Analyzing American Politics Through a Pop-Culture Lens with Joanna Weiss
Air Dates: January 15-21, 2024 Most who write about politics focus on the horse-race of elections or the specifics of
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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.
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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The 2023 Story of the Year: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence with Evelyn Farkas
Air Dates: December 11-17, 2023 The year began with chaos in the U.S. House of Representatives and ended much the
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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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Jeff Horwitz on Meta’s “Broken Code”
Air Dates: November 20-26, 2023 Not so long ago, Facebook was the unrivaled social media platform, reaching billions of users
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