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.

View all Seasons of Story in the Public Square

Photograph of a full crowd intently listening to panelists at the Laudato Si event in Bazarksy Lecture Hall.

Spring 2016 Lecture Series Announced

January 13, 2016

The first event is a screening of “This Changes Everything” on January 26, 2016

Racial tension, explosion of nativism: The 2015 Pell Center National Story of the Year

December 14, 2015

Newport, R.I. – The resurgence of racial tension across the United States and the explosion of nativism in American politics

Photo of the Pawtucket Red Sox mascot, Paws, outside of McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI.

Pell Center Names Pawsox as 2015 Rhode Island Story of the Year

December 7, 2015

NEWPORT, R.I. – The sale of the Pawtucket Red Sox and the team’s possible move from that city, potentially to

Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes speaks candidly with colleague and visiting fellow G. Wayne Miller during a podcast.

Podcast: G. Wayne Miller

December 7, 2015

Executive Director Jim Ludes and Visiting Fellow G. Wayne Miller discuss “Car Crazy: The Battle for Supremacy between Ford and Olds and the Dawn

A Sneak Peek of Story in the Public Square on RI PBS

July 6, 2015

Go behind the scenes as the Pell Center tapes the pilot episodes of “Story in the Public Square,” scheduled to

Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes and Fellow G. Wayne Miller sit down with Lisa Genova on the set of Story in the Public Square.

Pell Center Tapes Pilot Episodes of “Story in the Public Square” TV Show

June 18, 2015

The Pell Center at Salve Regina University has announced its latest undertaking—a talk show that interviews today’s best storytellers about their creative process and how their stories impact public understanding and policy.