Your week at a glance: July 11-17, 2022

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News

Marketplace

Marketplace (PM)

Week of July 11

  • Access to mental health care in the U.S. should be taking a big step forward on July 16, when 988 becomes a nationwide number to reach suicide-prevention and mental-health assistance counsellors. The trouble is, most of the country isn’t anywhere near ready.

Marketplace Tech

  • Kimberly Adams continues to serve as the interim host of Marketplace Tech.
  • July 11: In the final installment of our credit score series, Kimberly Adams looks at how some borrowers try to game the credit scoring system and the algorithm behind it to score a better score.
  • July 12: A conversation with Cristiano Lima, a reporter with the Washington Post, about the status of digital and data privacy bills in Congress. Politicians have been talking about regulating big tech for years now, but when it comes to actually getting legislation through, so far it’s not happening.
  • July 13: A conversation about groundbreaking new pain management technology with researcher and engineer John Rogers, who has developed an implant that can cool nerves within the body to relieve pain. It’s early-stage tech but has big potential for affecting pain management.

On Point

  • July 11: The suspect in the Highland Park shooting was involved in online communities that celebrate violence and are deeply nihilistic and detached from reality. We explore what and who form these cultures with researchers Alex New House and Emmi Conley. Newhouse says to expect more mass shootings to be inspired by these digital spaces because they are a “mass shooting creation machine.”
  • July 12: In its next term the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from North Carolina that argues that state legislatures should have absolute authority over how elections are conducted in a way that could not be over-ruled by state courts. Behind this is something called the independent state legislature theory which has long been dismissed by scholars but appears to have traction with at least four justices on the Supreme Court. On Point looks into what the fact that the justices are willing to take up this case could mean.

Arts and Culture

Time Machine from The Current

July 15 – 1979

  • The Time Machine pays a visit to 1979 this time. New artists emerged like the Pretenders, Joe Jackson and The B-52’s. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released Damn the Torpedoes. It was his first to hit the top 10. English artists like the Clash and Elvis Costello had banner years. Disco was still here, with big songs from Lipps Inc. and Kool and the Gang. It was the year of rap’s first hit by the Sugarhill Gang, who sampled a good chunk of a Chic hit. He was shot dead in Las Vegas less than a year later.
  • Beyond the world of music: There was tragedy in Cincinnati. 11 died at a rock concert by The Who. 52 Americans are taken hostage in the American Embassy in Tehran. Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime minister in the UK. Willie Stargell and the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series, defeating the Baltimore Orioles. It was Good times in Pittsburgh, Terry Bradshaw and the The Steelers won the Super Bowl. That film about divorce, Kramer Vs Kramer, was one of the most popular of the year & the Hot gift was the Sony Walkman. It’s all 1979, our year on this episode of Time Machine from The Current.

The Splendid Table

New episode – July 15 – Live from Seattle

  • Seattle has a legendary food scene and we’re taking you there for an event recorded live onstage for KUOW. Guests include bestselling author and newly minted Seattleite J. Kenji López-Alt, Angela Dunleavy, CEO of FareStart, Ruby de Luna, food reporter at KUOW, Kara Martin of the Food Innovation Network and chef Theary Ngeth.
  • Please note, Francis and friends will be taking your culinary questions! Record your question or comment on your phone using your voice memo app and send it to us at contact@splendidtable.org or leave us a voice message at 800-537-5252. Be creative! Record with your friends!

Timely Selections

Shareable video of the week

All BBC affiliated stations have access to rights-cleared videos produced by the BBC. Use these videos to bolster your social platforms. Set up your account to access the BBC Media Partner Centre and explore the library of videos!

What is willpower and and can we improve it?

willpower

  • Description: How to say no to temptations for the sake of long term goals? Photo: A woman holding an open paper bag, looking at lots of sweets Credit: BBC
  • Suggested social copy: How to say no to temptations for the sake of long term goals?
  • Duration: 2 minutes 7 seconds

Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.

APM Presents special of the week

Wondrous Strange

Broadcast Window: July 1, 2022 – August 5, 2022

Length: 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. Share this fun and quirky hour with your listeners just in time for Uncommon Musical Instrument Day (July 31).

Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.