Life Beyond Traumatic Brain Injury with Jamie MoCrazy
Air Dates: May 29-June 4, 2023 Anyone who has ever enjoyed watching sports will typically concede that part of the
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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 a partnership between the Pell Center and The Providence Journal, and is directed by visiting fellow G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center executive director Jim Ludes.
Eleventh National Season of “Story in the Public Square” to Premiere July 2023 on Public Television
May 30, 2023 NEWPORT, RI— “Story in the Public Square,” the six-time Telly Award-winning series from the Pell Center at
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Exploring Human Displacement as a Result of Climate Change with Jake Bittle
Air Dates May 15-21, 2023 The pantheon of writers focused on climate change ranges from scientists and scholars to poets
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Reaching Americans in Turmoil with Cody Keenan
Air Dates: October 3-9, 2022 Rebroadcast Dates: March 27-April 2, 2023 Often, politics can feel like a thankless and often
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Documenting America’s History with Slavery with Clint Smith
Slavery has been called America’s original sin, yet its depiction in American history and schools remains surprisingly controversial. Clint Smith
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Karyl McBride on Healing from the Harmful Effects of Narcissism
Air Dates: March 13-19, 2023 Narcissism is difficult to confront whenever we meet it. It’s even more of a challenge
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Acclaimed Author Azar Nafisi to Receive Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT! March 6, 2023 NEWPORT, R.I.—Acclaimed author Azar Nafisi has been named the ninth
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Dissecting the New Wave of Hollywood Cinema with Pete Hammond
Air Dates: March 6-12, 2023 In the midst of a year that saw pandemic disease, social unrest, and bare-knuckled politics,
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Exploring our Hunger for Meaning and Experience with Tara Isabella Burton
Air Dates: February 27-March 5, 2023 In the flush of youth, some of us are prone to great bouts of
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