State of the Re:Union

State of the Re:Union

63 episodes

Free podcast of the award-winning public radio show State of the Re:Union. Each episode of SOTRU, host Al Letson travels to a new community to tell stories about the people who are doing extraordinary work to help each other, to engage their community, and to overcome obstacles. It's a unique way of storytelling that documents the new America. SOTRU is presented by WJCT, co-distributed by PRX and NPR. Because things fall apart, it's our job to bring them back together.

Podcasts

Travelogue: Volume Two

Published: May 26, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 29 seconds

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San Gabriel Valley, CA: Small Town, Global City

Published: May 19, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 26 seconds

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The Poems, The Poets, The Power A National Poetry Month Special

Published: April 28, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 27 seconds

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Ithaca, NY: Power to the People

Published: April 21, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 27 seconds

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SOTRU Short: A Couple Twice Born

Published: March 3, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 59 seconds

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The Power of African American Art: A Black History Month Special

Published: Feb. 17, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 26 seconds

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SOTRU Short: A New Orleans Church Memorializes Murder Victims

Published: Jan. 13, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 29 seconds

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SOTRU Short: The Whistler

Published: Dec. 2, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 26 seconds

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Travelogue: Volume One

Published: Oct. 21, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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Truckers of the High Seas

Published: Oct. 14, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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American Justice

Published: Oct. 7, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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Trans Families

Published: Sept. 30, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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Interior Alaska: Frontier Community

Published: June 10, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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The Sorting of America

Published: June 3, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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Salt Lake City: Updating Tradition

Published: May 27, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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Contested

Published: May 20, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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Hawai'i: The Legacy of Sugar

Published: May 13, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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SOTRU Short: The Friendship of Ross and Stardust

Published: April 29, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds

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When Words Matter: A National Poetry Month Special

Published: April 9, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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SOTRU Short: Thrashing in the Woods

Published: April 1, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 50 seconds

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SOTRU Short: The Life of a Big Idea

Published: March 18, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 43 seconds

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Leadership from the Bottom Up

Published: Feb. 18, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 30 seconds

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Re:Defining Black History

Published: Feb. 4, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 27 seconds

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SOTRU Short: In East Portland, Soccer Helps Make a City Home

Published: Jan. 21, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 23 seconds

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SOTRU Short: The Possibilities of the Stars

Published: Jan. 7, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 31 seconds

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SOTRU Short: Soteria

Published: Dec. 17, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 4 seconds

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SOTRU Short: Move By Bike

Published: Nov. 5, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 13 seconds

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SOTRU Short: Dear Tulsa

Published: Nov. 5, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds

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SOTRU Short: Dear Voices

Published: Nov. 5, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds

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The Southwestern Range

Published: Oct. 22, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 26 seconds

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Tulsa, OK: Reconciliation Way

Published: Oct. 15, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 26 seconds

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Portland, OR: A Tale of Two Cities

Published: Oct. 7, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 26 seconds

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The Hospital Always Wins

Published: Oct. 1, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 5 seconds

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Back to Basics: An American Graduate Special

Published: Sept. 17, 2013, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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Dropouts to Graduates: The Story of the Care Center

Published: June 27, 2013, 6:09 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 26 seconds

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Coming Home: Stories of Veterans Returning from War

Published: June 7, 2013, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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Pike County, Ohio: As Black as We Wish to Be

Published: Nov. 28, 2012, 3:36 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 32 seconds

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Internet Communities: Virtual Reality

Published: Nov. 24, 2012, 8:25 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 27 seconds

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Jacksonville: Grinding the Gears

Published: Nov. 1, 2012, 8:29 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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Tucson: Borderlands

Published: Oct. 29, 2012, 7:09 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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Summer in Sanctuary An American Graduate Special

Published: Oct. 29, 2012, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 53 seconds

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With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

Published: June 5, 2012, 2:11 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 44 seconds

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Ozarks: Full Circle

Published: June 4, 2012, 3:28 p.m.
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Baltimore: Outsiders In

Published: June 3, 2012, 1:26 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 24 seconds

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Vermont: The Small Town State

Published: June 2, 2012, 5:32 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 46 seconds

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Southeastern Washington: The Unlikely Perfect Place

Published: June 1, 2012, 2:13 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 47 seconds

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Sacramento, CA: All Hands on Deck

Published: Sept. 10, 2011, 8:16 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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Cleveland, OH: Entrepreneurs at Work

Published: Aug. 20, 2011, 4:26 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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Wyoming: The New Old West

Published: Aug. 19, 2011, 7:28 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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The Bronx, NY: Still Rising from the Ashes

Published: Aug. 18, 2011, 6:24 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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Mississippi Gulf Coast: Defending the Gulf

Published: Aug. 17, 2011, 3:59 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 28 seconds

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Oakland: The Self-Made City

Published: May 1, 2011, 4:35 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 1 second

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Las Vegas Bright Lights, Big City, Small Town

Published: May 1, 2011, 4:26 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 55 seconds

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Miami: Bridging the Divide

Published: May 1, 2011, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 27 seconds

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Utica: City with a Warm Heart

Published: May 1, 2011, 3:43 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 51 seconds

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Birmingham: Long Story Short

Published: May 1, 2011, 3:18 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 51 seconds

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Bayard Rustin Who Is This Man?

Published: Dec. 3, 2010, 9:32 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 53 seconds

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Appalachia Rising

Published: Aug. 21, 2010, 1:29 p.m.
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Austin, TX: Growing Pains

Published: Aug. 20, 2010, 5:37 p.m.
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Los Angeles: Home, Sweet Home

Published: Aug. 17, 2010, 1:25 p.m.
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Twin Cities: World Within Two Cities

Published: Aug. 16, 2010, 3:45 p.m.
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Espanola: The Land Remembers

Published: Aug. 15, 2010, 3:15 p.m.
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New Orleans, LA The Big Easy

Published: May 4, 2010, 8:02 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 28 seconds

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