Today On KRPS For Tuesday August 22
5 AM - 9 AM -
Morning Edition from NPR News
9 AM - 10 AM -
Todd Zwillich of Vice News (in for Jenn White)
HOUR 1: United States of Cable: How cable news changes American politics and culture.
A white bronco chased down on an L.A. freeway. The collapse of two Manhattan skyscrapers.
The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. All of these moments were captured on and showcased to millions of viewers of cable news.
For more than 80 years, cable television has been a ubiquitous part of American politics and culture.
While streaming platforms have driven many families to cut the cord, there are still more than 72 million active cable subscribers according to the National Cable and Telecommunications Association.
10 AM to 11 AM -
Host: Meghna Chakrabarti
VOICEMAIL NUMBER: 617-353-0683
MAIN TOPIC: How Animals Perceive The World (REBROADCAST)
Day 2 in On Point's Week of Wonder. What if you could taste the world's electrical fields? Hear vibrations in a leaf?
Or see magnetic currents guiding you home? Learning from how some animals perceive the world.
11 AM to 1 PM -
Host - Fred Child
1 PM to 3 PM -
Modern Times with host Alan Chapman
3 PM - 4 PM
The World with host Marco Werman
4 PM - 6 PM
All Things Considered from NPR News
Hosts: Ari Shapiro and Ailsa Chang
How the evolving threat of climate change is making that effort more complicated — on All Things Considered
6 PM - 6:30 PM
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
Even with inflation slowing lower and middle-income Americans are still playing a game of financial catch-up.
How higher prices are still hurting households. That's next time on Marketplace.
6:30 PM to 7 PM
Today, Explained from Vox News
Hosts - Sean Rameswaram and Noel King
President Joe Biden’s big student loan forgiveness program got kiboshed by the Supreme Court.
So that’s the end of that, right?
Or is it? That’s coming soon to Today, Explained.
7 PM - 8 PM -
HOST: TERRY GROSS
On the next Fresh Air, the first female President of Harvard, DREW GILPIN FAUST. Her new memoir is about rebelling against the norms of racism and gender inequality she was raised with in the 50’s and 60’s in Virginia.
Her grandmother identified with the confederacy.
Faust became a civil rights and anti war activist, and author of books about the civil war.
Join us.
8 PM - 9 PM
#367 Singing Outside of the Box
In this hour, we will explore female singers who bridged the gap between being a popular entertainer that was just a pretty face in front of a large ensemble and that of a full-fledged “instrumentalist” member of the band.
9 PM - 11 PM
11 PM - 5 AM Wednesday
BBC World Service
