Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

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Since 1973, the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies has taught students from all over the United States and around the world to become skilled documentarians and storytellers. At the core of Salt is a 24/7 15-week experience. Motivated individuals from all walks of life come to Salt to focus on documentary storytelling, develop new skills, and build expertise. Our faculty members are working documentarians and teaching professionals who help provide a strong foundation for students to make their best work. 

Series

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59 Pieces

The SaltCast was a bi-weekly podcast produced from 2008-2010, aimed at pulling back the curtain on radio storytelling. From fieldwork and recording techniques to narrative and ethics, Saltcast explored the ins-and-outs of radio production. If you want to hear more Salt radio work, including that produced by more recent students, check out http://www.prx.org/group_accounts/1185-salt !


Pieces

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Small town doctor, Mike Lambke, reaches out emotionally to his patients.

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:24
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Visit with two female WWII Liberty Ship welders from South Portland, Maine.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Yellowstone Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
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Carolyn Jackson retells the story and the impact of the 1947 fire in Brownfield, Maine.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WYBC


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 2
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Meet "The Pioneers", the first senior citizen group to participate in Odyssey of the Mind.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Chinmney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine, has a rich literary history.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Public Interactive


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 2
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Mea Tavares was born female. He’s spent the rest of his life redefining what it means to be male.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 08:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Three Maine families describe the joys and challenges of transracial adoption in the whitest state in the country.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, WMPG, WFUV, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 6
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Linda Stanley is a sea glass fantatic.

Bought by PRX Remix, KXOT Public Radio, and Here and Now


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 4
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Come along on the hunt for buried treasure: antique bottles.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KTNA


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2