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…
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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,…
‘Our Towns’ HBO Documentary Recommended by LifeSavvy
LifeSavvy’s Shea Simmons recommends Our Towns in her March 31, 2021 column. She concludes, “If you live in or come from a small town, or just enjoy documentaries on American life, you should…
Hunker Recommends ‘Our Towns’ HBO Documentary on ‘5 Shows for Design Lovers to Binge in April’
The home site Hunker named ‘Our Towns’ HBO Documentary as one of their five shows to watch if you’re more interested in staying on your couch than venturing outside some days. Author Eva Recinos comments,…
HBOWatch Recommends ‘Our Towns’ Documentary
In his March 28, 2021 picks for viewing on HBO in the month of April, HBOWatch’s Jef Dinsmore recommends ‘Our Towns’ to viewers as a “remarkable portrait of America and how the rise…
HBO Announces Premier of ‘Our Towns’ Documentary
HBO’S Our Towns, a panoramic yet intimate look at small towns throughout America, debuts April 13, 2021 on HBO and HBO MAX.
Recommended by ‘What to Watch’
What to Watch’s Phil Nickinson recommended ‘Our Towns’ the HBO documentary, writing, “The film provides an expansive perspective on America that finds unexpected connections between personal stories, community actions, and the…
Recommended by Fodor’s Travel
In the Fodor’s Travel March 18, 2021 list of 15 top travel memoirs, Danielle Bauter recommends Our Towns. She writes, “Combining their journalistic experience–James is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and Deborah is a linguist and…
Announced as Featured Speaker at Bellingham City Club
The Bellingham City Club has announced James Fallows as the featured speaker for their March 24, 2021 meeting. The virtual event, titled “Moving Forward with a Divided Electorate” will run…
Referenced in PennLive Patriot-News
In his December 11, 2020 opinion article, prospective mayoral candidate Dave Schankweiler references Our Towns and the traits identified of successful towns, for which he sees parallels in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania’s capital, he exhorts,…
Referenced in WGBH News
In his November 11, 2020 commentary, Boston PBS media platform GBH’s Dan Kennedy references Jim Fallows’s now four year old prescription for overcoming the anger and divisiveness that had given rise to Donald Trump’s…
Featured in The Tullahoma News
In her November 9, 2020 editorial, Shelley Smith of the The Tullahoma News reflects on Jim and Deb Fallows’s No. 1 sign that communities, large or small, are working well: divisive national politics…
Featured in the Pensacola News Journal
In his October 31, 2020 op-ed in the Pensacola News Journal, Studer Community Institue founder Quint Studer discusses the need for communities to step up, especially during difficult times. He reports on a…
Featured on LBJ In the Arena
James Fallows will appear on The University of Texas at Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs’ weekly lunchtime series “LBJ In the Arena” on Wednesday, October 21, 2020…
Featured by The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute’s Aspen Ideas Now series featured James Fallows in conversation with author and journalist Bill Bishop on the geography of personal and political belief in the pandemic era. The two covered…