Our Towns, w/ Deb & James Fallows, Jeanne Jordan & Steven Ascher
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There’s optimism and can-do spirit outside Washington: ‘Our Towns’ documentary shows it
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…
Featured on PeopleTV
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…
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Our Towns’ on HBO Max, a Documentary About the Struggles and Successes of Smalltown America
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,…
‘It was just so fascinating’: behind a film exploring America’s small towns
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…
HBO’S ‘Our Towns’ Tells How Americans Save America
Moundsville Blog’s John W. Miller says quotes James Fallows in the ‘Our Towns’ documentary, “My view of American history is that the country’s always been in trouble. “Wherever we go,…
‘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.
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.