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.
Air windows are listed below and on individual program pages. Specific download times are listed in ContentDepot. If you would like to request an air window extension, please contact your Station Relations Representative. Extensions are considered on a case-by-case basis and may be granted subject to rights.
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APM Presents: News & Talk
Timely news programming tackling the biggest questions of our time
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Call to Mind: Mental Health Awareness Series
Five, one hour specials
Broadcast Window: April 5, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Five new Call to Mind Specials coming for May, Mental Health Awareness Month. Each hour explores emerging research and informed perspectives on vital issues. Each features thought-provoking interviews with top experts, the voices of people living with mental illness, and sound-rich stories from across the country. The hourlong programs are hosted by Kimberly Adams, a host and senior correspondent for APM’s Marketplace.
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How Does the Russian Propaganda Machine Work? Are There Lessons for the United States?
One hour
Broadcast Window: May 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024
When Ukrainian soldiers liberated the town of Bucha, Ukraine in March, 2022, news reports showed scenes of bodies lying in the streets. Human Rights Watch documented cases of summary executions. But on Russian state television, the news was presented as “fake,” a staged event. Objective reporting about the war in Ukraine is now against the law in Russia and journalists can’t even use the word “war” in their stories. But it wasn’t always like this. Two veteran Russian journalists, who’ve experienced the changes firsthand, explain what’s happened and how “fake news” has helped solidify authoritarian rule in Russia.
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Early Risers: Breaking Silence
One hour
Broadcast Window: May 22, 2024 - September 4, 2024
In this hour, early childhood experts from around the country talk about the reasons many caregivers are not venturing into conversations about race, racism and cultural diversity and we look at the impact that has on our children, other BIPOC adults, and our early childhood programs. Finally, we explore ways to break down those barriers for the benefit of our children. We will answer the question- what is needed in our early childhood spaces to encourage the vulnerability and exploration caregivers need to enter into these essential conversations with young children?
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Selected Shorts: Wishful Thinking
One hour
Broadcast Window: June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Summertime, and the living is easy, and if it isn’t, all you need is a charming trio of works curated by the producers of Selected Shorts about summer wishes and wishful thinking. Hear works from Zadie Smith (performed by the author), Carys Davies, and Ray Bradbury performed by Jane Kaczmarek and Sean Astin.
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Inheriting: Nicole & The Third World Liberation Front
One hour
Broadcast Window: July 15, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Pat Salaver was a Filipino civil rights hero, but remains a hidden figure in history. His activism came at a great cost. His niece Nicole Salaver unpacks his legacy
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Off the Path
One hour
Broadcast Window: August 5, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Follow host Davis Dunavin as he travels the coast from New York to Boston, looking for unusual stories and fascinating histories — including nautical tales of sea monsters and pirates.
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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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APM Presents: Musical
Timely musical programming to delight and engage your audiences.
Classical
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Folk Classics Across the Globe from YourClassical
One hour
Broadcast Window: July 2, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Explore classical pieces inspired by folk music from composers and cultures that have often existed on the fringes of classical canon. You’ll hear three world premieres of folk music recorded live in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio at Minnesota Public Radio’s headquarters in St. Paul. The pieces have been recorded by five guest musicians from those cultures who will tell us more about the music in the program.
Encore from May 2024
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Fur, Feathers and Flutes
One hour
Broadcast Window: July 2, 2024 - September 30, 2024
We all know that Classical music can calm us - and our pets! We also know that there's a special connection we have with our pets. Do our pets have a special connection with Classical music? We think so! On Fur, Feathers and Flutes, you'll hear stories of composers who loved their pets along with music inspired by their furry friends.
Encore from May 2024
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I Hear America Singing
One hour
Broadcast Window: August 23, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Join Cantus for a joyful examination of the role work has played in our lives in years past and how work might evolve into the future.
Encore from 2023
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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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