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Shelli Stockton
April 29, 2021

The Washington Post’s David Ignatius referenced Our Towns highlight of the value of community colleges in his April 29, 2021 column reviewing President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan. “The value…

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Press

A Search for Solutions in Our Towns

Shelli Stockton
April 28, 2021

Zip06.com’s Living Editor Pem McNerney featured ‘Our Towns’ in her April 28, 2021 column. The Essex Library Association will host a discussion of the book on Tuesday, May 18, 2021…

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HBO Documentary

Washington Journal

Shelli Stockton
April 26, 2021

C-SPAN Washington Journal’s Steve Scully interviewed James and Deborah Fallows on their HBO Documentary Our Towns on his Monday, April 26, 2021 program.

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Press

“As an exercise in sincerity, fellowship and earnest inquiry, it might be the most subversive movie in circulation right now.”

Shelli Stockton
April 26, 2021

HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ visits 6 American cities and finds unity, not division.

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HBO Documentary

‘What to Watch’ Recommends ‘Our Towns’ HBO Documentary

James Fallows
April 22, 2021

Editor Phil Nickinson lauds the film's "expansive perspective on America that finds unexpected connections between personal stories, community actions, and the arc of history."

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HBO Documentary

‘Street’ smarts, ‘Towns’ team, Down East dispatches

Shelli Stockton
April 21, 2021

Boston Globe correspondent Peter Keough reviewed ‘Our Towns’ the HBO documentary in his April 21, 2021 column. He writes, “… the stories they tell are inspiring, hopeful, and appeal to…

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Civic Life

Our Towns Civic Foundation: The Idea, and the Goals

James Fallows
April 19, 2021

What is the idea behind this site and the Our Towns Civic Foundation? And what are the goals? Here’s a brief summary.

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Civic Life

Welcome to the Our Towns Civic Foundation site! The purpose of this note is to introduce a new film; to connect the news of the moment to the largest possibilities of the era; and to explain the ambitions of the project of which this site is part.

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HBO Documentary

Review: “Our Towns” Brings Human Dimension to the Forces Shaping America’s Communities

Michelle Ellia
April 16, 2021

The Daily Yonder’s Adam B. Giorgi reviewed ‘Our Towns,’ the HBO documentary on April 16, 2021. His recommendation concludes, “it might help you feel a new sense of curiosity or…

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HBO Documentary

HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ visits 6 American cities and finds unity, not division

Michelle Ellia
April 16, 2021

Washington Post movie critic Ann Hornaday writes, ‘In “Our Towns,” … hot-button conflict and internecine arguments are left behind in favor of an examination of how communities are actually functioning…

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Media

Seeking the Heartbeat of “Our Towns” with Deb & James Fallows

Shelli Stockton
April 15, 2021

Deb and James talk with Whitney Kimball Coe about showing up and finding hope while telling the complex stories of America’s small towns.

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Our Towns, w/ Deb & James Fallows, Jeanne Jordan & Steven Ascher

Shelli Stockton
April 15, 2021

James and Al welcome the minds behind HBO’s Our Towns to investigate how things are going on the ground around our country.

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HBO Documentary

There’s optimism and can-do spirit outside Washington: ‘Our Towns’ documentary shows it

Michelle Ellia
April 14, 2021

Albert Hunt’s April 14, 2021 review in The Hill begins, “America, viewed through the prism of Washington and national politics, is a bitterly polarized country.” But, he goes on, “There…

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Featured on PeopleTV

Michelle Ellia
April 13, 2021

People TV’s April 12, 2021 episode featured Our Towns, the HBO Documentary in the days “first look” segment by co-host Jeremy Parsons. This is a “very important documentary,” Parsons concluded. Watch the…

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HBO Documentary

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Our Towns’ on HBO Max, a Documentary About the Struggles and Successes of Smalltown America

Michelle Ellia
April 13, 2021

Decider’s John Serba reviewed ‘Our Towns,’ the HBO documentary and recommends readers “stream it.” Describing the film as, “the a/v version of spousal journalism duo Deborah and James Fallows’ bestseller,…

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HBO Documentary

‘It was just so fascinating’: behind a film exploring America’s small towns

Shelli Stockton
April 13, 2021

The Guardian’s Adrian Horton reviewed ‘Our Towns,’ the HBO documentary on April 13, 2021. ‘Our Towns’ showcases “how communities and individuals and the whole nation respond to crisis” – a…

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A Search for Solutions in Our Towns

Washington Journal

“As an exercise in sincerity, fellowship and earnest inquiry, it might be the most subversive movie in circulation right now.”

‘What to Watch’ Recommends ‘Our Towns’ HBO Documentary

‘Street’ smarts, ‘Towns’ team, Down East dispatches

Our Towns Civic Foundation: The Idea, and the Goals

‘On Such a Full Sea…’

Review: “Our Towns” Brings Human Dimension to the Forces Shaping America’s Communities

HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ visits 6 American cities and finds unity, not division

Seeking the Heartbeat of “Our Towns” with Deb & James Fallows

Our Towns, w/ Deb & James Fallows, Jeanne Jordan & Steven Ascher

There’s optimism and can-do spirit outside Washington: ‘Our Towns’ documentary shows it

Featured on PeopleTV

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Our Towns’ on HBO Max, a Documentary About the Struggles and Successes of Smalltown America

‘It was just so fascinating’: behind a film exploring America’s small towns