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

    Chas Henry

    Thursday
    Dec 11

    30 Minutes

    Retired U.S. Marine and journalist Chas Henry recounts the massive tropical cyclone that struck Japan on Oct. 19, 1979, and the firestorm that killed 13 Marines stationed at Camp Fuji.
  • Story in the Public Square: TVSS: Iconic

    Story in the Public Square

    Chas Henry

    Thursday
    Dec 11

    30 Minutes

    Retired U.S. Marine and journalist Chas Henry recounts the massive tropical cyclone that struck Japan on Oct. 19, 1979, and the firestorm that killed 13 Marines stationed at Camp Fuji.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Ty Seidule

    Sunday
    Dec 14

    30 Minutes

    Historian and retired Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule recounts the effort to rid the military of old names.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Ty Seidule

    Thursday
    Dec 18

    30 Minutes

    Historian and retired Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule recounts the effort to rid the military of old names.
  • Story in the Public Square: TVSS: Iconic

    Story in the Public Square

    Ty Seidule

    Thursday
    Dec 18

    30 Minutes

    Historian and retired Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule recounts the effort to rid the military of old names.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Tom Nichols

    Sunday
    Dec 21

    30 Minutes

    Writer Tom Nichols of The Atlantic warns about branding rivals with epithets from the worst chapters in history.
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    Story in the Public Square

    Tom Nichols

    Thursday
    Dec 25

    30 Minutes

    Writer Tom Nichols of The Atlantic warns about branding rivals with epithets from the worst chapters in history.
  • Story in the Public Square: TVSS: Iconic

    Story in the Public Square

    Tom Nichols

    Thursday
    Dec 25

    30 Minutes

    Writer Tom Nichols of The Atlantic warns about branding rivals with epithets from the worst chapters in history.

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