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STORY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE

Saturday, April 20th

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Daniel Schulman

In his new book "The Money Kings," best-selling author Daniel Schulman tells the story of the Jewish immigrants who transformed Wall Street and shaped modern America.

Tuesday, April 23rd

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Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy

Award-winning veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy discuss the way forward for the Fourth Estate and outline its role in preserving democracy in their book "What Works in Community News."

Thursday, April 25th

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Timothy Snyder

Scholars of 20th century authoritarianism have been sounding the alarm about disturbing trends in Western democracy. Yale University historian Timothy Snyder explains the threat of tyranny today.

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Brian Turner NEW

Army combat veteran Brian Turner's award-winning poetry explores war and non-military themes, most recently in his new collections, "The Goodbye World Poem," "The Dead Peasant's Handbook" and "The Wild Delight of Wild Things."

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Brian Turner NEW

Army combat veteran Brian Turner's award-winning poetry explores war and non-military themes, most recently in his new collections, "The Goodbye World Poem," "The Dead Peasant's Handbook" and "The Wild Delight of Wild Things."

Saturday, April 27th

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Brian Turner

Army combat veteran Brian Turner's award-winning poetry explores war and non-military themes, most recently in his new collections, "The Goodbye World Poem," "The Dead Peasant's Handbook" and "The Wild Delight of Wild Things."

Tuesday, April 30th

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Vanessa Lillie

In her new book, "Blood Sisters," best-selling Native American author Vanessa Lillie explores missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Wednesday, May 1st

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Thursday, May 2nd

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Vanessa Lillie NEW

In her new book, "Blood Sisters," best-selling Native American author Vanessa Lillie explores missing and murdered Indigenous women.

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Vanessa Lillie NEW

In her new book, "Blood Sisters," best-selling Native American author Vanessa Lillie explores missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Wednesday, May 8th

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Thursday, May 9th

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Tuesday, May 14th

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Thursday, May 16th

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Saturday, May 18th

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Naomi Barron

Human writing has made possible the rise of philosophy, critical thinking, and civilization. Now, scholar Naomi Barron warns that artificial intelligence threatens to yield to the machine that makes us most human.

Wednesday, May 22nd

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Daniel Golden

There was a time in the United States-not that long ago-when local newspapers played an undisputed positive role in holding people in authority to account. ProPublica editor and reporter Daniel Golden practices his craft in that great tradition.

Thursday, May 23rd

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Joanna Weiss

Most who write about politics focus on the horse-race of elections or the specifics of policies. But Politico Magazine writer Joanna Weiss says we should view American politics-especially current American politics-through a pop-culture lens where fame and celebrity explain more than the appeal of ideas.

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Saturday, May 25th

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Tara Isabella Burton

There is a crisis of loneliness in the United States-it began before the pandemic and it has only gotten worse. Author Tara Isabella Burton explores the risks people will take to find belonging, to find purpose, and to find love in her book, "Here in Avalon."

Tuesday, May 28th

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Allie Funk

Disinformation isn't new, but Freedom House researcher Allie Funk warns that over the last year, 16 governments have deployed generative artificial intelligence to smear opponents, blur the truth, and shape political debate.

Thursday, May 30th

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Richard Aldous

It's easy to look at American politics, now, and find individuals for whom loyalty to party or an individual leader is the only thing that matters. But historian Richard Aldous tells us of another time when service to the nation was the highest service in public life.

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