June 20, 2024

Embedded Podcast explores a state Supermajority

Supermajority a podcast from WPLN and Embedded by NPR Illustration of woman wearing big sunglasses with reflection of government building

Supermajority is a new 4-part series from NPR's Embedded, in partnership with Nashville Public Radio.

Reeling from a mass shooting at their kids' school, three Tennessee moms become advocates for gun control. But this isn't a story about gun control. It's about what they find when they step inside their state capitol for the first time.

Host and reporter Meribah Knight has been following the mothers as they confront powerful lawmakers, a dizzying legislative process and their own long-held beliefs. What can these women accomplish? How will the work change them? And what might it all reveal about democracy?

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Witness History: Pride Month

KGOU's Sunday Radio Matinee looks at key moments of the LGBTQ movement. BBC's Witness History examines the events, milestones and gains made in LGBTQ rights across the world with first-hand accounts, archive material and insight from historians.

Tune in Sunday, June 23rd at noon

Summer entertainment guides

Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

NPR staffers are readers, too! They asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2024. They've got recommendations on biography and memoir, health and science, history, sports and more:

What to watch this summer: Here are the TV shows we're looking forward to

NPR critics scanned the broadcast and streaming horizons to find the shows you should check out in June, July and August. There's some great new TV, and NPR's Eric Deggans, Glen Weldon, Linda Holmes and Aisha Harris have a preview:

These are the 19 movies we're most excited about this summer

Comedies, action-adventures, coming-of-age tales, animation—all iindoors in that sweet, sweet movie theater air conditioning. NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew previews coming releases suitable for viewers of all ages at the multiplex or streaming:

KGOU Readers Club Selection

Tinkertown tells a story of growing up in mid-century Midwest City and Tinker Air Force Base through the eyes of its author Jim Willis, as he ponders the impact of the community on who he became. Join KGOU Managing Editor Logan Layden as he speaks with the author on Monday, June 24th at 1 p.m.

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Ticket Giveaway

Lyric Theatre presents Jersey Boys

Lyric Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, behind the scenes of the group's rise to fame and featuring their hit soundtrack. It takes the stage at the Civic Center July 9 – 14, and KGOU is giving away tickets in a random drawing for the winners' choice of performance.

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Congratulations to our winners

In our last newsletter we gave away tickets to Lyric Theatre's production of Mary Poppins to our winners Sarah and Linda—congratulations!

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