Your week at a glance: September 13-19

Here are the latest updates for upcoming programs. PLEASE NOTE: All details are subject to change. Additional details will be shared via ContentDepot as they become available.

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News

BBC World Service

Ros Atkins On…

  • September 18: The program Ros Atkins On… will be returning to the BBC World Service.
  • Broadcast times: Saturdays, 12:50-1 a.m. ET (rpt. 6:50-7 p.m. ET).
  • More info on the Media Partner Centre.

Marketplace

Marketplace PM

Week of September 13

  • Kai talks to Kim Belair, founder of video game development company Sweet Baby, Inc, about labor trends in the game industry.
  • Kai speaks to Dr. David S. Meyer, professor of sociology at University of California, Irvine, about the 10-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement and its effect on economic policy and inequality.

Marketplace Tech

  • Throughout the summer, Marketplace Tech will have a rotating schedule of hosts. Jed Kim hosts September 13-17.
  • September 14: The buy-now-pay-later field is growing fast—companies that let you pay off purchases big and small in monthly installments, sometimes without interest if you make your payments on time. Affirm, one of the industry’s biggest companies, recently signed a deal with Amazon, to offer financing at checkout. Guest: Max Levchin, CEO, Affirm.

On Point

  • September 13: On Point explores the difference Latino voters could make in California’s gubernatorial recall vote. This is partly a story about how COVID has disproportionately affected Latinos in California, and whether that leads to “apathy or anger,” to quote former LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
  • September 15: The concluding episode in On Point’s series ‘Amazon: The Prime Effect.’ Having explored the myriad ways that Amazon has been changing the way we live, shop, and work, On Point explores how Amazon is looking to do that in new ways going forward.
  • September 16: Meghna Chakrabarti is joined by Robert Hogue, a career civilian in the military. Hogue’s office was above where the airplane struck the Pentagon on 9/11. Hogue has had a 20-year window on the Marines since then, from the war on terror, to Afghanistan and Iraq, to issues about gender and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Classical

Performance Today

  • Between now and October 27, Performance Today audiences will hear new Piano Puzzlers every Wednesday.
  • September 15: Performance Today listeners will hear music by Max Bruch and Ernest Bloch in observance of Yom Kippur.

SymphonyCast

Arts and Culture

Time Machine from The Current


September 17 – 1993:

  • There was a heaping helping of emerging artists with 1st albums coming from Radiohead, Counting Crows, Liz Phair & Sheryl Crow, who released her big selling Tuesday Night Music Club album. Lenny Kravitz became a certified rockstar, Nirvana released what would be their final studio album, hip-hop pioneers Salt and Pepa released Very Necessary and would later become the first female rap act to win a Grammy, and A Tribe Called Quest dropped their biggest single to date.
  • Outside the world of music, Bill Clinton took office in January, becoming the country’s 42nd president. 80.4 million people tuned in to the series finale of Cheers, and Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls won another championship making it a three-Peat. Teens Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Christina Aguilera joined the cast of The New Mickey Mouse Club.

The Splendid Table


Encore episode – September 17: Baking

  • Former pastry chef Lisa Donovan, author of Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger: A Memoir, joins Francis to answer all your baking questions.
  • Then, we talk to Anissa Helou, author of Sweet Middle East, about the legendary sweets of the region.

Timely Selections

Digital / Marketing tool from the BBC World Service

All BBC affiliated stations have access to rights-cleared videos produced by the BBC. Use these shareable videos to bolster your social platforms. Set up your account to access the BBC Media Partner Centre and follow the link below to download today!

Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among young people

  • Description: The World Health Organization says it’s “really concerned” that some young people are doubting whether they would want to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Experts say a vaccine offers the best chance for lockdown and social distancing measures to be relaxed, as it would train people’s immune system to fight the virus so they don’t become sick. But amidst misinformation online, research shows that a number of young people may choose not to get the jab. BBC Minute’s Olivia Le Poidevin reports.
  • Suggested caption: The World Health Organization is concerned some under 35s may not choose to get the coronavirus jab.
  • Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds

APM Presents: Q2 Specials

For years, APM affiliate stations have been accessing special programming through APM Celebrates to help their audiences commemorate holidays, offer seasonal cooking tips, and provide kid-friendly programming for families.

More recently, APM specials have evolved to address timely topics that audiences care about, like climate change, structural inequity, mental health, and more. In recognition of the expanded reach of our programming, we are excited to rename our quarterly specials package to: APM Presents. Find the full announcement here and see our website for Q2 specials. Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.