Podcast Episodes
Back to Search9/12/2025: Helena Foulkes
Episode 343
This week on Newsmakers: Democratic candidate for governor Helena Foulkes discusses her newly launched campaign, the Washington Bridge, criticism over opioids, jobs, the Charlie Kirk assassination, a…
Published on 2 months ago
9/5/2025: Magaziner; McKee; offshore wind
Episode 342
This week on Newsmakers: a political potpourri. First, Ted Nesi sits down one-on-one with Congressman Seth Magaziner to discuss his work to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. Next, an encor…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
8/28/2025: Political roundtable
Episode 341
This week on Newsmakers: Tim White and Ted Nesi are joined by 12 News political analyst Joe Fleming and political strategist Cara Cromwell to examine the outlook for Rhode Island's 2026 primary elect…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
8/22/2025: RIPEC's DiBiase; Caprio remembered
Episode 340
This week on Newsmakers: Ted Nesi talks one-on-one with Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council President and CEO Michael DiBiase about a big new report on why state spending is going up so much; plu…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
8/15/2025: Secretary Amore; Bonded Vault at 50
Episode 339
This week on Newsmakers: Secretary of State Gregg Amore discusses navigating the Trump administration, the ILO lobbying investigation, the State Archives, his political future and more; then, Tim Whi…
Published on 3 months ago
8/8/2025: Mayor Mitchell
Episode 338
This week on Newsmakers: New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell discusses the first months of South Coast Rail, controversy over the police department, political controversies, the proposed waste processing …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
8/1/2025: Peter Alviti; Gov. McKee
Episode 337
This week on Newsmakers: 12 News anchor Kim Kalunian sits down with R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti to discuss summer construction season, the Washington Bridge project, truck…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
7/25/2025: U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner (ret.)
Episode 336
Retired federal court judge Nancy Gertner analyzes a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively ended nationwide injunctions, the Trump administration's stance with the judicial branch, and …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
7/18/2025: Political roundtable
Episode 335
This week on Newsmakers: Tim White and Ted Nesi are joined by 12 News political analyst Joe Fleming and The Boston Globe's Steph Machado to break down the new Pell Center poll of Rhode Island voters …
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
7/11/2025: RI Energy's Greg Cornett
Episode 334
This week on Newsmakers: Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, explains what went wrong with its IT systems after the July 3 thunderstorm, how the utility is preparing for the future, the i…
Published on 4 months ago