Rhode Island PBS Weekly

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 stor...

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 b...

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 m...

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. Pota...

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...

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 centu...

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 spor...

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 Wash...

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 o...

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 Tel...

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. 

On this episode of Rhode Island PBS Weekly, we meet a Wampanoag chef looking to change the way we think about food. Then, David Wright uncovers the hidden history of Duchess Quamino, the pastry queen of Rhode Island. Plus, the legacy of Benjamin Franklin in one town, and a commentary from Providence Journal Columnist, Mark Patinkin.

On this episode, Michelle San Miguel speaks with emergency physicians about treating gun violence as a public health issue over objections from the National Rifle Association. Then, we revisit a segment about a unique program turning guns into art. Next, a look at famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his first days of freedom in southern New England. Plus, Rhode Island photographer Mike Cohea...