Tell Their Stories

Tell Their Stories

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Tell Their Stories
Tell Their Stories
How Janet Saidi asked her town “how are you doing,” and found urgent answers

How Janet Saidi asked her town “how are you doing,” and found urgent answers

Tell Their Stories interviews radio producer Janet Saidi about how her audio project's very simple invitation to talk, and listen, created a powerful connection and community

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Hannah Ray
Feb 22, 2023
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How Janet Saidi asked her town “how are you doing,” and found urgent answers
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There are few people who instantly connect with the idea of community-first storytelling. Janet Saidi is one of them. In her day job—as producer for the NPR affiliate public radio KBIA—Janet is dedicated to building community through audio. In her own time, she also runs the hugely popular Substack

The Austen Connection
—where, under the moniker
Plain Jane
, she is building community …

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