Iran? I’ve seen that movie, too
On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine was at anchor in Havana Harbor when an explosion sank her killing 260
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“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.
Leap of Faith: Decision Making Before the Iraq War with Michael Mazarr
Air Dates: May 13-19, 2019 In 2003, the United States military unleashed a campaign the press had pre-christened “Shock and
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Disability Rights with Peter Blanck
Sixty-one million Americans—that’s 26% of the population—live with some kind of disability. These are our neighbors, our friends, our co-workers,
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The World Is NOT Falling Apart, with Michael Cohen and Micah Zenko
It’s easy to be convinced by talk show hosts, editorial writers, and politicians that American security hangs on the razor’s
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Human Caused Environmental Catastrophe with Elizabeth Kolbert
Air Dates: April 22-28, 2019 The fossil record of planet earth tells us that there have been five mass extinctions—the
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Video Games with Kimberly Wallace
If you were to compare the revenues of the highest grossing feature film in history and the highest grossing video
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Mental Health Stories with Sarah Fawn Montgomery
Air Dates: April 8 – 14, 2019 Millions of Americans live with mental illness every day. Sarah Fawn Montgomery is
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Digital Media with Elisa Kreisinger
Air Dates: April 1-7, 2019 We live in a golden age of digital media content. From pod-casts to blogs and
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Healthcare Through a Doctor’s Eyes with Helen Ouyang, MD
Air Dates: March 25-31, 2019 Public understanding of healthcare is driven principally by our own personal experience—and that of our
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