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)
- Kai talks with Austin Goolsbee, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve bank of Chicago and voting member of the FOMC.
Marketplace Tech
- April 19: Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Anton Korinek, a business professor at the University of Virginia about a job that is quickly rising in demand for AI to deliver correct responses to a human request, prompt engineering.
- April 21: Snapchat has in-app features that allow users to try on makeup, nails, jewelry, clothes, and most recently has allowed for in-app shopping. But what are the implications of this tech and the potential of collecting biometric data? Meghan visits Snap HQ and speaks with AR lead Carolina Arguelles.
On Point
Meghna is away this week: Anthony Brooks hosts April 17-19 and Tiziana Dearing hosts April 20-21
· April 17: Republicans have handed victory after victory to social conservatives on the issue of abortion. But now, with Roe v. Wade overturned and strict new laws in many states, the GOP fears the reckoning it received from voters at the mid-terms will only be amplified in 2024. Is abortion a case of ‘be careful what you wish for’ for the GOP? And if so, what options does the party have?
· April 18: The Biden administration announced new emission standards for cars and trucks that could mean battery-powered vehicles making up two-thirds of new sales by 2032. But all those new electric vehicles are going to need batteries and many of the minerals that go into those batteries (lithium, nickel and cobalt) are mined and processed in China or by Chinese companies, sometimes in inhumane and dangerous conditions. On Point dives into the geo-political, human rights, and supply chain challenges posed by the Biden administration’s EV push.
· April 19: At the start of the 2023 baseball season MLB brought in new rules to try to speed up the game, create more action on the field, and make it more enjoyable for fans and hopefully more enticing for non-fans. So, how’s it been going in the first few weeks of the new season? Are the games faster? Have there been moments in games that might not have existed without these new rules. What do the fans make of it?
Arts and Culture
Splendid Table
April 21 – New Episode
- You will get your weekly dose of fruits and vegetables this week with award-winning author, Abra Berens author of Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking With Fruit, and Sheela Prakash and her new book Salad Seasons: Vegetable-Forward Dishes All Year.
Performance Today
- Garrick Ohlsson plays Chopin at the 92nd St. Y in NYC
- East Coast Chamber Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Winds in Portland, Oregon
- Tai Murray, Mark Kosower and Stewart Goodyear perform Beethoven’s Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1 in Seattle
- PT celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Piano Puzzler segment with Bruce Adolphe (Wednesday April 19th)
- Anthony McGill and The Pacifica Quartet perform the Brahms Clarinet Quintet from the University of Georgia
- Gao Hong performs with an all-star group of chamber musicians in a concert from The Ordway in St. Paul, MN
APM Presents special of the week
How We Survive: The Rising Sea
Air Window: Available now – April 30, 2023
Description: The climate crisis is here. Time is slipping away to stop the worst effects of global warming, and the world is looking for solutions. In “How We Survive: The Rising Sea,” Amy Scott follows the money to the end of the world. In this case, South Florida. Miami is one of the most vulnerable coastal cities in the world because of climate change. Billions of dollars are pouring into the region to help it adapt to hotter temperatures, fierce storms and rising waters. But will it be enough? Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.