APM Weekly December 4 – 8, 2023

News

Marketplace

Marketplace (PM)

  • Kai talks to Danny Feldman, producing artistic director at the Pasadena Playhouse, about the regional theater business.
  • The Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy affects virtually everything involved with running a business. Higher rates can affect expansion plans, inventory levels, and new hiring. They can also weigh on consumer demand … and by extension, revenue. But some businesses are more sensitive to interest rate hikes than others. Marketplace’s Justin Ho looks at sectors of the economy where interest rates just don’t matter all that much — whether they’re high or low — and the characteristics that define businesses that are insulated from the Fed’s decisions.

Marketplace Morning Report

  • On Monday, December 4th, David Brancaccio speaks with Ann Oliva at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, on the state of homelessness across the country ahead of the release of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Point-in-Time Count.

Marketplace Tech

  • Monday Dec 4: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Elizabeth Goitein at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the Government Surveillance Reform Act.
  • Tuesday Dec 5: Lily Jamali speaks with Louise Burke, Argus Media, about sustainable aviation fuel.

On Point

  • Monday, Dec 4: Pharmacists at major chain stores like CVS and Walgreens are at a breaking point. Many workers recently have staged walkouts nationally saying they are overworked, understaffed and frankly risking patient safety. What’s behind the looming pharmacy crisis in America?
  • Wednesday, Dec 6: A global study has found that young people are suffering “profound psychological distress” over climate change. When young people think about the future they describe it as “frightening” and report feeling anxious and distressed. How should we speak with our children about climate change in a way that is realistic but also not harmful to their mental health?.
  • Thursday Dec. 7: Former Israeli ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, joins Meghna to talk about the options Israel has at this critical juncture in its war with Hamas. He calls it a choice between body and soul.

The Splendid Table

December 8 – New episode

This week, we’re talking to two wonderful writers about how their outlook on food changed because of a particular moment or dish. We’re joined by Award-winning food historian Bee Wilson, author of The Secret of Cooking, Recipes for an Easier Life in the Kitchen, and Sylvie Bigar, author of Cassoulet Confession, Food, France, Family and the Stew That Saved My Soul.


Classical

Performance Today

  • Dec 4: Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason performs Frederic Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 at the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center in Athens, GA
  • Dec 5: James Blachly, conducts Experiential Orchestra in a performance of Julia Perry’s Symphony in One Movement, from New York City
  • Dec 6: Music celebrating the Feast of St. Nicholas from BBC Concert Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus and the WDR Radio Orchestra
  • Dec 7: An all-star performance of the Piano Quintet in C minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams from last summer’s Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC
  • Dec 8: Gabriela Montero co-hosts an hour of music and conversation with Fred Child

Classical 24

New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT

  • ALBUM: Miracle of Miracles: Music for Hanukkah
  • ARTIST: Chicago a cappella
  • A new recording aimed at unveiling the richer meaning of the Festival of Lights, with music that ranges from heartfelt prayers to jazzy and playful holiday favorites, showcasing the creativity and vitality of American Jewish musical traditions.

Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT

  • THIS WEEK: It’s an evening of snow, cold, and northern climes as we’ll hear Missy Mazzoli’s “Still Life with Avalanche,” John Luther Adams’ “In a Treeless Place, Only Snow,” and music by Icelandic composers Daniel Bjarnason, Una Sveinbjarnardottir, and Fjola Evans.

Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT

  • Dec 7: Pianist Heini Kärkkäinen plays the rarely-heard Piano Concerto by Swedish composer Laura Netzel in concert in Helsinki, Finland.
  • Dec 10: We head to the banks of the Rhine in Cologne, Germany to hear a mix of talented young musicians and seasoned veterans from the Kronberg Academy play the String Quintet No. 1 by Johannes Brahms.

Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT

  • Jon Batiste – Pianist Jon Batiste has been pushing the boundaries of classical music since he was a child. He grew up in a musical dynasty, like the Jackson 5. He started playing piano at 11, released his first album at 17, and, by 25, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School. But that traditional training has not stopped him from fusing jazz and R&B with classical music to create an unforgettable sound.

Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT

  • ‘Tis the season celebrating light amid darkness: Christmas, Chanukah, and St. Lucia’s Feast Day. Join us for a program that celebrates the power of light in music.

APM Presents special of the week

Carols as Home with the Imani Winds

Air Window: December 1 – December 31, 2023

Carols as Home features a modern take on classic Christmas carols, hosted by Imani Winds founding oboist, Toyin Spellman-Diaz. Toyin coaxes intimate stories of Christmas memories from the members of the ensemble, and why these classic carols are still essential today.

APM Weekly Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2023

News

Marketplace

Marketplace (PM)

  • Kai talks with Will Bruey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries at their HQ in El Segundo, CA…about the space economy.

Marketplace Morning Report

  • The United Nations COP-28 conference will begin next week in the United Arab Emirates. Leaders will discuss what to do next with the industry, transportation, agriculture, waste, and the built environment putting out gases that alter climate and alter oceans. We will have a preview of the conference next week.

Marketplace Tech

  • Monday Nov 27: Despite women being almost 50% of the world’s population, there are still relatively few technologies on the market to help manage the symptoms of menopause. So why is there a reluctance to invest in so-called “meno-tech” and is that changing? The BBC’s Elizabeth Hotson reports.
  • Tuesday Nov 28: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Yanely Espinal, host of the Marketplace podcast called “Financially Inclined,” about the creator economy and how young people are looking at social media influencing as a long term career.

On Point

  • Monday, Nov 27: Almost a quarter of US children under 18 live with a single parent and no other adults. That’s the highest rate in the world. So, what does it mean for those children when there’s a rise of the “two-parent privilege”?
  • Tuesday, Nov 28: When the Oslo Accords were signed between Israel and Palestine in 1993 – it was a global milestone in the Arab-Israeli peace process. How the Oslo Accords and following peace talks failed and what we can all learn from it today.

The Splendid Table

December 1 – Repeat episode

This week we’re talking to restaurateur and writer Prue Leith of The Great British Baking Show and author of Bliss on Toast and Nigella Lawson with her latest book Cook, Eat, Repeat.


Classical

Performance Today

  • Nov 27: Berta Rojas performs music by Agustin Barrios from the 92nd Street Y in New York City
  • Nov 28: A performance of Haydn’s Sunrise quartet by St Lawrence String Quartet from the Spoleto Festival
  • Nov 29: A performance by Connor Chee of his composition “Unbroken” The musicians of the National Orchestral Institute perform Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3
  • Nov 30: Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang perform the Violin Sonata in E-flat by Richard Strauss from Honest Brook Music Festival in Delhi, NY
  • Dec 1: Maureen Nelson and Michael Brown perform Claude Debussy’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor from the Music in the Vineyards Festival in Rutherford, CA

Classical 24

New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT

  • ALBUM: AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICES II (Linn)
  • ARTIST: Conductor KELLEN GRAY and the ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
  • THEME: Though representing differing schools of thought regarding African American classical music, the composers on this new recording are united by their roots in black history, culture and its rich musical heritage – drawing upon jazz and sprituals.

Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT

  • THIS WEEK: Some of today’s most important female composers are in the spotlight: Missy Mazzoli, Vivan Fung, Reena Esmail, Galina Grigorjeva, and more..

Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT

  • Nov 30: BARTOK: Violin Concerto No. 2 Christian Tetzlaff, violin; London Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner Recorded: Sept. 30, 2023
    Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London
  • Dec 2: STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird BBC Symphony Orchestra/Roderick Cox Recorded: Nov. 3, 2023
    Venue: Barbican Hall, London

Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT

  • THEME: Where we turn up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music.
  • THIS WEEK: UNDINE SMITH MORE – Born in 1904, she was the granddaughter of enslaved people in Virginia. Her entire life was filled with music. She once said of her early life: “Above all, music reigned.”

Saturday Cinema
Sat 10am – 12pm CT

  • THEME: Two full hours of your favorite FILM music.
  • THIS WEEK: CHRISTMAS BEGINS! With music from the movies and TV, including Miracle on 34th Street, two versions of The Grinch, Charlie Brown, The Bishop’s Wife, The Preacher’s Wife, Hugo, Lady and the Tramp and more.

Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT

  • THEME: Winter fun! As the calendar turns to December, we explore music about snow and cold.
  • FEATURING: We’ll hear Prokofiev’s “Winter Bonfire,” Rimsky-Korsakov’s suite from “The Snow Maiden,” and visit the ice world of Hoth in John Williams’ music from “The Empire Strikes Back,” among many other things. Oh, and Elsa from “Frozen” makes an appearance as well…

APM Presents special of the week

The One Recipe Holiday Special

Air Window: December 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024

Join host Jesse Sparks for a holiday edition of The Splendid Table’s sister podcast The One Recipe. In this hour-long episode, Jesse talks to culinary superstars about their family traditions and their “One,” the recipe that signals the holidays have officially begun! Guests include Britain’s queen of Indian home cooking Chetna Makan, Texan chef Tiffany Derry, and influencer and author Matt Adlard. 

BBC Monthly November 2023

Coming in December 2023

The full list of available BBC documentaries can be found here.  

Taiwan’s Balancing Act
December 16 – January 5
One hour

Two young Taiwanese share their lives and views in the run up to the election. Former BBC Taiwan correspondent Cindy Sui meets two young Taiwanese voters, Shirley Lin and Dennis, who have very different views about the island, its future and its relationship with Mainland China.

Climate review of the year
December 22 – January 18
One hour

2023 is on track to be the warmest year on record. Graihagh Jackson and Justin Rowlatt look back at some of the key climatic events.

BBC Correspondents’ Look Ahead 2024
December 29 – January 4
One hour

2024 will see nearly half of the world’s population going to the polls. Elections will be held in the USA, UK, South Africa, India, Russia, Pakistan, Mexico and Venezuela. How will the results of some of those elections shift the geopolitical tectonic plates? And will the economic picture improve? Big questions, but luckily we have some of the BBC’s best minds on hand to provide plenty of answers.

On Point Quarterly Newsletter – November 2023

Greetings,

As we approach Thanksgiving it seems like an appropriate time to give my thanks to you for giving On Point a home on your schedule — and a special thanks to the more than 60 stations who have picked up On Point this year. And of course, thanks to all your listeners who are turning to On Point and making us part of their listening day. We were delighted to see that according to Nielsen, even accounting for carriage changes, our national audience has continued to grow.

That alone should be cause for celebration but I’m finding it hard to be in a celebratory mood. And I know I’m not alone. The terrible events in Israel and Gaza that have echoed around the world on and since October 7th have left many of us feeling a little emotionally fragile, even though most of us sit in relative safety thousands of miles away.

I know from long experience working on daily news shows that even producing interviews on topics like the war between Israel and Hamas can take its mental toll. There’s also the stress and challenge of covering a story about which many of our listeners are deeply polarized and asking tough questions is all too easily seen as taking a side or ignoring someone’s truth. Our team has had long, deep conversations — some in person, others over Slack — to talk about the people who we should be hearing from, the stories we need to hear and the questions we should be asking, that will reveal the depth, nuance, and complexity of the human experience that is all too often seen in binary terms.

We see those binary perspectives reflected in emails we receive from listeners. I have no doubt you are seeing this too. The On Point team has been struck by how our efforts to go deep, taking the opportunity we have with an hour to explore one topic, has resonated with many listeners.

For example, after our October 19 episode featuring a cross-spectrum panel of Jewish Americans, one listener wrote to us to express how, as a Jewish American, their feelings were equally “as complex and even conflicted” as our guests. They “appreciated feeling less alone in what (they’re) personally experiencing. As well as learning about other viewpoints.” And, they added, they were looking forward to the upcoming panel of Palestinian Americans.

After that one, another listener wrote to tell us how she had heard something she “thought was impossible in the United States – “Palestinian Americans speaking as Palestinians” She went on to write “I had to pull into the breakdown lane and cry…. there is simply no way for the American public to understand the depth of this conflict and the possibilities for its resolution without hearing both people’s voices, understanding their national narratives, and feeling their collective pain.”

And after our episode exploring the language and labels that has so often been uttered in such conflicts – genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity – one listener wrote to say that they “believe that many intelligent listeners (whether given to sympathy for Hamas or Israel) will likely come away with feeling that the “guilty” case of the “other” party has been forwarded — combined with a lingering sense that perhaps their own “side” has not quite been pronounced “innocent” either. This outcome is probably the best evidence of outstanding journalism in addressing this very serious, fraught, complex challenge confronting nations — and individuals.”

I’m grateful for the compliment and I truly believe that even in our polarized world ‘outstanding journalism’, or even just ‘journalism,’ has the power to broaden all our perspectives and even change minds. I know we’re all in that together.
Jonathan Dyer
Executive Producer, On Point

APM Weekly Nov 20 – 24, 2023

News

Marketplace

Marketplace (PM)

  • Kai talks with WashPo food reporter, Laura Reiley, about how the food industry is combatting knockoffs and mislabeling with new tech and tracing methods.
  • When you step foot into China, pretty much every app or software you use back home is useless here. China is a world of Alipay, Wechat, Taobao, Didi. Since the pandemic, we have become even more reliant on our smart phones for grocery delivery, ordering at restaurants and registering for events and tourist sites. But even if people don’t care about data security and want to download Chinese apps, it’s almost impossible. So, where does that leave people who come on a business visit? Or tourists? Marketplace’s Jennifer Pak reports.

Marketplace Morning Report

  • The deadline for child care providers to spend over 37 billion dollars in federal pandemic-era subsidies – that’s the so-called “child care cliff – is more than a month behind us. And now that the money’s gone, child care providers have to figure out how to make up the difference. One solution that’s on the table? Upping the price they charge parents. Hear more at marketplace.org.

Marketplace Tech

  • Monday, Nov 20: Marketplace’s Matt Levin speaks with Laura Shin about Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial and more on the state of the crypto sector so far.
  • Tuesday, Nov 21: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali to speak with Matt Schwartz, Consumer Reports, about how Americans view data privacy and the idea of consent fatigue.
  • Wednesday, Nov 22: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, about her recent reporting on YouTube camp for kids.

On Point

  • Monday, Nov 20: It’s been more than 40 days since Hamas took some 240 people in Israel hostage. There could soon be a deal to free at least some. We speak with a family member of one of those hostages and hear about the long, dark history of hostage-taking and the negotiations to get them back.
  • Tuesday, Nov 21: California has a new law requiring media literacy education for K-12 students. The Golden State joins a growing number of states mandating that children as young as 5 learn skills that will help them spot fake news. We find out how that works, what makes for best practice, and what impact it is having.
  • Wednesday, Nov 22: Former US Poet and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy K Smith joins Meghna to talk about latest book, To Free The captives: A Plea for the American Soul. She describes this memoir, which is both deeply personal and historical, as the work she most needs now.
  • Thursday, Nov 23: Pitmaster Ryan Mitchell joins Meghna to talk about whole hog barbeque. We hear how it’s the original style of American barbeque with deep roots in indigenous and Black history. (Rebroadcast)
  • Friday, Nov 24: One in five Americans now live with their parents, grandparents, or adult children — under one roof. It’s a remarkable change from a few generations ago. We hear why more Americans are choosing to live in multi-generational housing. (Rebroadcast)

The Daily

Stories this week will include:

  • Monday, we’re planning to examine Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s move to keep the federal government funded and avert a shutdown — somewhat to the chagrin of his far-right peers. We’ll discuss what it means for his future leading the Republican caucus.
  • On Tuesday, we plan to step back and examine the progress of Israel’s invasion of Gaza, and discuss what we know, and are learning, about its strategy in the conflict.

The Splendid Table

November 23

Join us for Turkey Confidential, our must-listen-to annual Thanksgiving Day Broadcast! This year’s guests are Top Chef’s newest judge, chef Kristen Kish, Michigan chef and award-winning writer Abra Berens author of Pulp, A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit, Jocelyn Delk Adams of Grandbaby Cakes,and Dan Pelosi aka “Groosy Pelosi” the exuberant author of Let’s Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart and Home, and of course, our charming Francis!

November 24

This week, we are bringing you a show recorded live at the 2020 Hot Docs Podcast Festival in Toronto. Francis and his team of intrepid eaters will tackle a tantalizing question: what makes Toronto so delicious? Guests include The Bear’s Matty Matheson, Toronto food, drink, and travel writer Suresh Doss, and the New York Times food columnist Melissa Clark.


Classical

Performance Today

  • November 20: Michael Abels: Global Warming performed by Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, Michael Butterman, conductor Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen for Violin and Piano, Op. 20 performed by Kristin Lee, violin; Hyeyeon Park, piano from Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute.
  • November 21: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 for solo violin performed by Joshua Bell, violin at University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA.
  • November 22: Dmitri Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96 performed by Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra, Christian Reif, conductor from last summer’s Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd.
  • November 23: Music for Thanksgiving, including performances by Jason Vieux, Anton Nel, Buffalo Philharmonic.
  • November 24: Rachel Barton Pine talks about her latest recording of Earl Maneein’s Violin Concerto “Dependent Arising”, performed with the Royal Scottish Orchestra conducted by Tito Munez Yunchan Lim’s performance of Beethoven’s Eroica Variations, from 2022’s Cliburn competition.

Classical 24

New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT

  • The string quintet Sybarite5 celebrates the release of its first studio album in five years, introducing three new members on violin, viola and cello. The album features improvisations, electronics, and world premiere commissions.

Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT

  • In the first hour, get the pre-Thanksgiving energy going with some grooves like Judd Greenstein’s “Four on the Floor,” Hilary Hahn and Hauschka’s “Bounce Bounce,” and John Adams’ “Shaker Loops.” In the second hour, cool down with a trip through the stars with John Luther Adams, Stanley Grill, and Robert Morris’s “Stars of Highest Magnitude,” which features the otherworldly sound of crystal goblets.

Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT

  • Nov 23: Japanese conductor Maasaki Suzuki steps in as a last-minute replacement for Mendelssohn’s ‘Reformation’ Symphony in concert in Frankfurt, part of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra’s Baroque+ series.
  • Nov 25: Classical form meets Parisian cabaret in Francis Poulenc’s Sinfonietta, recorded in September from a concert in Switzerland.

Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT

  • Next Week: Joseph Conyers, first joined the bass section of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2010, becoming the first Black musician hired by the orchestra in 36 years. This year he became principal bass for Philadelphia.

Saturday Cinema
Sat 10am – 12pm CT

  • This week is dedicated to Listener Requests.

Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT

  • A survey of November birthdays in the world of classical music.

APM Presents special of the week

Giving Thanks

Air Window: November 3 – November 27, 2023

Giving Thanks shares music and stories that reflect the meaning of gratitude. And this year for its 25th anniversary Giving Thanks presents the best moments of a quarter century of guests, including Stanley Tucci, Anne Lamott, Deepak Chopra, and many more. One and two hour versions will be available.

APM Weekly Nov 13 – 17

News

BBC Climate Watch

Three new generic Climate Watch promos are now available. Please visit the ContentDepot page to listen and download.

Marketplace

Marketplace (PM)

  • This year Mexico became the top U.S. trading partner (in part due to Trump-era tariffs), and Mexico’s expanding manufacturing sector has been a promising alternative to China as the U.S. moves further towards nearshoring. Half of U.S. investment in Mexico currently goes towards manufacturing – Marketplace’s Elizabeth Trovall looks at how that investment has created new manufacturing opportunities in Nuevo Laredo and how what’s made in those factories will integrate into U.S. supply chain.
  • Marketplace’s Amy Scott explores the groundwater wars of rural Arizona as part of the Marketplace podcast, “How We Survive.”

Marketplace Morning Report

  • Wednesday November 15: David Brancaccio will speak with Marketplace’s Amy Scott about “dry lots”— housing lots where water must be trucked in from elsewhere in the country. What happens when the water that used to be trucked in suddenly becomes unavailable? That happened to Leigh Harris and her husband, retirees who live in Rio Verde Foothills, a community outside of Scottsdale, Arizona. Amy followed their journey for water as part of the Marketplace podcast, “How We Survive.”

Marketplace Tech

  • Monday Nov 13: Lily Jamali speaks with Viola Zhou and Caiwei Chen, reporters at Rest of World, about changes in China’s livestream shopping industry.
  • Tuesday Nov 14: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Héctor Beltrán, MIT, about his new book “Code Work: Hacking Across the US/México Techno-Borderlands.”

On Point

  • Monday, Nov 13: The UN is investigating whether war crimes have been committed by Israel and by Hamas. But what exactly qualifies as a war crime, genocide, or crime against humanity? And why are they so hard to prove –and to prevent?
  • Wednesday, Nov 15: Aviation near misses are up by 25% according to the FAA. Meanwhile there’s a chronic shortage of certified air traffic controllers, relying on outdated and sometimes broken equipment. How bad are America’s air traffic control problems and what would it take to fix them?

The Splendid Table

November 17 – New episode

This week, we’re getting inspiration for Thanksgiving with chef Amy Thielen, author of Company, The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others, and the acclaimed chef of Le Bernardin in NYC, Eric Ripert, author of Seafood Simple.


Classical

Performance Today

  • Shai Wosner arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 performed by Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma and Leonidas Kavakos at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland
  • A world premiere of Robert Paterson’s Triple Concerto, performed by Mostly Modern Orchestra featuring the Neave Trio, conducted by JoAnn Falletta
  • Yekwon Sunwoo performs Chopin at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA
  • Balourdet String Quartet performs Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade at the Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, CO
  • Lara Downes performs Florence Price piano concerto with Detroit Symphony

APM Presents special of the week

Turkey Confidential

Air Window: November 22 (3pm ET) – November 23, 2023

Turkey Confidential is The Splendid Table’s annual Thanksgiving show. Francis Lam takes calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and dinner guests during the biggest cooking day of the year.

APM Weekly Nov 6 – Nov 10, 2023

News

Marketplace

Marketplace (PM)

  • Nov 10: Marketplace Reporter Elizabeth Trovall will look at how the explosion of cross-border trade through Laredo, TX is straining the roads, bridges and railways there – and check in on the current status of the new projects aimed at facilitating speedy trade. Cross border trade through Laredo has grown 40% in the past decade, which has increasingly strained the existing border infrastructure. Each year the number of cars on the border bridges increases around 4% – though in 2023, it’s up 6%. This growth is happening as a $40 million project to expand the World Trade Bridge is underway – a project that lawmakers are asking to expedite due to the strain.
  • Nov 14: Marketplace reporter Elizabeth Trovall will visit a manufacturing facility in Nuevo Laredo and walk through the Mexico-US supply chain. This year Mexico became the top U.S. trading partner (in part due to Trump-era tariffs), and Mexico’s expanding manufacturing sector has been a promising alternative to China as the U.S. moves further towards nearshoring. Half of U.S. investment in Mexico currently goes towards manufacturing. Trovall will look at how that investment has created new manufacturing opportunities in Nuevo Laredo, and how what’s made in those factories will integrate into U.S. supply chain.

Marketplace Tech

  • Monday Nov 6: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Keith Law, The Athletic, about the Moneyball strategy and its impact in the MLB over the last two decades.
  • Tuesday Nov 7: Lily Jamali speaks with Justin Sherman, Duke University, about his new report on data brokers and the sale of data on military personnel.

On Point

  • Monday, Nov 6: Mike Johnson, a little-known republican congressman from Louisiana is now Speaker of the House, one of the most powerful positions in our country. On Point finds out what we need to know about Mike Johnson.
  • Tuesday, Nov 7: The Federal Trade Commission is suing a private equity firm, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, accusing it of suppressing competition and driving up prices for anesthesiology services in Texas. Private equity has been making massive inroads in American healthcare in recent years. We look into why and how that has been happening and what that means for doctors, patients, and the healthcare we receive.
  • Wednesday, Nov 8: Meghna speaks with journalist McKay Coppins about his new biography of Senator Mitt Romney, Romney a Reckoning. McKay spent many hours over several weeks interviewing Romney, in which the senator speaks candidly about the conversations he has with fellow Republicans behind closed doors. McKay says he has never encountered a politician so openly reckoning with what his pursuit of power has cost.

The Daily

Stories this week will include:

  • Illuminating new 2024 NYT polling will be set to discuss early next week.
  • We’ll take a look at the high stakes lawsuit against Meta, which the majority of states have signed onto — targeting the detrimental effects of social media.
  • An episode featuring Megan Twohey, who will take us behind the scenes of the astronomically profitable, and ethically fraught, partnership between Adidas and Kanye West.
  • We are going to take a stepped back look at former President Trump’s New York corruption trial, and days of testimony from members of the family — including Trump himself, who’s expected to testify.

The Splendid Table

November 10 – Repeat episode

This week, Francis answers your questions with help from the dynamic duo of Sohla and Ham El-Waylly, hosts of the New York Times Cooking show Mystery Menu. Then, restaurateur Will Guidara joins us with advice on how to be a great host. His new book is Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect.


Classical

Performance Today

  • Music by Augusta Holmes performed by National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
  • Music by Phillip Glass performed by Quiroga Quartet in Madrid, Spain
  • Jeffrey Kahane performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
  • Imani Winds perform the music of Reena Esmail at University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
  • A performance of Franz Joseph Haydn’s “London” Symphony from the Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd, MN

Classical 24

New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT

  • Featuring Pianist Shai Wosner and her new release Beethoven: Diabelli Variations.

Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT

  • Some new releases in the spotlight this week, including Sybarite5’s album “Collective Wisdom,” pianist Mina Gajic from the album “Sonic Alchemy,” and orchestral music by George Walker played by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT

  • Nov 9: The Faure Piano Quartet plays lots of music by composers OTHER than Gabriel Faure. We’ll hear them in concert from this past summer’s Rheingau Music Festival in Germany playing the rarely-heard Piano Quartet in A Minor by Max Reger.
  • Nov 11: Yet another group named for a composer playing music…not by that composer! Ensemble Caplet plays the “Concert a cinq” for flute, harp, and strings by Joseph Jongen in a concert from last May in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT

  • Next Week: An episode featuring Duke Ellington’s Queen’s Suite.

Saturday Cinema
Sat 10am – 12pm CT

  • Celebrating Veterans’ Day. Saluting those who have served with music from films like “Saving Private Ryan”, “Gettysburg”, “Platoon” and more.

Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT

  • YourClassical Discoveries celebrates Veterans Day with a potpourri of Americana, as well as music for reverence and reflection.

APM Presents special of the week

Every Good Thing

Air Window: November 3 – November 30, 2023

On Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take some time to give thanks and celebrate one of life’s most meaningful gifts: music. It’s “Every Good Thing” — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving. Encore from 2022

Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.

APM Weekly Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2023

News

BBC Newshour Promos

A reminder that new generic, evergreen Newshour promos are now available in ContentDepot under the Promotional Materials section. New promos are available for both the weekday and weekend editions and are voiced by Nuala McGovern.

Marketplace

Marketplace (PM)

  • Much of the New York City subway shut down last week because of torrential rain and flooding. That’s the second time that’s happened in two years. We look at the economic impact on the city of the subway shutting down, for even relatively short periods of time. (And longer term, bigger picture… what is NYC without a reliable, functioning subway?)
  • Kai talks with Iowa corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes about her record harvest — despite drought earlier this year.
  • Kai talks with Harvard economics professor & former FED board member, Daniel Tarullo, before the two-day FOMC meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Marketplace Morning Report

  • When you go to a grocery store or pharmacy, do you prefer those self-checkout lines that have become so ubiquitous? Or are you actually more likely to avoid them because you just know you’re not going to be able to scan your item without an error message popping up and a sales associate having to come over to help you out? Self-checkouts and their shortcomings are the subject of a new piece in The Atlantic magazine, written by staff writer Amanda Mull and she joins David Brancaccio to discuss.
  • David Brancaccio speaks with an FTC official about a series of scams designed to target Gen-Z.

Marketplace Tech

  • Starting Friday Oct 27, Marketplace Tech is launching a new weekly segment, “Bytes: week in review”. This will be our regular Friday show, where our host will interview one guest to talk about the major stories in tech that week.
  • Monday Oct 30: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Matt Levin about default settings and its relevancy in the ongoing antitrust case against Google.
  • Tuesday Oct 31: Remember that “AI Pause” letter from the Future of Life institute back in March? Lily Jamali speaks with Jonas Schuett, Center for the Governance of AI, about his recent paper about a new version of that letter.

On Point

  • Monday, Oct 30: As the Donald Trump trials continue, the list of key witnesses is growing. From his former lawyer Michael Cohen in New York to several more taking plea deals in Georgia, we’ll pull together the strands in the lawsuits surrounding Donald Trump.
  • Wednesday, Nov 1: Israel says it wants to destroy Hamas. What does that mean in practical terms? Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in a Knesset committee that after Israel eliminates Hamas, it will relinquish responsibility for Gaza and establish a new security regime in the Strip. We’ll examine what that could look like and explore what Israel can do to avoid a power vacuum in Gaza.
  • Thursday, Nov 2: In June this year 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution. That draft is due to be reviewed at a UN committee meeting in Nairobi in mid-November. What will it take to curb our production and consumption of plastics?

The Splendid Table

November 3 – New episode

This week, we’re talking to the authors of some of our favorite new books from the fall! We’re joined by Samantha Seneviratne, author of Bake Smart, Sweets and Secrets from My Oven to Yours, Jon Kung, author of Kung Food, Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen, and Rose Previte, author of Maydan, Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond.


Classical

Performance Today

  • Sarah Willis performs with Havana Lyceum Orchestra
  • The Espressivo quartet performs in Jacksonville Beach, FL
  • Music by Rebecca Clarke performed at the Spoleto Music Festival
  • Experiential Orchestra performs music by Quinn Mason
  • ROCO performs Antonin Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings at Rice University in Houston

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New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT

  • A new episode featuring an interview with James Newton Howard and his new album Night After Night (Sony Classical). This recording features 8 suites he reimagined from music from the movies of M. Night Shyamalan including creepy thrillers filled with emotional intrigue. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Violinist Hilary Hahn, Cellist Maya Beiser Featured As Soloists in Howard’s New Arrangements

Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT

  • This week, Extra Eclectic observes the every-lengthening nights of fall with music about nighttime stillness, dreaming, memory, imagination, and nostalgia. Also, Jennifer Higdon’s brilliant Viola Concerto, and music for bowed piano by the late Stephen Scott.

Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT

  • Nov 2:Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36, Yulianna Avdeeva, piano, recorded Oct. 17, 2023, Studio 2, Bavarian Radio, Munich
  • Nov 4:Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d, Op. 47, Julia Fischer, violin; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra/Alain Altinoglu, Recorded Sept. 22, 2023, Frankfurt

Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT

  • Next Week: An episode featuring the works of Jonathon Bailey Holland.

Saturday Cinema
Sat 10am – 12pm CT

  • Great Directors Part 2: Music from films of Billy Wilder, Stanley Kramer, David Lean, Jane Campion, Penny Marshall and others

Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT

  • With Election Day just around the corner for many, we explore some great American tunes that you probably know, and some that you may not. And, since many of the elections taking place are local and municipal elections, we’ll tap into composers’ senses of civic pride, as we journey to London with Eric Coates, Krakow with Chopin, and New York with Lou Harrison.

APM Presents special of the week

How to LA: Finding Home con DACA

Air Window: Now – November 30, 2023

In this one hour special, host Brian De Los Santos, a DACA recipient, talks about the hurdles and risks associated with leaving the U.S. and what it meant to go back to Mexico for the first time in 30 years – a place he may not be able to go back to again as DACA and a path to citizenship are in limbo.

A Word from The Daily – October 2023

Dear Colleagues,

Happy fall! We hope you had a fantastic end to your summer. As we gear up for the cooler weather and start pulling out our autumn wardrobe, we’d like to give you a rundown of what the team has been up to the past few months.

Welcoming New Colleagues

“The Daily” team has the excitement of welcoming our newest Senior Editor, Brendan Klinkenberg. He joins us from Gimlet Media, where he was most recently its Executive Editor. Brendan had a wide array of experience as an editor on the shows “Mogul,” “Resistance,” “Conviction,” and “The Journal.”

Before working in Audio, Brendan worked in print media at publications such as Complex, BuzzFeed and Wired. He was also a Senior Editor at Rolling Stone, where he led hip-hop coverage.

The Audio team is also delighted to welcome in our newest Audio Engineer, Daniel Ramirez, who will be working across the entire Newsroom portfolio to mix our daily/weekly shows, provide technical support, and give additional engineering flexibility. Daniel is currently based in Los Angeles and joins us from Spotify x Gimlet, where he worked as an engineer on scripted fiction and new show development. He has over 15 years of experience in recording arts and was vital to his previous teams, including Marketplace and Crooked Media.Fires in Hawaii

The devastating and catastrophic fires in Hawaii over the summer, which claimed the lives of almost 100 people, were emblematic of the way many communities are stretched thin for resources to address the rise in extreme weather events.

“The Daily” took us inward for a personal look at how the deadliest U.S fire in recent history impacted Lahaina residents. In one episode, Host Sabrina Tavernise speaks with Ydriss, a young hotel manager, who gives a powerful and heartrending recount of what he experienced the day the fires spread, taking us through the scene of residents fleeing to the water to escape the flames. Later, Tavernise has a conversation with Mike Baker, NYT reporter and Seattle bureau chief, on human error and its role in the tragic chain of events.

In another episode, Tavernise talks with Anela Rosa, a Maui resident who walks us through the significant loss of Maui’s first church, which was pivotal to the Lahaina community. Her anecdote reminds listeners of the many ways these disasters disrupt a community’s social fabric.

Recent Episodes

“The Daily” team is dedicated to keeping our listeners informed and aware of pressing issues, especially through individual stories that help us see a larger narrative. Recently, we interviewed Eli Saslow, a NYT writer at large, on his story about a man who was charged with murder after his friend died of a fentanyl overdose while they were using together. Despite Joshua Askins’ best efforts to save his friend, harsher fentanyl laws allowed a harsher sentence. We hear directly from Saslow’s interviews with Askins, getting a glimpse into the realities of addiction and the impact these laws have on public health and addiction treatment.

Another episode shared the story of a Shanghai woman whose husband was arrested and convicted for crimes against the Chinese government. In her attempt to repair the disarray, she uncovers that her husband was likely behind one of the most mysterious blogs on the Chinese internet, which for 12 years had ridiculed the ruling Communist Party from within the country. NYT China Correspondent Vivian Wang takes us through Bei Zhenying’s story and how this discovery impacted not only her marriage and herself, but the way she saw her country and its censorship laws.

Until next time,

-The Daily Team

APM Weekly Oct 23 -27

News

BBC Newshour Promos

Nuala McGovern has recorded new generic Newshour promos which are now available in ContentDepot under the Promotional Materials section. New promos are available for both the weekday and weekend editions.

Marketplace

Marketplace (PM)

  • Kai talks to Kristin Toussaint, a staff editor at Fast Company…about the magazine’s investigation on CEO pay.
  • We are in month two of arguably the most important antitrust trial of the 21st century, United States vs. Google LLC. You can kind of sum up the heart of the federal government’s case in one word: Default. DOJ says Google paid Apple and other companies billions of dollars annually to be the default search engine on your iPhone and other devices, because defaults would keep out competition. Google says it’s just better, and if consumers really want to use some other search engine, nothing’s stopping them. But how often do you really change the defaults on…anything? Marketplace’s Matt Levin is on the consumer inertia beat today.

Marketplace Morning Report

  • Next week we’ll be focusing on aid that is going to Israel and Gaza. We’re also going to look at El Salvador’s move that made Bitcoin a legal tender in the country.

Marketplace Tech

  • Tuesday Oct 24: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Amanda Hoover, staff writer at WIRED, about the fallout from NYC’s ban on short-term rentals in New York City.
  • Wednesday Oct 25: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Chris Moody, freelance journalist for the Washington Post and lecturer at Appalachian State University, about his recent article about teen boys “being extorted in sexting scams.”

On Point

  • Monday, Oct 23: Tensions are high not only in Israel and Gaza, but across the region, as fear of the conflict spilling over grows. We examine the risk of a wider regional war and how to prevent it.
  • Tuesday, Oct 24: A round-table with Palestinian-Americans discusses the impact on them and their community of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s subsequent retaliation in Gaza.
  • Thursday, Oct 26: The US southern border crisis is no longer just a border issue. Northern cities like Chicago are scrambling to accommodate busloads of migrants arriving daily. We hear about the political backlash that’s causing at the local and national level.

The Splendid Table

October 27 – Repeat episode

We’re deep into vegan cooking this week with Hannah Che, the award-winning author of The Vegan Chinese Kitchen and chef Danny Bowien, author of Mission Vegan.


Classical

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New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT

  • Oct 25 & 28: Awadagin Pratt – Still Point (with A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth) 6 newly commissioned works.

Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT

  • October 25: In anticipation of Halloween, Extra Eclectic explores some dark and spooky places this week, including Giovanni Piacentini’s “Chasing Shadows,” and Valgeir Sigurdsson’s “Ghosts.” Also on the program, David Kirkland Garner’s epic chamber work “Dark Holler” explores the rich and painful nostalgia of the South.

Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT

  • October 26: Martinu: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D, Sol Gabetta, cello; Antwerp Symphony Orchestra/Elim Chan Recorded Sept. 29, 2023, Queen Elisabeth Hall, Antwerp

Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT

  • Oct 26 & 29: An encore episode about guitarist and composer Justin Holland.

Saturday Cinema
Sat 10am – 12pm CT

  • October 28: Hollywood Halloween. Flicks about monsters, ghosts and things that go bump in the night.

Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT

  • October 28: October 28th is National Immigrants Day, and we’re celebrating composers and performers who, whether out of necessity or opportunity, left their native lands to find homes elsewhere. We’ll hear from Vladimir Horowitz, Erich Korngold, Kurt Weill, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, and more.

Performance Today

  • Performance highlights from the St. Louis Symphony, Tempesta di Mare, Stephen Hough, ROCO and Lara Downes
  • All-star group from Spoleto performing Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor
  • Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Elgar’s cello concerto at the Verbier Festival
  • Castalian String Quartet performs Mozart’s Quartet No. 15 from Spivey Hall at Clayton State University
  • West-Eastern Divan Ensemble performs at the University of Georgia
  • Imani Winds perform Natalie Joachim’s “Seen” at Chamber Music Northwest

APM Presents special of the week

My Journey, Yours: A Cantus Immigration Special

Air Window: Now – November 30, 2023

My Journey Yours, a program of works anchored by Elise Witt’s piece of the same name, explores the courage of those who leave their homes in search of a brighter future and how they adapt to their new homeland. This program honors the struggle, courage, and deep humanity of migration with music from around the world, as well as a newly commissioned piece by Melissa Dunphy, one of today’s most compelling compositional voices.

Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.