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This week, Marketplace by APM launched "Robots Ate My Taxes," a multi-part audio and video series investigating an overlooked consequence of artificial intelligence: the threat AI-driven job losses pose to the tax revenue governments depend on. The series explores how roughly two-thirds of federal revenue comes from taxes on human labor. If AI displaces workers at scale — even temporarily — that revenue base could shrink just as government budgets face new strain. "Robots Ate My Taxes" marks the debut major project from David Brancaccio in his new role as special correspondent for Marketplace's Future Effects desk, reported alongside Daniel Shin. Learn more about the series here: https://lnkd.in/ghkw4RMR Find the series here: https://lnkd.in/gnPpwnrd

APMG founded Public Media Infrastructure (PMI) along with National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB), New York Public Radio, PRX and Station Resource Group (SRG) to modernize technology infrastructure that public media relies on. We're thrilled that Jeannie Ericson has been chosen as PMI's inaugural CEO in a time that is so crucial for public media. Read more below.

We're thrilled to see The Splendid Table and Francis Lam featured on CBS Sunday Morning as part of their special report celebrating America's 250th. The segment explores how America's cuisine is shaped by cultures coming together, highlighting the rise of Viet-Cajun cuisine. As Francis shares, "Every form of food in America is the result of something that came from somewhere else, took root here, mixed and mingled with what else was here—and that's what created our cuisine." We're incredibly proud to see Francis representing public media on such a prominent national platform. Watch the segment here: https://lnkd.in/eR_VRN_w

Today, American Public Media and The New York Times announced The Wirecutter Show, NYT Wirecutter’s weekly podcast, will be adapted for public radio and launched as a weekly national program distributed by APM beginning in July of this year. The program will translate Wirecutter’s rigorous reporting, testing and consumer-first journalism into a broadcast format designed to give public radio audiences clear, trusted guidance for their daily lives. We’re thrilled to work with The New York Times to bring this show to a public media audience. More here: https://lnkd.in/ebNs59cS

This Thursday, June 11! Join MindSite News and Call to Mind for a live conversation exploring the growing mental health impacts of climate change and chronic stress. Drawing from the Call to Mind episodes Weathering the Storm: Climate Change and Mental Health and The Strain of Stress, this webinar examines how climate disruption, economic instability, job insecurity, and political division contribute to rising levels of anxiety, grief, depression, burnout, and emotional overwhelm. As communities face wildfires, severe storms, displacement, and environmental loss, experts are calling attention to the urgent psychological consequences of living in an increasingly uncertain world. ⭐ Register for free via Zoom: https://bit.ly/4ehzSgk Featuring: Jessica Bari is Call to Mind’s senior producer. She's an award-winning journalist with an extensive focus in health news and programming. Her work has been on national and regional public radio stations, PBS, Discovery channel, History channel and SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio channel. Dr. Gale M. Sinatra is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Education and the Stephen H. Crocker Chair at the University of Southern California. An internationally recognized educational psychologist, her work focuses on climate science education, conceptual change learning, and public understanding of science. She previously chaired the American Psychological Association’s Climate Change Task Force and was elected to the National Academy of Education in 2022. Dr. Thomas Doherty is an environmental psychologist, author, and internationally recognized expert on the mental health impacts of climate change and the psychological benefits of nature. He is the author of Surviving Climate Anxiety: A Guide to Coping, Healing, and Thriving (2025), co-host of the Climate Change and Happiness podcast, and founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecopsychology. His work explores how people can cultivate resilience, meaning, and emotional well-being amid environmental disruption. Moderators: Angela Davis has more than 30 years of experience reporting and anchoring throughout the country. She’s currently the host of the award-winning program MPR News with Angela Davis. Her weekday talk show covers a wide variety of topics, including racial disparities, mental health, education, economic issues, and the climate crisis. Rob Waters is the founding editor of MindSite News and an award-winning health and mental health journalist. He has worked with Bloomberg News, Time Inc. Health, and Psychotherapy Networker, and his reporting has appeared in outlets including The Washington Post, STAT, The Atlantic, and Mother Jones. His work focuses on mental health, public health, and science reporting.

Marketplace, the most widely consumed business and economic news program in the country — in radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting — announced today Kimberly Adams has been named the next host of its flagship weekday program Marketplace Morning Report. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gQZ5Z5tC

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, meaning American Public Media’s acclaimed mental health series, “Call to Mind,” is back with five new special reports. Each episode will feature sound-rich stories from across the country that amplify the voices of people living with mental health challenges as they journey to live well.  This year’s series is hosted by veteran MPR News journalist Angela Davis, and explores topics such as stress, climate-related anxiety, sleep and mental health, immigration, and a special episode made in partnership with the Tradeoffs podcast, centered around how Durham, North Carolina, reimagined its mental health crisis-response system. In addition to airing on broadcast public radio stations around the country, this year’s series can also be listened to online and as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts. More here: https://lnkd.in/ed6riiN

This is a proud moment to share work that’s been a long time in the making to unlock the power of public media for sponsors on digital audio at a true national scale. This week, American Public Media Group, in partnership with StreamGuys and more than 30 public media stations nationwide, publicly launched the Inform Media Network — a unified digital audio network designed to help advertisers reach public media audiences at meaningful national scale, in trusted, brand‑safe environments. As streaming and podcast listening continues to grow, we’ve heard consistently from advertisers and agencies that the hardest challenge isn't reach. It's finding quality at scale. Inform Media Network was built to meet that moment: combining the trust and credibility of direct public-media sponsorship with the simplicity, measurement by Magellan AI, and the efficiency of a single national buy — without sacrificing editorial standards or audience trust. As Radio Ink Magazine put it this week, Inform Media Network offers “a clear, coordinated way to participate in the digital audio marketplace at scale,” connecting advertisers to highly engaged listeners across podcasts and livestreams while keeping the model seller‑led and quality‑first. Huge credit to: - Justin Hach and the APM team for building the foundation - Tim Labelle, Tyler Huggins, and Mark Griffin at StreamGuys for the technical partnership - And the list of station partners thats growing every week, who leaned into a collaborative approach to shaping what comes next for public media digital audio: Alaska Public Media Baltimore Public Media WBEZ Chicago Cincinnati Public Radio GBH WSHU Public Radio KVCR Public Media KERA – North Texas Public Broadcasting WHYY Houston Public Media WETA WBUR KALW Public Media KEXP KQED WLRN Public Media KUER 90.1 WOSU Public Media Ksmu Radio Station Smsu West Virginia Public Broadcasting WVIK Public Radio WKAR at Michigan State University KAZU 90 3 Fm Public Radio LAist Minnesota Public Radio Marketplace by APM I'm grateful to everyone who helped turn an idea into something real — and excited about what this unlocks for advertisers, stations, and the broader public media audio ecosystem.

We’re excited to officially introduce Inform Media Network—a new digital audio advertising network. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gfWxC5r4 For the first time, national advertisers can access public media streaming audiences at scale—reaching 55M+ monthly impressions across podcasts and livestreams from over 30+ trusted stations nationwide. Built for today’s audio landscape, Inform Media Network brings together: • A unified, streamlined buying experience • Premium, brand-safe environments (no clutter, no heavy ad loads) • Highly engaged, loyal audiences • Full-funnel measurement from listening to conversion Public media has long been one of the most trusted—and hardest to scale—audio environments. Inform Media Network changes that. This is a new chapter for digital underwriting—designed to support stations and deliver meaningful connections for brands.