Why We Dream with Alice Robb
Air Dates: February 26 – March 3, 2019 Poets, rock stars, authors—and even we mere mortals—all share a nightly sojourn—a
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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.
The life of Rocky Marciano with Mike Stanton
Air Dates: February 19-24, 2019 There are not a lot of examples of perfection in life—except in the world of
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Health in the LGBTQ Community with Jason Rafferty
Air Dates: February 12-17, 2019 Recently, the Trump administration proposed defining gender as an individual’s assigned sex at birth. But
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Untold Stories of Christianity with Karen King
Air Dates: February 5-10, 2019 Even for the devout, questions about the earliest history of Christianity can seem lost behind
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The Costs of War with Dr. Rosella Cappella Zielinski
Air Dates: January 5-6, 2018 The costs of war are measured lives and treasure. As of the day we produced
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Elizabeth Kolbert Named 2019 Recipient of the Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square
NEWPORT, R.I. – Elizabeth Kolbert, best-selling author and staff writer for The New Yorker, has been named the 2019 recipient
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Spring 2019 Event Series Announced
Today the Pell Center announced the Spring 2019 event series. Tickets to Pell Center events are free and will be
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“Story in the Public Square” Renews Contract for Year Three with SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S.
For the third consecutive year, Story in the Public Square will broadcast on SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. Newport, R.I.—The Pell Center at Salve
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A New Era of Journalism with Charles Sennott
Air Dates: December 22-23, 2018 Since the era of the French Revolution, commentators and politicians have referred to the press
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