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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Laura Fuller is a glass artist in Portland, Maine.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:26
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For 42 years, one family called a small cottage in the Camp Ellis area of Saco, Maine their "haven away from home".

  • Added: Mar 03, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
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Matthew Byron just might be a millionaire one day.

Bought by PRX Remix and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
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A Vietnam veteran and a Cambodian immigrant reflect on the unlikely circumstances of their friendship.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 30, 2009
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Some may associate contradancing with corny, gym-class square dance lessons, but for thousands of people across the country, contradancing and its ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:21
  • Purchases: 1
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Rich keeps doing graffiti, even though at age 34, he knows the consequences.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 1
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The story of the birth of a violin.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 1
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The story of the aftermath of a miraculous escape from death that left two teenage girls scarred for the rest of their lives.

Bought by HowSound, PRX Remix, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
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The Peabody House is the only HIV residential care home in New England. As the house prepares to close, residents and staff consider what this mean...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:53
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Marty Hagglund had it all. He had a loving wife, a beautiful home, and a great job. Then, Marty threw it all to the wind to realize a deep-seated, ...

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 3