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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 century.

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.

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 Television Arts and Sciences.

On this special Halloween episode, Weekly takes a second look at the life of H.P Lovecraft—an author whose haunting work has an even darker past. Then, David Wright visits the Lizzie Borden house, the site of one of America’s most notorious murders. Finally, historian and author Beth Caruso shares her take on witches.

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, 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.

This week on RI PBS Weekly, Pamela Watts reports on why Rhode Island has become one of the top destinations for television and film productions. Next, before there was Hollywood, Rhode Island had a film entertainment industry of its own. We explore those early productions and highlight a fragment of the thousands of hours of local films housed at the Rhode Island Historical Society. Next , star local storyteller Bill Harley gives us his "take" on the art of storytelling.

David Wright interviews bestselling author Don Winslow, who has made a career writing about drug wars in California and New York’s police department. Now, the crime novelist author returns home with a new book about Rhode Island’s mafia. Then, a look back in time at the Celebrity Club, a jazz club in Providence that attracted talent ranging from Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald. Finally, Lylah Alphonse, editor of Globe Rhode Island, offers a commentary on the topic of domestic violence.

On this episode of Rhode Island PBS Weekly, Michelle San Miguel brings us the harrowing stories of genocide survivors who have escaped to the Ocean State.Next, Pamela Watts looks at a founding father's contribution to one of the country's oldest lending libraries.Finally, we visit a nursery spreading the Japanese artform of Bonsai in Massachusetts.