The race for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District is getting crowded, and there may still be more names jumping into the race. We talk with our Political Reporter Ian Donnis about the growing field of candidates. And there’s once again a battle over our shorelines in the General Assembly. South County Bureau Reporter Alex Nunes talks to us about the most recent fight for access. Plus, South Coast Bureau Reporter Ben Berke paid a visit to the winning bakery in the Fall River-New Bedford pasteis de nata throwdown. And finally, we review a comedy at Trinity Rep about women’s rights and politics in the early 1970s. 

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...