KGOU e-Newsletter - Year-end fundraising challenge progress

December 7, 2023

Upcoming NPR News series: 'China, post-COVID'

Chinese people in line for COVID tests Nov 17 2022

China retained its strict COVID lockdowns much longer than other countries—in fact, it was just this time last year that China opened up. NPR's International Desk will take a closer look at some of the repercussions and challenges as the Chinese economy slows, the social contract with younger workers shifts, and China’s relationship with the West has been changed. This NPR News series is set to begin later this month during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Stay tuned.

Year-end fundraising update: Beyond the halfway point!

Together we give KGOU Home Creations Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

KGOU's on-air drive on Nov. 28 set the stage for success in our year-end community fundraising challenge. It was KGOU's best Giving Tuesday yet, with 136 contributions that day alone!

The challenge continues through Dec. 31, with Home Creations giving $20 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, plus $20 to KGOU, for every donation. When 500 donations are reached, that's $10,000 each to KGOU and RFBO! We're past the halfway mark—help us reach our goal with your new, renewing or additional contribution:

Check our progress

KGOU Special Programs for the holidays

KGOU's special holiday season programming begins this weekend with NPR's Hanukkah Lights. The 2023 show features the best of the Hanukkah storytelling through the years, plus a musical performance by The LeeVees. Join NPR's Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 12 p.m. Special programs for the Winter Solstice, Christmas and New Year's Eve fill our schedule throughout December:

Holiday lineup

Tonic: The Funky Groove Show gets the holiday spirit

The sounds of the season get a funky, festive twist with an all-new holiday episode of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show on Friday, Dec. 15 from 9 to 11 p.m. Host Michael B. spins a selection of jazzy, hip-hop takes on The Nutcracker Suite, a celebration of the season's villains (we're looking at you, Scrooge), and much more. The yuletide groove continues on Tonic's Dec. 22 show, with an encore of last year's holiday special.

Tonic playlists

Holiday gift guides: NPR's 'best' lists

Every year NPR compiles a list of hundreds of titles in its Books We Love list — all with a recommendation from NPR editors, producers, reporters and hosts — plus previous years' lists to filter through to find a great gift for the readers you know, or yourself.

If you're looking for a cookbook to give, Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst has done the legwork for you with her list of best cookbooks of 2023, which she says was another great year for cookbooks that elicit a sense of excitement about getting in the kitchen.

Even in this day of streaming music, the album is still not dead, and would thrill the new music lover on your list. NPR Music compiled the 50 Best Albums of 2023, featuring masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.

If there's a gamer on your list, they'd tell you 2023 was an impressive year for new releases. Story-driven experiences, multiplayer shenanigans, or games for kids or less-experienced players made NPR's Best games of 2023.

Last chance ~ Pick your favorite How Curious episodes

KGOU's How Curious podcast re-started strong in 2023 with host and folklorist Rachel Hopkin. Which of the 17 episodes were your favorites? Pick your top 4 in our survey before we close it on Monday:

Pick your favorites

Congratulations to Our Winners

In our last issue we gave away a pair of tickets to OU Theatre's performance of The Nutcracker. Our lucky winner is Karen—congratulations! Watch for more great giveaways in 2024!

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