There are fifteen candidates running to represent Rhode Island’s First Congressional District. But for such a crowded field, we haven’t heard much from them so far. We speak to Political Reporter Ian Donnis about what’s going on. And: libraries are the target of a national push to ban books that some consider “obscene” – and last week, the fight came to Rhode Island. We talk with three people opposed to a new bill in the state House aimed at school libraries. Also: local Lego artist Andy Grover pays tribute to Rhode Island’s historic buildings. All that and more in today’s edition of The Weekly Catch.

The Weekly Catch is a production of The Public’s Radio. Our editor is Mareva Lindo, our producer is James Baumgartner, and our host is 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...

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...

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....