Lively
For 35 years, “A Lively Experiment” has provided insight and analysis of the week’s local and national political events.Now, newly rebranded and restructured, “Lively” is where Rhode Islanders come together to talk about what’s really going on in our state. Each week, community leaders, local journalists, professors, and past and present local legislators join veteran journalist Jim Hummel for a smart, energetic roundtable discussion that dives into the big issues—and the everyday ones, too.
Latest Episode
Rhode Island rug regret: A newly installed $70,000 carpet at the State House is pulled after officials realize it features the wrong state seal. How does a mistake like that make it all the way to the floor? Is it a competence issue, a systemic breakdown, a lack of oversight — or some combination of all three?
Host Jim Hummel looks at the pattern behind the blunders with Ted Nesi of WPRI 12 and Dan McGowan, tracing the recent history of government missteps and what they reveal about accountability at the State House.
Host Jim Hummel looks at the pattern behind the blunders with Ted Nesi of WPRI 12 and Dan McGowan, tracing the recent history of government missteps and what they reveal about accountability at the State House.