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Misinformation is biggest threat, says R.I. elections director Miguel Nuñez
Rhode Island Report - May 02, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsRhode Island’s Board of Elections has a new executive director – but he’s no stranger to the job. Miguel Nuñez has been working for the board for nearly 25 years. He took the top spot in February, breaking ground as the board's first Latino executive director. Miguel talks with Ed about...
'A total agony': one teen describes living at St. Mary’s Home for Children
Rhode Island Report - April 25, 2024 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsSt. Mary’s Home for Children in North Providence has been in the news since January when the state's Office of the Child Advocate released a scathing report about conditions there. Our own Amanda Milkovits has been following the story ever since. She’s recently talked with a family whos...
Reading Solito across Rhode Island
Rhode Island Report - April 18, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsEvery year, Rhode Islanders read the same book as a part of the Reading Across Rhode Island program.This year’s selection is Solito- a memoir by Javier Zamora. It tells the true story of Javier’s journey from El Salvador to The United States as an unaccompanied nine-year-old.Javier join...
Why improve access to public records?
Rhode Island Report - April 11, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWhen reporters are working on important stories, they often use Rhode Island's Access for Public Records Act, or APRA. It gives them the ability to ask for government emails, data sets, or other documents. But APRA isn’t perfect. So, there’s a bill before the General Assembly to make it...
What’s the plan for affordable housing in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island Report - April 07, 2024 23:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt’s been a little over a year since Stefan Pryor became Rhode Island’s housing secretary, as housing affordability remains one of the top issues facing Rhode Islanders. So what is he doing about it? Steph Machado sat down with Pryor to find out. Tips and ideas? Email us at rinews@globe...
Can RI restaurants survive the Washington Bridge closure?
Rhode Island Report - April 03, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsFor RI restaurants and food businesses, the overall cost of doing business is going up, and the closure of the Washington Bridge that carries Interstate 195 into and out of Providence has made matters worse. How are these companies going to survive? Alexa Gagosz talks with Kate Roberts,...
Should schools ban cell phones?
Rhode Island Report - March 28, 2024 00:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsTeenagers spend tons of time on their smart phones, and often they don’t stop even when they’re in class. To address that issue, some Rhode Island schools make students put their phones in locked pouches. Our own Steph Machado just finished a segment for Rhode Island PBS about this grow...
Bonus episode: Rhode Map Live
Rhode Island Report - March 21, 2024 21:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsEarlier this week, our own Dan McGowan and Steph Machado moderated a live conversation about the state of RI schools. The panel featured Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera, Rhode Island Commissioner on Postsecondary Education Shannon Gilkey, and Rhode Island Deputy Commissioner of Element...
Does soccer have a future in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island Report - March 21, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIf you want to know about the plans to bring minor league soccer to Pawtucket, Globe RI’s Brian Amaral is your man. He’s been covering the Tidewater Landing project from the beginning. Last weekend, he went to Rhode Island FC's home opener at its temporary home in Smithfield. Brian join...
Trump paid him to find election fraud. It didn't exist.
Rhode Island Report - March 12, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsBack in 2020, the Trump campaign hired Rhode-Islander and Moderate Party founder Ken Block to investigate widespread election fraud. Spoiler alert: He didn’t find any. But Ken did find data to explain why Trump really lost. He joins Ed to talk about his new book, "Disproven." Tips and i...
What's up with the Washington Bridge?
Rhode Island Report - March 04, 2024 19:07 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt’s been nearly three months since the RI Department of Transportation shut down the westbound side of the Washington Bridge and it doesn’t look like it’s reopening anytime soon. Our own Steph Machado and Jim Hummel, the host of “A Lively Experiment” on Rhode Island PBS, give us the la...
Learning in a different language
Rhode Island Report - February 29, 2024 01:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsImagine studying science or math in a different language. Many English learners in Rhode Island’s public schools face this challenge every day, and their numbers are growing. What is the state doing to help these students succeed? Guest host Dan McGowan talks with RI PBS reporter Michel...
‘I can’t leave my people in the dark’
Rhode Island Report - February 22, 2024 01:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsTo celebrate Black History Month, we’re joined by Valerie Tutson, the executive director and festival director for Rhode Island Black Storytellers, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the awareness, appreciation, and application of Black storytelling. She talks with Ed about her work, av...
What RI’s lawmakers of color hope to accomplish this year
Rhode Island Report - February 15, 2024 01:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsNearly 20 percent of General Assembly members belong to the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Caucus. The caucus co-chair, Senator Jonathon Acosta of Central Falls, joins us to talk about some of his priorities, including police accountability,...
Putting local Latino stories on the main stage
Rhode Island Report - February 08, 2024 01:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIf you want to know something about Rhode Island’s Latino community, ask Marta Martinez. Marta is the executive director of Rhode Island Latino Arts and the founder of the Latino Oral History Project of Rhode Island. She’s spent decades collecting the stories of Spanish-speaking pioneer...
Colonel Oscar Perez on his first year as Providence police chief
Rhode Island Report - January 29, 2024 00:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt’s been about a year since Oscar Perez became the new chief of the Providence Police Department — and the first Latino to hold the position. He joins the Globe's Steph Machado to talk about community policing, crime trends in the city, and what his appointment means to communities of ...
Feeding the world from Rhode Island
Rhode Island Report - January 25, 2024 01:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsEdesia Nutrition, a North Kingstown nonprofit that feeds malnourished children around the globe, got a big boost last year when the Bezos family made a donation worth nearly $140 million. Edesia founder and CEO Navyn Salem joins us to talk about how the money will help them serve many m...
The hazards of pregnancy in America
Rhode Island Report - January 18, 2024 01:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt’s easy to assume that giving birth in the US is pretty low-risk. But according to a new documentary, women in America die of pregnancy-related causes at a rate that’s up to 10 times higher than countries such as Japan, Spain, and Germany. "The Risk of Giving Birth," a three-part seri...
Ernie D on basketball, brotherhood, and life
Rhode Island Report - January 11, 2024 01:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsProvidence College basketball hit the big time a little more than 50 years ago, when Ernie DiGregorio and Marvin Barnes led the team to its first Final Four tournament. Ernie D tells the story of that journey in a new book, "Star with a Broken Heart." We talk about the book, basketball,...
What to expect at the RI State House this year
Rhode Island Report - January 02, 2024 19:31 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsToday is the first day of the 2024 legislative session. So what will lawmakers act on this year — housing, law enforcement accountability, guns, a new courthouse? We get some predictions and analysis from our own Steph Machado and Jim Hummel, host of “A Lively Experiment” on Rhode Islan...
More 'experiential eating,' less kale: food trends to watch in 2024
Rhode Island Report - December 28, 2023 01:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIn 2023, we heard all about tinned fish, “girl dinner,” butter boards, and zero-proof drinks. Inflation drove up prices, and we haven’t heard the end of trying to build a more sustainable food system. So what’s in store for the food and restaurant world in 2024? Guest host Alexa Gagosz ...
House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi on his priorities for 2024
Rhode Island Report - December 18, 2023 00:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIn just two weeks, the Rhode Island General Assembly will be back in session. What can we expect from lawmakers in 2024? Guest host Steph Machado sits down with House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi for a preview. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected]. See Privacy Policy at https://art...
Keeping the memory of Benny’s alive
Rhode Island Report - December 14, 2023 01:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt’s been six years since the last Benny’s closed in Greenville, and people are still talking about their favorite store. The place that sold everything — from bikes, to towels, to tires — still holds a special place in many hearts. Now there’s a way to share your memories. We talk to B...
Pawtucket pinball museum goes full tilt
Rhode Island Report - December 07, 2023 01:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, we’re getting out of the studio to have some fun — at a pinball museum in Pawtucket. The Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration opened less than three years ago, but it already has more than 100 working machines, and you can play them all day for just $10. Ed Fitzpatr...
‘Children are working because children need money’
Rhode Island Report - November 30, 2023 01:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsNumb hands from cleaning freezers for hours. Shifts that end at 4 in the morning. These are just a couple of the experiences of the dozens of teenagers who spoke to The Public’s Radio about working at seafood processing plants in New Bedford. Nadine Sebai and Nina Sparling are the repor...
Capturing the complexity of Native America
Rhode Island Report - November 22, 2023 01:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThere’s a huge gap between what most of us were taught in school about Native American culture and what’s actually true. "Native America," a new series on PBS — and produced by a Rhode Islander — seeks to explore the complexity that’s not described in our textbooks. We talk to Gary Glas...
Aria Mia Loberti: from Johnston to Hollywood
Rhode Island Report - November 16, 2023 01:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThe new Netflix series “All the Light We Cannot See,” based on the award-winning novel of the same name, stars a native Rhode-Islander with raw talent. Aria Mia Loberti had no acting experience when she auditioned for the role of Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind girl who sends secret messag...
A big win for Gabe Amo, mixed results for local bond issues
Rhode Island Report - November 08, 2023 17:45 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsRhode-Islanders went to the polls Tuesday in a special election in the First Congressional District and for some local issues as well. What do the results tell us, including Democrat Gabe Amo's landslide win over Republican Gerry Leonard. We’re joined by our own Steph Machado and Jim Hu...
Helping improve teenagers' mental health
Rhode Island Report - November 02, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThe United States is facing a children’s mental health crisis, according to the American Psychological Association. The Providence nonprofit Turning the Corner is helping to address this issue by offering services to kids in the custody of the state Department of Children, Youth & Famil...
Musician Chance Emerson on balancing school, songwriting, and tech
Rhode Island Report - October 26, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsHe’s already a Providence folk-rock singer, songwriter, and Brown University senior. Now Chance Emerson can add tech startup founder to his resume. With his platform ForeverFan, he’s helping independent musicians like himself communicate with their fans. Chance, a recent guest on Rhode ...
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