What are the best NPR podcasts?
Podcast critic Nick Quah says it's Serial's best show since "S-Town." Here's Nick. NICK QUAH, BYLINE: A letter, a national scandal and a mystery. These are the starting points for the latest podcast from Serial Productions called "The Trojan Horse Affair ...
How to make your podcast sound like NPR?
In general, here are some qualities that set fresh story ideas apart from stale ones:
- T wist / trend – A good podcast takes a familiar idea and adds a new angle to make it fresh.
- A dds to / Advances the story – If your podcast is covering a familiar topic or style, make sure the way you present it takes the listener’s understanding to ...
- G rounded in experience / expertise – How will you make sure your podcast feels genuine? ...
How many podcasts does NPR have?
NPR's home to showcase all of the podcasts from the NPR family. You can listen to recent episodes of your favorite podcasts and subscribe using your app of choice. Looking for more great listens?
What are the best news podcasts?
[From our Best Podcasts with Black Hosts roundup] A daily news podcast from the Pod Save America team, What A Day is co-hosted by author and comedian Akilah Hughes (who Mashable interviewed for its own History Becomes Her podcast ).
Why is On Being Ending?
In 2013, Tippett and “On Being” parted ways with MPR, feeling that the network hadn't made the show a priority. “Inside that big, traditional radio organization, we couldn't be truly innovative,” she said. “We couldn't experiment.”
Is On Being on NPR?
Krista Tippett, the host of On Being. After nearly two decades, On Being is ending its run as a weekly radio program on public radio. Its last radio show will be on June 23.
Who produces On Being podcast?
On BeingOther namesFirst Person (2001–2003) Speaking of Faith (2003–2010)Executive producer(s)Krista TippettRecording studioMinneapolis, MinnesotaOriginal releaseSeptember 22, 2001 – presentNo. of episodes2838 more rows
Is Krista Tippett married?
Michael TippettKrista Tippett / Spouse (m. 1989–2004)
What happened to hidden brain?
Sasha Fernandez, Former Editorial Intern | August 11, 2020. The host and founder of NPR's Hidden Brain is leaving the network to produce the show and related projects through an independent production company. Shankar Vedantam announced his departure in an email to NPR staff Aug. 3.
Where do we begin Esther?
Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel Esther Perel Global Media & Gimlet. Listen to the incomparable therapist Esther Perel counsel real couples as they reveal the most intimate, personal, and complicated details of the conflicts that have brought them to her door.
Is Krista Tippett religious?
I'm a very average American; right now I don't go to church every Sunday but that hasn't always been true and won't always be. I was raised a Southern Baptist, then for a while I wasn't religious at all. Now I am a Christian. How much I go to church and my practices change over the years.
What is the poem "Deaf Republic" about?
The opening poem to Ilya Kaminsky’s masterpiece, Deaf Republic, is written in the voice of someone who is confessing their complacency during a time of trial. There’s a war going on, but it doesn’t affect the person speaking, so they don’t get involved. Instead they stayed outside and caught the sun. They lived happily during the war, and are now saying (forgive us). This poem leaves us wondering what it would mean to make such a confession, to ask for forgiveness, and whether it’d do any good.
What is the essay on reentry about?
This ‘Essay on Reentry’ charts life after prison: and the way that others keep your sentence alive even when you’re wishing to just get on with your own life. It’s about secrets and choice and disclosure. And in the midst of all this, there is also love between a son and his dad, a son like a “ straggling angel, / lost from his pack finding a way to fulfill his / duty.”
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What is the On Being Project?
The On Being Project is a nonprofit media and public life initiative. We make a public radio show , podcasts, and tools for the art of living. Six grounding virtues guide everything we do. We explore the intersection of spiritual inquiry, science, social healing, community, poetry, and the arts. We’re offering ongoing special content for this moment, including conversations about race and healing, “care packages” for care givers and uncertain times, and a new way to experience poetry.
What is the opening poem of Deaf Republic?
The opening poem to Ilya Kaminsky’s masterpiece, Deaf Republic, is written in the voice of someone who is confessing their complacency during a time of trial. There’s a war going on, but it doesn’t affect the person speaking, so they don’t get involved. Instead they stayed outside and caught the sun. They lived happily during the war, and are now saying (forgive us). This poem leaves us wondering what it would mean to make such a confession, to ask for forgiveness, and whether it’d do any good.
What is Alex Elle's purpose in self care?
Alex Elle complicates the idea of self-care, opening it up as community-care, as a way towards generational healing. And she’s revivifying the meaning of meeting one’s “inner child” for a new generation.
Who hosts Fresh Air?
Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.
How many people will live without sanitation in 2021?
June 30, 2021 •#N#The United Nations estimates that 4.2 billion people — more than half of the world's population — live without any access to safely managed sanitation. No septic systems. No waste treatment plants. In 'Pipe Dreams,' Chelsea Wald examines the health issues related to sanitation and looks at global efforts to manage human waste, including turning it into fuel and fertilizer.
What is the book "Falling" about?
July 6, 2021 •#N#T.J. Newman's new book, 'Falling,' is a thriller about a hijacking on a commercial flight. The pilot is told he must crash the plane or his family on the ground will be killed. We talk with Newman about her book and about her 10 years in the skies — from pet peeves to scary situations. "If all you see us do is a beverage service, that's a great day at work because that means that we're not actually doing our job, because we have training in everything from hazmat to hijackings to medical situations to turbulence to mechanical issues," she says.
Take This Job and Shove It
December 10, 2021 • Amid the so-called Great Resignation, nearly 39 million Americans have left their jobs. On this week's On The Media, hear why this trend is a logical response to the cult of work. Plus, when technology makes our jobs harder, maybe being a 'luddite' isn't such a bad thing. 1.
Log On For OTM Trivia Tonight!
December 7, 2021 • Tonight at 7pm ET, join Brooke, the OTM staff, and other listeners from around the country for our first ever Zoom trivia night! Flex your knowledge of the show for a chance to win some sweet prizes including hats hand-crocheted by Brooke herself. All you gotta do to participate is become a sustaining member. Click this link.
Pigeon with A Mustache
December 3, 2021 • By now, the new coronavirus variant has been detected in dozens of countries – including the U.S. On this week's On the Media, hear what pigeons can tell us about how to react to the omicron variant. Plus, why we should know the names of the scientists in Botswana, South Africa, and Hong Kong who found the new strain.
A Different Hanukkah Story
December 1, 2021 • This week is Hanukkah, Judaism's eight-day festival of lights. With its emphasis on present-giving, dreidel games and sweet treats, the holiday seems to be oriented towards kids. Even the story of Hanukkah has had its edges shaved down over time.
How Cassette Tapes Changed the World
November 26, 2021 • Cassette tapes mostly gather dust these days. But back in their heyday, they fundamentally changed how we communicate, in ways we're still making sense of today.
Chasing Dash
November 23, 2021 • Last year at this time, 9 months into the pandemic, so many of us stayed separated from one another, missing out on all the gathering, yam-eating, relative-screaming, football-watching, insert-holiday-themed-cliche-here, of Thanksgiving. Not so this year. This year, vaxxed and tested and maybe even boosted, we gather once more.
Bait the Nation
November 19, 2021 • Politicians and pundits on the right are eager to pin rising rates of inflation on President Biden — but that misses the bigger picture. Plus, how scaremongering over 'critical race theory' is impacting elections, school boards and classrooms.
