The Power of Great Literature with Azar Nafisi
Air Dates: April 11-17, 2022 So much of our modern life is built upon simplifying the complex. We reduce social
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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.
Photographing America with Maddie McGarvey
Air Dates: April 4-10, 2022 America is a study in contrasts: from the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration
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Bridging the Divide with Susan Rice
Air Dates: December 9-15, 2019 Rebroadcast Dates: March 28-April 3, 2022 Politics, it’s often said, is a tough game. But
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Celebrating the 2022 Academy Award Nominees with Pete Hammond
Air Dates: March 21-27, 2022 The 2022 Academy Award nominations are out. Pete Hammond says they celebrate a remarkable array
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Laboratories of Autocracy with David Pepper
Air Dates: March 14-20, 2022 Politics, at its best, is about getting things done. At its worst—it’s something much more
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Reflecting on the COVID-19 Pandemic and What Lies Ahead with Dr. Megan Ranney
Air Dates: March 7-13, 2022 Two years into the pandemic, COVID-19 has taken nearly 1 million American lives. Dr. Megan
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Fighting for Fairness in America’s Justice System with Laura Coates
Air Dates: February 28-March 6, 2022 The line between what is right and what is just isn’t always clear. Laura
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Abusers in Power and Their Impact on Public Issues with Ruth Colker
Air Dates: February 21-27, 2022 It’s one thing to say that politics has always been a tough business, but it’s
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“The People’s Gallery:” Art in the Heart of the Conflict with Tom Kelly and Kevin Hasson
Air Dates: February 14-20, 2022 For one generation of Americans, civil and sectarian violence in Northern Ireland was brought into
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