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News
COVID-19: Hard Questions, Real Answers
MPR News Host Kerri Miller returns with a live call-in special on COVID-19. The special will occur over two days at 2 p.m. ET. Audiences across the nation are invited to call in and ask medical and public health professionals their hard questions. Listener calls will be taken as live only, not pre-recorded. The call-in number will be: 800-242-2828.
Each of the stand-alone midday call-in shows will shine a spotlight on the COVID-19 crisis:
- Wednesday, March 18: Kerri is joined by guests from the Mayo Clinic to talk about the science of treating COVID-19 – the challenges medical professionals are facing, what they know about the spread, and their plans for stopping it.
- Thursday, March 19: We will be partnering with station WABE in Atlanta, GA (home of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for the second hour of the special, centered around public health.
BBC World Service
Saturday, March 21, 2-3 p.m. ET: The Evidence: Coronavirus
- As the rapid global spread of the coronavirus continues, for this episode of The Evidence, we gather together a panel of world leading experts, including Dr Jeremy Farrar, Director of Wellcome to understand what we have learnt so far about this novel virus and what more needs to be done. As audience members ask their questions, we discuss the latest research on the coronavirus, testing, treatment and vaccine development.
- One-hour special available on ContentDepot and the BBC Partner Site.
Marketplace
Week of March 16
Marketplace (PM)
- There are 270 million students in China who are, in some form or another, resuming classes. Schools and universities have been shut to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and most students are only allowed to attend classes online. As our China correspondent Jennifer Pak explains, that makes life difficult for working parents.
- Kai explains something central to how companies run–debt — and why it matters for the health of the economy.
- Kai checks in with small businesses as they make decisions around what might have unthinkable just a few months ago—cutting workers and bankruptcy.
Classical
Performance Today
Week of March 16
- Performance Today will feature Caroline Shaw and the Attaca Quartet about their new album.
- PT Young Artist Geneva Lewis, violinist from the New England Conservatory, will be featured on the program.
Arts and Culture
Live from Here
PROGRAMMING CHANGE – due to a public health emergency declared in Washington D.C., the Kennedy Center show has been postponed. Please note the updated program information for this weekend’s show.
March 14: Rebroadcast of January 25 “From the Vault” episode, featuring performances and outtakes from live shows.
Guests and performances will include:
- Paul Simon
- Nathaniel Rateliff
- Sarah Jarosz
- Mandolin Orange
- I’m With Her
- Gaby Moreno
- Rachael Price
- The Sklar Brothers
March 21: Rebroadcast – New York City, NY
Guests:
- Grace Potter
- J.S. Ondara
- The Milk Carton Kids
- Aoife O’Donovan
- Nore Davis
The Splendid Table
March 20: Kitchen Tools
- Tim Hayward tells us about the tools that have surprisingly changed our lives. His book is The Modern Kitchen.
- Quintin Middleton of Middleton Made Knives shares how he designs a great chef’s knife.
- We talk to Ruth Ades-Laurent about her father, the legendary Joseph Ades, also known as the “Gentleman Peeler” who made millions selling vegetable peelers on the streets of New York City.
- America’s Test Kitchen brings us the best of their reader’s kitchen tool hacks.
Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.