar | views my own | Book β€œA Cat's Guide to Money" 😻 | she/her πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Listen now if you didn't catch it in broadcast www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...

17.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIce dance is inherently competitive gender performance." - Olympian Kaitlyn Weaver
I have been trying to get a story about open-gender ice dancing on public radio for 2.5 years. Today, finally, it airs on All Things Considered on @npr.org at 4:35PM Pacific.

17.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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54 stores, 8 hours: Portlander turns longest Plaid Pantry run ever into a love letter to the city Simon Xu went to every single Plaid Pantry store in Portland in an eight-hour "pointless" personal challenge.

β€œYeah, I was very much done with it,” Xu said. β€œI was so tired. I just went home.”

You’ve not only nailed the Portland experience, Simon, but also our ethos. Well done!

(fun story for your Sunday from @anomalily.net and @opb.org) www.opb.org/article/2026...

15.02.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate Payment - Star Tribune Company DonateDonate Now Donate Thank You for Supporting the Minnesota Star Tribune Thank You for Supporting the Minnesota Star Tribune See Other Ways to Give We Value Your Privacy The Minneapolis…

The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....

25.01.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 572 πŸ” 362 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you or someone you know going to the Caps' Pride game on Saturday? Have you watched Heated Rivalry? Is, by chance, anyone going to the game *because* they watched Heated Rivalry?

If any of that fits you, my DMs are open. Working on a story and would love to chat!

12.01.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Y’all covering nationals was hella fun but multiple days of less than 5 hours of sleep is whack. No idea how @rockerskating.com does it.

12.01.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Listen Monday for a first-hand report from @anomalily.net!

10.01.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey I'll be live on @npr.org Morning Edition at 5:50AM Eastern (re-airing at 7:50/9:50) to talk figure skating olympic team selection, wherever you get your public radio.

12.01.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@rockerskating.com's stance is getting wider as we get closer to the top three in the women's free skate. #prevagenuschamps

10.01.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Figure Skating Championships will determine who's going to the Olympics This week's competition in St. Louis will skaters tickets to the Milan-Cortina games in February

I’m reporting from figure skating Nationals for an outlet that doesn’t even have a sports section. Nothing like an olympic year nationals, though. www.npr.org/2026/01/09/n...

09.01.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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5 Pacific Northwest skaters take the ice at US Figure Skating Championships as 2026 Olympic race heats up Five Pacific Northwest figure skaters compete in the final Olympic team qualifier in St. Louis this week alongside the sport’s biggest names and Olympic hopefuls.

While the championships are the final Olympic team qualifier, the event is also a showcase of the depth of U.S. figure skating β€” and a chance for Pacific Northwest athletes to be seen alongside the sport’s biggest names, including world champion and Olympic gold favorite Ilia Malinin.

09.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Isabeau saying it was past her bedtime at the presser. Girl, same! I had to wait for you to do your job so I can do mine 😭 #prevagenuschamps

08.01.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Perfect Camel Spins: Smooth Edge Change Tips
Perfect Camel Spins: Smooth Edge Change Tips YouTube video by Style Skating

This is my type of camel:
www.youtube.com/shorts/oJSK1...

04.01.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some 2025 Stats
🍩 Donuts: 75
✈️ Countries Visited: 4
🚌 Buses: 40
🚊 Hours on Trains: 19
🚲 Pedalpalooza rides: 18
πŸ‘¦πŸ½ Friends seen: 1,291
🌯 Burritos: 20
πŸ“‘ Hours at Radio Station: 1,073
🎧 Audio Stories Filed: 69
πŸŒ€ Sit Spins: 517
🐫 Camels: 156
⬇ Falls on Ice: 46
πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈ Social Hours: 242
πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« Students Taught: 265

01.01.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The Evergreen’: β€˜At Work With’ an Oaks Park ride operator, a traffic flagger and a rancher We’re wrapping up 2025 with the latest stories from our β€œAt Work With” series. Join us for a day on the job as we find out what it’s like to keep roller coasters running, traffic flowing and cattle mo...

Today on @opb.org’s The Evergreen: the latest from our At Work With series!
Thanks to Malya Fass & @anomalily.net, we get to know three Oregonians who keep the roller coasters running, the traffic flowing, and the cattle mooooving.

29.12.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you want to smile, and cry a little bit, go watch this amazing doc!

14.11.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's @thewaroncars.bsky.social Week in PDX!

Mon @opb.org w @anomalily.net
Wed @bikeportland.org HappyHour
Thurs @powells.bsky.social (need $$$ ticket)

plus @shift2bikes.bsky.social Thurs 5:30P bike w @contraireclaire.bsky.social from Colonel Summer's to Powell's www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...

10.11.2025 09:48 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜The Evergreen’: What to do about freeways β€œThe Big Dig” podcast in conversation with OPB’s Lillian Karabaic of the β€œStop Requested” transit reporting project.

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen:
Every US city is divided by crumbling old highways - including Portland - & every city's trying to figure out what to do w them. @wgbh.org's The Big Dig had a convo w OPB’s @anomalily.net about Portland’s attempts to solve that puzzle & undo the harms of the past.

10.11.2025 23:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Coming out of Bluesky retirement to brag that 4 days after the time change, I successfully remembered how to change my microwave clock.

05.11.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Packed house for the @opb.org / @wgbh.org live taping of the cross over Big Dig / Stop Requested podcast! NMF co-founder @chrissmith.us is on tonight’s panel

29.10.2025 02:15 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
purple graphic featuring pictures of Doug Gordon, Sarah Goodyear, and Lillian Karabaic (holding white cat) alongside Life After Cars book cover. It says "Ticketed Event, Powell's City of Books, Thursday, Nov. 13th, 7 PM."

purple graphic featuring pictures of Doug Gordon, Sarah Goodyear, and Lillian Karabaic (holding white cat) alongside Life After Cars book cover. It says "Ticketed Event, Powell's City of Books, Thursday, Nov. 13th, 7 PM."

Hello, Portland! We are so excited to announce that we'll be at the famous @powells.bsky.social on November 13th in conversation with @opb.org's @anomalily.net about our new book, "Life After Cars."

Tickets, which include a copy of the book, are on sale now:

www.powells.com/events/sarah...

11.09.2025 13:26 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 11
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πŸ”΄ Live: I guess we're going to talk about economic data for some reason YouTube video by anomalily

let's talk economic data and government influence www.youtube.com/live/EJxargQ...

05.08.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
πŸ”΄ Live: Rural Health Care in the US is about to get worse
πŸ”΄ Live: Rural Health Care in the US is about to get worse YouTube video by anomalily

Y'all my power is back and we're talking rural health care and what a tenuous situation it's in under DOGE and the Big Beautiful Bill Act. Live at 4:30 Pacific/7:30 Eastern. But also a donut and maybe a planner. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0q3...

22.07.2025 22:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have injured myself in the most Portland way possible: I bruised my hand moving a large glass tupperware full of homemade hummus.

22.07.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
OPB's Stop Requested Live at PSU: Lessons and Opportunities for Rural Transit | TREC

Today is #RuralTransitDay, so what better time to take a look back at this vide of Lillian Karabaic @anomalily.net speaking at PSU a couple of months ago? Her talk offered a deep dive into rural transit in Oregon - Check it out here: trec.pdx.edu/events/stop-...

16.07.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Northwest rural and tribal public broadcasters brace for possible federal cuts In rural communities and tribal lands, federal dollars often pay for the only local reporting available and fund broadcast equipment for the Emergency Alert System.

If you're wondering how cuts to public broadcasting would most affect the Pacific Northwest, it's going to be in our Indigenous serving stations and rural stations. These are vital communications in news deserts. @anomalily.net covers it all.

17.07.2025 01:21 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Northwest rural and tribal public broadcasters brace for possible federal cuts In rural communities and tribal lands, federal dollars often pay for the only local reporting available and fund broadcast equipment for the Emergency Alert System.

Rural and tribal public media organizations stand to lose the most if President Trump's rescission package is ultimately approved. @anomalily.net spoke with KWSO in Warm Springs and NWPB in Pullman: www.opb.org/article/2025...

17.07.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”΄ Live: Many changes for SAVE plan borrowers There are so many changes to student loans as a result of the Big, Beautiful Bill Act and the SAVE plan case. Oh My Dollar! Community Challenges (We're really nice, come join) https://forum.ohmydolla...

Let's run through the gamet of things happening to student loans. The soonest deadline? August 1st is when SAVE borrowers start accruing interest again youtube.com/live/ENdsFrF...

15.07.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t usually get angry, but when I do it is with Kaiser’s prescription refill phone robot.

15.07.2025 16:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oregon counties lose transit options as federal funding remains uncertain Oregon transit agencies have announced they are reducing service due to the funding uncertainty caused by an ongoing legal dispute between Oregon and the Federal Transit Administration.

Immigration enforcement policy touches a lot of things. One that might be unexpected? Rural transit in Oregon. www.opb.org/article/2025...

11.07.2025 16:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0