Hope. It’s what keeps us going when storm clouds move into our lives, in those darkest moments when there seems to be no glimmer of light. Hope. The…
Frederic Reamer
Frederic Reamer, PhD, brings sophistication to The Public's Radio as the producer of the compelling series This I Believe – New England, modeled on the national This I Believe project.
Reamer's involvement with National Public Radio began in 2000 when he was invited to broadcast a national commentary for All Things Considered. Over the years, Reamer has made guest appearances on various radio broadcasts throughout the country. His own This I Believe essay was broadcast on NPR in 2005 as part of the national series. In March of 2007, Dr. Reamer became the producer of This I Believe – Rhode Island, later changed to This I Believe - New England, which broadcasts weekly on The Public's Radio.
Reamer is a professor in the graduate program of the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. He has lectured nationally and internationally on the subjects of professional ethics, professional malpractice and liability. Reamer is also the author of books on professional ethics, criminal justice, and research methods.
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This I Believe New England: Conflict and Loss
Life is full of contradictions and inconsistencies, often in those moments when we yearn for clarity. As the author Scott Turow noted about our efforts…
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This I Believe New England: Muddling Through
Years ago famed sociologist Erving Goffman wrote about a concept he dubbed “impression management.” Goffman’s thesis was rather simple, yet quite…
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This I Believe New England: Identity
The famed writer and poet Gertrude Stein once said, ”Growing has no connection with audience. Audience has no connection with identity.” Stein’s claim,…
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This I Believe New England: Never Too Late
Have you ever had one of those aha moments when you thought to yourself – or perhaps exclaimed out loud – “I have got to do something different with my…
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This I Believe New England: Honesty
Telling the truth. The words are so easy to say. Alas, there are times in life when fulfilling the act is not so easy.
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This I Believe New England: Paperbacks
When Johannes Gutenberg introduced mechanical movable type and the printing press to the world in the fifteen century, he could not have imagined that…
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This I Believe New England: The Other Hand
Life, it seems, is so complicated at times that it’s tempting to reduce its complexity to truisms, cliches, aphorisms, shibboleths, and platitudes. This…
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This I Believe New England: You Never Know
If there’s any certainty in life, it may be this: life is uncertain. Some people with truly dire medical prognoses recover, perhaps for reasons we’ll…
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This I Believe New England: Reflections on Race.
Race in America. What a complicated issue. As a nation, we’ve wrestled with the complex legacy of our treatment of Native Americans, the painful history…
