Rhode Island PBS Weekly is a Newsmagazine anchored in journalism that searches for truth and examines today's most important regional and local issues. Viewers are introduced to individuals, ideas and places in Rhode Island and beyond that they won't see anywhere else.
On this episode, Michelle San Miguel follows-up on an environmentally conscious guitar maker who uses mushrooms and honeycombs to make instruments that reduce her environmental impact. Then, we take another look at the cleanup of the Blackstone River 50 years ago and efforts being done today. All three segments are part of our continuing Greenseeker series.
On this episode, we follow-up on a segment about the 49 migrants who arrived on Martha’s Vineyard last year. Then, we take another look at the January 6th insurrection and how it exposed the deep divisions in the country and the similarities between that event and Abraham Lincoln’s journey from Illinois to Washington for his first inauguration as the country was on the verge of Civil war. Finally, in our continuing My Take series, Providence based musician Jake Blount gives us his take on the of...
On this episode, contributing producer Elena Mannes explores Rhode Island’s enduring love affair with Rhythm and Blues. For many it broke down barriers and brought people together. Now, a group of musicians are on a mission to make the genre the Ocean State’s official music. Then, a second look at Rhode Island’s supervised drug injection sites as the state tries to reduce the number of deaths from drug overdoses. Finally, we revisit Keep Kids Fishing founder John Graichen who started a program t...
In this episode, Michelle San Miguel introduces us to one Rhode Islander whose made it her mission to record and save the state's Latino history. Next, Pamela Watts profiles world record holder and Olympic hopeful Sophia Gorriaran of Providence. Finally, we meet the couple behind 20 stories bookstore and hear how they are taking reading to the streets.
On this episode, Pamela Watts takes us to Portsmouth's Green Animal Topiary Garden to meet the man who grooms the creatures. Next, we present the Emmy award winning story, Acorns to Becorns, produced by Rhode Island PBS's ArtInc. Finally, we travel to Federal Hill to look at the past and future of the legendary Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen Italian Restaurant.
On this episode, contributing reporter David Wright reports on how and why the town of Windham Connecticut has a centuries-long affinity with bullfrogs. Then, we revisit local chef Sherry Pocknett as she becomes the first Indigenous woman to receive the prestigious James Beard Award. Finally, in our continuing My Take series, Providence Art Club artist-in-residence, Anthony Tomaselli shares his thoughts on the power of creativity.
On this episode, an ER physician shares the trials and tribulations of working on COVID-19’s front lines. Then, a second look at the life of William Henry Wilson, cartoonist for the nationally syndicated comic “Wallace The Brave.” Finally, we return to Rose Island, where a professor is catching birds in the name of science.
On this episode, we explore nature and wildlife in the Ocean State. First up, Pamela Watts meets the group responsible for rescuing 6,000 wild animals a year, from baby coyotes to bats. Then, a second look at the RISD Nature Lab, where snakes, skeletons, and microscope slides inspire art. Finally, we revisit a bird sanctuary dedicated to parrots.
On this episode Michelle San Miguel takes a deep dive into the importance of understanding media and staying informed. Then, we head out to Warwick where Pamela Watts introduces us to professional Spanish dancers who are taking all the right steps and making all the right moves on and off the dance floor. Finally, we take another look at the Providence Atheneum which has many iconic stories to tell.
This episode takes a deep dive into education in the Ocean State. First up, Michelle San Miguel interviews educator David Upegui, who grew up experiencing homelessness, and has now received the nation’s highest honor for STEM teachers. He shares his unique outlook on how he has improved—and even saved—students’ lives. Then, we take a second look at the issue of critical race theory. The term has become a catchall for the debate over what, and if, we teach about race in schools.
On this episode, Isabella Jibilian introduces us to some Brown University students who beat the odds to send a satellite called SBUDNIC to space. Their innovative design helps reduce the tons of debris that is circling the earth. Then, a second look at our Green Seeker piece on how turning the lights out helps improve the environment. Finally, in our continuing My Take series, we meet a mushroom farmer who gives us his take on all things Mushroom .
On this episode of Rhode Island PBS Weekly, Pamela Watts introduces us to famed underwater explorer Bob Ballard. Next, Jim Hummel talks to Providence Mayor Brett Smiley about his first hundred days in office. Finally, in our continuing My Take series, we hear from death doula Bonnie Evans who gives her thoughts on the end of life.
On this episode, Pamela Watts takes in-depth look at how language deprivation can cause deaf children to fall behind. Then a second look with an excerpt from a Rhode Island PBS original documentary by producer/director Dorothy Dickie – Breaking Good: Women and the War on Drugs. Finally, we revisit toy designer Khipra Nichols – one of the designers behind such iconic toys as Mr. Potato Head and My Little Pony.
On this episode, Pamela Watts profiles Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Newport’s Gilded Age socialite who became an ardent suffragette and helped women get the vote. Then, Michelle San Miguel follows longtime Southern Rhode Island maple producer, Tom Buck for an up-close look at the process of tapping trees. Finally, a second look at producer Isabella Jibilian’s in-depth report on food waste for our Green Seeker continuing series.
On this episode, Michelle San Miguel explores the issue of noise pollution, investigating the hidden costs of noisy neighborhoods. Then, an interview with Ilyon Woo about her new book, Master Slave Husband Wife , which tells the story of an enslaved couple’s daring escape. Finally, a second look at the story of Sissiretta Jones, a Black opera singer who broke barriers at the turn of the 20th century.
Weekly's Michelle San Miguel sits down with the soon to be senior Congressman, Seth Magaziner, as he enters a bitterly divided House of Representatives. Then, Pamela Watts speaks with Olympic skating champion and Brown University Student Vincent Zhou. Finally, in honor of Black History month, we revisit a story on the Black Baseball players, the Providence Colored Giants.
On this episode, we revisit the stories of two unique authors: one who flew the skies as a flight attendant, and another who sailed the world as an oceanographer. Then, in time for Valentine’s Day, Rhode Island’s own matchmaker gives her unique take on finding love
On this episode, contributing producer/editor Dorothy Dickie reports on military veterans and their families as they deal with an unprecedented suicide crisis. Then Pamela Watts takes another look at the life of abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. Finally, an update to a My Take segment on Frank Caprio and the art of second chances.
On this episode, Michelle San Miguel explores the winter wildlife -- from seals to snowy owls - that Rhode Island attracts from as far away as the arctic circle. Then Pamela Watts explores Rhode Island falconers and their intriguing hunters of the sky. And finally, we re-visit some hearty Rhode Island cold-water swimmers.
This week on Rhode Island PBS Weekly, Pamela Watts follows the intriguing true tale of a bold and bloody raid and the pirate detector who is hot on the trail of the 300-year-old cold case. Then, contributing reporter David Wright looks at the long and winning history of the Mt. St. Charles hockey team. Finally, we take another look at a local artist who experiments with cornhusks and mushroom spores to make guitars.
On this episode, Michelle San Miguel investigates the issue of lead poisoning afflicting Rhode Island families. Then, we check in with a transgender teenager looking to become her true self. Finally, contributing reporter Bill Bartholomew explores how artists have embraced Rhode Island’s industrial past.
On this episode, David Wright takes an in-depth look and interviews one of the migrants who was sent to Martha’s Vineyard last September by Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida. Then, on the 2nd anniversary of the January 6th insurrection we take another look at how it exposed the deep divisions in the country and the similarities between that event and Abraham Lincoln’s journey from Illinois to Washington for his first inauguration as the country was on the verge of Civil war. Finally, in our conti...
On this episode, we head to Newport where Michelle San Miguel takes a look inside the Breakers’ Gilded Christmas. Then we visit Trinity Rep. in Providence to profile the theatre’s annual adaptation of a Christmas Carol. Then, a second look at pop culture treasure hunter, Travis Landry. Finally, with the holidays upon us, we hear from Rhode Island-based toy designer Khipra Nichols with his take on toys.
On this episode, take a look inside the Nature Lab at Rhode Island School of Design, where unusual creatures are the norm. Then, a second look at how millennials and Generation Z are embracing thrift shopping for environmental reasons. Plus, career highlights from Pamela Watts, Rhode Island PBS Weekly host and now winner of the Silver Circle Award from the New England Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
On this episode of Rhode Island PBS Weekly, Michelle San Miguel explores Abraham Lincoln’s journey from Illinois to Washington for his first inauguration as the country was on the verge of Civil war. Then, the story of a choral conductor and his family who fled Ukraine for Rhode Island, part of a collaboration with Globe Rhode Island. Plus, a look at the sport of falconry.
