Creating art from tragedy
Season 3
About the Episode
Peter Filkins, a literature professor at Simon’s Rock College was moved by the Sandy Hook shooting, which occurred 20 years to the day after a shooting at Simon's Rock, to compose the poem "Nobody's Road." The poem is set to music composed by Gabriel Gould, a friend and former classmate of Galen Gibson, who was killed in the 1992 shooting at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
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Extras
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Echoes of a shooting
20 years before Sandy Hook, a student went on a shooting rampage in Massachusetts.19:39 -
Interview: Linda Gibbs
NY Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs on how changing behavior may help young people out of poverty.0:00 -
American Voices: Lynn Reichgott
Lynn Reichgott on coordinating care in communities, to enable people to "age in place."2:50 -
The 47%
A new wave of opposition researchers is harnessing the power of the web to upend campaigns6:12 -
Certifiably employable
The National STEM Consortium improves scientific, technical and mathematical skills.12:41 -
Outlawed in Arizona
A years-long dispute in Tucson over a Mexican-American studies program has tensions high.16:11 -
Remembering the night
Faculty who were working at the school during the 1992 shooting take us back to that night4:02 -
Echoes of a shooting
Twenty years later: The continuing impact of a school shooting on a small town.19:58 -
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Interview: Peter Cappelli
Wharton economist Peter Cappelli on the "skills gap" and what companies need to do.6:37
