Story in the Public Square

Interviews with storytellers about their creative processes and how their stories help shape public understanding of important issues.

Schedule

  • Story in the Public Square: TVSS: Iconic

    Story in the Public Square

    Chris Frantz

    Wednesday
    May 1

    30 Minutes

    Musician and record producer Chris Frantz, founding member of Talking Heads, talks about the music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
  • Story in the Public Square: TVSS: Iconic

    Story in the Public Square

    Vanessa Lillie

    Thursday
    May 2

    30 Minutes

    Native American author Vanessa Lillie explores missing and murdered Indigenous women in her book "Blood Sisters."
  • Story in the Public Square: TVSS: Iconic

    Story in the Public Square

    Vanessa Lillie

    Thursday
    May 2

    30 Minutes

    Native American author Vanessa Lillie explores missing and murdered Indigenous women in her book "Blood Sisters."
  • Story in the Public Square: TVSS: Iconic

    Story in the Public Square

    Laura Pappano

    Thursday
    May 9

    30 Minutes

    Author Laura Pappano talks about how parent activists and partisan politics challenge public education.
  • Story in the Public Square: TVSS: Iconic

    Story in the Public Square

    Laura Pappano

    Thursday
    May 9

    30 Minutes

    Author Laura Pappano talks about how parent activists and partisan politics challenge public education.

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