This American Life THEME LIST

Always a popular post – the call for pitches from TAL. Plus a nice explanation of their process at the top. Good luck!-miaPS: I get these calls for pitches because I'm a member of AIR – a fantastic organization for public media folks of all stripes. Happy to provide more info if you're interested. (And [...]

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Happy New Year to us – NPR announces 7.5% rate increase for 2012

Thanks in part to the wonderful folks at AIR, NPR has increased their freelancer rates for the first time in ten years. Woot! New rates are posted here. Details below. What an awesome way to ring in 2012!

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Date: January 1, 2012

From: Margaret Low Smith, Interim SVP of NPR News

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Call for Pitches – Deutsche Welle’s new WorldLink

A new radio show on Germany's Deutsche Welle is looking for pitches. Details below.-mia

++++++++++++++++++ World LinkWorld Link is a weekly, one-hour magazine that looks at real-life stories behind the headlines. The show is broadcast on Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster that produces television, radio and online content in 30 languages. It provides a European [...]

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Radio Ambulante CALL FOR PITCHES

For you Spanish speakers – a call for pitches from Radio Ambulante – a new Spanish language podcast. See below for links to pitch pages.-mia

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Radio Ambulante is a monthly Spanish-language radio program launching in early 2012, telling uniquely Latin American stories. At a time when much of the rhetoric seeks to harden the [...]

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Stipends from the Prometheus Radio Project to promote community radio

Interesting opportunity from the folks at the Prometheus Radio Project. Details below.-mia

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Hit the Road! Go on tour to expand community radio!

The passage of the Local Community Radio Act has opened up the possibility of thousands of new community radio stations. Now, we have about a year to mobilize social justice organizations [...]

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Radiolab call for pitches part 2

That last post from Radiolab got cut off before it was finished. Here’s the rest. -mia

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Radiolab topics, continued (email Brenna Farrell, bfarrell@wnyc.org, with stories or ideas)

TALKING TO MACHINES

Each year, The Loebner Prize for artificial intelligence is awarded to the “most human-like computer.” And the competition consists of computers talking to humans [...]

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Radiolab call for pitches

A call for pitches from my favorite radio program. Check it out! -mia

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Radiolab is about to launch into production for a new season, and we’re in search of stories. We’d love your help. 

If you’re inclined, give a glance at the topics below (some of which are still in the half-baked, even doughy, [...]

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TAL looking for ideas

The latest from Julie Snyder at This American Life.-mia

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I'll be sending out a complete Theme List in the next few weeks but in the meantime we need help with a story we've already got in production. If you have a suggestion for a possible interviewee for this [...]

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Making Contact seeks pitches on freshwater, healthcare, recession, and more

Hey all. The fab public radio program Making Contact is looking for pitches. They are one of the few shows out there that takes long, sound-rich docs. I'm not sure about their rates so contact them if you have questions. Details below. -Mia

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Hi there Making Contact reporters, freelancers, and friends,

Our latest call [...]

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Call for submissions NAISA

New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) is a very cool arts org based on Toronto. They have an annual festival (a few actually) and are looking for radio/music/sound/multimedia submissions for 2011. Definitely worth checking out. Good luck! -Mia

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Current Calls for Submissions

2010 Calls For Submissions on the theme ABOUT TIME Categories:  Radio Art, [...]

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