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Send us Fan Mail Dr. Brian Erkkila, a former FDA official and an expert in tobacco harm reduction joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on a proposed tax increase on smoking alternative products like Zyn. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew reports on the No Kings Day protests happening throughout Rhode Island. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes David Owoyemi an entrepreneur who went through New Majority Capital in Providence and is now working to build up business empire here in New England as an immigrant from Nigeria. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes state representative David Morales for a discussion on Monday's Anti-ICE protest in Providence and the ongoing Trump administration immigration-related actions.  Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

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Send us Fan Mail UpriseRI's Greg Brailsford joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss BillBuddy , an initiative that provides detailed information on every piece of legislation that is introduced in Rhode Island  Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes congressman Gabe Amo for a wide-ranging conversation.  Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail From the mayor's office, Bill Bartholomew sits down with Providence mayor Brett Smiley. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes Rep Cherie Cruz and tenant/advocate Lawliet Journey - who was evicted from their home without cause - for a discussion on legislation that would protect tenants from unfair evictions and rent increases. Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

Send us Fan Mail Bill Bartholomew welcomes Providence Journal reporter Antonia Noori Farzan to discuss her in-depth story on the disappearance of the Rhode Island accent. Antonia Noori Farzan is an American journalist. She was educated in Hamilton College and Columbia University . Farzan was a journalist for Business Insider , The Independent and the Phoenix New Times , and Washington Post . She w...

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