APM PRESENTS
APM Presents offers a unique package of programs with timely relevance for your audiences.
APM Presents, previously known as APM Celebrates, 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.
This year, 60 specials have been included in the APM Presents package, which is up from a total of 42 last fiscal year. Out of these specials, 67% included host(s) who identified as a woman and 37% included host(s) self-identified as BIPOC.
Docs and Specials from the BBC can be found here.
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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: Spotlight on Virtual Mental Health Care
One hour
January 21, 2022 - May 31, 2022
In “Spotlight on Virtual Mental Health Care” we explore how mental health care’s urgent pivot to new technologies fared during the pandemic’s critical stress test.
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IWMF Connections: Muslim Culture in America Today
One hour
Broadcast Window: March 18, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Connections looks at contemporary Muslim culture in America from fashion to food to hip hop and opera as we look at the myriad ways contemporary Muslim culture has mixed and melded with American culture.
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Call to Mind: Spotlight on the Confusion of Covering Mental Health Care
One hour
Broadcast Window: April 4, 2022 - May 31, 2022
Spotlight on the Confusion of Covering Mental Health Care will help make sense of what kind of mental health care is supposed to be covered, and how health plans, regulators and you can make it easier to get the therapy you need.
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Small Change: Women of Color Building a Business Legacy
One hour
Broadcast Window: April 4, 2022 - May 31, 2022
This installment from Small Change highlights the stories of five minority women-owned small business owners—Native, Black and Latina that looks at the time and sweat equity it took to start the businesses, and how they're ensuring their businesses's success.
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Call to Mind: Spotlight on Youth Mental Health During Covid
One hour
Broadcast Window: May 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Spotlight on Youth Mental Health During Covid shares the mental health experiences of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic, explores the extent of the crisis and considers how schools and the systems of care available to young people can improve.
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Arc of Justice
One hour
Broadcast Window: May 24, 2022 - Sept 6, 2022
This four episode series focuses on the roots of the racial wealth gap in U.S. policy. Grounded in the scholarship of prominent African American economist William Darity Jr., The ARC of Justice explores how that racial wealth gap came to be combining scholarly expertise with historical and contemporary real-world stories and voices of ordinary citizens. Epsiodes can stand alone or be aired as a series.
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Early Risers: Waking up to Racial Equity in Early Childhood
One hour
Broadcast Window: May 25, 2022 - Sept 6, 2022
In this one-hour special, listeners will hear practical tips and insights from a variety of early childhood experts about how to talk with very young children about race and racism.
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Witness History: Pride Month
One hour
Broadcast Window: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
A special hour-long edition of Witness History from the BBC World Service. Remarkable stories of LGBT+ rights, told by the people who were there.
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APM Presents: Musical
Timely musical programming to delight and engage your audiences.
Classical
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Justin Holland: The Guitar's Black Pioneer
One hour
Broadcast Window: April 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Justin Holland was a Black guitar virtuoso, educator, and activist in the 19th century who did intricate transcriptions of popular operas, songs, and compositions of his own. In this special Professor Ernie Jackson, a Holland expert, talks about his experience as a guitar student and how Holland’s music gave him hope and inspiration.
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Cinco de Mayo: ¡Viva México!
One hour
Broadcast Window: April 28, 2022 - May 31, 2022
In this special, Ines Guanchez will share the history of Cinco do Mayo through the music of Mexican and Chicano composers from the past and present that celebrates Mexican national pride and heritage.
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Brave
One hour
Broadcast Window: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Just in time for Father's Day, join Cantus for a live recorded concert featuring music that focuses on the idea of masculinity in our society. Encore from 2021
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Juneteenth: Remembrance and Celebration
One hour
Broadcast Window: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Using the commemoration of the emancipation of all those who had been enslaved in United States as a starting point, this special will face our country’s racist past. Showcasing music from Black American composers to highlight the progress and the pain that has been held in the community at large.
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True Colors: Sounds of the Heart
One hour
Broadcast Window: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Just in time for Pride Month, join us for a special that celebrates musicians from the LGBTQ community.
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A Celebration of Choral Excellence: Dale Warland at 90
One hour
Postponed until later in 2022
Dale Warland's music making has inspired countless choral music lovers. His commitment to beauty in all things is his signature. For his 90th brithday, this special shows how Warland’s commitment to choral excellence has created a body of work that will stand the test of time.
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