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July 13, 2023
Marketplace Morning Report highlights video game industry with new project
It's not news that young people are into video games. But how does a gamer crack into this massive industry as a profession? The Marketplace Morning Report is embarking on a new project called 'Skin in the Game.'

It's a full-immersion adventure that kicked off this week in the radio segment and on YouTube, with an upcoming video series on young developers and the games they create. The project touches on money, entrepreneurship and a more equitable economy. Subscribe to the MMR video series at the link below:

Welcome a new StateImpact Oklahoma reporter
StateImpact Oklahoma is welcoming a new reporter to the project, which is a partnership among Oklahoma's public radio news stations. Britny Cordera comes fresh from an internship at St. Louis Public Radio and a member of the 2022 class of NPR's Next Generation Radio Project. Here, Britny will focus on science and environmental stories affecting Oklahomans. Welcome!
The Documentary from the BBC:
Women's Football - Passion vs. Profit
Ahead of the Women’s 2023 World Cup this documentary explores whether opportunities for women in sports have changed. What’s the state of play for women’s football (soccer) around the globe? The BBC's latest radio doc is this week's Sunday Radio Matinee, July 16 at 12 p.m.

Summer reading picks
illustration of people lying on the beach reading
19 books NPR critics are excited for this summer
It's the time of the year that many associate with a somewhat slower pace affording, maybe, a little more free time to read. NPR Books asked some regular book critics what soon-to-be-published titles they are most looking forward to reading.
Nonfiction books to kick off your summer reading, recommended by Traci Thomas of 'The Stacks'
Here & Now talked with Traci Thomas, creator of the podcast The Stacks, to get her favorite nonfiction books of the past half-year. She came up with eight titles she describes as "un-put-downable."

Freshen up your summer menu with 3 salad recipes
Salad for a summer dinner doesn’t have to translate to boring - at least not in the hands of Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst. With extreme heat here for the season, she has three recipes that will keep you cool in the kitchen, starring summer produce and greens as well as meat and potatoes.

Giveaways
book jacket with photo of Chick Webb playing a drum set
Hear the extended interview broadcast on The Weekend Blues.
Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat that Changed America
William Henry "Chick" Webb was one of the first virtuoso drummers in jazz and an innovative bandleader who, along with the likes of Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway, helped create the popular dance and music culture known as Swing. KGOU has a hardback copy of the recently released biography of Webb by Stephanie Stein Crease to give away in a random drawing.
band members clustered together
Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton at The Criterion
Speaking of rhythm, Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton comes to The Criterion in Oklahoma City on Friday, Aug. 4. KGOU is giving away a pair of tickets for the funkiest and luckiest in our drawing. (You won't be sitting down for this concert!)

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