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Shannon A. Mullen

  • Freelance Reporter, NPR
  • Freelance Reporter, American Public Media
  • Co-host, Producer and Editor, CHARACTER Podcast
  • Film Producer, Screenwriter and Founder, Broad Reach Productions
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I reported original news and feature stories for flagship national shows on public radio for more than two decades, including Marketplace, Morning Edition and All Things Considered. My print journalism has been published by The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe and Boston Magazine, among other outlets. My first book, "In Other Words, Leadership: How a Young Mother's Weekly Letters to her Governor Helped Both Women Brave the First Pandemic Year" was published by Steerforth Press in Ju…

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The Pilgrims Who Visit the House in Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World"

The Pilgrims Who Visit the House in Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World"

Thousands of people still show up at this National Historic Landmark every year, more than a half century aft…

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Maine's Next Generation Of Lobstermen Brace For Unprecedented Change

Maine's Next Generation Of Lobstermen Brace For Unprecedented Change

The future has never been more uncertain for Maine's iconic lobster industry and the fishermen whose liveliho…

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Customers line up for lobster rolls despite record prices

Customers line up for lobster rolls despite record prices

Would you wait in a three hour line for a lobster roll or check out the place across the street? Shannon Mul…

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Hundreds of Gold Star Military Families Receive Multiple Rounds of Remains

Hundreds of Gold Star Military Families Receive Multiple Rounds of Remains

During the U.S. led occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, DNA technology was a powerful tool for making a comp…

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A Year After His Death, Soldier's Family Reflects

A Year After His Death, Soldier's Family Reflects

On the one year anniversary of the death of Army Capt. Doug DiCenzo of Plymouth, N.H., by a roadside bomb in …

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New Hampshire Loses a Favorite Son in Iraq

New Hampshire Loses a Favorite Son in Iraq

Family and friends remember Army Captain Doug DiCenzo, who was killed by an IED in Iraq in late May of 2006, …

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Maine Has a Graham Platner Problem

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We don't know what Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, wrote in his sexually explicit texts with women other than his wife—six, according to his campaign; a dozen, according to an ex-aide—but do we need to? The glaring question that the texts pose to voters about the presumptive Democratic nominee at this point in a pivotal midterm race is: Are we really going to do this again?
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We the People Are on Our Own

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