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, Jan 1	1:00 P.M.	Stephen Clermont NH World (11.3) An alarming number of Americans are receptive to the lure of conspiracy thinking.
Thu, Jan 8	6:30 A.M.	Shadi Hamid NH World (11.3) It's easy to be skeptical of idealistic notions of American power with the history of the last 25 years is of misguided conflicts in the Middle East and a democratic backsliding at home.
Thu, Jan 8	1:00 P.M.	Shadi Hamid NH World (11.3) It's easy to be skeptical of idealistic notions of American power with the history of the last 25 years is of misguided conflicts in the Middle East and a democratic backsliding at home.
Thu, Jan 15	6:30 A.M.	Michael McFaul NH World (11.3) Are the advantages autocracies like Russia and China have over democracies like the United States insurmountable? But Ambassador Michael McFaul argues that it's just the opposite - that it's the very messiness of American democracy that is the source of our greatest strength.
Thu, Jan 15	1:00 P.M.	Michael McFaul NH World (11.3) Are the advantages autocracies like Russia and China have over democracies like the United States insurmountable? But Ambassador Michael McFaul argues that it's just the opposite - that it's the very messiness of American democracy that is the source of our greatest strength.
Thu, Jan 22	6:30 A.M.	Caitlin Dickerson NH World (11.3) As a candidate in 2016 and 2024, Donald Trump promised to crack down on undocumented immigrants - and after one year in office, the president has moved fast.
Thu, Jan 22	1:00 P.M.	Caitlin Dickerson NH World (11.3) As a candidate in 2016 and 2024, Donald Trump promised to crack down on undocumented immigrants - and after one year in office, the president has moved fast.
Thu, Jan 29	6:30 A.M.	Patsy Widakuswara NH World (11.3) From World War II through the Cold War, and into this century, the Voice of America and its journalists demonstrated the strength and power of a free society and the weakness of America's enemies.
Thu, Jan 29	1:00 P.M.	Patsy Widakuswara NH World (11.3) From World War II through the Cold War, and into this century, the Voice of America and its journalists demonstrated the strength and power of a free society and the weakness of America's enemies.