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'We're worried that people are going to freeze to death'
Episode 24
Providence College Professor Eric Hirsch is sounding the alarm on Rhode Island’s homelessness crisis. He says the governor and the General Assembly h…
4 years, 6 months ago
Emily Oster on COVID, schools, and vaccines for kids
Episode 23
At a time when information on COVID-19 and kids was nowhere to be found, Brown Economics Professor Emily Oster filled the void. She gave parents advi…
4 years, 6 months ago
A free, one-night-only house haunt in Johnston
Episode 22
We go behind the scenes of a haunted house in the town of Johnston, where Michael DeCesare has been scaring the heck out of Rhode Islanders for almos…
4 years, 7 months ago
Governor McKee on his vision for RI and why his critics are wrong
Episode 21
Governor Dan McKee joins us in the studio to talk about his first seven months as governor and his plan for spending $1.1 billion in federal COVID re…
4 years, 7 months ago
RI Political Coop responds to critics
Episode 20
The Rhode Island Political Cooperative aims to run up to fifty progressives for local and statewide offices, but not all progressives are onboard wit…
4 years, 7 months ago
A new foundation for Rhode Island’s communities of color
Episode 19
The Papitto Opportunity Connection is a new foundation that’s dedicated to supporting nonprofits and businesses in local communities of color. In its…
4 years, 7 months ago
The liberal battle for Senate District 3
Episode 18
Five Democrats are competing in next week’s primary to be the new senator for the east side of Providence. What’s the difference between the candidat…
4 years, 8 months ago
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza on skipping the governor's race
Episode 17
Jorge Elorza has a big campaign account and plenty of name recognition. So why did he pull out of the governor's race? Ed Fitzpatrick talks to the ma…
4 years, 8 months ago
Preparing for Afghan evacuees in Rhode Island
Episode 16
Tens of thousands of people have escaped Afghanistan after the take-over by the Taliban. And up to 250 of them might be headed to Rhode Island. Ed Fi…
4 years, 8 months ago
What climate change means for Rhode Island
Episode 15
Brown University professor Baylor Fox-Kemper, a lead author of a new United Nations climate report, sits down with Globe RI's Brian Amaral to talk ab…
4 years, 8 months ago