State of the Re:Union : About
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Al Letson
We initially took creative and conscious cues from the iconic shows that have inspired us. From the scenic road, simple-pleasure sensibilities of Charles Kuralt’s On the Road and the investigatory spirit of 60 Minutes to the aesthetic and music-fueled backdrop of MTV and do-it-yourself spirit of Current TV, these things have moved us to create a show where neither artistry or content are ever compromised for one another.
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Latest Stories from State of the Re:Union
Pike County, Ohio: As Black as We Wish to Be
Wednesday, November 28 2012 03:36 PM
In this episode Al Letson and guest producer Lu Olkowski visit a tiny town in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio where, for a century, residents h… READ MORE
Live Jacksonville Broadcast
Sunday, November 25 2012 05:47 PM
Listen to the Broadcast on WJCT’s On Demand Page We’ve had a few people ask us about the live broadcast of our Jacksonville episode… READ MORE
Internet Communities: Virtual Reality
Saturday, November 24 2012 08:25 PM
At this point in the 21st century, it’s kind of impossible to talk about community-building without, at some point, talking about the internet… READ MORE
Veterans Day: Salute to Service
Monday, November 12 2012 04:06 AM
On this Veterans Day, we give thanks to all of our men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country. In honor of them, we want to show… READ MORE
Jacksonville: Grinding the Gears
Thursday, November 01 2012 08:29 PM
Jacksonville, Florida is a lot of things: a military town. A church town. A beach town. And it can be all those things because Jacksonville is the… READ MORE
Upcoming Events in Jacksonville
Tuesday, October 30 2012 04:45 PM
This week we are releasing stories from our Jacksonville episode, Grinding the Gears. To celebrate our hometown episode and to continue bolst… READ MORE
Tucson: Borderlands
Monday, October 29 2012 07:09 PM
Tucson sits in the borderlands, the desert landscape where America and Mexico meet. This place is crisscrossed by boundaries, visible and inv… READ MORE
Summer in Sanctuary – An American Graduate Special
Monday, October 29 2012 06:58 PM
Every day in America, more than 7,000 students drop out of school. In a State of the Re:Union first, this episode combines radio drama and docum… READ MORE
New Episodes Coming Soon!
Wednesday, October 10 2012 06:05 PM
Fall Season Stories Set to Be Released During Kickstarter Campaign We’ve been getting your questions about how you can hear the new seas… READ MORE
Call for Submissions for Education Episode
Monday, September 24 2012 09:35 PM
We’re Seeking Stories for Our Upcoming Special State of the Re:Union is asking you to share your first-hand accounts of schooling in Ame… READ MORE
Hip Hop Takes the Podium
Wednesday, July 18 2012 06:32 PM
In the Baltimore episode, we featured the story of Dayvon Love, and learned how the debate team changed his life. Here’s more of Dayvon… READ MORE
Video: White River Junction – A Town at the Crossroads
Tuesday, July 17 2012 06:03 PM
Many small towns have lost their economic engines. This one re-invented itself. How did White River Junction do it? A collaboration in cartoon… READ MORE
Short Podcast: Pete the Moose
Friday, July 06 2012 04:49 PM
Last year in a remote corner of Vermont, David Lawrence, a self-proclaimed mountain man, helped rescue an orphaned baby moose. He named the mo… READ MORE
Video: Dear Vermont
Tuesday, July 03 2012 03:19 PM
Every episode of State of the Re:Union, we ask listeners to write a letter to their city. For our Vermont episode, we featured writer and musicia… READ MORE
Dear Tri-Cities: Chuck Palahniuk
Wednesday, June 20 2012 08:06 PM
Sometimes you don’t know how perfect a place is… until you’ve left it. That’s what Chuck Palahniuk discovered. He grew up i… READ MORE
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Tuesday, June 05 2012 02:11 PM
The Community of Comics Episode In this episode we explore a community where when evil rears its head, someone finds a way to set things right, ev… READ MORE
Ozarks: Full Circle
Monday, June 04 2012 03:28 PM
The Ozarks have long been an isolated part of the country. Steep mountains break up the landscape into hills and hollows, making each little to… READ MORE
Baltimore: Outsiders In
Sunday, June 03 2012 01:26 PM
Baltimore is a city of many neighborhoods, of intense divides—racial, class, and otherwise– not easily overcome. It’s a city bogged do… READ MORE
Vermont: The Small Town State
Saturday, June 02 2012 05:32 AM
Quaint storefronts along Main streets, covered bridges over clear streams, cows from dairy farms dotting green valleys: across the state, th… READ MORE
Southeastern Washington: The Unlikely Perfect Place
Friday, June 01 2012 02:13 PM
The Tri-Cities are Richland, Pasco and Kennewick—3 cities clustered near one another in the vast plains and deserts of Washington state, to th… READ MORE
Dear Viola
Thursday, May 10 2012 02:08 PM
SOTRU’s New Audio Obituary Series Begins Today Viola Morse, a lifelong Vermonter, died last year. After living in the same town for nine… READ MORE
Five All-New Episodes Coming in June
Friday, May 04 2012 01:57 PM
SOTRU’s new season of five episodes will be available for download beginning on June first. For the first half of season three, we travel… READ MORE
Kids Behind Bars
Monday, April 16 2012 07:49 PM
Wyoming: Second in the Nation for Kids in Jail When we were researching our Wyoming episode in the summer of 2011, we came across a striking stati… READ MORE
Cellar Door Records
Monday, March 12 2012 01:44 PM
Entrepreneurs at Work in Cleveland, Ohio When we visited Cleveland last season, we found a city full of a new generation of entrepreneurs that w… READ MORE
Staying in Sacramento
Tuesday, February 28 2012 03:10 PM
It’s a happy ending for one of the stories from our second season of episodes. The Sacramento Kings will be staying in Sacramento. The cit… READ MORE
New Podcast: The Bravest Thing
Saturday, February 25 2012 03:56 AM
Podcast Series Debuts Today! The State of the Re:Union (SOTRU) team is proud to announce our new podcast series, making its debut today! Our fai… READ MORE
Community Organizing in Mililani Town, Hawaii
Thursday, February 23 2012 04:09 PM
It has been almost a year since I started writing blog items for the State of the Re:Union website. I’ve both enjoyed it and found it useful in my wo… READ MORE
Greening Lakewood, Colorado
Thursday, February 09 2012 07:20 PM
In an article for a special issue of the National Civic Review on the civics of sustainability a couple of years ago, Joel Mills, director of the C… READ MORE
School Spotlight:
Friday, February 03 2012 08:53 PM
Selma Middle and Clayton High Schools in Selma, North Carolina School Spotlight commends Selma Middle and Clayton High Schools’ stude… READ MORE
The New Gateways
Thursday, February 02 2012 04:41 PM
A funny thing happened a few years ago when I was sitting down to write the “Note from the Editor” for a special issue of the National Civic Review o… READ MORE
School Spotlight:
Friday, January 27 2012 08:07 PM
Project Learning in Portland, Maine In today’s School Spotlight, State of the Re:Union shares a video showing the great progress and su… READ MORE
Gladstone on the Move
Thursday, January 26 2012 05:06 PM
In 2003, Gladstone, Missouri, faced some difficult challenges—an aging population, strict boundaries that prevented physical growth, dec… READ MORE
Resolving to Rediscover Entertainment in the New Year
Monday, January 23 2012 04:39 PM
Entertainment. Most of us think of it in terms of television, smartphones, laptops and iPads. At least this is how many incorporate it into dail… READ MORE
School Spotlight:
Friday, January 20 2012 05:45 PM
The Vito Marcantonio School in East Harlem, New York This week’s School Spotlight is highlighting one school in East Harlem, New York, w… READ MORE
Learning To Listen in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Thursday, January 19 2012 05:23 PM
Thirty years ago, the main vehicle for citizen participation—other than voting—was the public hearing. Public hearings are well and good, bu… READ MORE
MLK, Jr.’s Secret of Peace:
Monday, January 16 2012 06:19 PM
Bayard Rustin On this day of remembering the birth of a man who beget the Civil Rights’ Movement, State of the Re:Union would like to honor… READ MORE
School Spotlight:
Friday, January 13 2012 06:09 PM
Woodrow Wilson High School in Los Angeles, California Within the past few years, aided by the decline of the economy, there have been a growing n… READ MORE
Civic Action in Sarasota County, Florida
Thursday, January 12 2012 05:18 PM
I’ve been working on revisions for a new version of the Civic Index, a tool created by the National Civic League to help communities assess their… READ MORE
Letters to Tucson, One Year After the Shootings
Monday, January 09 2012 05:34 PM
Yesterday was the first year anniversary of the shootings that occurred in Tucson, Arizona. Six people lost their lives and 13 people maimed on… READ MORE
School Spotlight:
Friday, January 06 2012 05:59 PM
Pittsburgh Dilworth Elementary, A Bright Spot for Pennsylvania School Spotlight takes a peek at what one school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania… READ MORE