BBC
Topline
- New generic promos for Topline are now available in ContentDepot and can be downloaded from the Promotional Materials section.
Marketplace
Marketplace (PM)
- Kai talks to songwriter and author Alice Randall about her new book, “My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future.”
- A few places in the country have changed the way restaurant workers are paid. Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and most recently, Washington DC. No longer are restaurants there allowed to count tips as part of hourly wages, and so they would have to pay minimum wage, which is substantial in some places. Marketplace’s Sabri Ben-Achour reports.
Marketplace Morning Report
“Living Together: The Wealth of Generations”
Four-part series: April 3, 5, 8, 9
The multigenerational home was the typical living arrangement in mid-19th century America. A century later the multigenerational home was the exception rather than the norm. Yet, almost unremarked, several forces combined over the past half century to gradually reinvigorate the idea that multiple generations living together is a financially smart and emotionally rewarding choice.
Next up: A major factor behind the shift in living arrangements are immigrants making a home for themselves in the U.S. For Friday’s installment of the series, senior economics contributor Chris Farrell meets with an immigrant family in Waterloo, Iowa.
Also slated to air Monday, April 8: Nancy Marshall-Genzer looks into why women are disproportionately affected by medical debt.
Marketplace Tech
Monday April 8: Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Sheera Frenkel at The New York Times, about Israel’s deployment and use of facial recognition in Gaza.
Tuesday April 9: AI supermodels are increasingly being used by the fashion industry, as they’re quicker and cheaper. Some models and agencies are fans, but others want to see more protection for the image rights of models. A look at the growing impact of AI and modeling.
On Point
- Monday, April 8: As humans, we have conversations all the time BUT research shows, we aren’t very good at communicating? So, what makes someone a better communicator? Or even…a super communicator?
- Tuesday, April 9: “3 Body Problem”, a Netflix adaptation of the popular Chinese sci-fi novel by the same name, is causing controversy in China for its depiction of the Cultural Revolution. So, how does the series compare to reality? An On Point deep dive into one of the most crucial periods in modern Chinese history.
- Wednesday, April 10: As Washington condemns Israel for the killing of seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, the Biden administration is working on an $18 billion sale of jets to Israel. President Biden says the “mistaken” killings are unacceptable–saying he is outraged and heartbroken. But will Jose Andres, celebrity chef turned beloved humanitarian, be the one whose influence pushes Biden to change course on Israel’s war in Gaza?
- Friday, April 12: Children are specializing in specific sports at ever younger ages. Parents are shelling out more and more money for kids to have personal trainers or play on travel teams year-round. Is all this good for kids? Or a recipe for injury and burnout?
The Splendid Table
April 12 – Repeat 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.
Classical
Performance Today
- April 8: A whole hour dedicated to music inspired by the cosmos, as we anticipate a total solar eclipse. Music from Mahler, Borodin, Handel, Beethoven, Haydn, Khachaturian and Augusta Read Thomas
- April 9: Orli Shaham performs Dvorak at last summer’s Music @ Menlo festival in Menlo Park, CA
- April 10: Courtney Bryan, performs Milhaud’s La creation du monde with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Langree
- April 11: Kalena Bovell, conducts the Sewanee Summer Music Festival Orchestra in a performance of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade for Orchestra in A Minor
- April 12: Simone Dinnerstein performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 6 with the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Robert Manno, from Tannersville, NY
Classical 24
National Poetry Month
Every day in April at 3 pm CT, we’ll feature a piece of music inspired by poetry.
- April 8: Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
- April 9: Tavener: The Tyger
- April 10: Coleman: Portraits of Langston
- April 11: Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
- April 12: Orff: Carmina Burana – O Fortuna
- April 13: Bedford: Sun paints Rainbows on Vast Waves
- April 14: Stanford: The Bluebird
Solar Eclipse, Monday April 8: From 1pm to 4pm CT, the solar eclipse will be making its way across the eastern United States. We’ll feature music about the sun and the moon throughout those hours.
New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT
- Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta), Bella Hristova (violin) speak on their new album ECHOES OF EASTERN EUROPE (Beau Fleuve) which feature recordings of Dvorak (Symphony No. 7), David Ludwig (Violin Concerto, premiere recording).
Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT
- As we bask in the afterglow of Monday’s eclipse, we’ll hear music about light and shadows, including Vanessa Lann’s “Shining Still,” Harmen Fraanje and Arve Henriksen’s “The Dark Light,” Elena Ruehr’s “Shadow Light,” and Outi Tarkiainen’s “Midnight Sun Variations.”
Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT
- Apr 11: Two selections from a concert with the BBC National Philharmonic of Wales in Swansea, Wales: first, the Elegy for Strings by Welsh composer Grace Williams. Then, violinist Liya Petrova plays Carl Nielsen’s Violin Concerto.
- Apr 13: Edouard Lalo’s Sympphone Espagnole is a crowd-pleasing show-stopper for violin, and we’ll hear it with violinist Sarah Nemtanu in her native Romania with the Georges Enescu Philharmonic.
Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT
- Where we turn up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music. This week’s episode features Seth Parker Woods, two-time Grammy-nominated cellist who is reimagining traditional works and commissioning new ones to propel classical music into the future.
Saturday Cinema
Sat 10am – 12pm CT
- Two full hours of your favorite film music. This week’s theme is What a character! – you might know the face, but not the name? Music from films that feature great character actors like Edward Everett Horton, Alec Guiness, Peter Sellers, Anna Revere, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell and more!
Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT
- April Showers… April can be wild, with rain, snow, and wind. But the flowers will bloom eventually. We’ll hear music about all kinds of weather, and flowers, too.
APM Presents special of the week
Witness History: The Environment
Air Window: Now – April 30, 2024
An all-new collection of stories from the BBC’s Witness History program, with new stories of environmentalism and conservation. We’ll meet people who have been instrumental in protecting the Amazon rainforest, elephants, and the Russian arctic.
Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.