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Story in the Public Square
Hosted by The Pell Center at Salve Regina University · EN
Story in the Public Square is a weekly, 30-minute series that brings audiences to the intersection of storytelling and public affairs. Hosted by Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller, Story in the Public Square offers a spirited but respectful dialogue. Often funny, always provocative, each episode of Story in the Public Square
moves beyond traditional public affairs programming to consider the impact of narrative and storytelling on public life today.
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Exploring the concept of stupidity with Stuart Jeffries
May 1200:28:10Tap to summarizeJournalist Stuart Jeffries explores the concept of stupidity from the ideas of ancient philosophers to today’s age of AI, examining how it has been defined throughout history and how it is monetized and exploited in contemporary culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A new era of espionage with Sean Wiswesser
May 500:28:11Tap to summarizeAfter the Cold War, some hoped that the end of superpower competition would usher in a world of lasting peace and cooperation. Former CIA operations officer Sean M. Wiswesser saw where that hope faded only to be replaced by a new era of espionage and covert affairs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Challenges to American voting rights with Rebekah Caruthers
Apr 2800:29:36Tap to summarizeThere is a curious debate about the health of American elections. Some allege they are sick. Others say they are thriving. Fair-elections advocate Rebekah Caruthers peels away competing claims to help us understand the real challenges to American voting rights today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The strength of America's founding ideals with Colin Woodard
Apr 2100:28:22Tap to summarizeIt’s easy, in this 250th Anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence, to find things that divide Americans. But best-selling author Colin Woodard says we’re still bound together as a people by the ideals of our founding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The challenges of reading in a digital age with Naomi Baron
Apr 1400:28:38Tap to summarizeWriting and creative expression are a frequent topic on this show, but scholar Naomi S. Baron challenges all of us to consider the joy, the practice, and even the challenge of reading, especially in a world where artificial intelligence can do the reading for us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Julia Minson on How to Dissagree Better
Mar 3100:28:24Tap to summarizeSenator Wendell Ford of Kentucky once said, “we can disagree without being disagreeable.” Harvard Kennedy School professor and author Julia Minson has made a career out of how to disagree better—and she has the science to back her claims.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The battle for freedom of the press with David McCraw
Mar 2400:27:45Tap to summarizeJournalists play a vital role in the health of a free society. But The New York Times’ David E. McCraw isn’t a journalist, he’s a lawyer, reporting from the frontlines of the battle for freedom of the press.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Breaking down the Academy Awards nominations with Pete Hammond
Mar 1700:27:30Tap to summarizeThis year’s Academy Awards nominations have almost everything: fast cars, conspiracies, classic tales, monsters, intrigue, and nature. It’s a remarkable collection of films and pre-eminent film critic and awards columnist Pete Hammond has reviewed them all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Navigating the complexity of war stories with Elizabeth Samet
Mar 300:27:35Tap to summarizeGo to the movies or visit the bookstore and you’ll see that war stories are everywhere—whether the protagonists are gods, super-heroes, or human beings. But author and West Point professor Elizabeth D. Samet warns that the appeal of the good war story obscures the complexity of conflict and shapes the way we view current international tensions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Analyzing the societal challenges of the Vietnam War with Wil Haygood
Mar 300:28:40Tap to summarizeThe war in Vietnam was the first war in U.S. history fought by a fully-integrated military. But award-winning author and journalist Wil Haygood says that the challenge beyond the battlefield was that American society was not as fully integrated as the fighting force that served it—and that difference had impacts in Vietnam and at homeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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