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Summer, summer, summertime

Welcome to summer in the mid-Atlantic, folks, where one day it’s 90 degrees and the sun feels like enemy #1, and the next day we’re fending off rain and 60-degree temps. Ah, climate. You never cease to shock and surprise us.

 

In Technical.ly’s internal Slack, we have a #music channel where staffers share what they’re listening to these days. Recent chats include Lorde’s latest single, an Olivia Rodrigo debate and a whole lot of classic summer jams. What are y'all listening to these days? Drop your fave songs or playlists at baltimore@technical.ly, or on our public Slack — join here (and then stick around for our AMA on allyship this Friday). 

 

— Technical.ly reporter Paige Gross (paige@technical.ly)


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