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“The Pub” Podcast

Our biweekly podcast of interviews with public media’s most important and interesting thinkers and doers. Subscribe with our Libsyn feed or through iTunes and follow The Pub on Twitter.

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‘The Pub’ #32: The future of children’s public television

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 20, 2015

Thoughts on the Sesame Street news, and an encore interview with PBS Vice President for Children’s Programming Linda Simensky.

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‘The Pub’ #31: Adam Davidson on the economics of public radio in the podcasting era

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 13, 2015

NPR can have a viable future, says the Planet Money co-founder, but only if it dramatically restructures and raises its game.

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‘The Pub’ #30: Mike Pesca on life after NPR

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 6, 2015

“I loved NPR, I still do. I kind of love it for its flaws, as well.”

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‘The Pub’ #29: Michael Oreskes, NPR’s new head of news, on station collaboration, host changes and liberal bias

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 30, 2015

Oreskes wants NPR and member stations to collaborate more seamlessly, both to break more and better news, but also to better reflect the entirety of the country.

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‘The Pub’ #28: A Martínez on how KPCC doubled its Latino audience

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 23, 2015

Southern California Public Radio’s recently concluded, three-year, $6 million CPB-funded quest to court Latino audiences met with its share of criticism along the way.

Programs/Content

On ‘R-words’ that the media shouldn’t (or maybe should) say

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 21, 2015

Rather than putting our energy into avoiding taking sides on the use of offensive terms, let’s put that energy into picking the right side.

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‘The Pub’ #27: NPR One’s Sara Sarasohn, live from Lost & Found in Washington, D.C.

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 16, 2015

Seeing how listeners use the NPR app “is brand new and a little scary, but also priceless.”

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‘The Pub’ #26: The business of podcasting, live from the PMDMC Conference

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 9, 2015

Our panel of experts considers the future of podcasting as a source of revenue for public media.

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‘The Pub’ #25: You’ve been a bad, bad BBC

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 2, 2015

The world’s biggest public broadcaster is under the microscope, and its funding is in jeopardy.

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‘The Pub’ #24: Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven frontman says NPR is standing against artists

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | June 25, 2015

The musician says public radio should get on what he sees as the right side of a matter of social justice.

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The Pub #22: Curious City creator Jennifer Brandel goes national

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | June 11, 2015

Brandel’s national spin-off, Hearken, aims to help journalists learn what their audiences want and need to know.

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Linda Simensky, PBS’s head of children’s programming, on carrying forward Mister Rogers’ legacy

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | June 10, 2015

“Shows are being made today from a much better understanding of how kids learn.”

Tech

A top audio engineer explains NPR’s signature sound

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | June 5, 2015

The crisp, bright tone comes from a particular microphone — and a few other elements.

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The Pub, #21: Frontline’s new leader, Raney Aronson; What it means to “distribute” a show; How education can be a business for stations

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | June 4, 2015

On our podcast, Frontline’s new EP goes deep on how the show is produced and her vision for its future.

Programs/Content

The Pub, #20: What Eric Nuzum will do at Audible that he couldn’t do at NPR

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | May 28, 2015

Plus, a discussion on why so few women hold top jobs in public media, a continuation of the podcasting advertising debate and more.

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The Pub #19: Podcast advertising ethics; Ira Glass clarifies ‘capitalism’ remark; Membership Video on Demand; What young public media people want

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | May 21, 2015

Are native ads in podcasts a step too far for public radio?

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The Pub #18: How to broaden public TV’s audience, live from the PBS Annual Meeting in Austin

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | May 14, 2015

We contemplate the challenges and the opportunities involved in expanding public television to new audiences.

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The Pub #17: Ira hearts capitalism; The “secret sauce” behind NPR’s mic sound; All public media should be Creative Commons–licensed

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | May 7, 2015

We contemplate the notion that public radio’s biggest star evidently doesn’t want public radio to be public anymore.

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The Pub #16: Tess Vigeland on quitting Marketplace; Transgender people and personal pronouns; Donor influence on programming

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | April 30, 2015

For Tess Vigeland, a leap out of the host’s seat inspired a book.

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The Pub #15: Did Skip Gates cave to Ben Affleck?; CBC releases Ghomeshi investigation; Why local radio voices have more bass

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | April 23, 2015

Did one of public TV’s most revered figures really cede editorial control to a celebrity? It certainly looks that way to PBS ombudsman Michael Getler.