There’s a plan to build a 704-megawatt wind farm off the Rhode Island coast – but the Coastal Resources Management Council acknowledged this week that it will have an impact on the area’s robust fishing industry. We talked with a local fisherman to get his take on the project. Also: It’s been fifty years since the US pulled out of the Vietnam War. A Rhode Island veteran and peace advocate reflects on what he wants Americans to take away from that history. Finally: Vince McMahon is best known as the CEO and ringmaster of World Wrestling Entertainment. A new biography from a Providence author explores the surprising ways McMahon has shaped American culture – and politics.

The Weekly Catch is a production of The Public’s Radio. Our editor is Mareva Lindo, our producer is James Baumgartner, and our host is Luis Hernandez. Our executive producer is Sally Eisele, and our CEO and General Manager is Torey Malatia.

Mareva joined The Public’s Radio in 2022 and oversees daily news production, writes our Daily Catch newsletter and edits two weekly productions, Artscape and The Weekly Catch. In 2023, Mareva received...

James produces and engineers Political Roundtable, The Weekly Catch and other special programming on The Public’s Radio. He also produces Artscape, the weekly arts & culture segment heard every Thursday....

Luis helms the morning lineup. He is a 20-year public radio veteran, having joined The Public's Radio in 2022. That journey has taken him from the land of Gators at the University of Florida to WGCU in...