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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.
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The dual-language podcast celebrates the soccer phenomenon before his final World Cup while exploring his complex relationship with Argentina.
For now, the bundle is available only to new members of 34 stations.
The podcasts produced by Ball State PBS, East Tennessee PBS, KERA and WNET are expected to debut next year.
“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.
By centering its coverage on women of color, the radio show and podcast digs deep to bring new voices and perspectives to public media.
“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.
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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.
“This is really the first step in the next 50 years of NPR,” said CEO John Lansing.
The program gives stations “the opportunity to explore innovative ways to help parents and children learn together,” said CPB’s Debra Tica Sanchez.
“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.
Two public media stations and 13 independent projects received nearly $4.3 million supporting films, podcasts and archival preservation.
While some stations are welcoming the show, other programmers are wary of furthering public radio’s relationship with for-profit producers.
“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.
“I thought it was incredible the way the story was told and how things we’re seeing today are encapsulated in this man’s story,” says Judy Greenspan, director of multiplatform initiatives for the New York–based producing station.
The creators of the award-winning podcast about prison life discuss the show’s future and how they wrote their new book, “This Is Ear Hustle.”
“We get to learn from our guests as much as listeners do.”
The station began producing its first sponsored podcasts in November.
Created in the wake of the Atlanta shootings, “Where Y’all Really From” became the station’s fastest-growing podcast.
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