Eric Deggans

Eric Deggans

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I should have mentioned this sooner, but I'm going to be guest hosting Weekend All Things Considered again, this weekend and the next! So tune into NPR Friday, Saturday and June 3 and 4 to hear me talk news, pop culture, politics and a few surprises!4 views I should have mentioned this sooner, but I'm going to be guest hosting Weekend All Things Considered again, this weekend and the next! So tune into NPR Friday, Saturday and June 3 and 4 to hear me talk news, pop culture, politics and a few surprises! Before tonight's series finale of HBO's dark comedy #Succession, please take a spin through my spoiler-free preview, w/my not-too-surprising prediction and meditation about this cautionary tale on the fickle impulses of emotionally stunted plutocrats. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/27/1178170468/succession-series-finale-hbo2 views Before tonight's series finale of HBO's dark comedy #Succession, please take a spin through my spoiler-free preview, w/my not-too-surprising prediction and meditation about this cautionary tale on the fickle impulses of emotionally stunted plutocrats. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/27/1178170468/succession-series-finale-hbo As James Corden says farewell tonight after eight years at The Late Late Show, I wonder: Why aren't more people talking about his departure? READ: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172343958/james-corden-the-late-late-show2 views As James Corden says farewell tonight after eight years at The Late Late Show, I wonder: Why aren't more people talking about his departure? READ: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172343958/james-corden-the-late-late-show Days after agreeing to more than three-quarters of a billion-dollar settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News has parted ways with its most-watched anchor Tucker Carlson -- a guy who was also a serious font of misinformation and disinformation.2 views Days after agreeing to more than three-quarters of a billion-dollar settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News has parted ways with its most-watched anchor Tucker Carlson -- a guy who was also a serious font of misinformation and disinformation.

📊 Post engagement

2
Avg engagement / post
4%
Engagement vs followers
Apr 2023
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: I should have mentioned this sooner, but I'm going to be guest h · 4 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
2.5 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 1 text · 11 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.3×
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🔥 Top post I should have mentioned this sooner, but I'm going to be guest hosting Weekend All Things Considered again, this weekend and the next! So tune into NPR Friday, Saturday and June 3 and 4 to hear me talk news, pop culture, politics and a few surprises! ★ 4
Before tonight's series finale of HBO's dark comedy #Succession, please take a spin through my spoiler-free preview, w/my not-too-surprising prediction and meditation about this cautionary tale on the fickle impulses of emotionally stunted… ★ 2 Thanks to buddy Kim Masters, folks at KCRW's The Business, who let me conduct a guest interview: Allen Hughes, director of docuseries on Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni, Dear Mama. Since Tupac once assaulted Hughes, this project was a su… Here's my review of Still: A Michael J Fox Movie, a touching film which expertly draws viewers into the painful reality of Fox's life with Parkinson's disease without turning him into an object of pity. https://loom.ly/TXAakqA Talk about saying the quiet part out loud: Florida is now editing social studies textbooks. In one, a passage on George Floyd and Black Lives Matter was removed. If you can't win the debate about systemic racism on facts, then change the h… So...is the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie a mawkish grab bag of superhero tropes and vivisection or one of the best Marvel movies to combine action and character in years? Happy to dig into it on the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast w/an… Was surprised by how much I liked Pete Davidson’s Peacock comedy Bupkis, which reveals the sometimes agonized heart of a showbiz knucklehead. READ: https://loom.ly/amRw9V0 Was honored to join the CBC News in Canada to help explain how the Writer's Guild of America strike might affect TV in their country. Actually, Abbot Elementary writer Brittani Nichols did a lot more explaining than me. WATCH: https://www.… ★ 1 As James Corden says farewell tonight after eight years at The Late Late Show, I wonder: Why aren't more people talking about his departure? READ: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172343958/james-corden-the-late-late-show ★ 2 As Roy Wood Jr. takes on Washington at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday, I talked w/him at The Daily Show about the program's future, what's next for late night TV and how his current success is tribute to 25 years of hustle… LATimes reporting Tucker Carlson was fired on orders of News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, inspired by the lawsuit filed by former producer Abby Grossberg, who accused Carlson's show of sexism and harassment. I noted on MSNBC today that two … Days after agreeing to more than three-quarters of a billion-dollar settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News has parted ways with its most-watched anchor Tucker Carlson -- a guy who was also a serious font of misinformation and di… ★ 2

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Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Apr 2023
An established account with real history on the platform.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.5× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

80/100 Excellent
  • Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~4.0% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
97%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

NPR TV Critic/Media analyst. Author: Race-Baiter: How Media Wield Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation. Adjunct prof., Duke University. Drummer. Bassist. Blerd. Lover of fine snark and irony.

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Before tonight's series finale of HBO's dark comedy #Succession, please take a spin through my spoiler-free preview, w/my not-too-surprising prediction and meditation about this cautionary tale on the fickle impulses of emotionally stunted plutocrats. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/27/1178170468/succession-series-finale-hbo I should have mentioned this sooner, but I'm going to be guest hosting Weekend All Things Considered again, this weekend and the next! So tune into NPR Friday, Saturday and June 3 and 4 to hear me talk news, pop culture, politics and a few surprises! Thanks to buddy Kim Masters, folks at KCRW's The Business, who let me conduct a guest interview: Allen Hughes, director of docuseries on Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni, Dear Mama. Since Tupac once assaulted Hughes, this project was a surprise. LISTEN: https://loom.ly/eKwLdGY Here's my review of Still: A Michael J Fox Movie, a touching film which expertly draws viewers into the painful reality of Fox's life with Parkinson's disease without turning him into an object of pity. https://loom.ly/TXAakqA Talk about saying the quiet part out loud: Florida is now editing social studies textbooks. In one, a passage on George Floyd and Black Lives Matter was removed. If you can't win the debate about systemic racism on facts, then change the history books: https://loom.ly/zf9d0WM So...is the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie a mawkish grab bag of superhero tropes and vivisection or one of the best Marvel movies to combine action and character in years? Happy to dig into it on the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast w/an inspired crew! https://loom.ly/BLBtnTM Was surprised by how much I liked Pete Davidson’s Peacock comedy Bupkis, which reveals the sometimes agonized heart of a showbiz knucklehead. READ: https://loom.ly/amRw9V0 Was honored to join the CBC News in Canada to help explain how the Writer's Guild of America strike might affect TV in their country. Actually, Abbot Elementary writer Brittani Nichols did a lot more explaining than me. WATCH: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2204107331546

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