Courageous RI

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Courageous RI Podcast, the show that finds common ground, builds media literacy skills, and encourages curiosity, for the people of Rhode Island. In this episode, our host Renee Hobbs talks with journalist and author Amanda Ripley, who wrote the book “High Conflict.” Ripley talks about the difference between healthy conflict and high conflict, strategies for diffusing high conflict, and how listening strategies can be part of the solution.

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Welcome to Episode 3 of the Courageous RI podcast, the show that finds common ground, builds media literacy skills, and encourages curiosity, for the people of Rhode Island.

In this episode, our host Renee Hobbs talks with author and teacher Kent Lenci. Lenci wrote the book "Learning to Depolarize," which connects classroom learning to navigating a polarized society.

In this episode, you'll hear Lenci explore:

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the Courageous RI podcast, the show that finds common ground, builds media literacy skills, and encourages curiosity, for the people of Rhode Island. Join us, at www.CourageousRI.com. 

In this episode, our host Renee Hobbs talks with Katie Langford about polarization and stereotypes. Langford serves as Associate Director and Fellow of the Pell Center here in Rhode Island. Throughout their conversation, you can expect them to define affective polarization, talk about how it is related to identity, how it contributes to anti-democratic behavior, what consequences follow, and what possible solutions look like.

To learn more about Langford's report and the Pell Center's events, click here. 

Welcome to the first episode of the Courageous RI podcast, the show that finds common ground, builds media literacy skills, and encourages curiosity, for the people of Rhode Island. Join us, at www.CourageousRI.com.

In this episode, Renee Hobbs and Pam Steager of the Media Education Lab explore, discuss, and answer the following questions: 

Professor Hobbs is an internationally-recognized authority on digital and media literacy education. Through community and global service and as a researcher, teacher, advocate and media professional, Hobbs has worked to advance the quality of digital and media literacy education in the United States and around the world. She is Founder and Director of the Media Education Lab, whose mission is to improve the quality of media literacy education through research and community service.

Pam is an expert in media literacy education. Her thirty-year career in the education and human service fields included directing substance abuse and violence prevention programs in school systems, prisons and communities in RI and MA, which led to her interest in media literacy. She authored a newspaper column for the Providence Phoenix for 15 years, has produced videos and community access television, contributed to blogs and podcasts, and has performed as an actress, storyteller, and stand-up comedian. With co-authors Renee Hobbs and Liz Deslauriers, she wrote The Library Screen Scene, a book on film and media programs in school and public libraries, published by Oxford University Press in 2019.