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‘The Pub’ #91: What would actually happen if they defunded CPB
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And a sitting CPB board member discusses why the corporation should be defunded.
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‘The Pub’ #90: The ThinkProgress writer who said NPR is ‘favoring anti-LGBT perspectives’
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This week on our podcast, one of the most pressing journalism questions of our time: How do we represent views that we may find reprehensible and/or irrational?
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‘The Pub’ #89: Former NPR tech reporter Steve Henn on his new app, 60 dB
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The app focuses on short-form pieces and draws from a wide pool of content, some of which sounds decidedly un–public radio.
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‘The Pub’ #88: Lewis Wallace on getting fired from ‘Marketplace’
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The reporter discusses how a not especially edgy meditation on journalistic standards got him fired.
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‘The Pub’ #87: RadioPublic, public media’s chance to own the podcasting marketplace
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Adam takes a test drive of the new mobile app with RadioPublic’s Matt MacDonald and Jake Shapiro.
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‘The Pub’ #86: Journalism and diversity under the Trump presidency
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Two interviews about public media’s responsibilities in a new political climate.
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‘The Pub’ #85: Late Night Provocations from Third Coast
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Jay Allison misses “the wacko fringe in public radio,” and more words of inspiration from a conference of audio enthusiasts.
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‘The Pub’ #84: A live show about how to do live shows
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“There should be an element of suspense. There should be a thing that’s kind of hanging that we’re hoping either succeeds or fails.”
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The Pub #83: Why Joan Kroc gave NPR its biggest gift ever
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Kroc wasn’t much of an NPR fan, but a woman who was quickly dying and had limited time to make big decisions about her big money.
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‘The Pub’ #82: Chris, er, Colin McEnroe interviews Ira Glass
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A conversation about the merits of pledge drives, the semiotics of this election season, and differences between radio and podcasting.
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‘The Pub’ #81: Scrutinizing the big NPR ratings bump
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NPR audience development chief Israel Smith and researcher Susan Leland flesh out the numbers and speculate about what’s driving them.
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‘The Pub’ #80: New federal overtime rules — what broadcasters need to know
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The changes could be especially disruptive for TV and radio stations.
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‘The Pub’ #79: The life and music of Don Voegeli, ‘All Things Considered’ theme composer
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Why hasn’t anyone heard of the author of one of the most famous and enduring pieces of theme music ever written?
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‘The Pub’ #78: N’Jeri Eaton, NPR’s new program acquisition manager, live at PRPD
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If you want NPR to pick up your show or podcast, you’ll want to pay attention to N’Jeri Eaton.
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‘The Pub’ #77: NPR’s Sarah McCammon on growing up evangelical and covering Trump
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McCammon’s background has been her superpower out on the Republican campaign trail.
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‘The Pub’ #76: Carlos Watson on ‘Point Taken’ and the virtues of debate
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Do debate-style public affairs shows inherently trivialize serious issues? Watson mounts a defense.
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‘The Pub’ #75: John Sepulvado was drunk this whole time
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The public radio host and reporter tells his brutally frank story of hitting bottom.
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‘The Pub’ #74: NPR ditches online comments — should you?
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Can comments work, or are time and money better spent on other forms of engagement?
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‘The Pub’ #73: Why your organization needs a clubhouse, live from Boston
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The Public Radio Exchange, WGBH and Nine Network have all invested in brick-and-mortar facilities for public engagement.
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‘The Pub’ #72: Andrea Seabrook comes back to public radio
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Seabrook argues that the real American political spectrum isn’t liberal–conservative, but insider–outsider.