Marketplace (PM)
- Inflation has fallen to its lowest level since February 2021. The Federal Reserve is poised to announce its first rate cut in four years. On Wednesday, Kai will provide context about the rate change with stories from the housing market, history, and a look at the future of what this means for American economy and consumers.
Marketplace Morning Report
- Monday September 16: David Brancaccio kicks of Marketplace Morning Report newest series: Office Politics. In the run-up to the election, the Marketplace Morning Report is looking at political polarization in America: in particular how companies intensify or ease political divides by taking sides, taking stands and/or bringing us together. In the first installment of Office Politics, a conversation with a CEO who’s all in for Donald Trump but thinks the polarization has gone too far. Anthony Constantino is founder of Stickermule, a multinational company that does customized, branded merchandise from T-shirts to stickers to hot sauce.
- Tuesday September 17: Newsmaker interview: Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio speaks with Bill Gates co-founder of Microsoft and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, about the foundation’s annual Goalkeepers report.
Marketplace Tech
- Tuesday September 17: Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with freelance journalist Steven Brachmann about unauthorized digital replica bans in Tennessee and Illinois.
- Thursday September 19: Meghan speaks with Bruce Scheier, lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, about how AI can be used to improve polling.
On Point
- Monday, September 16: Birth rates in the U.S. have been trending down for decades. Policymakers believe the drivers are cost, inconvenience or even climate change. But could the real reason for falling birth rates be that having children has lost its meaning? And if so, what government interventions, if any, could help change that? We’ll explore this over two days. First with Catherine Ruth Pakukak, an economist and a Catholic mother of eight, who interviewed 55 women from across the U.S. with five or more children for her book, Hannah’s Children, The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth.
- Tuesday, September 17: We continue the conversation about declining birth rates in the U.S. with Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman. In their book, What Are Children For? On Ambivalence and Choice, they engage literature, philosophy, and anti-natalist texts to try to more deeply understand why people are having fewer children and the role of government to address that.
- Wednesday, September 18: Many economists are skeptical of Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign promise to give $25,000 to first-time homebuyers, saying it will push up the cost of housing. Florida has had a similar program since 2022. Started by Governor Ron DeSantis, the initiative offers eligible Floridians up to $35,000 in home-purchasing help. We look into some creative solutions to America’s housing crisis.
- Thursday, September 19: Every presidential path to victory leads through Pennsylvania. It’s no exaggeration to say that the election could be decided by voters in just a handful of Pennsylvania counties. So we’ll get to know one of them, Cambria County in Western PA. (Postponed from last week)
The Splendid Table
September 20 – Repeat episode
We are spending some time with two great friends. Dorie Greenspan is in the house answering your questions. Her latest book is Baking with Dorie. We also spend some time with Abra Berens, chef, former farmer, and award-winning author. Her latest book is Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit.
Classical
Performance Today
- Sept 16: A performance of Louise Farrenc’s Sextet in C minor for Winds and Piano, Op. 40 by members of the members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, from Saint Paul, MN.
- Sept 17: Concerto Copenhagen performs Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s work Cephale et Procris, conducted by Lars Ulrik Mortensen, from Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Sept 18: Jader Bignamini leads the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Richard Strauss’s Don Juan, Op. 20, from the Kresge Auditorium in Interlochen, MI
- Sept 19: Cuarteto Latinoamericano performs Joaquin Turina’s La Oracion del Torero, Op.34 (The Bullfighter’s Prayer) from The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, FL
- Sept 20: Jason Vieaux, guitar performs a Waltz in G major, Op. 8, No. 3 by Agustin Barrios from the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, in Clemson, SC
Classical 24
2024 BBC PROMS HIGHLIGHTS (all times CT)
Sept. 16
- 10 AM: Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
(Recorded Aug. 24, Prom No. 45) )
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska, conductor - 10 PM: Janacek: Glagolitic Mass
(Recorded Aug. 28, Prom No. 50)
Corinne Winters, soprano
Bella Adamova, mezzo-soprano
David Butt Philip, tenor
Brindley Sherratt, bass
Christian Schmitt, organ
The City of Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Sept. 17
- 10 AM: Kapralova: Military Sinfonietta
(Recorded Aug. 28, Prom No. 50)
Czech Philharmonic
Jakub Hrůša, conductor - 10 PM: Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
(Recorded Aug. 30, Prom No. 53)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Sept. 18
- 10 AM: Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2
(Recorded Aug. 31, Prom No. 54)
Emanuel Ax, piano
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Yo‐Yo Ma, cello - 10 PM: (Extra Eclectic) – Eastman: Symphony No. 2 “The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend’s Love for the Beloved”
(Recorded Aug. 24, Prom No. 45)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Sept. 19
- 10 AM: Smetana: Ma Vlast: Vysehrad, Vltava, Sarka
(Recorded Aug. 31, Prom No. 55)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko, conductor - 10 PM: Faure: Requiem
(Recorded Sept. 4, Prom No. 59)
BBC Philharmonic
Stephane Deneve, conductor
Golda Schultz, soprano
Jacques Imbraillo, baritone
Sept. 20
- 10 AM: Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
(Recorded Sept. 4, Prom No. 59)
BBC Philharmonic
Stephane Deneve, conductor - 10 PM: Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage: “Ritual Dances”
(Recorded Aug. 30, Prom No. 53)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
Wed 7:15am/5pm CT & Sat 9am CT
- Isata Kanneh-Mason recently appeared in the critically acclaimed film, ‘The Other Mendelssohn.’ The film, produced by the composer’s great-great-great granddaughter, Sheila Hayman, explores the life of Fanny Mendelssohn and reveals the fascinating story behind her, ‘Easter Sonata.’ On Isata’s new recording, ‘Mendelssohn,’ she features, ‘Easter Sonata,’ along with other works by these two creative siblings, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn.
Extra Eclectic with Steve Seel
Wed 10pm-12am CT
- A celebration of Black composers: We’ll hear Julius Eastman’s Symphony No. 2 “The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend’s Love for the Beloved” from the 2024 BBC Proms, as well as works by George Walker, James Lee III, Jeffrey Mumford, Anthony Davis, and Shelley Washington.
Euro Classic
Thurs 12am CT & Sat 8pm CT
- Sept 19: Antonin Dvorak’s rich Sring Sextet, in a May concert from Croatia.
- Sept 21: Pianist Yukiko Akagi plays Rachmaninoff’s stormy Piano Sonata No. 2 from an August 2023 concert in Barcelona.
Rhapsody in Black
Thurs 9pm CT & Sun 4pm CT
- The story of the Black violinist who inspired Beethoven, George Bridgetower.
Your Classical Discoveries
Sat 4-7pm CT
- Autumn Leaves: We celebrate the impending arrival of fall with some of the usual suspects (Vivaldi, Grieg, and Glazunov) but also some surprises (Gerald Finzi, Ilmari Hannikianen, Dan Locklair, and more).
APM Presents special of the week
Music for the Days of Awe: An Observance of the Jewish High Holidays
Air Window: Now – September 30, 2024
At this time of year, Jews around the world gather together to celebrate new beginnings. Host Mindy Ratner guides us in 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. Encore from 2023 Questions? Please contact your Station Representative