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Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew caught up with Newport, RI-based Laden Valley at Newport Folk 2023.  The band was one of the "homegrown" talents showcased on the main, Fort Stage during this year's festival. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew caught up with Illiterate Light, the band who created and installed a stage at Newport Folk that is entirely powered by bikes.  The duo also performed a stunning set of their own on that stage. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Financial Well-Being presented by Navigant Credit Union" Navigant President / CEO Kathleen C. Orovitz Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Newport Festivals Dan Swain talks the Festival Foundation's work plus takes a look at this year's Folk and Jazz Festivals. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Musician and artist Gabriela Rassi and Bill Bartholomew are each releasing new music this Friday July 28th and discuss the process on the pod. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes Walter Berbrick, a Democratic candidate for Rhode Island's first congressional district.   Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes Blissfest coproducers Dave Flamand and Owen Buckley for a conversation about the event's first fully public iteration.  "Inside Rhode Island Music" is presented by Elmwood Songwriters Club. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail James Rajotte of Executive Office of Health and Human Services joins the pod to discuss the rollout of the HealthyRhode app, which seeks to help Rhode Islanders with Medicaid renewals.   Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Housing Network RI Executive Director Melina Lodge and Strategic Director of Initiatives Katie West discuss the latest round of housing laws. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail CCA Health Rhode Island Director of Market Strategy and Planning talks ways that healthy eating serves as a community connector for improving public health outcomes. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Yesterday, debris, including syringes, washed ashore along Rhode Island's southern coast, closing several beaches to swimmers and waders.  What does this mean going forward?  DEM's Mike Healey joins me. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail The Hill reporter Julia Manchester joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss how, with the approaching first GOP Presidential debate, and news of a possible cash crunch for his campaign, now is a "make or break moment" for Ron DeSantis. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Providence Journal columnist and filmmaker Dante Bellini discuss Bellini's film "Demons and Dragans" which chronicles Patinkin's journey battling cancer. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Smart Green Solar CEO Jasjit Gotra and his company are facing a deceptive practices lawsuit from RI Attorney General Peter Neronha.  Gotra believes that the suit has no standing and is a result Neronha seeking to position himself for a gubernatorial run. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail DEM Marine Biologist Connor McManus talks everything you need to know about sharks in Rhode Island waters. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Trailblaze Marketing's Chris Parisi wants Rhode Island to become a global leader in the AI super sector, even calling for a dedicated state "Task Force on AI".  He joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Providence City Councilor and Rhode Island Congressional District 1 Democrat candidate John Goncalves sits down with Bill Bartholomew to talk his candidacy.  Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes Congressman Seth Magaziner for a discussion on his first term in office. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Tom Nichols (The Atlantic) joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss his recent Twitter engagement with podcaster Joe Rogan after Rogan had Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on his show, an episode that was largely steeped in debunked antivax propaganda, and went mostly unchecked by Rogan.  The episode has led to renewed thinking around elevating conspiracy theorists to expert level status positions...

Send us Fan Mail Reporter Steve Ahlquist joins the show to offer an update on a controversial proposal in Smithfield Schools that would require teachers to "out" trans students to their parents. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Longtime political reporter/analyst Scott MacKay (The Public's Radio, Rhode Island PBS, Providence Journal) joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on some of the biggest political stories that are happening right now. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes students from E-Cubed Academy for a discussion on a bill that would allow students to use up to four mental health days per school year. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew sits down with former Biden, Raimondo and Obama staffer Gabe Amo to discuss his run int eh Rhode Island first congressional district Democratic primary. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Lifespan's Dr. Abrar Qureshi discusses the humanitarian efforts he has undertaken in the middle east.  Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail GOP Presidential candidate and former Cranston, RI mayor Steve Laffey says that Donald Trump should suspend his presidential campaign. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube