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Bill Bartholomew brings Rhode Islanders closer to their world.

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October 16, 2025 30 mins

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Keith Hoffmann is a former Chief of Policy to Rhode Island Attorney General Pete Neronha and is running for Attorney General of Rhode Island.  He joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss his candidacy.  

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes engineer Casey Jones for a discussion on the Washington Bridge debacle, a major piece of infrastructure that was abruptly closed in 2023 after a critical failure in the bridge's superstructure was detected.



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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Dave Hanna Jerry Ventre and of The Moran-Ventre Charitable Foundation, which was established in 1986 by Gerald P. Ventre and the late John E. Moran Sr.  Its mission has been focused on enhancing quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Recently, the foundation announced it is closing operations, and plans to transfer its remaining funds to the Rhode Island F...

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* Free screening Weds Oct 8th at RISD, 6:30pm*

Bill Bartholomew welcomes Ruth Leitman, Director "No One Asked You"

Comedian Lizz Winstead and her team of activists crisscross the U.S. to break stigma and support abortion clinic staff.

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October 2, 2025 18 mins

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Bill Bartholomew reports from Bryant University's Global Trade Summit and sits down with former 7/11 and Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes.

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Dr. Amy Nunn (Rhode Island Public Health Institute / Open Door Health) joins Bill Bartholomew to react to the Trump administration's claims that Tylenol use during pregnancy can be linked to autism in children.

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September 25, 2025 22 mins

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Rhode Island League of Charter Public Schools Executive Director Chiara Deltito-Sharrott and Stop The Wait founder Janie Segui Rodriguez for a wide-ranging conversation.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes state representative David Morales, who last week announced his campaign to primary incumbent Democrat mayor Brett Smiley.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes musician and former Providence director of Arts Culture and Tourism for a discussion on "From Here to Where", premiering at Wilbury Theater Group September 18th.

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September 17, 2025 22 mins

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Rhode Islander Ted Dintersmith to discuss his efforts on reimagining education:


"Through his books, films, and nonprofit What School Could Be, Ted highlights innovative education models while calling out the shortcomings of the status quo. Multiple Choice spotlights a school offering dual-curriculum of traditional academia and career and tech to prepare students for an AI-driven worl...

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Boston Globe columnist Dan McGowan joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss the Providence mayoral race.  Earlier this week, state representative David Morales, a leftist Democrat, announced his campaign to primary moderate Democrat incumbent Brett Smiley.

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September 15, 2025 58 mins

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Bill Bartholomew breaks down the latest RI gubernatorial race polling data.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Connor Burbridge who is challenging Senator Jack Reed in a Democrat primary.

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September 10, 2025 35 mins

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Bill Bartholomew reacts to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Mike Raia, founder and President of Half Street Group, for a conversation on why leaders need to remember that PR is an extension of their brand.

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Cranston Police Chief Michael J. Winquist joins Bill Bartholomew to offer his position on the saga involving the police department's firing range, which is proximate to two schools and has drawn concern from community members.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes Dan Kelly and Lazaro Camacho, Jr, coordinators of the URI Honors Colloquium "Education Behind the Curtains".

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Cranston residents Patricia Schoeninger and Martha DiMeo join Bill Bartholomew to discuss a controversial police gun range that is proximate to schools and residents.  DiMeo describes it as living in a "war zone".

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Bill Bartholomew offers analysis of the Trump administration's "stop work order" for the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm, a project adjacent to Rhode Island waters that is some 80% complete and is propelled by a Rhode Island workforce.

He welcomes Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and, separately, Congressman Gabe Amo for their takes.

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Coventry town solicitor Stephen Angell joins Bill Bartholomew to offer the town's perspective on the ongoing legal battle surrounding Johnson's Pond, a body of water that has been a source of frustration, litigious action and a case study in the privatization of waterways.

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