APM PRESENTS

APM Presents offers a unique package of programs with timely relevance for your audiences.

APM Presents is a collection of specials available through American Public Media to all affiliated stations. News and Talk specials tackle some of the biggest questions of our time while our Classical collection engages audiences with musical performances from renowned musicians.

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APM Presents: News & Talk

Timely news programming tackling the biggest questions of our time

Love Across the Divide

One hour

Broadcast Window: August 23, 2024 - November 15, 2024
Do two people need to be aligned politically to have a deep connection and strong romantic bond? Can one truly be considered liberal if they habitually swipe left on conservatives? In this special, Dating While Gray host Laura Stassi talks to older Americans as well as experts about ideological differences and their role in making and maintaining romantic connections.
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The Breakthrough of '48: When Civil Rights Won the White House

One hour

Broadcast Window: September 26, 2024 - November 6, 2024
In this presidential election season, issues of race and states’ rights are critical themes. This one-hour radio program highlights the 1948 contest, when Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey called on his party to “walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights.” In protest, Southern Democrats defected. President Harry Truman’s reelection campaign centered on civil rights; his victory set the stage for groundbreaking 1960s civil rights laws. Based on Samuel Freedman’s book “Into the Bright Sunshine,” this documentary features compelling interviews and archival audio and is of utmost national relevance.
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America Are We Ready?

Three, one hour live call-in shows

Broadcast Window: October 9, 16, & 23
WNYC’s Brian Lehrer hosts 3 live national call-ins with Marketplace senior Washington correspondent Kimberly Adams. Together with guests and listener calls they’ll open a national conversation, across divides, about what the November election means for some of the biggest pocket-book issues Americans face today: Healthcare costs, Housing costs and the Care Economy. We’ll hear the stories that shape our points of view, ask questions, and learn what the candidates’ probable policies could mean for things like medicine bills, the rent, and childcare. Co-distributed by American Public Media and WNYC Distribution
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Turkey Confidential

Two hours

Broadcast Window: November 27, 2024 - November 28, 2024
Turkey Confidential is The Splendid Table’s annual Thanksgiving show. Francis Lam takes calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and dinner guests during the biggest cooking day of the year.
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Selected Shorts: Holiday Hitches

One hour

Broadcast Window: December 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
We love the holidays, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. This seasonal special from SELECTED SHORTS, hosted by Meg Wolitzer, offers three tales about uncommon roads travelled by the celebrants. Writers, inlcuding Andy Borowitz, mesh tradition, humor, and family dynamics for the perfect seasonal package.
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APM Presents: Musical

Timely musical programming to delight and engage your audiences.

2024 Remembered from the Current

One hour

Broadcast Window: December 16, 2024 - January 17, 2025

Join The Current in honoring the life, music, and legacy of artists we lost this year with 2024 Remembered from The Current. This two-hour musical tribute is a celebration of all sounds - from indie to influential - and the perfect way for music lovers to unite in paying homage to the artists who have shaped music history.
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Classical

Music for the Days of Awe: An Observance of the Jewish High Holidays

One hour

Broadcast Window: September 27, 2024 - October 31, 2024
At this time of year, Jews around the world gather together to celebrate new beginnings. Host Mindy Ratner guides us in a musical observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, known in Hebrew as Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe.
Encore from 2023
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Every Good Thing

One hour

Broadcast Window: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
This Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's Every Good Thing — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving.
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This Land: Thanksgiving with The American Sound

One hour

Broadcast Window: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
This land, the physical land called the United States of America, is home to people of a wide range of ethnicities, cultures, races, creeds and genders. This Thanksgiving Day join host Jennifer Hambrick for a musical celebration of the diversity of this land – the varied natural topographies and biospheres, and the many communities that make this land exceptionally rich. Produced by WOSU Public Media.
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Songs of Thanks

One hour

Broadcast Window: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Join us for "Songs of Thanks," an innovative new production by Cantus, presented exclusively by Minnesota Public Radio. Through their signature narrative programming, the acclaimed octet will weave together stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community. Don't miss this special broadcast, designed to uplift the human spirit and honor the season.
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All is Bright

One hour

Broadcast Window: November 15, 2024 - December 31, 2024
All Is Bright, with host Lynne Warfel, offers an hour of gorgeous, contemplative choral music that tells the traditional Christmas story with songs about angels, the star and the manger scene. Featured artists include Cantus, Chanticleer, Cambridge Singers, Bryn Terfel, Emma Kirkby, Jessye Norman, and a variety of choirs. Encore from 2023
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A Chanticleer Christmas

One hour

Broadcast Window: November 29, 2024 - December 31, 2024
The beloved, Grammy-winning men’s chorus brings its “rich, intricately blended sound” (The Washington Post) to its signature holiday celebration. The centuries-spanning program ranges from Renaissance masterworks to roof-raising spirituals.
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Carols as Home with the Imani Winds

One hour

Broadcast Window: November 29, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Carols as Home features a modern take on classic Christmas carols, hosted by Imani Winds founding oboist, Toyin Spellman-Diaz. Toyin coaxes intimate stories of Christmas memories from the members of the ensemble, and why these classic carols are still essential today. Encore from 2023
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St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2024: Celebrating 150 Years of St. Olaf College

One hour

Broadcast Window: December 9, 2024 - December 31, 2024
For one and a half centuries, St. Olaf has been a hub of connections, knowledge, and growth. And for more than a century, the St. Olaf Christmas festival has been a cherished part of that history. Join us as we celebrate their legacy.
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Three Tales of Christmas with Cantus

One hour

Broadcast Window: November 29, 2024 - December 31, 2024
In Christmas with Cantus, Cantus weaves together three holiday stories with time-honored carols and new classics. Blending narration and song, the program features Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Christine Lê’s The Hawai’i Snowman, alongside Mark Twain’s “A Letter from Santa Claus,” offering an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and joy of the holiday season.
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Welcome Christmas

One hour

Broadcast Window: November 29, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Welcome Christmas is a perennial Christmas favorite from VocalEssence, one of the world's premier choral ensembles, conducted by Philip Brunelle and G. Phillip Shoultz. Join host Bonnie North for an hour of traditional carols and new discoveries, including including the world premiere of three beloved Latvian carols by composer Ēriks Ešenvalds.
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Carols, Customs and Candlelight: a Celtic Christmas Celebration

One hour

Broadcast Window: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Listen as host Andrea Blain explores music and customs that have roots in ancient winter celebrations and traditional Christmas festivals. The music features classical ensembles and soloists like Apollo’s Fire and Bryn Terfel, as well as traditional instruments like harp, fiddle and mandolin.
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In Winter's Glow

One hour

Broadcast Window: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
A winter solstice program, with modern classical sounds for the longest night of the year, chosen especially to compliment the chilly, starry nights of the season.
Encore from 2023
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Candles Burning Brightly

One hour

Broadcast Window: December 12, 2024 - January 5, 2025
A delightful hour for everyone to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights! Lots of music from Jewish communities around the world, plus a hilarious lesson on how to prepare a classic Chanukah dish, and a timeless and touching holiday story that brings light into every home.
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YourClassical Christmas Favorites

One hour

Broadcast Window: December 16, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Join us this holiday season as we count down the top christmas songs as voted by you in a new hour-long special.
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A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Two hours

Broadcast Window: December 24, 2024 - December 25, 2024
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols presents your audience with an opportunity to share in a live, world-wide Christmas Eve broadcast of a service of Biblical readings, carols, and related seasonal Classical music. This special will be presented by one of the world’s foremost choirs of men and boys and performed in an acoustically and architecturally renowned venue, the 500-year-old Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, England.
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