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Appeared in the May 27, 2026, print edition as 'A ‘Community Activist’ Who Listened to Communities'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Listened as she spoke of how proud she was.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Listened this year: John Malkovich’s reading of “Breakfast of Champions” is a weird delight.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2019

Listened to your grandmother extoll the virtues of peanut butter and pickle sandwiches?

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2018

“But I also understand that sometimes you reach a point where the only thing that matters is being heard. No, not just heard. Listened to, right?”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee