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Providence’s forgotten Snowtown neighborhood
Episode 168
Around 200 years ago, the area near the Rhode Island State House and the train station was home to a working-class neighborhood called Snowtown. It’s…
1 year, 9 months ago
Inside the Rhode Island State Library
Episode 166
Now that the General Assembly is out of session, and it’s quieter at the State House, we thought it would be a good time to visit one of Ed’s favorit…
1 year, 10 months ago
Providence students head to Brown to prepare for college
Episode 167
Most kids spend their summers at camp, at the beach, or on vacation. But this month, 30 students from Providence are on the Brown University campus i…
1 year, 10 months ago
Providence performance art on the fringe
Episode 165
For more than 10 years, FRINGEPVD: The Providence Fringe Festival has been bringing new, weird, and experimental performances to Providence. And it’s…
1 year, 10 months ago
Pop and politics
Episode 164
This week, we’re coming to you on location at Yacht Club Soda in North Providence. The family-owned business recently launched its Soda Pop Poll ahea…
1 year, 10 months ago
Behind the scenes with Rhode Island's 'Clamarati'
Episode 163
Every year, a group of Rhode Islanders visits clam cake shacks all over the state, sampling as many deep-fried clam cakes as they can -- so you don’t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why is Rhode Island warehousing kids at a psychiatric hospital?
Episode 162
In May, the US Department of Justice accused the state of Rhode Island of violating the civil rights of hundreds of children by warehousing them at B…
1 year, 11 months ago
What happened at the RI General Assembly last week?
Episode 161
On Friday, the Rhode Island legislative session wrapped up in the early morning hours, when most of us were asleep. Ed sorts through the Assembly's …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Mr. Lemon family
Episode 160
It’s been 50 years since the Rao family opened Mr. Lemon in Providence. Customers come to the tiny white building on Hawkins Street for the frozen le…
1 year, 11 months ago
'Everybody's really curious about golf now': Providence youth take to the links
Episode 159
The game of golf isn’t often associated with young people or diversity, but one nonprofit in Rhode Island is trying to change that. For more than 20 …
1 year, 11 months ago