Back to Basics: An American Graduate Special
In this American Graduate special, State of the Re:Union takes a closer look at school, community, and the dropout crisis in this country. With reporting…
Dropouts to Graduates: The Story of the Care Center
In this episode, SOTRU travels to Holyoke, Massachusetts, home of the Care Center. an alternative school just for pregnant and parenting teens who’ve dropped out…
Coming Home: Stories of Veterans Returning from War
More than two million veterans have come home so far from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. For returning veterans, reintegrating into society can be a…
Pike County, OH: As Black as We Wish to Be
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…
Internet Communities: Virtual Reality
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. With this…
Jacksonville, FL: Grinding the Gears
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…
Tucson, AZ: Borderlands
Tucson sits in the borderlands, the desert landscape where America and Mexico meet. This place is crisscrossed by boundaries, visible and invisible — from the…
Summer in Sanctuary: An American Graduate Special
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…
Comics: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
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…
Ozarks: Full Circle
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…
Baltimore, MD: Outsiders In
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 reputation for…
Vermont: The Small Town State
Quaint storefronts along Main streets, covered bridges over clear streams, cows from dairy farms dotting green valleys: across the state, these are the iconic images…
Southeastern Washington: The Unlikely Perfect Place
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 east of…