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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From Bolduc Correctional Facility in Maine, Adam Weymouth reflects on the one huge mistake he made that ended his best friend's life.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:04
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Billy Bouffard is a rugby player and a quadriplegic. Through the sport of quad rugby, he has made himself stronger than he ever imagined he could ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 4
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Amita Jarmon discusses what it's like to be Rockland's first rabbi since 1937.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
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From the hunter, to the meat cutter, and then to the needy recipient, this program is grass roots all the way.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
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During the day, Michael White works at the concession booth, handing out popcorn and candy at the movie theatre. But when night comes, he cannot sl...

Bought by KPIK-LP, KCRW, KUOW, SALTcast Podcast, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 6
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The American health care system offers few solutions for people who want to die at home, especially when family lives far away. This sound-rich st...

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), Connecticut Public (WNPR), HowSound, The Story, SALTcast Podcast and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 7
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Adrienne Damicis has been in and out of the hospital since birth. As she becomes a teenager, her parents struggle to learn the difference between k...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Brad Lessard has been playing Dungeons and Dragons since he was 19 years old. Now, aided by his ability to morph into new characters, he's recover...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Producer Anna Hamilton takes us stage-side of the first ever Burrito Eating Championship.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KFAI Minneapolis, WRVO Public Media, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 4
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Laurie Williams (aka Crow) is preparing to die in the next two weeks.

Bought by HowSound, SALTcast Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 3