Story in the Public Square

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

Schedule

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    Story in the Public Square

    Timothy Snyder

    Thursday
    Apr 18

    30 Minutes

    Yale University historian Timothy Snyder comments on the threat of tyranny.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Timothy Snyder

    Thursday
    Apr 18

    30 Minutes

    Yale University historian Timothy Snyder comments on the threat of tyranny.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Norm Ornstein

    Wednesday
    Apr 24

    30 Minutes

    Political scientist Norman Ornstein talks about why Americans feel that U.S. politics are broken.
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    Brian Turner

    Thursday
    Apr 25

    30 Minutes

    Army combat veteran Brian Turner's poetry explores war and non-military themes.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Brian Turner

    Thursday
    Apr 25

    30 Minutes

    Army combat veteran Brian Turner's poetry explores war and non-military themes.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Wednesday
    May 1

    30 Minutes

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

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