U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner has been taking to the House floor to protest President Trump’s cuts to funding for life-saving food for malnourished children. We talk with him about that, and some of the ways Rhode Island has been impacted by the president’s first few months in office. Also, State Senator Tiara Mack is against Providence Mayor Brett Smiley’s efforts to raise property taxes. She says there are better ways to raise the much-needed revenue for the city. And we talk about a painting at the Statehouse of the 1st Rhode Island Rregiment in the Revolutionary War, a rare military group composed almost entirely of Black soldiers. That and more on this week’s episode.
Links:
- Hamlet at Gamm Theatre (through May 4)
- Ballet RI performs Swan Lake at The Vets (May 3 &4)
- “Give the Drummer Some” benefit concert at The Met (May 4)
- “State of the Brew” moderated by Ian Donnis at The Guild (May 7)
Guests:
- U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (D) RI CD-2
- State Sen. Tiara Mack (D – Providence, 6th District)
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
The Weekly Catch is a production of The Public’s Radio. Our host is Luis Hernandez. Our assistant producer is Joe Tasca. Our producer is James Baumgartner. Our editor is Mareva Lindo. Thanks to Maddie Mott for our podcast artwork. Our Chief Content Officer is Sally Eisele, and our President and CEO is Pam Johnston.
Listen to The Weekly Catch every Friday at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. You can also find it in your podcast feed of choice on Friday afternoons. Subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or use this RSS feed for your podcatcher of choice.Got a question, comment, or suggestion? We’d love to hear from you. Email us: weeklycatch@thepublicsradio.org. Follow or reply to us at @thepublicsradio on Instagram, X (Twitter), or Facebook.
