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Co-host of @NPR @MorningEdition & @UpFirst out of @NPRWest. Bluesky, Instagram and Threads also @AMartinezLA

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Joined December 2011
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.@JamesGunn I wanted to ask him if he had created a Superman's dog meme coin would it be called Krypto-currency? Oh well. but here's what we actually talked about #SupermanMovie
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Morning Edition host A Martínez asks writer/director James Gunn, the man behind the reimagining of the entire DC Comics universe for the screen, about his vision for Superman.
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.@JoshuaTreeNPS The streets do have names at #JoshuaTree but not as many park rangers to look after the place. I met with one (who wanted to stay anonymous) to talk about how cuts to the #NationalParkService may affect what you see when you visit.
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National parks enter their busiest season understaffed and underfunded. Morning Edition visited Joshua Tree to speak with local business owners and a park ranger feeling the impact.
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RT @DavidAYON: . @AMartinezLA came up in radio thru sports. No pun intended, but he hit it out of the park with this piece this AM. Most po….
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RT @JoshuaMellin: Never seen anything like this at Wrigley, Dodgers fans descend on the friendly confines
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.@lolayounggg came to @npr West. We talked about how being diagnosed with ADHD helped her understand her hit song #Messy and how another song #intrusivethoughts breaks the stigma of silence over mental health.
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Her song "Messy" has been embraced worldwide, and now breakout pop singer Lola Young is poised to take the stage at the prestigious Coachella music festival.
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Elton John & Brandi Carlile only had 20 days to record an album from scratch. headphones were thrown, papers were ripped up:
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Elton John partnered with Brandi Carlile for a new album of duets, Who Believes in Angels? But the project almost fell apart during its first recording sessions.
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.@JeanieBuss "In some ways it was easier to be a woman. I never intimidated anybody, so people didn't have their guard up when I was around. people probably told me more things than they should. once we won a championship, that kind of went out the window. Now I'm competition.".
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I know @kendricklamar and I are a pair of L.A. kids, him Compton and me Koreatown, but I'm flattered he would give me a shout out around his neck!
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RT @SinnenbergAMU: I wish more days included @NPRinskeep and @AMartinezLA rocking out to @BlackSabbath on @MorningEdition.
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.@bryan_johnson ". the majority of the things I do to achieve these health markers are the basics. I'm just consistent in those routines. but these things are free. They are available to most people & mostly they're just topics of habit and choice."
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson about the Netflix documentary "Don't Die: The Man That Wants To Live Forever," which portrays his quest to slow aging.
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.@ela_minus ". male engineers are, like, 'Why are you carrying all of this around? You [should] just get a laptop.' My question is always: Why? The answer has never been convincing enough." Btw, I think she let me name a song QQQQ.
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Colombian musician Ela Minus unites the excitement of the dance club with the more human touch of analog synthesizers on her new album, DÍA.
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RT @NPRinskeep: On Feb. 27, 1860, Lincoln gave a famous speech at Cooper Union in NYC. It set up his winning presidential campaign. I’ll….
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.@ChicagosMayor "If they come in with warrants. no, we won't intervene or support in any way. But what I can say is that we have worked with community-based organizations as well as other stakeholders, so that the people of Chicago know their rights."
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will defend residents "whether you're undocumented, whether you are seeking asylum or whether you're seeking a good paying job."
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