2 chapters across the catalog
NPR Funding Crisis, This American Life Profanity Warning
NPR has launched an aggressive donation campaign following the elimination of federal funding for public media. Separately, the program "This American Life" issued a warning regarding un-beeped profanity in its podcast version, directing sensitive listeners to its website for a censored feed.
NPR Underwriting, Monsanto Controversy, American Public Media
NPR's ombudsman issued a statement clarifying that while NPR does not take money from Monsanto, its partner American Public Media (APM) does. The hosts analyze APM's business model, noting that the non-profit earns nearly $100 million annually through corporate "underwriting," which they argue is indistinguishable from traditional advertising. They contrast this corporate-funded model with No Agenda's direct listener support, which allows for true objectivity.
