Daniel Golden on Preserving Journalism’s Instrumental Role in our Democracy
Air Dates: January 8-14, 2024 There was a time in the United States—not that long ago, actually—when local newspapers played
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Naomi Baron on Our Future With AI and Human Creativity
Air Dates: January 1-7, 2024 Writing and creative expression have long been among the defining characteristics of humanity as a
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Jamila Norman on the Importance of Homegrown Food to Urban Communities
Air Dates: April 24-30, 2023 Rebroadcast Dates: December 25-31, 2023 Most of us are used to shopping in stores where
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Rainer Lohmann on His Research on Toxic Chemicals in Our Environment and Our Future With Them
Air Dates: December 18-24, 2023 Persistent Organic Pollutants: you don’t need a Ph.D. in chemistry to recognize realize they are
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Americans Are Distrusting Of The News Media Industry, But Have Confidence In Sources That Appeal To Their Political Viewpoints
NEWPORT, RI—Americans have become more distrusting of the news media industry over the last two decades, though they are willing
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Tom Nichols on the Current Threats to American Democracy
Air Dates: December 4-10, 2023 From the violence in the Middle East to the dysfunction in Congress, the world feels
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Coming of Age in the Shadow of Poverty with Nikhil Goyal
Air Dates: November 27-December 3, 2023 Coming of age has long been the subject of scholarship and great storytelling. Nikhil
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Miller Sits on New York Times Panel on News Media and Democracy
Photo courtesy of Dr. Darrell Williams, Superintendent, Wisconsin Division for Libraries and Technology Book banning and the increased prevalence of
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Pell Center Survey Shows Rhode Islanders Worried about Democracy, but Sources of Concern Differ by Political Affiliation
NEWPORT RI—Rhode Islanders are worried about the health of American democracy, but the source of their concern differs with political
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