Planet Money Kicks off #SeedtoShirt T-Shirt ProjectDecember 2, 2013 · The t-shirt you’re wearing right now is quite the globetrotter. A typical cotton shirt like yours has traveled across three continents before reaching you, theRead More
How to Participate in the StoryCorps ‘Day of Listening’November 25, 2013 · Think the Friday after Thanksgiving is just for turkey leftovers and shopping sprees? Think again. Since 2008, the public radio oral storytelling project, NPR‘s StoryCorps, hasRead More
New ‘Middle Ground’ Show Brings the Heartland to Public RadioNovember 14, 2013 · Throughout her career reporting for NPR and local public radio stations, Celeste Headlee has identified a big problem in journalism – stories from middle America aren’t gettingRead More
Public Television Honors VeteransNovember 11, 2013 · Today, we salute those who have served and sacrificed, our nation’s veterans. Everyone has someone in their life that has served in the armed forces.Read More
Sesame Street Celebrates 44 Years of SuccessNovember 10, 2013 · Forty-four years ago today, Gordon took a girl named Sally on a tour of Sesame Street. Gordon introduced Sally and public television viewers to SesameRead More
Top 5 Things in Public Media This WeekNovember 1, 2013 · There were a lot of awesome things that happened this week in public media. While this list is in no particular order, here are ourRead More
StoryCorps Celebrates 10 YearsOctober 23, 2013 · This week, StoryCorps celebrates 10 years of recording and sharing America’s most moving stories. The premise is simple – two close friends or family membersRead More
PBS Kids Adds Peg + Cat to Teach Kids MathOctober 18, 2013 · Peg + Cat Opening Sequence. Video credit: Idaho PTV What does Peg + Cat equal? It equals girls and boys who are good at math!Read More
Guest Post: This American Life and the Joy of Great RadioOctober 10, 2013 · This week is a Protect My Public Media first – we’ve invited blogger Grace of the Cultural Life blog to share her post, “The joyRead More
Bill Nye the Science Guy on DWTS Reminds Us Why PBS RulesOctober 3, 2013 · Video: Bill Nye the Science Guy and partner Tyne Stecklein dancing to “Weird Science” on the first episode of DWTS. This week, Dancing withRead More