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News
Marketplace
Marketplace (PM)
Week of January 16
- In continuation of our Buffalo series, Kai checks in with Johanna Dominguez about how Elmwood small businesses weathered Buffalo’s winter storm during the all-important holiday shopping season.
- We hear from three real estate agents in three different markets about how the housing market is shifting.
- After Hurricane Andrew hit south of Miami in 1992, many insurance companies went bust. The industry had to come up with creative ways to spread around risk. And so, the catastrophe bond was created. “Cat bonds” are basically bets that investors make against storms. If no storm hits, they get their money back plus a nice return. If a big storm does hit, they could lose it all. It’s been heralded as the ultimate way to diversify catastrophe risk and a solution to the high cost of insurance. But in a world where more climate catastrophes hit every year, how risky are these bets? Marketplace’s Amy Scott reports.
Marketplace Tech
Meghan McCarty Carino hosts all week.
- Jan 16: We’ll rebroadcast a feature from Meghan McCarty Carino about unbiased AI used in hiring. AI is commonly used in automated recruitment programs. It helps narrow down a large pool of applicants – using algorithms to match job-seekers to open positions. But there are growing concerns this technology is disproportionately excluding some groups – like women, people of color or those who don’t have college degrees … even when they’re perfectly qualified.
- Jan 17: A conversation about the technology that powers gas versus electric stoves, and what it might take to transition more households to electric.
- Jan 20: We’ll feature a conversation with artist Steven Zapata, about what the future holds for artists and artistic copyrights as generative AI art competes in the field.
The Daily
- Jan 16: We’ll revisit Jodi Kantor’s investigation into an evangelical pastor’s efforts to influence the Supreme Court. (Rebroadcast)
On Point
- Jan 16: A decade ago, after the Sandy Hook school shooting, Shannon Watts founded the advocacy group Moms Demand Action. It has since grown into one of the largest anti-gun violence groups in the nation and Watts is now a nationally recognized gun safety activist. In conversation with Meghna, Shannon Watts talks about why she has decided to step away from the organizations she founded later this year.
- Jan 17: The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidance on childhood obesity that calls for much more aggressive intervention than had been recommended for the past fifteen years. On Point looks at why that is and assesses the challenges to its success.
- Jan 18: We all lie a bit, whether it’s to hide a secret, avoid hurting someone’s feelings, or shirk responsibility. But New York GOP Rep. George Santos appears to be lying about pretty much everything. Why do we lie? And why do some people end up living a lie while others can barely fib?
- Jan 20: Anthony Brooks hosts.
Arts and Culture
The Splendid Table
January 20
- This week we are checking in on Lunar New Year celebrations with Andrea Nguyen author of Vietnamese Food Any Day, Simple Recipes for True Fresh Flavors, Hooni Kim, author of My Korea, Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes and the sister team behind the blog and new book The Woks of Life, Sarah and Kaitlin Leung.
Performance Today
- Music to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Lara Downes, Davone Tines, Cantus, Quinn Mason, Valerie Coleman and the Eastman Philharmonia.
- Johnny Gandelsman, Michael Nicolas and Conrad Tao perform Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklarte Nacht from the Rockport Opera House in Rockport, Maine.
- Guitarist Rafael Aguirre performs from Concentus Moraviae in the Czech Republic.
- Seattle Chamber Music Society presents Tai Murray, Mark Kosower and Stewart Goodyear performing Beethoven’s Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in E-flat Major.
- The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents an all-star performance of Anton Reicha’s Quintet in D major for Winds.
Timely Selections
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People Fixing The World: The app that stops truck drivers falling asleep at the wheel
- Description: Truck drivers in India are using a new app which encourages them to drive safely. HumSafer rewards good driving and tells you if you need a break. For more solutions follow the People Fixing the World podcast. Reporter: Chhavi Sachdev Camera: Rajesh Sharma.
- Suggested social copy: Truck drivers in India are using a new app which encourages them to drive safely.
- Duration: 2 minutes 29 seconds
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APM Presents special staff pick
Higher Ground
Broadcast Window: Jan 18 – Apr 30, 2023
Length: One hour
In this installment, Higher Ground puts the microphone in the hands of a classroom of student scientists as they come to grips with the global crisis in their city. Hosts J.D. Allen and Sabrina Garone explore with them solutions that might give their home the best chance at survival and help save coastal places beyond their city, where millions of people call home. Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.