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 to Heather Boushey, member of Pres. Biden’s Council of Economic Advisors and Chief Economist of the Investing in America Cabinet.
- Inflation is easing, but every consumer sentiment survey indicates we’re still aghast about rising prices. Part of this is our consumer brains are still using pre-COVID prices as a benchmark When will our brains adjust to higher prices to gauge what’s a bargain? Marketplace’s Matt Levin reports.
Marketplace Tech
- Monday August 28: Marketplace Tech’s Lily Jamali speaks with Marketplace Morning Report’s David Brancaccio about MMR’s recent Skin in the Game series.
- Wednesday August 30: Lily Jamali speaks with Brittany Hawkins, Co-Founder and CEO of ELANZA Wellness, about investment in women’s health startups.
- Friday September 1: Lily Jamali speaks with Signal President Meredith Whittaker about the UK’s Online Safety Bill and the potential ramifications for messaging app users around the world.
On Point
- Monday August 28: The West African country of Niger has been a bright spot of democratization and key to U.S. efforts against jihadi terrorist groups across sub-Saharan Africa. How will the coup in Niger impact its people, the region and the world?
- Tuesday, August 29: There are various statewide efforts to decriminalize sex work in the U.S. But not all current or former sex workers share the same goals. In fact, in many states, they are actually fighting against each other. Why?
- Wednesday, August 30: House Republicans have announced their plan to fight climate change: plant a trillion trees. While some scientists support a version of this plan, others say it distracts from the more fundamental goal of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
- Friday, September 1: In a world where we emphasize productivity and even celebrate busyness, is constant fatigue inevitable? In this rebroadcast conversation, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith teaches us how to learn and practice meaningful rest. Repeat episode
Arts and Culture
Splendid Table
September 1 – Repeat episode
It’s dads and kids this week with Kenji López-Alt of Serious Eats and his latest project, Every Night is Pizza Night. He’ll be taking your calls with Francis about cooking with and feeding. The dynamic duo, David Chang and Chris Ying join us to talk about their podcast show, DADS, devoted to dads and their offspring. David Chang’s new book is Eat a Peach, A Memoir. Chris Ying’s latest with Ivan Orkin is Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater and Lifelong Outsider.
Performance Today
- Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang perform at Honest Brook Music Festival in Delhi, NY
- Stephen Hough performs at Spivey Hall at Clayton State University in Morrow, GA
- Sharon Isbin joins us to talk about her Strings for Peace project
- Anthony McGill joins Fred as co-host and performs with the Pacifica Quartet
- Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra performs Mahler’s symphony 4 at their most recent festival in Brainerd, MN
APM Presents special of the week
Music for the Days of Awe: An Observance of the Jewish High Holidays
Air Window: September 1 – September 30, 2023
A musical observance of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) known in Hebrew as Yamim Noraim (The Days of Awe).
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