Harnessing Love as a Force for Pivotal Change with Valarie Kaur
Air Dates: June 7-13, 2021 Love is the stuff of poetry, and heartache, and hope, and songs. Valarie Kaur says
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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.
“Story in the Public Square” Wins Bronze in 42nd-Annual Telly Awards
NEWPORT, RI (May 25, 2021) – “Story in the Public Square” has won bronze for excellence in Public Interest Television
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Discussing the State of Asian-American-Targeted Violence with Janelle Wong
Air Dates: May 24-30, 2021 Hate crimes are nothing new to members of the Asian American community. Dr. Janelle Wong
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Season Seven of “Story in the Public Square” Set for July Premier
May 17, 2021, NEWPORT, RI – “Story in the Public Square,” the four-time Telly-Award winning series from the Pell Center
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Capturing Life in Lyric and Melody with Mariee Sioux
Air Dates: May 17-23, 2021 Folk music has a long and rich tradition in the United States, telling stories by
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Jonathan Karp Matches Books with Their Audiences
Air Dates: May 10-16, 2020 Books have always seemed like self-contained worlds to me. Pick up a book, and you
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Creating a Collective Urban Experience with Julian Chambliss
Air Dates: May 3-9, 2021 The analytical mind can explain the world around us, but the creative mind can help
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Continuing the Creative Process during the Pandemic with Ida Darvish and Josh Gad
Air Dates: April 26-May 2, 2021 The pandemic has had a profound effect on the entertainment industry, disrupting live performances
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Covering the 2021 Academy Awards with Pete Hammond
Air Dates: April 19-25, 2021 In the midst of a year that saw pandemic disease, social unrest, and bare-knuckled politics,
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