Imagine if you didn’t have a recycling bin anymore- You just put everything in the trash, but somehow the reusable stuff still got recycled? Some places offer this service, but does it really work? Is it too good to be true?
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Political Roundtable: Fung on abortion, inflation, and his bid for RI’s second congressional district
Allan Fung is running for an open seat in Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District. The Republican former mayor of Cranston talks with Ian Donnis for this week’s Political Roundtable. Topics include:
Wilbury Theatre’s ‘Natasha, Pierre’ – an incredibly moving electro-pop musical
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 is on now through June 19th at The WaterFire Arts Center in Providence. The play has been extended to June 26th. JAMES BAUMGARTNER: Hi, Chuck. I’ve been away for a week, but I understand you’ve been busy at the theater. CHUCK HINMAN: Yes. And I’m sorry you […]
Are you looking for a new leather jacket or pair of shoes?
Are you looking for a new leather jacket or pair of shoes? Well get this– they might be made from mushrooms! Here to tell us about this new material and how it compares to real or faux leather are Naomi Deokule and Anjali Shah!
Can you make “leather” out of mushrooms?
Are you looking for a new leather jacket or pair of shoes? Well get this– they might be made from mushrooms! Here to tell us about this new material and how it compares to real or faux leather are Naomi Deokule and Anjali Shah!
Ukraine: Where do we go from here?
The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, Mosaic, has a community essay series. This essay is by Artem Agvanian, a student at Brown University. Artem is from Mariupol, Ukraine. He writes about his hometown and the future of Ukraine. My last visit home took place this summer, right before I got admitted to Brown. I will […]
Political Roundtable: Pare on mass shootings, gun legislation, and license plate readers
Providence Public Safety Commission Steven Pare is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Topics include: The distinctly American problem of mass shootings; The low death rate from guns in Rhode Island; Whether Providence police should be moving ahead with a plan to use license plate readers.
Why do so many people bike to work in Copenhagen?
Luci Jones from our Possibly team is studying abroad in Copenhagen and she’s been blown away by the number of bikes on the road. She’s curious why so many people bike and how this impacts carbon emissions.
Political Roundtable: Segal on inflation, changing government and his run in RI’s Second Congressional District
David Segal, one of six Democrats running for an open seat in Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. Segal served four years each as a city councilor and a state rep before helping to establish the activist group Demand Progress. Topics covered in the interview include: — Why […]
These Boston Celtics did not need the Spirits of Playoffs Past
The Celtics eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks with a convincing Game 7 performance.

