News
Marketplace
Marketplace (PM)
- Kai talks with Will Bruey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries at their HQ in El Segundo, CA…about the space economy.
Marketplace Morning Report
- The United Nations COP-28 conference will begin next week in the United Arab Emirates. Leaders will discuss what to do next with the industry, transportation, agriculture, waste, and the built environment putting out gases that alter climate and alter oceans. We will have a preview of the conference next week.
Marketplace Tech
- Monday Nov 27: Despite women being almost 50% of the world’s population, there are still relatively few technologies on the market to help manage the symptoms of menopause. So why is there a reluctance to invest in so-called “meno-tech” and is that changing? The BBC’s Elizabeth Hotson reports.
- Tuesday Nov 28: Marketplace’s Lily Jamali speaks with Yanely Espinal, host of the Marketplace podcast called “Financially Inclined,” about the creator economy and how young people are looking at social media influencing as a long term career.
On Point
- Monday, Nov 27: Almost a quarter of US children under 18 live with a single parent and no other adults. That’s the highest rate in the world. So, what does it mean for those children when there’s a rise of the “two-parent privilege”?
- Tuesday, Nov 28: When the Oslo Accords were signed between Israel and Palestine in 1993 – it was a global milestone in the Arab-Israeli peace process. How the Oslo Accords and following peace talks failed and what we can all learn from it today.
The Splendid Table
December 1 – Repeat episode
This week we’re talking to restaurateur and writer Prue Leith of The Great British Baking Show and author of Bliss on Toast and Nigella Lawson with her latest book Cook, Eat, Repeat.
Classical
Performance Today
- Nov 27: Berta Rojas performs music by Agustin Barrios from the 92nd Street Y in New York City
- Nov 28: A performance of Haydn’s Sunrise quartet by St Lawrence String Quartet from the Spoleto Festival
- Nov 29: A performance by Connor Chee of his composition “Unbroken” The musicians of the National Orchestral Institute perform Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3
- Nov 30: Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang perform the Violin Sonata in E-flat by Richard Strauss from Honest Brook Music Festival in Delhi, NY
- Dec 1: Maureen Nelson and Michael Brown perform Claude Debussy’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor from the Music in the Vineyards Festival in Rutherford, CA
Classical 24
New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT
- ALBUM: AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICES II (Linn)
- ARTIST: Conductor KELLEN GRAY and the ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
- THEME: Though representing differing schools of thought regarding African American classical music, the composers on this new recording are united by their roots in black history, culture and its rich musical heritage – drawing upon jazz and sprituals.
Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT
- THIS WEEK: Some of today’s most important female composers are in the spotlight: Missy Mazzoli, Vivan Fung, Reena Esmail, Galina Grigorjeva, and more..
Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT
- Nov 30: BARTOK: Violin Concerto No. 2 Christian Tetzlaff, violin; London Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner Recorded: Sept. 30, 2023
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London - Dec 2: STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird BBC Symphony Orchestra/Roderick Cox Recorded: Nov. 3, 2023
Venue: Barbican Hall, London
Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT
- THEME: Where we turn up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music.
- THIS WEEK: UNDINE SMITH MORE – Born in 1904, she was the granddaughter of enslaved people in Virginia. Her entire life was filled with music. She once said of her early life: “Above all, music reigned.”
Saturday Cinema
Sat 10am – 12pm CT
- THEME: Two full hours of your favorite FILM music.
- THIS WEEK: CHRISTMAS BEGINS! With music from the movies and TV, including Miracle on 34th Street, two versions of The Grinch, Charlie Brown, The Bishop’s Wife, The Preacher’s Wife, Hugo, Lady and the Tramp and more.
Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT
- THEME: Winter fun! As the calendar turns to December, we explore music about snow and cold.
- FEATURING: We’ll hear Prokofiev’s “Winter Bonfire,” Rimsky-Korsakov’s suite from “The Snow Maiden,” and visit the ice world of Hoth in John Williams’ music from “The Empire Strikes Back,” among many other things. Oh, and Elsa from “Frozen” makes an appearance as well…
APM Presents special of the week
The One Recipe Holiday Special
Air Window: December 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024
Join host Jesse Sparks for a holiday edition of The Splendid Table’s sister podcast The One Recipe. In this hour-long episode, Jesse talks to culinary superstars about their family traditions and their “One,” the recipe that signals the holidays have officially begun! Guests include Britain’s queen of Indian home cooking Chetna Makan, Texan chef Tiffany Derry, and influencer and author Matt Adlard.