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News
Marketplace
Marketplace (PM)
Week of October 17
- Karen Clark is a catastrophe modeler and a pioneer in her field. Marketplace’s Amt Scott follows her team as they map Hurricane Ian and estimate many billions of dollars in losses — overlaying Hurricane reports with data about building codes, home value data and more. Amy visits one of the “data points” on the ground — a mobile home park that’s been practically flattened by the hurricane.
Marketplace Tech
- Meghan McCarty Carino hosts Mon-Wed, Kimberly is back Thursday.
- Oct 17: In an exclusive interview, Meghan McCarty Carino will speak with Aiha Nguyen from Data Society about the research group’s latest report on how doorbell camera tech is having a distressing effect on delivery workers in the e-commerce sector.
- Oct 18: We’ll hear about the Biden administrations plans to roll out cybersecurity labels, which is in the same vein as the Energy Star program, on consumer products. Guest TBD.
- Oct 19: A look into a recent Illinois case about biometric privacy. A group of truckers won their suit against BNSF Railway Co., they argued that the company acted illegally by collecting employee fingerprints without consent. Guest TBD.
- Oct 20: We’ll look at the disturbing spread of misinformation in Spanish targeting potential Latinx voters, on social media and other platforms. Guest TBD.
On Point
- Oct 17: Political analysts call the Latino vote a ‘sleeping giant.’ Most still vote Democrat, but the GOP is gaining ground among voters who look to their socially conservative values and traditions to guide them at the proverbial ballot box. We hear from Latino voters from across the nation.
- Oct 18: Meghna speaks with Financial Times business columnist and one half of On Point’s Money Ladies, Rana Faroohar, about her new book Homecoming. Rana tells Meghna about her trip across the nation exploring America’s broken food supply chain and what can be done about it.
Arts and Culture
The Splendid Table
New episode – October 21
- We’re deep into vegan cooking this week with Hannah Che, author of The Vegan Chinese Kitchen and chef Danny Bowien, author of Mission Vegan.
Timely Selections
Shareable video of the week
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Immunization: Why we do it and how ‘herd immunity’ works
- Description: This is how vaccines work, why they’re important and what the phrase “herd immunity” actually means. Produced and edited by Elise Wicker; art direction by Alice Grenié; filming by Derrick Evans; voiceover by Kat Collins; executive production by Lorna Hankin and Charlie Newland Image: Balloons filled with red spots, symbolising measles Credit: BBC
- Suggested social copy: This is how vaccines work, why they’re important and what the phrase “herd immunity” actually means.
- Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds
Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.
APM Presents special of the week
WNYC Presents: 100 Years of the BBC
Broadcast Window: Oct 31 – Dec 9, 2022
Length: One hour
Join Alison Stewart, host of WNYC’s live daily arts and culture show, All Of It, for a special hour-long program exploring the history of the BBC. Listeners will hear sound from reporters on the beaches during D-Day, Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, the rise of the Beatles, and popular BBC radio and television programs of the past – as well as a glimpse of the broadcaster behind the scenes through oral histories from producers who worked at the organization. Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.