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Bill Bartholomew brings Rhode Islanders closer to their world.
Episodes
925 episodes
We Have a Youth Sports Crisis
Bill Bartholomew reflects on recent hazing incidents in Rhode Island high school sports.
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Season 8
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29:17
Garden City Holiday Season Events
Citizen's Keith Kelly and Garden City Center's Joe Koechel join Bill Bartholomew to discuss 2026 holiday programming including the Citizens Holiday Village – An artistic installation designed by world-renowned card stacker and Guinn...
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Season 8
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13:41
Providence Noise Ordinance and Impact on Live Music: PVD Council President Rachel Miller
Providence Council President Rachel Miller joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss the impact of Providence's noise ordinance on venues that host live and ambient music.
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12:26
How The Coast Guard House Used Industrial Design to Innovate Dining During and Post-Covid
Bill Bartholomew podcasts live from an outdoor igloo at acclaimed Narragansett restaurant The Coast Guard House with Bob Leonard (Co-Owner, Manager) and Elisa Wybraniec (Wine Director)
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Season 8
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20:10
Financial Well-Being presented by Navigant Credit Union: Season of Giving
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Tim Draper, Senior Vice President, Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation to discuss their Season of Giving initiative.
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Season 8
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20:24
Secretary of State Gregg Amore
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore for a conversation on election integrity, Rhode Island's "250" celebrations, his political future, youth sports and muc...
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Season 8
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17:48
The War on Cars' Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon of the hit podcast "The War on Cars" for a conversation on multimodal transit, building better communities and their upcoming Providence Streets Coalition-sponsored live podcast taping on...
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Season 8
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25:33
E. Jean Carroll Documentary Director Ivy Meeropol
Bill Bartholomew welcomes acclaimed director Ivy Meeropol for a conversation about her film "Ask E. Jean", which screens at Avon Providence Thursday 11.13, presented by newportFILM.AS...
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Season 8
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19:27
How Mamdani, Other Dem Wins Impact Rhode Island 2026 Elections
Bill Bartholomew reacts to a big week for Democrats and how those wins may inform Rhode Island's upcoming elections.
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Season 8
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26:21
RI Mission of Mercy Fills Accessibility Gaps in Oral Health Care
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Dr. John Kiang for a discussion on Rhode Island Mission of Mercy.
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Season 8
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18:28
URI's Dr. Brennan Phillips Talks His Work in Oceanographic Research
Bill Bartholomew welcomes URI's Dr. Brennan Phillips.
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Season 8
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20:23
Librarians Fight Book Banning in New Film "The Librarians"
Bill Bartholomew welcomes director Kim A. Synder of the film The Librarians which screens Thursday Oct 30th at newportFILMThe Librarians is a 2025 Ame...
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Season 8
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20:52
NBA Scandal, Smithfield HS Antisemitic Hazing, Introverted PR: Inside Communications presented by Half Street Group
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Half Street Group founder and president Mike Raia for their monthly series Inside Communications.
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Season 8
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34:14
Attorney General Peter Neronha
Bill Bartholomew sits down with Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha at his office.
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Season 8
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37:49
Financial Well-Being presented by Navigant Credit Union: Cybersecurity
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Navigant Credit Union's Damian CostantinoVice President, Cybersecurity, for a discussion on digital hygiene best practices and how Navigant is a leader in the cybersecurity s...
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Season 8
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10:49
More Bad Polling Numbers for McKee: How Does He Pivot?
Bill Bartholomew breaks down the latest poor polling numbers for Governor Dan McKee and offers thoughts on how this impacts both the McKee political operation and real-time state governance.
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Season 8
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20:53
Keith Hoffmann is Running for RI Attorney General
Keith Hoffmann is a former Chief of Policy to Rhode Island Attorney General Pete Neronha and is running for Attorney General of Rhode Island. He joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss his candidacy.
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Season 8
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29:53
Washington Bridge Update: Engineer Casey Jones Talks Latest
Bill Bartholomew welcomes engineer Casey Jones for a discussion on the Washington Bridge debacle, a major piece of infrastructure that was abruptly closed in 2023 after a critical failure in the bridge's superstructure was detected.<...
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Season 8
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26:30
Moran-Ventre Enhances Quality of Life for People with Developmental Disabilities
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Dave Hanna Jerry Ventre and of The Moran-Ventre Charitable Foundation, which was established in 1986 by Gerald P. Ventre and the late John E. Moran Sr. Its mission has been focused on enhancing quality of life fo...
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20:11
Ruth Leitman, Director "No One Asked You"
* Free screening Weds Oct 8th at RISD, 6:30pm*Bill Bartholomew welcomes Ruth Leitman, Director "No One Asked You"Comedian Lizz Winstead and her team of activists crisscross the U.S. to break stigma and support abortion clinic staf...
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Season 8
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20:38
Bryant Hosts Global Trade Summit
Bill Bartholomew reports from Bryant University's Global Trade Summit and sits down with former 7/11 and Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes.
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Season 8
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17:03
Dr. Amy Nunn Talks Trump Admin Tylenol-Autism Claims
Dr. Amy Nunn (Rhode Island Public Health Institute / Open Door Health) joins Bill Bartholomew to react to the Trump administration's claims that Tylenol use during pregnancy can be linked to autism in children.
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Season 8
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20:09
RI League of Charter Public Schools
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Rhode Island League of Charter Public Schools Executive Director Chiara Deltito-Sharrott and Stop The Wait founder Janie Segui Rodriguez for a wide-ranging conversation.
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Season 8
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22:12