April 8, 2024: Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy
Thomas Jefferson famously said he’d prefer newspapers without government over government without newspapers. In large parts of the United States today, government exists without independent news sources—undermining accountability and diminishing civic participation. Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy tell us that despite these troubling trends, there’s much to celebrate in the work of community news outlets around the country.
Hosted by Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller, “Story in the Public Square” aims to study, celebrate, and tell stories that matter. You can listen to the official podcast and download episodes for free on our Story in the Public Square show page as well as on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Google Podcast, TuneIn, and Stitcher. Subscribe on your favorite platform to get updates on all the latest episodes!
“Story in the Public Square” is an initiative of the Pell Center at Salve Regina University. The show is broadcast each week on public television stations across the United States. A full listing of the national television distribution is available at this link.
“Story in the Public Square” broadcasts each week on public television stations across the United States. A full listing of the national television distribution is available at this link. In Rhode Island and southeastern New England, the show is broadcast on Rhode Island PBS on Sundays at 11 a.m. and is rebroadcast Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. An audio version of the program airs Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. ET, Sundays at 4:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. ET, and Monday 2:30 a.m. ET on SiriusXM’s popular P.O.T.U.S. (Politics of the United States), channel 124. “Story in the Public Square” is an initiative of Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy. The initiative aims to study, celebrate and tell stories that matter.