Would you take a dip in the ocean in the middle of winter? This week, we’ll meet a group of Rhode Island women whose cold-water swims have become a ritual of sorts. And, we break down the week in politics with our own Ian Donnis. Also: three Rhode Island chefs are up for the title of the best chef in the Northeast. We spoke to one of three local semifinalists up for a regional James Beard award. Plus, UMass-Dartmouth is hosting a series of films that were made during Portugal’s long-running authoritarian Estado Novo regime. All of that on The Weekly Catch.

The Weekly Catch is a production of The Public’s Radio. This episode was edited by Mareva Lindo, produced by James Baumgartner, and hosted by Luis Hernandez. Our executive producer is Sally Eisele, and our CEO and General Manager is Torey Malatia.

Mareva joined The Public’s Radio in 2022 and oversees daily news production, writes our Daily Catch newsletter and edits two weekly productions, Artscape and The Weekly Catch. In 2023, Mareva received...

James produces and engineers Political Roundtable, The Weekly Catch and other special programming on The Public’s Radio. He also produces Artscape, the weekly arts & culture segment heard every Thursday....

Luis helms the morning lineup. He is a 20-year public radio veteran, having joined The Public's Radio in 2022. That journey has taken him from the land of Gators at the University of Florida to WGCU in...