Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

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Since 1973, the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies has taught students from all over the United States and around the world to become skilled documentarians and storytellers. At the core of Salt is a 24/7 15-week experience. Motivated individuals from all walks of life come to Salt to focus on documentary storytelling, develop new skills, and build expertise. Our faculty members are working documentarians and teaching professionals who help provide a strong foundation for students to make their best work. 

Series

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59 Pieces

The SaltCast was a bi-weekly podcast produced from 2008-2010, aimed at pulling back the curtain on radio storytelling. From fieldwork and recording techniques to narrative and ethics, Saltcast explored the ins-and-outs of radio production. If you want to hear more Salt radio work, including that produced by more recent students, check out http://www.prx.org/group_accounts/1185-salt !


Pieces

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John Tulloss loved his family and his farm. Today, he's leaving both behind.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:55
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Jim Leo has been driving in circles for eighteen years but he?s not dizzy yet. Producer Dylan Merriam takes us out on the ice with an experienced Z...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Champion bull rider Kenny Churchill recounts the reason he chose family over bull riding.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:16
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Meet comedian Christine O'leary.com.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:19
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Spend some time on the ice... curling... in Belfast, Maine.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and KERA


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 3
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Radical artists, The Beehive Design Collective and the Machias Valley Grange Hall in Machias, Maine make an unlikely pair... or do they?

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:25
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Ten-year-old Connor Lent takes us on a tour of Cliff Island, Maine and shows us how island life is changing.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Veronica McNally reflects on life and work on her daily walk to her job at Pantheon Guitars in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WYBC


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 3
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The Chestnut Street United Methodist Church in Portland, Maine deconsecrates the chapel in preparation for selling and leaving the church.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:49
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Portland Public Library's free piano offers more than music the folks who play it.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 3