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Maryland Public Television builds bigger profile for HBCU Week
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A regional showcase of special programming is growing through CPB-backed partnerships with World and three stations.
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With ‘Oldies Show,’ TJ Lubinsky aims to tell stories behind hit songs of yesteryear
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The multi-episode series, slated to launch in 2024, is designed to air in the run-up to public TV’s pledge season.
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Science behind ‘creature powers’ gives ‘Wild Kratts’ many angles for exploring the lives of animals
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With an all-new season of TV episodes and upcoming tour of live shows, Martin and Chris Kratt give kids new ways to experience the natural world.
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WHYY dives into original children’s programming with two new offerings
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“Albie’s Elevator” and “The Infinite Art Hunt” aim to reach kids ages 2 to 8.
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Documentary tells story of Fanny, an unsung all-girl band that’s still rocking after 50 years
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Airing Monday on PBS, “Fanny: The Right to Rock” examines what it meant to be women — some of whom were queer and/or Filipino-American — struggling for respect at a time when a girl with a guitar was still considered a novelty.
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WNYC’s ‘NYC Now’ podcast offers three daily doses of local news
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“Our newsroom is creating all this work, and it didn’t make sense that we weren’t actually taking some of that work and putting it up in the podcast realm,” says Ave Carrillo, WNYC’s EP of local podcasts.
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How a composer’s accidental career builds on the legacy of ‘Sesame Street’
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“I just never thought this was my thing and so I sort of fell into it,” says music director Bill Sherman. “But now I just love it.”
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How ‘Marie Antoinette’ sought humanity, humility inside Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors
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The new show’s star says it’s “certainly no dusty period drama.”
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With ‘Every Voice’ podcast, Terrance McKnight explores racism in classical music
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WQXR’s new podcast opens with a series of episodes about racist ideas in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”
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Colorado Public Radio merges nature and art with new podcast ‘Terra Firma’
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Hosted by poet CMarie Fuhrman, the podcast uses natural soundscapes to help listeners remember what they love about being outdoors.
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WBEZ blends entertainment and identity with ‘Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians Podcast’
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The show celebrates what it calls “badass Asians who are making a mark on pop culture.”
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‘Roadshow’ podcast focuses on stories that make you go ‘Wow, really?’
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“Detours,” which just released its third season, digs deeper into stories behind memorable appraisals.
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With ‘City Island,’ PBS Kids leans into animated shorts to show how communities work
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Aaron Augenblick’s kooky cartoon creates a neighborhood that’s “friendly, inviting, and … really fun to hang out in.”
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Ahoy, Story Pirates! ‘SPTV’ brings creative storytelling to broadcast TV
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The public TV sibling of the popular kids podcast debuted in 2020 on KLCS in Los Angeles.
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How ‘Barney & Friends’ grew from nothing and came to inspire hate from so many
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A new Peacock docuseries takes a look at one of public television’s most divisive endeavors.
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How ‘Donkey Hodie’ is bringing Mister Rogers’ magical trolley to life
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The PBS Kids show’s puppets are hopping on board the nostalgic transport in the show’s second season.