Broadening The Definition Of A Hero

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Broadening The Definition Of A Hero

吉彩网网站 | By Amanda Magnus,

Frank Stasio

Published November 28, 2018 at 1:03 PM EST

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What is a hero, and who gets to be one? A Durham-based spoken word, theater and poetry company tackles these questions in its upcoming production. 鈥淒efinition of a Hero鈥� started as a piece focused on men鈥檚 relationships with their fathers but broadened out to look at the many manifestations of heroism in people鈥檚 lives.

Host Frank Stasio talks to co-founders and Church da Poet about 鈥淒efinition of a Hero鈥� and the origin story of the company. They perform in studio with 鈥淒efinition of a Hero鈥� cast member Harriet Harrell. 鈥淒efinition of a Hero鈥� will be at the in Durham on Saturday, Dec. 1.

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Amanda Magnus

Amanda Magnus is the executive producer of Embodied, a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships and health. She has also worked on other 吉彩网网站 shows including Tested and CREEP.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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