Today On KRPS For Wednesday June 7, 2023
5 AM - 9 AM -
Morning Edition from NPR News
9 AM - 10 AM -
Topic - Racehorses are dying during competitions. What can be done?
In the span of six weeks during this year’s spring season, twelve racehorses died at Churchill Downs racetrack in Kentucky, the home of the Kentucky Derby.
The abnormally high number of fatalities is drawing renewed, mainstream attention to equine safety, a long-debated, complex, and controversial topic within the sport.
10 AM to 11 AM -
Host: Meghna Chakrabarti
Topic -Reality Wars: Deep Fakes And National Security.
A prominent Kremlin critic says the Russian government invited him to a Zoom call that turned out to be a deep fake.
How governments worldwide could use deep fake technology to undermine other countries’ national security.
11 AM to 1 PM -
Performance Today
Host - Fred Child
1 PM to 3 PM -
Classical from the KRPS Library
3 PM - 3:30 PM
BBC World Service Newshour
3:30 PM - 4 PM
Today, Explained from Vox News
Host - Noel King
Topic - State Farm and Allstate recently announced they will stop offering new insurance policies for homes in California.
The companies say climate change is exacerbating natural disasters - like wildfires - and it’s gotten too expensive for them.
What it means for homeowners. Coming up on Today, Explained.
4 PM - 6 PM
All Things Considered from NPR News
Promoted story - Puerto Rico's only zoo has closed -- and its animals are being sent to sanctuaries across the U.S. Including Mundi, the African elephant. How she was airlifted off the island.
6 PM - 6:30 PM
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
Promoted story -Brexit, was meant to free the U-K from the European Union's strict economic regulations.
But what actually happened looks a little different than what supporters promised. That’s next time on Marketplace.
6:30 PM to 7 PM
The Daily from the newsroom of the New York Times
Host - Michael Barbaro
Topic -Turned Away and Left at Sea
Description - A few weeks ago, footage showing asylum seekers, including young children, being rounded up, taken to sea and abandoned on a raft by the Greek Coast Guard was sent to The New York Times.
7 PM - 8 PM -
HOST: Tonya Mosley
INTERVIEW BY: Tonya Mosley
Guest - Actor, producer, director and author, ELLIOT PAGE, known for his roles in many films, including “Juno,” and “X-men.”
Page has written a new memoir titled “Pageboy” an account of coming out as transgender, and of the joys and perils of fame, including pressures from Hollywood to conform into the gender binary.
8 PM - 9 PM -
Jazz Inspired with Judy Carmichael
Guest -Alyse Korn And Robert Kyle
9 PM - 11 PM
11 PM - 5 AM Tuesday
BBC World Service
