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Send us Fan Mail RI native Manya Glassman is a director, writer and editor based in New York City. She has directed, written, and edited six films of her own and produced over eleven short films. Manya's films have been screened and gained recognition at Oscar qualifying festivals, such as the Rhode Island International Festival. She joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss her latest film How I Lea...

Send us Fan Mail Amidst an ongoing labor dispute, two workers at Butler Hospital join Bill Bartholomew. Brooke Huminski , LICSW, Clinician/Social Worker in the Inpatient Assessment Center: Brooke has been at Butler for eight years in Butler's ER. She evaluates patients before they are treated. She is a strike captain. Nicole Anthony : Niki is a Registered Nurse with a background in both menta...

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes state representative June Speakman, state senator Bridget Valverde, Housing Network RI Executive Director Melina Lodge, East Greenwich councilor Rene Engleart and East Greenwich resident Leigh Curtin for a roundtable on how unrestricted HOA increases impact affordable housing, and legislation that seeks to protect residents of these properties. Support th...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Philip A. Chan, MD, MS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Brown University. He has a secondary appointment in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Chan is Medical Director of the only publicly funded sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic in Rhode Island, as well as Rhode Island’s only...

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew discusses an article in  The Boston Globe  in which he states that he is mulling a run for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, plus, Providence councilor Sue AnderBois stops by Bartholomewtown.  Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Steven Feinberg is the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office, and has led the office for the past 20 years. He's known for bringing major productions to Rhode Island and for his work on the film "Pell". He also created a transferrable film tax credit that has attracted many big-budget films to the state.  He joins Bill Bartholomew to di...

Send us Fan Mail Representative Megan Cotter joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss her latest legislative efforts to mitigate forest fires in Rhode Island. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Grow Smart Rhode Island's Jillian Finkle joins Bill Bartholomew. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail With the recent announcement that the Major League Rugby championship game will be played at Pawtucket's Tidewater Stadium and expanding youth participation in rugby, Bill Bartholomew speaks with Jeff Cares, Executive Director of Rugby Rhode Island Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Half Street Group Founder and President Mike Raia joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on small business communications strategies, plus, what little league can teach us about comms! http://www.halfstreetgroup.com Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Rhode Island College recently released a report that includes a plan to cut twenty programs from the school's offerings.  Students join Bill Bartholomew to discuss an effort to push back on the proposed cuts. They are: Felix Fonseca Garcia, World Languages Education - Portuguese major Hak Kay, Gender Studies major Danielle Hurowitz, Gender Studies major Roman Kavanagh, Englis...

Send us Fan Mail Navigant Credit Union 's VP of Cash Management Brian Pereira joins Bill Bartholomew for April's episode of Financial Well Being. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes Eco RI News reporter Colleen Cronin for a discussion on "Stumpgate", a saga in which a contractor for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation inadvertently removed a significant amount of trees from a highway onramp.  How did this miscommunication happen and what are the environmental consequences?  Support the show Follow Bill on Instagra...

Send us Fan Mail Breaking news: following a lengthy illness, Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio has died.  The Boston Globe's Ed Fitzpatrick join Bill Bartholomew to discuss Ruggerio's legacy and what comes next on the governmental side. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes Westerly's United Theatre Executive Director Carly Callahan and Artistic Director Tony Nunes for a discussion on the Nashville North initiative and how the theatre is shaping the greater-Westerly community cultural and economic footprint. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail The recent announcement that Anchor Medical Associates will be closing its practice this summer has exacerbated an already strained health care system in Rhode Island.  Bill Bartholomew speaks with Blackstone Valley Community Health Care CEO and family physician Dr. Christy Pacheco and COO Mark Glovasky for insights on the extent of the issue. Support the show Follow Bill on Insta...

Send us Fan Mail Boston Globe Rhode Island columnist Dan McGowan joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on the latest efforts by Providence mayor Brett Smiley to for the city to regain control of the Providence Public School District.  The district was taken over by the State of Rhode Island in 2019. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes New England Music Organization and North End Entertainment's Rand Bradbury for a discussion on his work promoting and producing original music in Newport, RI. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail newportFILM, Rhode Island's premier presenter of the latest, critically-acclaimed documentary films, will be screening: CHECKPOINT ZOO at Newport Classica's Recital Hall on Thursday, April 10th at 7pm. Tickets are available at newportfilm.com Learn more about the film at  www.checkpointzoo.com Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew offers insight into how Rhode Island can react to the economic chaos that President Trump's policies are creating. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Tom Rodrigues, Mobile Crisis Clinician joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on the behavioral health crisis that Rhode Island is facing. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Activist Melissa Jenkins discusses how fire districts, particularly in Bonnet Shores, operate outside of the normal confines of democracy. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Navigant Credit Union AVP of Financial Education Amanda LaRose joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on financial literacy, and ways that  http://www.navigantcu.org  work to inform and empower the community in the space. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Patrick Crowley, President AFL-CIO joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on how organized labor is reacting the the Musk-Trump agenda. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes The Womxn Project Executive Director Jocelyn Foye for a discussion on anti-trans efforts in the Chariho School District, and the public/district's response. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube