Story in the Public Square

Story in the Public Square is a weekly, public affairs show designed to study, celebrate, and tell stories that matter. The show is inspired by the power of stories to shape public understanding of important issues. For example, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," shined a crucial light on the violence and inhumanity of American slavery, fueled the abolition movement, and inspired Abraham Lincoln, upon meeting the author, to say "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war." Narrative is no less important today-though the vehicles for dissemination are much more diverse. From a great novel to a film, a song, or even a Tweet, stories still very much impact the way the American public looks at issues. Our show turns a critical eye to these stories and their tellers.

Thu, Oct 6	6:30 A.M.	Cody Keenan Often, politics can feel like a thankless and often futile undertaking.
Thu, Oct 6	1:00 P.M.	Cody Keenan Often, politics can feel like a thankless and often futile undertaking.
Thu, Oct 13	6:30 A.M.	Yohuru Williams The challenges of the year 2020 echoed previous eras of hardship in American history.
Thu, Oct 13	1:00 P.M.	Yohuru Williams The challenges of the year 2020 echoed previous eras of hardship in American history.
Thu, Oct 20	6:30 A.M.	Mark Johnson Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Mark Johnson argues that empathy and climate change are connected and says fiction writing can be a powerful tool to sway minds.
Thu, Oct 20	1:00 P.M.	Mark Johnson Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Mark Johnson argues that empathy and climate change are connected and says fiction writing can be a powerful tool to sway minds.
Thu, Oct 27	6:30 A.M.	Jeremy Wallace Texas political reporter Jeremy Wallace discusses what the 2022 midterm election could hold for Texas and the United States as a whole.
Thu, Oct 27	1:00 P.M.	Jeremy Wallace Texas political reporter Jeremy Wallace discusses what the 2022 midterm election could hold for Texas and the United States as a whole.