NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today
announced that a wide-ranging selection of critically-acclaimed
programs and podcasts from one of the most influential and top
producers in on-demand audio -- WNYC Studios -- will join SiriusXM
Insight channel 121 starting Monday, January
9, 2017. Both first-run and archive editions of the
programs will be available seven days a week.
The mix of WNYC Studios-produced programs and podcasts that will
air on SiriusXM's Insight channel range across subject matter
including comedy, economics, drama, media, relationships, and more.
Daily programs include the unique storytelling and explorations of
shows like Radiolab, Freakonomics Radio, and
Snap Judgment. Weekly programs include
Here's the Thing hosted by Alec Baldwin, 2 Dope
Queens with Jessica
Williams and Phoebe
Robinson, The New Yorker Radio Hour,
Death, Sex & Money, and more. For a
full list of shows and podcasts to air on the channel, please visit
www.siriusxm.com/wnyc.
"WNYC wants to be anywhere people are listening," said
Dean Cappello, Chief Content Officer
for WNYC and head of the WNYC Studios. "So we are thrilled to
bring our award-winning podcasts to SiriusXM and its Insight
channel. We're excited to reach and engage new listeners
through this partnership."
"With millions of downloads each month, the popularity and
quality of this content is unmistakable," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content
Officer, SiriusXM. "We're excited to give our audience easy access
to this exceptional programming, all in one place. Millions
can now discover this unique content and compelling storytelling
for the very first time. It's great radio for their daily
SiriusXM listening routines."
Insight is SiriusXM's channel offering a mix of podcasts, public
radio, and political comedians on a mission to help listeners make
sense of the world around them. From issues spanning headline
news and social trends, technology, arts and culture, science,
spirituality, education, and more, SiriusXM Insight is home to
exclusive shows Stand Up with Pete
Dominick, Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang, and The Dean Obeidallah
Show, which will continue in their current timeslots.
WNYC Studios shows and podcasts airing on SiriusXM Insight
channel 121 include:
- Freakonomics Radio, Monday-Friday at 6:00 am ET: Exploring the riddles of everyday
life and the weird wrinkles of human nature, host Stephen J. Dubner, along with his
"Freakonomics" co-author Steve
Levitt, use the tools of economics to explore real-world
behavior.
- Snap Judgment, Monday-Friday at 7:00
am ET: With its raw, intimate, musical brand of
narrative, Snap Judgment dares audiences to see the
world through the eyes of another - mixing real stories with killer
beats to produce radio that's cinematic and dramatic. It's
storytelling…with a beat.
- Radiolab, Monday-Friday at 8:00
am & 8:00 pm ET:
Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound
illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science,
philosophy, and human experience. Hosted by Jad Abumrad with co-host Robert Krulwich, the show is designed
for listeners who demand skepticism, but appreciate wonder and want
to be moved and surprised. Radiolab won Peabody
Awards in 2011 and 2015.
- Here's the Thing, Thursdays at 9:00
pm ET: Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin takes listeners into the lives
of artists, policy makers, and performers - sidestepping the
predictable by going inside the dressing rooms, apartments, and
offices of people we want to understand better.
- Death, Sex & Money, Mondays at 9:00 pm ET: Featuring the big questions
and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation,
host Anna Sale talks to
celebrities and listeners about relationships, money, family, work,
and making it all count while we're here.
- The New Yorker Radio Hour, Saturdays at 3:00 pm ET: New Yorker editor
David Remnick is joined by
the magazine's award-winning writers in a weekly hour of radio that
delights and informs with its mix of profiles, storytelling, and
insightful conversations about the issues that matter ― plus an
occasional blast of comic genius from the magazine's legendary
Shouts and Murmurs page.
- Note to Self, Wednesdays at 9:30 pm
ET: In a quest for smart choices to help us think
and live better, host Manoush
Zomorodi talks with everyone from big name techies to
elementary school teachers about the effects of technology on our
lives.
- On The Media, Fridays at 6:00 pm
ET & Saturdays at 4:00 pm
ET: For listeners eager to challenge their
assumptions, On the Media offers an investigation into how
the media affects our worldview. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield give listeners the tools they
need to survive the media maelstrom. The Peabody-Award-
winning show is notable for its wry tone, lively pace,
and singular insights about the stories that shape our
culture.
- Only Human, Mondays at 9:30pm
ET: Whether training for a marathon, overcoming an
illness, or trying not to go broke paying for healthcare, Only
Human helps listeners make the most of their health.
Hosted by Mary Harris,
Only Human is not afraid of uncomfortable conversations, and
experiments with possible solutions.
- 2 Dope Queens, Wednesdays at 9:00 pm
ET: Hosted by Phoebe
Robinson and Jessica
Williams, 2 Dope Queens share stories about sex,
romance, race, hair journeys, living in New York, and more.
- Sooo Many White Guys, Sundays at 8:00
pm ET: Phoebe
Robinson hosts intimate, funny and honest conversations
with musicians, actors, writers and comedians who are killing it in
their fields – AND, aren't white dudes.
Additional programs and podcasts joining the SiriusXM Insight
lineup are:
- Great Debates, Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
ET: Without any preparation- or really any thought
at all -Steve Hely (writer for
David Letterman and Carson Daly) and Dave
King (writer for Parks and Recreation,
Workaholics) debate the great issues of the day: "Is turkey
the best luncheon meat?" or "Can you judge a book by its cover?"
Moderated by Dan Medina.
- Sit-down with Alfred and Chris, Thursdays at 6:00 pm ET: Every week SiriusXM's
Alfred Schulz and Chris Hauselt go long-form on arts, pop culture,
music and more. The hosts philosophize David Bowie, take listeners on a tour of
America's best dive bars, dissect popular films, and everything in
between.
SiriusXM Insight's programming will be available on SiriusXM On
Demand for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM App for
smartphones and other mobile devices or online
at siriusxm.com.
Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more
information on SiriusXM On Demand.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
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