“Story in the Public Square” to Debut Sixth National Season on Public Television January 4, 2021
NEWPORT, RI–The four-time Telly Award-winning series “Story in the Public Square” will continue to broadcast across the United States with
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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.
Exploring Loss, Creativity and Change with Maggie Smith
Air Dates: November 9-15, 2020 It is one of the cruel realities of life for every nation and every individual:
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The Coronavirus and the Entertainment Industry with Kate Aurthur
Air Dates: November 2-8, 2020 The pandemic has changed a lot of habits—including the ways in which people around the
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Principled Leadership with Susan Eisenhower
Air Dates: October 26-November 1, 2020 In the pantheon of American presidents, perhaps none was better prepared for the job
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Fighting Misinformation and the Pandemic with Ashish Jha
Air Dates: October 19-25, 2020 Whatever the final count of fatalities is in the United States from the COVID-19 pandemic,
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Russia’s History of Covert Electoral Influence with David Shimer
Air Dates: October 12-18, 2020 Over the last four years, Americans have heard a lot about Russian interference in our
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the COVID-19-Era with Gayani DeSilva
Air Dates: October 5-11, 2020 Pandemic, social unrest–Americans of every age are coping with the mental health consequences of this
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A Public Health Perspective on COVID-19 with Megan Ranney
Air Dates: September 28-October 4, 2020 COVID-19 has put America’s top doctors on the frontlines of a battle to save
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Examining the Broad Reaches Systemic Racism with Tricia Rose
Air Dates: September 21-27, 2020 Americans took to the streets after the murder of George Floyd, rejecting racism in all
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