Your week at a glance: December 20-26

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.

Use the links below to visit our dedicated program pages, where you’ll find show logos, digital assets and more.

News

BBC World Service

  • December 25 and 26: BBC Newshour will be running a series of longer interviews with those who took part in some of the notable news events of 2021.
  • Note: Due to challenges from the rise in Covid cases in the UK, the BBC is implementing temporary schedule changes. This includes changes to the 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET editions of The Newsroom, in addition to other schedule changes. This will start Monday, December 20 and is due to run until Sunday, January 9, and will be reviewed again in early January. The BBC is aiming to have these editions of The Newsroom back on-air as soon as possible. An updated schedule is available online.

Marketplace

Week of December 20

Marketplace (PM)

  • Kai talks with Dallas Taylor, host of “Twenty Thousand Hertz” about the process behind audio logos. (HBO, 20th Century Fox, Netflix, etc.)

Marketplace Tech

  • Kimberly Adams hosts through the month of December.
  • December 20: Tech will feature an interview with Sam Houston, a senior vehicles analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit science advocacy organization, about the Biden Administration’s plan to increase the number of EV charging stations in the country.
  • December 21: Kimberly speaks with Jana Arbanas, Deloitte’s telecom, media and entertainment sector leader, on the 50th anniversary of the video game console and how that market has changed since the first one was released.

The Daily

  • December 20-21: There will be a two-part short series profiling a young Afghan woman’s story and how her life was transformed following the Taliban takeover of the country. Note: This originally ran on the podcast as “The Decision of My Life” on October 13 but did not air on broadcast.
  • December 24: The Daily is planning a “Year in Sound” episode – watch ContentDepot for more updates.

On Point

  • December 20: The law protecting children online hasn’t been updated in twenty years. Meanwhile, Big Tech has been cashing in on our children’s screen time. We explore how they’re doing that and how Congress might finally be about to say enough is enough.
  • December 21: A recent Gallup poll found the highest level of support for unions since 1965 as workers at major companies like Starbucks have pushed to unionize for the first time and workers at Kellog’s have undertaken lengthy strike action. On Point explores what’s driving this surge in momentum for employee power and rights and how the demands of union members are changing.
  • December 22: The metaverse – the virtual reality universe that mirrors our own — is growing fast. Musicians like Justin Bieber are putting on live concerts in the metaverse and a metaverse real estate company has been valued in the millions of dollars. Technology experts predict it will become increasingly integrated into our lives and there will be a time when we live in reality and virtually at the same time. What’s to stop technology progressing to the point that we can’t tell them apart? (Postponed from last week)
  • December 24: why science says you deserve to be happy (Air Date: 10/12/21) The COVID pandemic upended life in almost every way imaginable. It disrupted a lot of things that naturally make us happy,” cognitive scientist Laurie Santos says. The upheaval, the loss, the inequities laid bare by the pandemic has some people questioning: Do I deserve to be happy? Fact: Happiness is not a zero-sum game. So, what is it? What science says about why you deserve to be happy.

Classical

Performance Today

  • December 22: Performance Today will share with listeners the staff’s favorite new holiday albums from 2021.
  • December 23: In what is becoming an annual tradition, Fred Child will read excerpts from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol set to music
  • December 25: Performance Today has produced a special Christmas Day episode with celebratory music from around the country. For stations that don’t wish to air holiday music on December 26, a new evergreen episode will be uploaded to the Performance Today Weekend page for stations to use instead.

Arts and Culture

Time Machine from The Current

December 24 – 1964

  • The Time Machine bops back to 1964 this time. It was a fab year! You probably bought your first 45 by those lovable mop tops, The Beatles cuz it was the The British Invasion. There were also bands like The Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark, and The Kinks. Meanwhile, in the States, it was the best year yet for Motown with hits from The Temptations, Mary Wells & The Supremes. In the Big Easy, New Orleans there were legendary recordings made by Professor Longhair and Dixie Cups. Buck Owens put the Bakersfield sound on the map and Chuck Berry had no particular place to go. Chuck’s hometown team, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Yankees to win the World Series, pitcher Bob Gibson dominated and was voted MVP. LBJ defeated Goldwater in a Landslide. Jeopardy! first aired with original host Art Fleming. Bonanza was the top show on TV.

The Splendid Table

Encore episode – December 24:

  • We’re getting ready for the holidays with the culinary Queen herself, Ina Garten. Her new book is Modern Comfort Food.
  • Then, Food 52’s Kristen Miglore brings in some of her favorite Genius recipes of the year. Her new podcast is Genius Recipe Tapes.

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 explore the library of videos!

VIEW VIDEOS HERE

Questions? Reach out to your Station Relations Representative.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Broadcast Window: December 24 – 25, 2021

Length: Two hours

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols presents your audience with an opportunity to share in a live, world-wide Christmas Eve broadcast of a service of Biblical readings, carols, and related seasonal Classical music. This special will be presented by one of the world’s foremost choirs of men and boys and performed in an acoustically and architecturally renowned venue, the 500-year-old Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, England.

Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.