‘Our Towns’ Filmmakers This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we have a conversation with the filmmakers behind a new HBO documentary airing Tuesday night about life in small-town America with a stop in Charleston.
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Featured on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
MSNBC Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough interviewed James and Deborah Fallows about the release of their new HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ live on his Monday, April 12, 2021 show. James spoke about the…
A Vibrant American Musical Career, far From America’s Cultural Capitals
What Larry Groce discovered by launching a national radio program from an out-of-the-way location
Three Guides to the Next America
This note is to kick off a resumed set of chronicles in the “Our Towns” series, after time away for a long Atlantic project on the origins of this era’s public-health and…
Local Efforts in a Time of Extreme Global Stress
The theme in this “Our Towns” space has been, and remains, the sources of vitality, practicality, generosity, and renewal in local-level America, despite bitter polarization in national-level politics. The series began almost…
HBO’s Our Towns Documentary Examines American Struggle and Spirit
The Erie Reader’s contributing editor, Ben Speggen, reviewed ‘Our Towns,’ writing, “the documentary, filmed before the pandemic, acknowledges the looming, global crisis of the day without letting it strangle the…
The Wall Street Journal Recommends ‘Our Towns’ the HBO Documentary
The Wall Street Journal’s John Anderson writes in his review of ‘Our Towns’ the HBO documentary, “The viewpoint is clear: What’s happening everywhere is, in fact, happening everywhere. Drug problems, space problems,…
‘The world you can change is the world you can reach out and touch’: How history is shaping the future of Columbus, Mississippi
Through research, partnerships, and performance, students are giving a voice to history’s ignored chapters to tell the fuller story of their town.
A Peach Tree Grows in Charleston, West Virginia
Behind the 4,000-square-foot building in the Elk City neighborhood of Charleston, West Virginia, a shed stood alone outside.
Meet Erie: A rust belt region continues to navigate its renaissance through a pandemic
Local filmmakers take to their streets examines the economic, cultural, and social impacts of Covid-19 during the summer of 2020 through this short film series.
‘Our Towns’ HBO Documentary Recommended by LifeSavvy
LifeSavvy’s Shea Simmons recommends Our Towns in her March 31, 2021 column. She concludes, “If you live in or come from a small town, or just enjoy documentaries on American life, you should…
Hunker Recommends ‘Our Towns’ HBO Documentary on ‘5 Shows for Design Lovers to Binge in April’
The home site Hunker named ‘Our Towns’ HBO Documentary as one of their five shows to watch if you’re more interested in staying on your couch than venturing outside some days. Author Eva Recinos comments,…
HBOWatch Recommends ‘Our Towns’ Documentary
In his March 28, 2021 picks for viewing on HBO in the month of April, HBOWatch’s Jef Dinsmore recommends ‘Our Towns’ to viewers as a “remarkable portrait of America and how the rise…
HBO Announces Premier of ‘Our Towns’ Documentary
HBO’S Our Towns, a panoramic yet intimate look at small towns throughout America, debuts April 13, 2021 on HBO and HBO MAX.
Recommended by ‘What to Watch’
What to Watch’s Phil Nickinson recommended ‘Our Towns’ the HBO documentary, writing, “The film provides an expansive perspective on America that finds unexpected connections between personal stories, community actions, and the…
How Libraries Are Leading the Way to Digital Equity
This is a report about how that drama is playing out in one sizable American city, and what its lessons indicate for the country as a whole.