State of the Re:Union: Season Three

Series produced by Al Letson

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Episodes from Season Three of State of the Re:Union.

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15 Pieces

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Season 3: Promo #1
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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It may seem that the backwoods of New England and the streets of one of America's toughest cities have little in common. But all across the country...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Season 3: Promo #2
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Coming up on State of the Re:Union, from the communities that pop out of comic books, "To right a wrong, to fight an injustice for a total stranger...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Southeastern Washington: The Unlikely Perfect Place
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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The Tri-Cities are Richland, Pasco and Kennewick—3 cities clustered near one another in the vast plains and deserts of Washington state, to the eas...

Bought by WNCU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WRKF, WVTF, KUER and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 25
Vermont: The Small Town State
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Quaint storefronts along Main streets, covered bridges over clear streams, cows from dairy farms dotting green valleys: across the state, these are...

Bought by KACU, WRKF, WVTF, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 23
Baltimore, MD: Outsiders In
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Baltimore is a city of many neighborhoods, of intense divides—racial, class, and otherwise-- not easily overcome. It’s a city bogged down by a repu...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WESM 91.3 FM, WRKF, KACU, WVTF and more


  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 20
Ozarks: Full Circle
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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The Ozarks have long been an isolated part of the country. Steep mountains break up the landscape into hills and hollows, making each little town ...

Bought by KUER, WFAE, WRKF, KACU, WVTF and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 25
Comics: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibilty
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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In this episode we explore a community where, when evil rears its head, someone finds a way to set things right, even if they have to make sacrific...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WVTF, KTSW 89.9, WRKF, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 25
Summer in Sanctuary: An American Graduate Special
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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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 document...

Bought by KACU, KTSW 89.9, WEKU, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 23
Tucson, AZ: Borderlands
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Tucson sits in the borderlands, the desert landscape where America and Mexico meet. This place is crisscrossed by boundaries, visible and invisibl...

Bought by KUER, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRKF, WVTF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 33
Internet Communities: Virtual Reality
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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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. The...

Bought by KUER, KACU, WNCU, KTSW 89.9, WRKF and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 23
Jacksonville, FL: Grinding the Gears
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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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 th...

Bought by WVTF, KACU, WRKF, WJCT, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 19
Pike County, OH: As Black as We Wish to Be
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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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 hav...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Louisville Public Media, WNYC, WKMS, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 59
Dropouts to Graduates: The Story of the Care Center - An American Graduate Special
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Holyoke is home to the Care Center, an alternative school just for pregnant and parenting teens who’ve dropped out of high school. It’s not your ty...

Bought by WNCU, WRKF, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 30
Back to Basics - An American Graduate Special
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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In this American Graduate special, State of the Re:Union takes a closer look at school, community, and the drop out crisis in this country. With r...

Bought by WNCU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KACU, WRKF, WYSO and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 25
Coming Home: Stories of Veterans Returning from War
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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More than two million veterans have come home so far from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. For returning veterans, reintegrating into society can be...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KMXT, WYAP, 'The Sea', KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 44