Rhode Island PBS Weekly Podcast

This week on Rhode Island PBS Weekly, Michelle San Miguel meets a guitar maker reimagining how instruments are made. Next, we examine a less talked about form of pollution that’s taking away our connection to the night sky. Finally, Providence-based and New York Times best-selling author Ann Hood talks about coping with grief.

This week, Rhode Island PBS Weekly takes a look at a little-known inner-city travel baseball league churning out major success stories, both on and off the field. Then, a look at how a group of surfers in Little Compton are changing the worlds of teens with autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, depression and other conditions . Finally, Weekly profiles a new play that depicts truth and tyranny in Russia.

On this episode, Pamela Watts takes and in depth look at the issue of installing barriers on Rhode Island bridges to help prevent suicides. In our continuing Greenseeker series, we look back five decades and the continuing efforts today to keep the Blackstone Clean.

On this episode, contributing reporter David Wright brings us the long criminal history of Boy 402, aka Albert DeSalvo, aka The Boston Strangler. Then Michelle San Miguel brings us an intriguing story about a world where some people not only hear music, but also see it and where even the words they see can have flavors and colors and smells. The neurological condition is known as synesthesia and more of us have it then you might think. Finally, producer Isabella Jibilian takes us to Rose Island where the Island’s manager Mike Healey gives us a tour for our continuing series, Window on Rhode Island.

On this week’s episode, Michelle San Miguel speaks with two individuals living with alopecia. Next, Pamela Watts profiles Lady Carnarvon who resides at Highclere castle - site of the hit series Downton Abbey. Finally, Judge Frank Caprio of “Caught in Providence” fame gives us his take on second chances.

On this episode, we revisit the story of Amin Faqiry, an Afghan translator who fled to the Ocean State after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan. Then, we take a second look at a story about a photographer cataloguing lighthouses up and down the east coast. Finally, an update on Troy Quinn, a conductor with a surprising resume.

On this episode, we revisit powerful stories from indigenous Rhode Islanders who describe what it is like to grow up Native American. Then, we take a second look at how a gift of books from Benjamin Franklin changed a town and helped start a movement for public education. Finally, we return to the Providence Athenaeum, a historic library with fascinating stories to tell.

On this episode, an update on Pamela Watts’ deep dive into the tragic history of Indian boarding schools. Then, we revisit Bill Bartholomew’s interview with photographer Mary Beth Meehan, who strives to go behind the myths and shine a light on the lives of people ignored by society. Finally, we return to Linden Place, a Bristol, RI historic home museum that has taken a hard look at its relationship with racial justice.

On this episode, Michelle San Miguel meets Brian Jones, a tap dancer with a colorful career. Then, we revisit contributing reporter Bill Bartholomew’s profile of Dan Blakeslee, visual artist and musician. Finally, we return a landmark known as the “Sistine Chapel of Rhode Island.”

This episode takes a deep dive into the fascinating world of shellfish. First, as part of the continuing series Green Seeker, Isabella Jibilian provides an update on how oysters have become an unlikely favorite among environmentalists. Then, we revisit how genetic research has helped oyster populations rebound from deadly disease. Finally, we take to the seas for a second look at how COVID-19 affect Rhode Island’s quahog industry.