News/Talk Monthly: September 2024

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Marketplace

21 Questions with David Brancaccio
Learn some fun facts about Marketplace Morning Report host, David Brancaccio!

How We Survive
Kai Ryssdal will host the new season of the podcast “How We Survive” which launches Sept. 11th exploring what the military is doing to adapt to climate change. Excerpts of the series will air on Marketplace during the season, with the first airing in mid-September.

The Economics of Being Single Panel with Kimberly Adams
Kimberly Adams, co-host of “Make Me Smart” is heading to Denver, Colorado (Colorado Public Radio) on September 23rd for a live show on the Economics of Being Single. In her panel she will speak about the financial challenges of being single and what some wished others knew about being single. Listeners get a chance to submit their questions and may have their video featured at the event!

Marketplace Morning Report
David Brancaccio is on the West Coast this month working on two new reporting projects including Tricks of the Trade where he’ll be paying visits to the wild places known as markets. There, he’ll learn from deal-hardened veterans with long experience about the world of face-to-face human commerce. He’ll visit wholesale car markets, diamond markets, even job markets where people with skills connect with people looking to hire.

Marketplace Tech
Marketplace Tech closed out August on a high with its best performing Tech Bytes episode to date. What Telegram’s CEO’s Arrest Means for Tech has nine thousand views and counting. It’s a great milestone for the show’s video-first segment which began last October.

The limited series Decoding Democracy is back with senior Washington correspondent Kimberly Adams. This season she’ll talk to experts about what online misinformation narratives have emerged in this election cycle and what voters need to keep in mind before Voting Day.

The Daily

Election Coverage
The Daily has focused its energies on the 2024 election including robust coverage of both conventions, Biden’s decision to withdraw, and the launch of the Harris campaign. They sent muscular teams to both the RNC and DNC, along with a host. The result was lively and sophisticated coverage that traced the arc of each week and highlighted the analysis and context available from the NYT newsroom.

In the coming months, they’ll continue that focus with news-oriented episodes — breaking down NYT polling, discussing the debates, covering both campaigns. They ‘re also planning episodes on key issues, such as housing and immigration; companion pieces that explore those episodes through the eyes and voices of voters and partnering with the newsroom on macro issues such as voting access/infrastructure and mis and disinformation.

Staff News
Paige Cowett, a long-time editor, and deputy editor has been promoted to editor of the program. Paige has been with the show since its earliest days and has produced some of its most memorable episodes. She — like so many of the team — began her career in public radio, as a reporter and producer at WNYC. Paige will fill the position after Lisa Chow’s tremendous and meaningful tenure in that role. Lisa will remain with the show — she’s just shifting her focus to making episodes.

The Daily also welcomes Maria Byrne and Chris Haxel to the team. Maria is currently the supervising editor of The Journal from the WSJ, and before that had a long and decorated career at the BBC. Chris joins us from APM Reports. Previously, he worked on longform audio from NPR’s investigations team — including the series No Compromise, which he hosted and reported, and for which he won a Pulitzer.

Coming in September: The Breakthrough of ’48: When Civil Rights Won the White House

A new special from MPR News
Air window: September 26 – November 6, 2024
Length: One hour

During this historic presidential election season — when issues of race and states’ rights are prominent themes — comes a compelling radio program of national significance: “The Breakthrough of ’48: When Civil Rights Won the White House.”

At the 1948 Democratic National Convention, Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey demanded that his party “walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights.” Southern Democrats defected, creating their own Dixiecrat Party. But President Harry Truman ran for re-election as the candidate of civil rights, and his dramatic victory set the stage for the landmark civil rights laws of the 1960s.

Based on veteran journalist Samuel Freedman’s celebrated new book, “Into the Bright Sunshine,” this documentary uses first-person interviews and compelling archival audio to recall a pivotal moment in American history that remains relevant and revealing today.

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BBC World Service

Three Cities, Three Programs & Three Partners: The BBC US Roadshow
The BBC World Service will be touring the United States in September, bringing audiences live programming from Atlanta (WABE), Portland (OPB) and St. Louis (STLPR).

In the lead up to the US election, and working with partner stations across the US, The Roadshow will feature special broadcasts from Newshour, The Arts Hour on Tour and Unexpected Elements. The roadshow is a partnership between BBC World Service and American Public Media.

Gwenan Roberts, Commissioning Editor, BBC World Service, says: “We are thrilled to announce The Roadshow where we will bring three beloved BBC World Service programmes on a tour of the US, in what is a critical time for the country as it prepares to head to the polls in November.”

“We’ll be taking the temperature of all facets of life in the country by being at the heart of the action and demonstrating the breadth of World Service content across news, culture and science programming.”

Learn more about The Roadshow here.

APM Presents: September Specials

New for September

Continuing in September

For our full list of specials please visit our APM Presents homepage.

Reporting from Marketplace and APM Research Tailored to your Market

It’s not too late to get script-ready analysis of the national monthly jobs and unemployment report tailored to your market for use as web stories, on social media and on-air– just let your Station Relations Rep know and we’ll introduce you to “MERLEN” Marketplace Easily Reportable Localized Economic Numbers, a collaboration by APM Research Lab, Marketplace and APM Distribution.

Our beta group for this project includes KNOW, KCFR, KPCC/LAist, WGCU, WFDD and WVXU. We’re thrilled to contribute to local reporting in this way and hope to expand the program to include YOU!

Welcome Additions

  • WCBU (Peoria, IL) – BBC Newshour
  • WGLT (Bloomington, IL) – BBC Newshour
  • WCMU (Mt Pleasant, MI) – BBC Climate Watch
  • KVPR (Fresno, CA) – BBC Unexpected Elements