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Send us a text In this episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Bill Bartholomew sit-down with NBC10 WJAR host and reporter Lindsay Iadeluca for an in-depth look at her journey in broadcasting, the launch of the new hyper-local lifestyle television program Studio10, as well as working as a woman in media. Follow: @NBC10_Lindsay | @billbartholomew Support the show...
Send us a text Bill Bartholomew sits down with Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angelica Infante-Green for an in-depth conversation about her backstory, youth, education, time in New York, perspective on Rhode Island, and of course, the state's takeover of The Providence Public Schools. Support the show
Send us a text In this episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Bill Bartholomew sits down with Roger Williams Park Zoo Conservation Director Lou Perrotti for a look at some critical elements of environmental impact in Rhode Island, including specificities endangers species that offer insight into broader environmental - and development opportunities in Rhode Island's future. Support the show...
Send us a text On this episode, Bill welcomes Eric Creamer of Alzheimer's Association Rhode Island chapter for a look into the successful, unanimously supported action taken by the RI General Assembly this past legislative session, serving as an example of how the Rhode Island GA's multiple factions can work together to address major public well-being concerns. Support the show...
Send us a text On this episode, Bill Bartholomew examines Rhode Island's current, past and future election processes with Board of Elections Vice Chair, retired judge Steve Erickson. The conversation also expands to an overview of Rhode Island's current state of affairs. Support the show
Send us a text Nirva LaFortune is the Providence City Councilwoman representing Ward 3. In this conversation, LaFortune combines her experiences in city government and education to offer keen perspective on recent troubling developments in the city and state's public school systems. Support the show
Send us a text On this episode of The Bartholoemwtown Podcast, Bill is joined by Raymond Two Hawks Watson for a deep dive into Rhode Island historical and contemporary issues. Support the show
Send us a text Providence City Council President Sabina Matos is widely considered to be a buzzworthy figure in contemporary and future Providence politics. On this episode, we discuss the role that the council president plays in city government, as well as her perspective on the ongoing Providence Public Schools situation (years of infrastructural and academic neglect, brought to greater public attention via recent Johns Hopkins Schools of Education report). Support the show...
Send us a text Bill Bartholomew sits down with Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner for his second appearance on the pod, discussing several of the Treasurer's initiatives as well as recent developments in Rhode Island schools. Support the show
Send us a text Sam Bell (D, Providence) is a freshman Rhode Island state Senator, known for his tenure as the former head of the Rhode Island progressive Democrats, and currently in the state legislature, as a strong opposition voice to many of the seemingly institutionalist practices of the state’s political infrastructure. During his appearance on The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Senator Bell made waves when he suggested that, due to what he perceives as an extreme conservative bias, that Rhode Is...
Send us a text Bill Bartholomew welcomes in Ethan Shorey, Managing Editor of The Valley Breeze , a hyper-local print newspaper covering northern Rhode Island. The conversation offers a glimpse into the community relationships that define The Valley Breeze 's success and growth, along with Shorey's assessment of northern Rhode Island economic development, Rhode Island politics and much more. Support the show...
Send us a text Dante Bellini Jr. is the recently retired Partner / Executive Vice President of RDW Group, a Rhode Island based integrated communications firm with ties to many of the market's legacy brands and institutions. During this fun conversation, Dante offers insight from his 41 years in mass media and shares key takeaways about Rhode Island and the southern New England market. Support the show...
Send us a text On this episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast , Bill Bartholomew is joined by Providence Journal Providence beat reporter Madeleine List for two separate conversations. First, an in-studio sit-down, focusing on Madeleine's first year on the City Hall beat. Second, a phone conversation in the hours following the passing of the fiscal year 2020 Providence budget, a process that was filled with much rhetoric and criticism between Mayor Elorza and The Providence City Council. Support...
Send us a text Just days after The Rhode Island General Assembly passed the fiscal year 2020 state budget, House Majority Leader offers insight into how leadership may have prioritized certain sectors and ideas in an effort to stimulate economic development (i.e. small business, Blockchain), attention to educational challenges and so-called "evergreen laws", as well as shared wins and losses between different parties and State Officers. Support the show...
Send us a text G. Wayne Miller is an established storyteller, who has built a career through writing, photography, television and audio platforms including PBS and The Providence Journal . On this episode, Bill Bartholomew and Wayne discuss the future of media, the rise of podcasting, his nationally syndicated television program Story In The Public Square and the ins-and-outs of storytelling. Support the show...
Send us a text On this episode, Bill Bartholomew welcomes the cast of WPRO's The Gresh Show, Andy Gresh and producer Brett Ferruccio for a fun look at New England sports media, future of talk radio, origins in broadcasting, creating a daily show and much more. Support the show
Send us a text Naomi Chomsky is a Rhode Island-based activist and performer who recently found themselves in the regional and national media spotlight at the center of what became a “controversial” Drag Queen Story Hour event booked in Fall River, MA. Drag Queen Story Hour is exactly what it purports itself to be: queens in full garb reading children's books to children, usually at a local library or other public space, though the event sparked conflict in Rhode Island in recent weeks. Support t...
Send us a text In this on-location episode, Bill Bartholomew sits down with three voices on CBD in Rhode Island: occupational therapist Kim Canning, farmer Ben Morgan-Dillon and retail proprietor Jordan Carlson, plus a follow-up with Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation cannabis head Norman Birenbaum on what regulatory process may be in store when it comes to CBD in the Ocean State. Special thanks to High Hope of Newport, RI for supporting Bartholomewtown and providing an unique locati...
Send us a text Veteran Projo reporter and author Mike Stanton talks Cianci, media, Rhode Island politics, journalism classrooms and much more! Mike Stanton is an author, investigative reporter and associate professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut. He worked for years as a sports writer and investigative reporter for The Providence Journal, where he shared a Pulitzer Prize, and is the author of the New York Times-bestselling The Prince of Providence , a biography of the late felo...
Send us a text NAACP Providence President Jim Vincent joins host Bill Bartholomew for a wide-ranging discussion on racism, policy and politics in Rhode Island. Support the show
Send us a text Barnaby Evans is the creator of WaterFire, a recurring public art installation that has become an iconic element of The City of Providence. During a wide-ranging conversation, Mr. Evans, a Brown University graduate and multidisciplinary artist, described WaterFire's origins and mission, offered takes on Rhode Island economic development and politics, and put forth the facts that Roger Williams founded Providence as the first "sanctuary city." Support the show...
Send us a text On this episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Bill Bartholomew presents several conversations with artists and organizers from this year's PVDFest. Entering its 5th season, PVDFest is described as the "Creative Capital's" "signature arts festival." In this episode, conversations include artists Becky Bass, Mike Gore of Extraordinary Rendition Band, Christopher Knott, keynote speaker Lars Jan, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Dorcas International's Lisa Limer. Support the show...
Send us a text With major shifts in the southern New England media landscape, including The Boston Globe's foray into Rhode Island, and his own outlet's recent announcement of expansion into Newport and South County, RI, I circle back with an early B-TOWN guest and southern New England media mainstay, Ian Donnis of The Public's Radio (Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts' NPR affiliate). Support the show...
Send us a text The Boston Globe recently announced that it was expanding to include more in-depth Rhode Island coverage, including the hiring of three prominent Rhode Island journalists: Dan McGowan, Amanda Milkovits and Edward Fitzpatrick. On this episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Ed Fitzpatrick returns to The Loft to break down some of the coverage The Globe's Rhode Island team expects to provide and how the group plans to operate in covering the biggest news stories in the state. Suppor...
Send us a text Mr. 401, Gene Valicenti Gene Valicenti is a Rhode Island legend, a longtime media personality who serves as the 6 o’clock newscast anchor on the market’s television leader, WJAR NBC10, as well as the morning drive host on the region’s leading news/talk radio station, WPRO. Support the show...
Send us a text Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee was the first political guest to appear on The Bartholomewtown Podcast, so I couldn’t think of a better guest to celebrate episode 100 with than the honorable LG. In the past year, McKee was engaged in a highly compelling Democratic primary with progressive former Representative Aaron Regunberg, a contest the LG ultimately won, and which served as a an interesting window into the strength of both the progressive and moderate Democrats in ...
Send us a text Joe Polisina is a longstanding political figure from Johnston, Rhode Island, having served as a state Senator and since 2006, as the city’s mayor. During our wide-ranging conversation Mayor Polisena expanded on his well-known perspective on recently passed municipal contract bills, that he along with many other mayors and town administrators have insisted is detrimental their municipalities long-term fiscal well-being. He also indicated that he has been approached about running fo...
Send us a text A look at the juxtaposition of historic preservation and development in Rhode Island via The Nicholson House in Providence. Situated behind a stone wall and layers of trees on Blackstone Boulevard in Providence, Rhode Island’s east side, The Nicholson House is often referred to as one of the last of the great estates that defined the neighborhood for much of the 20th century. Some three acres in totality and boasting an impressive manor house and gardens, the property undoubtedly ...
Send us a text Weenie Wizard is a Providence, RI-based artisanal hot dog stand, that offers a constantly shifting array of meat, veggie and carrot dogs with highly original and creative toppings. Created by Michele Fryer and Luke Tabor, aka the Fantastical Food Group, ‘The Meat MAGICIANS”, as they are known, have expanded from speakeasy-esq DIY origins in 2014 to a fully licensed food provider today, providing their signature dogs at a variety of pop-up spaces and events. Not a food truck, not a...
Send us a text Steve Klamkin is a news personality on Providence-based legacy news/talk radio station WPRO. A newsman’s newsman on the journalistic side of the job, and a highly entertaining and singular personality as a broadcaster, Klamkin can be heard on-air most days as a reporter, anchor, and on Saturday mornings, a host. In an era of shifting media consumption habits and changes to the landscape and dynamics of the Rhode Island media market, Steve offered his perspective on a number of rel...
