New specials highlight the ways Amazon has transformed our lives, debate the biggest questions of our time and feature patriotic classical specials in time for the Fourth of July.
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Amazon: The Prime Effect
Episode 1: July 2, 2021 – July 31, 2021
Episode 2: August 6, 2021 – August 31, 2021
Episode 3: September 3, 2021 – September 30, 2021
Three, one-hour long programs – each is stand alone
Amazon: The Prime Effect, from On Point, is an in-depth series exploring the myriad ways Amazon is changing the ways we shop, work and live. These three episodes will look at the company, it’s founder Jeff Bezos, and how Amazon has fundamentally changed the global economy
Munk Debates
July 14, 2021 – October 31, 2021
Three, one-hour long programs.
The Munk Debates brings together acclaimed thinkers around the world to tackle the big questions of our time. These three episodes will debate the usefulness of capitalism, the impact of religion, and the question of whether humankind’s best days lie ahead.
Windfall
July 20, 2021 – December 31, 2021
One hour
Windfall from NHPR’s award-winning podcast Outside/In investigates the launch of the American offshore wind energy industry, the political chicanery that has delayed it, and how past failures define future success at a time when the government is poised to take real action on climate change. Ultimately, this is a story about power: who has power, where does it come from, and who benefits.
Spotlight on Virtual Mental Health Care
August 13, 2021 – September 30, 2021
Three, one-hour long programs.
We explore how mental health care’s urgent pivot to new technologies fared during the pandemic’s critical stress test. Through interviews with expert clinicians and researchers, we will explore the fast-developing landscape of virtual mental health care — its advancements, and its challenges.
The Uncertain Hour from Marketplace
August 25, 2021 – October 31, 2021
One hour
When Jerry Vasquez realized he was making less than minimum wage after buying a franchise janitorial business with a company called Jan-Pro, he joined fellow franchisees to sue the company, saying they’d been misclassified as independent contractors when they should have been employees. But the argument over what defines an employee has a long and strange legal history. We’ll dive in and explore the origins of the federal minimum wage, why lawmakers wrote the law as broadly as they did, whom it applied to and whom it excluded.
In Deep: one city’s year of climate chaos
August 27, 2021 – November 30, 2021
One hour
This documentary special will chronicle the effects of multiple disasters on one city in southwest Louisiana over the course of a year, putting the events into context through the lenses of climate change and equity.
Classical
Fourth of July with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (encore)
July 1, 2021 – July 17, 2021
One hour
Join Julie Amacher for an hour of traditional, patriotic choral music performed by the world-renowned Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.
To Honor and Inspire (encore)
July 1, 2021 – July 17, 2021
One hour
Andrea Blain hosts this patriotic encore special, featuring performances by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine bands. Audiences will be moved and uplifted by an hour of music, including marches by Sousa, Jewell and Gould, and classical works by Copland, Saint-Saens and Holst.
Wondrous Strange
September 15, 2021 – October 31, 2021
One hour
Whether it’s the theremin, the octobass or the contrabass flute, this special will explore instruments that are off the beaten track and the musicians that play them. Audiences will hear commentary about the instruments along with music recordings that showcase their unique sound.
Time Signatures
August 3, 2021 – August 31, 2021
One hour
This is a unique celebration of classical music by and for people who have been fortunate to live into their ‘senior’ years – a positive and sometimes surprising look at the power of classical music in the context of older age.
Back to School at the Movies (encore)
August 19, 2021 – September 30, 2021
One hour
An hour of great movie music from films that celebrate school days. Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Dead Poet’s Society, Shadowlands, Mr. Holland’s Opus and more.
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