BBC
Unexpected Elements
- New digital assets for web and social media are now available to download on our website.
- New generic launch promos are now available in ContentDepot.
Marketplace
Marketplace (PM)
- April 15 – Predicting Economic Reality: The 4th installment of our series, “Economic Beliefs v. Reality,” with Marketplace host and correspondent, Kimberly Adams.
- Despite the famous refrain, “it’s the economy, stupid,” when it comes to elections, the link between how the economy is doing and how a presidential election goes is … complicated. Economists have been trying to model this connection for decades, but how much does the economy REALLY matter in an era of extreme polarization?
- Kai talks to Kelsey Vlamis of business insider about how thrift stores are changing.
- Chains are expanding in a big way these days, from fast food to retail. That means finding new locations is top of mind, and competitive. Some companies, like Raising Cane’s are entering communities for the very first time. Others, like Starbucks or Jersey Mike’s are adding a second, or even third or fourth locations to towns they’re already in. There’s the old saying: location, location, location. But HOW important is store location, really? Marketplace’s Kristin Schwab goes scouting.
Marketplace Tech
Monday April 15: Lily speaks with Glenn Fleishman, freelance journalist, about the history and peculiarities of COBOL.
Tuesday April 16: In this next installment of our series, Decoding Democracy, Lily Jamali speaks with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about how his office is preparing and training election officials to respond to AI-generated disinformation.
On Point
- Monday, April 15: There are several perfectly legal ways to steal a U.S. presidential election. That’s according to election law expert Lawrence Lessig. He tells Anthony how the U.S. election and legal systems are vulnerable – and why those weaknesses need immediate correction.
- Wednesday, April 17: Several states are pushing to make it easier to involuntarily commit people for mental health disorders. Many families of those struggling with mental health issues support those moves. But they face strong push back from mental health professionals.
- Friday, April 19: Over the past five years, Wall Street Journal reporter Byron Tau has been piecing together how the U.S. government, aided by dozens of anonymous companies, has built a foreign and domestic surveillance apparatus that can peer into the lives of nearly everyone on the planet via our digital devices. Byron joins Deborah to talk about what he found and his new book, “Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State”
The Splendid Table
April 19 – New episode
This week, we’ve got two chefs who are pushing the boundaries of what we talk about when we talk about soul food. Beloved TV host Carla Hall of the new show, Chasing Flavor on Max and celebrated Atlanta chef Todd Richards author of Roots , Heart , Soul, The Story, Celebration and Recipes of Afro Cuisine in America.
Classical
Performance Today
- April 15: Zuill Bailey performs the ‘Cello Concerto’ by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich from Boulder, CO
- April 16: Edgar Meyer leads The Scottish Ensemble in a performance of Caroline Shaw’s ‘Punctum’ at the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center in Athens, GA
- April 17: David Shifrin, Peter Wiley and Anna Polonsky perform Johannes Brahms’ Clarinet Trio in A minor from the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts in Clemson, SC
- April 18: Marc-Andre Hamelin and Johannes Moser perform Three Pieces for Cello and Piano by Nadia Boulanger, from Spivey Hall in Morrow, GA
- April 19: Hannu Lintu conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in a performance of John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1, from Powell Hall in St. Louis, MO.
Classical 24
National Poetry Month
Every day in April at 3 pm CT, we’ll feature a piece of music inspired by poetry.
- April 15: Schumann: Hermann und Dorothea Overture
- April 16: R.R. Bennett: Four Poems of Thomas Campion – Never Weather-beaten Saile
- April 17: Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
- April 18: Barber: Reincarnations – Mary Hynes
- April 19: Whitacre: The Stolen Child
- April 20: Debussy: Trois Chansons de Charles d’Orleans
- April 21: Foote: Five Poems after Omar Khayyam
New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT
- Tina Davidson speaks with Julie Amacher about a new album “Hymn of the Universe” in an encore episode in celebration for Earth Day.
Extra Ecclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT
- We head to the West Coast with David Crowell’s “Pacific Coast Highway,” Jody Talbot’s “Tide Harmonic,” and John Adams’s “The Dharma at Big Sur.”
Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT
- Apr 18: The Leonkoro Quartet plays Brahms’s String Quartet No.1 from the Octagon Theater in Pully, Switzerland.
- Apr 20: The North German Radio Symphony heads south…and west…to Madrid! We’ll hear them on tour with pianist Igor Levit playing Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
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 focuses on Organist Alcee Chriss III.
Saturday Cinema
Sat 10am – 12pm CT
- “Does this Dress Make Me Look Famous?”: Films with the greatest costumes and best costume designers. Including Cleopatra, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady, Funny Face. Also including designers: Edith Head, Irene Sharaff, Orry-Kelly and Givenchy.
Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT
- As we anticipate Earth Day and Arbor Day, we’ll celebrate with music about the natural world around us: oceans, trees, mountains, rivers, and more.
APM Presents special of the week
The Poetry Café
Air Window: Now – June 30, 2024
The Poetry Café is poetry, live music and artist interviews around creating community through the arts. It is place where voices and ideas are valued and amplified to feed your mind, your body and your soul. This one-hour special features interviews with poet, playwright, filmaker and educator Ebony Payne-English and with poet and rapper Moses West, along with live poetry performances from various artists.
Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.