State Rep. Michael Chippendale (R-Foster), who became the Republican leader in the Rhode Island House of Representatives earlier this year, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. The topics include Chippendale’s priorities, the outlook for GOP legislative candidates, CD2 Republican Allan Fung’s visits with U.S. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, and more. Republicans hold […]
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Warren Folks Fest brings the East Bay community together
The Warren Folks Festival takes place this Saturday. Artscape Producer, James Baumgartner talked with festival organizer Uriah Donnelly.
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Do you worry about climate change?
Here at Possibly, we try to make climate change feel more manageable and less overwhelming. But there’s no avoiding that this problem is terrifying. It makes a lot of us feel… anxious. So to help us face our fears, I decided to talk with Kate Schapira. She teaches non-fiction writing at Brown University and has spent nearly a decade listening to people’s climate anxieties.
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Mosaic Community Essay: The Fierce Thing
The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This essay is by Jon Lavieri, a writer and ESL teacher for the Providence Public Library’s Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative program (RIFLI). It’s early one fall evening in 2017. An ESL class at Calcutt Middle School in Central Falls, is just getting started. […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for August 12, 2022
The outburst of brawling on Block Island will make good fodder for a satire at the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies next February. (Oh yeah – no more Follies. Welp.) Thanks for stopping by for my weekly dispatch. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. A quick program note: no TGIF next week. […]
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The Red Sox are a mess!
Injuries, mismanagement and poor play have the Red Sox in last place.
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Political Roundtable: Diossa on his run for RI general treasurer
James Diossa, one of two Democrats running in the Sept. 13 primary for general treasurer is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Diossa is the former mayor of Central Falls and he was the first Latino to hold that post. His primary opponent is former state Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor. Here’s a transcript of […]
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New exhibit highlights stories of Latino communities in Rhode Island
A temporary exhibit at the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket highlights little-known but important moments in the history of Latino communities in Rhode Island. Artscape producer James Baumgartner visited the museum to learn more.
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Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?
Today, we’re digging into urban agriculture. Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?
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This one’s for pops!
The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, Mosaic, has a community essay series. This one is by Charles “Chachi” Carvahlo, an artist and educator born and raised in Rhode Island. He talks about the upcoming WaterFire event which will celebrate Rhode Island’s communities of color. As an artist, I have always tried to do and say […]