Below you will find the latest upcoming program updates for the week ahead. PLEASE NOTE: All details are subject to change. Additional details will be shared via ContentDepot as they become available.
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News
Marketplace
Marketplace (PM)
Week of March 13
- Next week we kick off an ongoing series focused on often forgotten economic indicators to show you what’s happening across the economy. Listen to Kai explain the raw industrial index (what goes into your candles) the cardboard index and many more.
Marketplace Tech
- Mar 13: Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Aniket Bera, a computer science professor at Purdue University, who has a whole lab dedicated to making AI programs and robots more sensitive to human emotions.
- Mar 14: Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Garret Johnson, Marketing Professor at Boston University about the potential effects/disruption of integrating AI chatbots into search engines.
- Mar 15: Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Justin Sherman, a senior fellow at Duke University’s school of public policy, about his research into data brokers and the sale of mental health data.
On Point
- Mar 13: Parasites cause human disease and are big on the yuck-factor. It’s easy to think of parasites doing no good, but researchers say that’s the wrong way to think about these essential creatures. What makes parasites so important in our ecosystems and why they’re worth saving.
- Mar 15: Many parts of the natural world depend on nighttime to thrive and survive. Light pollution threatens not just the night sky but the well-being of many species. We talk about darkness and what’s at risk for plants, animals and humans when there’s too much light.
BBC World Service
A new six-part special, Happy News, premiered Sunday March 5. This is a collection of happy stories, from across the world, with inspiring audio, uplifting interviews and joyous reflection. Happy News tracks down the people at the center of the happiest stories in the world and hears from listeners with their own happy tales.
The release schedule is as follows:
Happy News
Program duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds
WS Broadcast Release Dates:
BBC News | World Service broadcast times (5 March – 20 March):
APM | Sun 5:30 – 6 p.m. ET
BBC News | World Service broadcast times (26 March – 10 April):
APM | Sun 4:30 – 5 p.m. ET
Media Partner Centre Release Dates:
March 6, 13, & 20 at 02:30 GMT for 7 days.
March 27, April 3, and April 10 at 01:30 GMT for 7 days.
Link to Happy News on the Media Partner Centre
Arts and Culture
The Splendid Table
March 17
- This week we’re taking your cooking questions with James Beard Award winning chef chef Robynne Mai‘i of Fête in Honolulu and Nick Sharma author of The Flavor Equation brings us a guide to cooking with crispy things!
Performance Today
Ruth Reinhardt conducts the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in a performance of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s “Ballade for Orchestra”
The Nashville Symphony performs Jennifer Higden’s “blue cathedral”
Inna Faliks performs Billy Child’s “Pursuit”
Michelle Rofrano conducts the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra in a performance of Fanny Mendelssohn’s “Overture in C major”
Leila Josefowicz performs Igor Stravinsky’s “Violin Concerto in D Major” with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles
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!
Need some additional assistance to learn how to utilize these videos? Please contact your station relations representative.
People Fixing The World: The ‘life-changing’ electric suit
- Description: A special body suit for people with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and strokes has had some remarkable results. It sends electrical stimulation to muscles which can reduce pain and make movement easier. Reporter: Myra Anubi Produced by William Kremer and Richard Kenny
- Suggested social copy: See how a body suit can help those with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and strokes.
- Duration: 2 minutes 27 seconds
Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.
APM Presents special of the week
Becoming Muslim
Broadcast Window: Mar 15 – Apr 30, 2023
Length: One hour
For Ramadan, join host Hana Baba for more stories of Americans who chose Islam. Baba also discusses the history of Islam in America with Dr. Edward E. Curtis IV. Uncover a religious history rarely taught and the people who make up the diverse Muslim community in the United States. Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.