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Today On KRPS For Thursday July 13, 2023

Show highlights today on KRPS include a conversation about the future of deep sea mining this morning at 10 On Point. Megnha with speak with Helen Scales author of numerous books including, "The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It.”

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Join us for two hours of A Musical Offering starting at 1 pm. Host Alan Chapman plays pieces from the Baroque period, from the innovations of Monteverdi to the mastery of J.S. Bach, marks the beginning of “modern” music.

Today On KRPS For Thursday July 13, 2023

5 AM - 9 AM - 

Morning Edition from NPR News

9 AM - 10 AM - 

1A

Host: Jenn White

1A Remaking America: The Supreme Court, free speech, and LGBTQ rights.

More than 20 states across the country have public accommodation laws to prevent businesses from discriminating against customers based on things like race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.

But a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could put these protections at risk.

10 AM to 11 AM - 

On Point 

The Controversial Future Of Deep Ocean Mining

Deep sea mineral mining. The metal needed to make hundreds of millions of batteries rests on the ocean floor.

They’re essential for the future, but bringing those metals to the surface could cause massive marine damage.

11 AM to 1 PM - 

Performance Today

Host - Fred Child

Hour 1 and hour 2 playlists

1 PM to 3 PM -

A Musical Offering with Alan Chapman

3 PM - 3:30 PM 

BBC World Service Newshour

3:30 PM - 4 PM

Today, Explained from Vox News

Hosts - Noel King and Sean Rameswaram

Coming up on Today, Explained: disaster preparedness in an age of greater and more frequent disasters

4 PM - 6 PM

All Things Considered from NPR News

Russian cyberattacks have failed to be a major factor in the war against Ukraine...but cybercriminals with ties to Russia are ramping up ransomware attacks..

That story on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

6 PM - 6:30 PM

Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal

Spaceports, they're just like airports but for space and you can't exactly just book a ticket. 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 and Sabrina Tavernise

How Affirmative Action Changed Their Lives

Two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, declaring that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unlawful.

Today, three people whose lives were changed by affirmative action discuss the complicated feelings they have about the policy.

7 PM - 8 PM - 

Fresh Air

HOST: TONYA MOSLEY

Journalist DONOVAN RAMSEY is author of the new book “When Crack Was King: A People’s History of A Misunderstood Era.” Ramsey has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, GQ, Ebony, and Essence.

He’s a former staff reporter at the Los Angeles Times, NewsOne, and theGrio.

Ramsey holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Morehouse College.

8 PM - 9 PM - 

Atomic Age Cocktail Party with Jason Croft

In The Background

9 PM - 11 PM

Jazz with David Basse

11 PM - 5 AM Friday

BBC World Service

Since 2017 Fred Fletcher-Fierro has driven up Highway 171 through thunderstorms, downpours, snow, and ice storms to host KRPS’s Morning Edition. He’s also a daily reporter for the station, covering city government, elections, public safety, arts, entertainment, culture, sports and more. Fred has also spearheaded and overseen a sea change in programming for KRPS from a legacy classical station to one that airs a balance of classical, news, jazz, and cultural programming that better reflects the diverse audience of the Four States. For over two months in the fall of 2022 he worked remotely with NPR staff to relaunch krps.org to an NPR style news and information website.

In the fall of 2023 Fred was promoted to Interim General Manager and was appointed GM in Feburary of 2024.