Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Robert Flanders joins Bonus Q&A to discuss his campaign against Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse. Flanders discussed a range of issues, including immigration, the deficit, health care and more.
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Posted inArts And Culture, Episode
Artscape: A Witch Tale For The Season
Author Laird Hunt, professor of literary arts at Brown University, is out with a haunting new book, in his series of female-narrated historical novels. The setting for this one is early colonial New England, where the new residents are bound by their strict religion and living in precarious settlements on the edge of an unfamiliar […]
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This I Believe New England – Moving Through
In this week’s This I Believe–New England essay, health advocate Rebekah Ham talks about coping with serious illness.
Posted inEpisode, On Sports
The Boston Red Sox will win the World Series. Here’s why.
The Public’s Radio sports blogger, Mike Szostak, has high hopes for the Red Sox in their latest bid to win the World Series.
Posted inEpisode, Politics
Fall River City Council To Decide Fate Of Mayor Jasiel Correia
Fall River’s City Council is scheduled Tuesday to consider throwing out their mayor, who is facing a 13-count federal indictment. For The Public’s Radio, Talia Blake and Jess Phaneuf discuss what’s been happening in Fall River.
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A Tour Through MA’s First Potential Retail Marijuana Store
The first retail marijuana store east of the Mississippi could open soon in Northampton, Massachusetts. It’s received final approval from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, but still has to satisfy a few requirements. New England Public Radio’s Alden Bourne takes us on a tour. This report comes from the New England News Collaborative, eight public […]
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(PRESS)ed Episode 2: The Balanced Media Diet
A podcast about what happens when two people from across the political divide try to have a conversation about politics.
Posted inEpisode, Political Roundtable
Political Roundtable: Elorza On Fane Tower, His Re-Election Campaign & Correia Case
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza joins Political Roundtable to discuss the Fane Tower proposal, his low-profile re-election campaign, and whether Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia should step down due to impending fraud charges.
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Bonus Q&A: Elorza On Sanctuary City, Union Critics & City Council
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza joins Bonus Q&A to discuss why some city residents are dissatisfied with his administration, why relations with some municipal are combative, and how changing leadership in the City Council may affect his administration.
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(PRESS)ed Episode 2: The Balanced Media Diet
Bonnie and Dave, friends who live across the street from each other, want to have a conversation about their opposing political views. Before they do, they agree to spend one week on a “balanced media diet” to see whether they can gain a broader perspective on the issues that divide them. Spoiler alert: The week […]
