The Winter of Peril with Robert Costa
Air Dates: November 22-28, 2021 Every president, every public servant in the United States, raises their hand and takes an
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Story in the Public Square
“Story in the Public Square” is a year-round initiative to study and celebrate public storytelling. It features an annual conference, lectures, awards and student contests, as well as original scholarship about public storytelling and how those stories can affect the public debate.
Story in the Public Square is directed by Ocean State Stories Director G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes.
Dr. Shekhar Saxena on the Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Health Across the World
Air Dates: November 15-21, 2021 Since early 2000, the world has become familiar with the impacts of COVID-19: isolation, mask-wearing,
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The Politics of Today’s Health Care Issues with Bob Hackey and Todd Olszewski
Air Dates: November 8-14, 2021 Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much—and, generally speaking, they don’t agree on health care
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Exploring Hidden Networks Below the Forests with Suzanne Simard
Air Dates: November 1-7, 2021 Forests have long been celebrated in literature as a repository or life and solitude. But
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Studying the Classics in the American Judicial System Emily Allen-Hornblower and Nafeesah Goldsmith
Air Dates: October 25-31, 2021 The promise of a liberal arts education has always been the insight offered to us
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Investigating the Events of January 6, 2021 with Scott MacFarlane
Air Dates: October 18-24, 2021 On January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol seeking to disrupt the
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Unwinding Anxiety with Judson Brewer
Air Dates: October 11-17, 2021 Colleges and universities all over the United States are facing a wave of students suffering
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Season 8 of “Story in the Public Square” to Premier in January 2022
NEWPORT, RI – “Story in the Public Square,” the five-time Telly-Award winning series from the Pell Center at Salve Regina
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An Inside Look at Today’s China with Desmond Shum
Air Dates: October 4-10, 2021 There is a contradiction inherent in today’s China. The Chinese Communist Party wields total control
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