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“The Journey of a Storyteller,” Talk by Al Letson at the Center for Documentary Studies July 18

"The Journey of a Storyteller," Talk by Al Letson at the Center for Documentary Studies July 18

Al Letson, poet, playwright, and host of NPR’s State of the Re:Union, will present a talk at the Center for Documentary Studies on Monday, July 18. Letson is in Durham as a special guest instructor at CDS’s summer audio institute, “Hearing is Believing,” which brings 24 participants from across the country to learn the craft of [...]


“Travels with Mike” CDS Radio Documentary Featured on PRX, Airing Nationwide

"Travels with Mike" CDS Radio Documentary Featured on PRX, Airing Nationwide

A half-century after John Steinbeck drove the country with his dog Charley and wrote his well-known account of the journey, producer and CDS audio program director John Biewen visited some key locations on Steinbeck’s itinerary, traveling not with a dog but with a microphone—mike, that is. In each location, he collaborated with an artist who [...]