Episodes
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Season 2, Episode 7: Now What?
“You’ve gotta respect the incredible amount of hustle that independents bring, that our communities bring, that is defined inside of the history in public broadcasting. There's been a lot of hustle. That hustle's not going away.” - Joaquin Alvarado
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Season 2, Episode 6: No Surprises
“The worst thing that can happen is that [young makers] stop. That's what they're trying to do. They're trying to scare folks into not creating, not sharing their voices, not telling our stories. And that’s not acceptable. We're not going back.” - Leslie Fields-Cruz
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Season 2, Episode 5: Feet to the Fire
“Being able to give people things to discuss, to have an honest and intelligent discussion, is important. Dialogue leads to action, and we can't lose that.” - Erika Dilday
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Season 2, Episode 4: Left in the Dark
“Making some noise can make a difference, and I hope that would be encouraging to people who are afraid, especially in this political climate.” - Jane M. Wagner
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Season 2, Episode 3: What Are We Preserving?
“The idea of preemptively censoring, before any executive order or decision — not only do you feel violated, but I felt I could not go to any institution for potential protection or support for my independent voice.” - Michèle Stephenson
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Season 2, Episode 2: The Upside Down
“I don't know if there's anything in history that we've ever seen in civic life [like] what we're seeing. But I do know, like Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, we have to speak up…we have to be willing to put ourselves on the line. At the very least, I get to use my voice and put some…
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Season 2, Episode 1: Death by a Thousand Cuts
“I'm talking about it because I think it's important for people to know the little ‘death by a thousand cuts’ that are happening. I don't think that appeasement is the way to maintain our free speech rights and our democracy.” - Alicia Sams
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Interview Excerpt: Randall Pinkston
In the United States, there’s a “public” element to all broadcasting over the federally regulated airwaves. Audiences have the right to speak up about the changes we expect on the air.
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Episode 6: It’s Not Over
Season 1 of Viewers Like Us concludes, but the push for a public media that includes and serves the entire American public is far from over.
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Episode 5: Don’t Go Chasing Watersheds
In the decades-long struggle toward an equitable public media system, what will it take to move from mere talk to actionable change?
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