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.

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Public Health and Native Populations with Donald Warne

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Air Dates: July 20-26, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has affected some communities worse than others—drawing into specific relief decades of

Capturing Images of the Era with Maddie McGarvey

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

Air Dates: July 13-19, 2020 A lot of Americans feel like the 2020s have already been a grueling decade—and we’re

Race and the NFL with Ken Belson

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Air Dates: July 6-12, 2020 Sports play a giant role in American public life—and their absence has been a much-discussed

The Future of Defense and Technology with P. W. Singer and August Cole

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Air Dates: June 29-July 5, 2020 A treatise on the future of technology and security usually is thick and often

Modern Fables with Karey Kirkpatrick

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

Air Dates: June 22-28, 2020 Fables are ancient tools for delivering big lessons to human audiences. In his work, Karey

Stories With Social Impact with Mary Rohlich

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020

This show is built on the power of storytelling to change the world. Mary Rohlich has built her career telling stories that matter, whether in documentaries, feature films, or on television.