Investigating 20th-Century Connections to Partisan Politics and Modern Conservatism with Richard Aldous
Air Dates: February 5-11, 2024 It’s easy to look at American politics, now, and find individuals for whom loyalty to
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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.
Allie Funk on the Intersection of Democracy and the Rise of AI Technology
Air Dates: January 29-February 4, 2024 Not so long ago, it was easy to get caught up in the triumphalism
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Finding Belonging and Purpose with Tara Isabella Burton
Air Dates: January 22-28, 2024 There is a crisis of loneliness in the United States—it began before the pandemic, and
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Analyzing American Politics Through a Pop-Culture Lens with Joanna Weiss
Air Dates: January 15-21, 2024 Most who write about politics focus on the horse-race of elections or the specifics of
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Daniel Golden on Preserving Journalism’s Instrumental Role in our Democracy
Air Dates: January 8-14, 2024 There was a time in the United States—not that long ago, actually—when local newspapers played
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Naomi Baron on Our Future With AI and Human Creativity
Air Dates: January 1-7, 2024 Writing and creative expression have long been among the defining characteristics of humanity as a
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Jamila Norman on the Importance of Homegrown Food to Urban Communities
Air Dates: April 24-30, 2023 Rebroadcast Dates: December 25-31, 2023 Most of us are used to shopping in stores where
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Rainer Lohmann on His Research on Toxic Chemicals in Our Environment and Our Future With Them
Air Dates: December 18-24, 2023 Persistent Organic Pollutants: you don’t need a Ph.D. in chemistry to recognize realize they are
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The 2023 Story of the Year: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence with Evelyn Farkas
Air Dates: December 11-17, 2023 The year began with chaos in the U.S. House of Representatives and ended much the
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