Programs/Content
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.”
Programs/Content
‘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.
Programs/Content
Rhode Island PBS acquires ‘Future of XYZ’ as part of evolving digital strategy
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A series that started as a pandemic passion project is now on its way to viewers across New England and beyond thanks to a collaboration between Rhode Island PBS and independent producer Lisa Gralnek.
Programs/Content
WSHU’s ‘Still Newtown’ podcast reflects on Sandy Hook 10 years later
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The narrative podcast tells “the bigger story” about how the shooting has — and has not — changed the community where it happened.
Programs/Content
American Public Television to launch podcast studio
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APT Podcast Studios is negotiating its first deals for programs about food, travel, health and lifestyle.
Programs/Content
GBH partners on podcast, radio show that provides reliable health information to Spanish-speaking audiences
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Host Tibisay Zea created “Salud” to counter growing health misinformation circulating within Latino communities.
Programs/Content
Why NPR and Futuro Media took a chance on Lionel Messi and ‘The Last Cup’
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The dual-language podcast celebrates the soccer phenomenon before his final World Cup while exploring his complex relationship with Argentina.
Development
‘Next generation of tote bags and mugs’: NPR launches ad-free podcast bundle for new station donors
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For now, the bundle is available only to new members of 34 stations.
Programs/Content
A ‘true crime for toddlers’ podcast is part of accelerator to create programs for kids and caregivers
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The podcasts produced by Ball State PBS, East Tennessee PBS, KERA and WNET are expected to debut next year.
Programs/Content
KCUR aims for new audiences with its first investigative podcast, ‘Overlooked’
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“This is a story for anybody who cares about justice and cares about … holding people to account,” said Holly Edgell, managing editor for the Midwest Newsroom.
Programs/Content
With ‘Our Body Politic,’ Farai Chideya opens a new conversation about American politics
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By centering its coverage on women of color, the radio show and podcast digs deep to bring new voices and perspectives to public media.
Tech
NPR adds podcasts to YouTube
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“Following the global success of our Tiny Desk Concerts, we are excited for our podcasts to reach new audiences on YouTube,” said NPR’s Anya Grundmann.
Programs/Content
Colorado Public Radio podcast explores Latino heritage by celebrating stories of everyday life
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“¿Quién Are We?” is about “how our identities sort of shape who we are and what we do,” says Luis Antonio Perez, lead producer.
Programs/Content
APMG cancels ‘In the Dark’ podcast, cuts 10 positions
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“We are no longer able to sustain support of In the Dark and we are immediately beginning to explore opportunities to find a new home — either for the entire enterprise, outside of APMG or for the talented journalists, within APMG,” a spokesperson said.
Development
NPR board passes ambitious plan to expand digital fundraising, podcast subscriptions
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“This is really the first step in the next 50 years of NPR,” said CEO John Lansing.
Programs/Content
Five stations selected for Ready to Learn podcast accelerator
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The program gives stations “the opportunity to explore innovative ways to help parents and children learn together,” said CPB’s Debra Tica Sanchez.
Programs/Content
After release from prison, ‘Ear Hustle’ host seeks repeal of three-strikes law
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“What we have consistently experienced is three-strikes being put on the shelf every time something else comes up as if it’s someone’s pet project, but in reality, these are people’s lives,” said Earlonne Woods.
Programs/Content
NEH backs public media projects, independent productions in the humanities
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Two public media stations and 13 independent projects received nearly $4.3 million supporting films, podcasts and archival preservation.
Programs/Content
More than a dozen stations pick up Vox’s ‘Today, Explained’
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While some stations are welcoming the show, other programmers are wary of furthering public radio’s relationship with for-profit producers.
Programs/Content
Public radio’s ‘On Being’ will move to seasonal podcast
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“I watched the ‘Car Talk’ guys actually die and still be on the radio … and I said to myself, ‘At some point, this is going to end, or it’s going to morph into a new form,” said host Krista Tippett.