Is cable as we know it over? In the past 24 hours both HBO and CBS announced that they will launch online streaming services. We speak with an entertainment reporter about what this means for cable. Then, with more alternative TV producers popping up like Netflix and Hulu, more shows are being resurrected – most recently Twin Peaks. We ask listeners which shows they would like to see resurrected. And we hear about one conservationist’s journey trying to save the jaguar.
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The Remarkable Journey Of The Jaguar
Worshiped by the Aztecs and revered by the Mayans, the jaguar remains a mysterious and majestic creature in most people’s minds. A conservationist shares his life-long work with the jaguar and the cultural corridors he’s trying to establish to save it.
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Goodbye Cable? HBO and CBS Turn To Online Streaming
Is cable going the way of the dodo? In the past 24 hours, both HBO and CBS announced that they will launch online streaming sites. Access to shows from two major television makers without a cable subscription is likely to turn consumers off from cable altogether. Derek Thompson of the Atlantic breaks down how disruptive this may be.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Marika Suval Producer
- Galen Druke Producer
- Alan Rabinowitz Guest
- Derek Thompson Guest
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