Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
Joshua has been the "growing pains" reporter since 2015, documenting the region's growth and change. Joshua “took the long way” to radio, working in architecture firms for over a decade before pursuing his passion for public radio in 2007. By "long way," he means he's also been a writer, bicycle courier, commercial fisherman, bed-and-breakfast cook, carpenter, landscaper and stained glass salesman. He’s detailed animal enclosures to prevent jaguars from escaping the Miami Zoo. Once, while managing a construction site in Athens, Greece, he was given a noogie by an Albanian civil war refugee in his employ. “You do not tell those guys how to place stucco,” he said. All of which has no doubt made him the story-teller he is today.
Podcasts
Stories
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Prime(d)
There's no escaping Amazon in your life
People might think they can wean themselves off Amazon. But they can’t, not really.
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Amazon calls it splitsville with New York
Amazon broke up with New York City on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe, New York broke up with them. Either way, Amazon is not moving in and New York is moving on.
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Could grocery delivery drones be in our future?
The online grocery business is a real tough nut to crack.
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Forget chess. This bot plays Pictionary
Games are not just for fun. They’re also a way for researchers who study artificial intelligence to demonstrate new skills.
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Is Amazon too big to trust?
One study found that Amazon is one of the most trusted institutions in the country.
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Nice HQ2. Be a shame if something happened to it.
"We want to invest and be a part of the growth of a community where our employees and our companies are welcome."
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Commute each day as if it were 'viadoom'
And people are going to need to change how they approach it.
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Will Amazon push out New York’s beloved bodegas? We went to Queens to find out
There are those that have been expecting big changes for a neighborhood in Queens, New York called Long Island City.
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Seattle approaches finish line on upzones in certain neighborhoods
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SoundQs
What will happen to all the debris from the viaduct?
The Viaduct is going to be replaced with a massive underground tunnel. The viaduct closes January 11th and eventually they are going to demolish the whole thing. Which leads us to the question that several of our listeners have asked.... Where will all that debris—the concrete and steel—where will it all end up?