Two years ago, we aired an episode responding to a question from a listener named Monica. She wanted to know if it was possible to convert her gas car into an electric one. We said it’s technically possible, but it’s not really worth it. But has that answer changed?
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Political Roundtable: Ranglin on Black business, overcoming redlining, Charlestown official’s remark & more
Lisa Ranglin, founder and president of the RI Black Business Association, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable. The topics include:
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With ‘Seeing Providence Chinatown’ Jeffrey Yoo Warren creates a virtual neighborhood for a forgotten enclave
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Providence had a small Chinatown neighborhood, centered around Empire & Westminster Streets. Artist and designer Jeffrey Yoo Warren is creating “Seeing Providence Chinatown” – a virtual 3-D model of what was once a thriving community. Artscape producer James Baumgartner and morning host Chuck Hinman talked with Jeffrey about the project.
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Should I buy electric power tools?
Today, we have a question from listener Todd Penoyer. He does maintenance for retail shopping centers in southeastern Massachusetts and he uses a lot of power tools to do his job. About half of his tools are electric, and the other half are gas-powered. He wonders whether it’s worth replacing the gas ones with electric versions.
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Friars, Bulldogs and Brady made for a super sports Sunday
PC and Bryant are in the NCAA Tournament, and Tom Brady is back in the NFL game.
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A Birthday Promise to My Mother
Essayist Richard Lawrence writes about a promise he made not to forget family history.
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Political Roundtable: Place and Hodgson on Republican politics
State Rep. David Place (R-Burrillville) and former state Sen. Dawson Hodgson of North Kingstown, who is now unaffiliated, join Political Roundtable this week for a discussion about GOP politics. The topics include why Place is a Republican, and why Hodgson left the GOP; What should be done about the threats and harassment faced by election […]
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Il Cine Ritrovato returns, in person, to Brown
Today’s Artscape welcomes back Professor Massimo Riva, from Brown University’s Italian Studies department, to talk about this years’ festival of rare and restored films from the Cineteca of Bologna, one of the world’s great archives of cinema classics, both known and unknown.
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Water is rising all around us. What should we do?
Our oceans are rising and taking over more land every year. Most governments try to fix this by blocking the water out and sealing the humans in. But is that the only way?
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Political Roundtable: What’s next for hospitals and healthcare in Rhode Island?
The guests on Political Roundtable this week are Dr. Michael Fine, a former director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, and Chris Koller, who served as the country’s first health insurance commissioner. Topics include: What’s next for Care New England after the recent rejection of its merger with Lifespan; Whether an out of state […]
