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STORY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE

Thursday, September 28th

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Steve Scully NEW

Three months into the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, veteran newsman Steve Scully reviews what has changed in Washington, and what has stayed the same, casting an early eye on the politics leading to the 2024 election.

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Elie Honig

Justice is supposed to be blind. However, author and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig says that individuals blessed with power, fame, and money have advantages in the criminal justice system unavailable to most Americans.

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Elie Honig

Justice is supposed to be blind. However, author and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig says that individuals blessed with power, fame, and money have advantages in the criminal justice system unavailable to most Americans.

Thursday, October 5th

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Sandeep Jauhar NEW

Alzheimer's disease has touched the lives of countless people across the world. Cardiologist and author Dr. Sandeep Jauhar chronicles his relationship with his father, who died of Alzheimer's, and brings us into the history and science of brain degeneration.

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Bill Kole NEW

Veteran AP journalist and author Bill Kole discusses his new book, "The Big 100: The New World of Super-Aging," which explores what will happen in the coming decades as the world's centenarian population increases eight-fold.

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Bill Kole NEW

Veteran AP journalist and author Bill Kole discusses his new book, "The Big 100: The New World of Super-Aging," which explores what will happen in the coming decades as the world's centenarian population increases eight-fold.

Tuesday, October 10th

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Jamilia Norman NEW

Backyards can offer a tranquil escape from the demands of modern life. But Atlanta-based urban farmer Jamila Norman says backyard spaces can be transformed into gardens that can also become important food sources.

Wednesday, October 11th

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Jessica Grose NEW

In her new book, "Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood," New York Times staff writer Jessica Grose explores the crushing burdens society places on women with children.

Thursday, October 12th

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Azar Nafisi NEW

Great writers have an ability to transport their audience to other worlds simply by the conjuring of words and imagination. Best-selling author Azar Nafisi not only moves her readers, but offers a defense of democracy and a celebration of reading great books at the same time.

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Dale Hanson Bourke NEW

All over the world, girls face challenges and outcomes far worse than boys-a fact borne out by research on different continents and in different societies. Author Dale Hanson Bourke says that the challenges facing girls shouldn't overwhelm us; they should inspire us.

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Dale Hanson Bourke NEW

All over the world, girls face challenges and outcomes far worse than boys-a fact borne out by research on different continents and in different societies. Author Dale Hanson Bourke says that the challenges facing girls shouldn't overwhelm us; they should inspire us.

Tuesday, October 17th

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Jake Bittle NEW

In his new book about climate change, "The Great Migration," Jake Bittle examines the crisis of migration in America as people are displaced from their homes by extreme weather.

Wednesday, October 18th

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Ilyon Woo NEW

In her book, "Master Slave Husband Wife," author Ilyon Woo tells the true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery before the Civil War with a cunning and daring plan.

Thursday, October 19th

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Jamie Mocrazy NEW

Skier Jamie MoCrazy was headed toward the Olympics when, at the age of 22, she was left paralyzed and in a coma after a downhill accident. She suffered a traumatic brain injury and had to re-learn how to do pretty much everything. Today, fully recovered after a year of rehab, she heads a foundation devoted to TBI awareness and support.

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Ned Blackhawk NEW

For too long, the history we've considered "America's" has really just been the history of European conquest. Yale University historian Ned Blackhawk argues that there is no American history without its first, indigenous inhabitants.

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Ned Blackhawk NEW

For too long, the history we've considered "America's" has really just been the history of European conquest. Yale University historian Ned Blackhawk argues that there is no American history without its first, indigenous inhabitants.

Saturday, October 21st

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Peter Kramer NEW

There are few truths more intimate than the truth shared between a therapist and her patient. Psychiatrist Peter Kramer turns his clinical and literary skills to the imagined case of a narcissistic national leader that explores the price of truth telling in an era of unrestrained lies.

Wednesday, October 25th

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Matt Watters and Shafo Sahil NEW

When American forces left Afghanistan in 2021, it set-off a desperate scramble to bring to safety allies who served alongside American military forces. U.S. Army veteran Matt Waters and his former interpreter Shafo Sahil describe the bonds between allies forged in war.

Thursday, October 26th

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Joshua Bennett NEW

Poetry comes in many forms. Award winning poet and slam poetry champion Joshua Bennett explores the history of "spoken word" and its expansion of the contours of poetry with its ability to capture the urgent, social issues of the day.

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Nyani Nrumah NEW

Author Nyani Nrumah adeptly weaves fiction with historical fact to tell the story of two traumatized people whose pasts still haunt them that are drawn together in a complicated friendship in her new book, "Wade in the Water."

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Nyani Nrumah NEW

Author Nyani Nrumah adeptly weaves fiction with historical fact to tell the story of two traumatized people whose pasts still haunt them that are drawn together in a complicated friendship in her new book, "Wade in the Water."

Saturday, October 28th

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Peter Colman NEW

Political polarization is at epidemic levels in the United States-shaping national politics, friendships, and even family dynamics. Author and Columbia University social psychologist Peter T. Coleman says it doesn't have to be that way-that each of us can adopt simple practices to reduce the polarization in our lives and in our communities.

Thursday, November 2nd

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Dr. Dennis Charney and Dr. Jonathan Depierro NEW

Dennis Charney and Jonathan DePierro, authors of "Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges," discuss strategies to navigate life's inevitable traumas in a post-COVID world.

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Dr. Dennis Charney and Dr. Jonathan Depierro NEW

Dennis Charney and Jonathan DePierro, authors of "Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges," discuss strategies to navigate life's inevitable traumas in a post-COVID world.

Thursday, November 9th

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Thursday, November 16th

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Thursday, November 23rd

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Thursday, November 30th

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