Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
- Location: Portland, Maine
- http://www.salt.edu
- http://saltinstitute.blogspot.com/
Salt is a thirty-five year old school, gallery, and archive located in Portland, Maine. Students from around the world attend Salt for a fifteen week, intensive semester in documentary photography, writing, or radio. It's like "Outward Bound" for documentary studies. Rob Rosenthal is the Director of the Radio Program. Located in Portland, Maine, Salt can be reached at 207-761-0660 or by emailing info@salt.edu. Many of the pieces here have been broadcast on Maine Public Radio and Maine's community radio stations WMPG and WERU. A few have made it to National Public Radio. We hope the excellent work of our students will now find room in your broadcast schedule. 
People who work with Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Rob Rosenthal (Admin) | Owner, Shunpike Audio | Portland, Maine |
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Amy O'Leary | Multimedia Producer | Brooklyn, New York |
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Selena Simmons-Duffin | Temp Editorial/Production Assistant at NPR | Washington, District of Columbia |
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Shane Perry | Veazie, Maine | |
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Catherine Spangler | Seattle, Washington | |
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Christine Heinz | Portland, Maine | |
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Sarah Buckingham | Columbus/Dayton, OH, Ohio | |
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donna galluzzo (Admin) | Executive Director, the Salt Institute | Portland, Maine |
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Alix Blair | Chicago, Illinois |
Pieces
Deb Dunn’s second love, after her husband, was teaching marine biology. But about five years ago, she had to give it up.
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The limerick is a form of poetry that is short, rhyming and often of a sexual nature.
- Added: Jan 06, 2010
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The Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston, Maine is located in one of the poorest Neighborhoods in the state. It doubles as a soup kitchen and refugee...
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Tracy Tingley is a hula hooper in Portland, Maine. She found hooping just before leaving her job as a financial advisor.
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Ordinarily, if you want to perform with an orchestra you have to have years of musical experience and you have to go through a rigorous audition pr...
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John Yanga is a refugee from Sudan. He's trying to start a family farm in Maine, where he and his family of nine settled.
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George McKay had the fantastic dream to build a tall ship that’s wheel chair accessible.
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Funtown/Splashtown USA is the largest family-run amusement park in the Northeast. Half a million people visit the park in Saco, Maine every summer.
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Confederate Civil War reenactors in Maine?
The 15th Alabama is the largest Confederate Civil War reenacting group in the state.
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Between 50 and 80 percent of American adults carry oral herpes, the virus that causes sold sores. Many people with oral herpes never show any symp...
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Somewhere near Portland, Maine a man -- known here as Max -- is likely be found breaking the law almost 24 hours a day... from his attic.
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Fritz Grobe and Stephen Volt perform together as Eepybird. You more likely know them as the Coke and Mentos Guys. You know, the ones on YouTube wh...
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This past November, Maine voters repealed a law legalizing gay marriage. Supporters on both sides of the issue were backed by strong religious con...
Bought by WRNC-LP
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From Monica Lewinski to Mark Sanford, infidelity is always big news. But recently a debate about whether monogamy is the only model for long-term r...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Jan 06, 2010
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Will Bonsall of Industry, Maine has spent decades working to prevent further loss of food crop diversity.
Bought by KUOW
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In Maine, there are two organized naturist, or nudist clubs: the Dirigo Naturist Association and the Maine Coast Solar Bares.
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Georgette Kanach loves to hunt, fish, hike, and do almost any activity that involves being out in the woods. It’s the place where she grew up, and ...
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Amy has battled bipolar disorder all her life. She’s tried 25 different medications, but nothing has been able to stabilize her mood.
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Maine Roller Derby skated into Portland, Maine and called the city home in 2006. Roller derby is a fast-paced full-contact sport played on skates.
Bought by WAMC
- Added: Jan 06, 2010
- Length: 00:05:56
- Licenses: 1
