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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, 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 on toys.

In this episode, Rhode Island PBS Weekly partners with ecoRI News to investigate how warming waters are affecting the catch of the day in Narragansett Bay. Then, Pamela Watts profiles a Rhode Island woman who was nicknamed the Queen of Diamonds, for being the first to play in a Major League Baseball game. Finally, we revisit the Touro Synagogue, and give an update on the bitter dispute over the oldest synagogue in the US.

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.

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.

This episode, we take a second look at Michelle San Miguel’s candid interview with Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera, who speaks about the challenges facing Rhode Island’s smallest city. Then, an update on Pamela Watts’ investigation into the increase in homicides in Providence. Plus, Bill Bartholomew profiles an artist who battles gun violence with an unlikely weapon.

On this week's episode of Rhode Island PBS Weekly, producer/director Dorothy Dickie introduces to those trying to turn the tide on our state's coastal erosion. Next, Pamela Watts uncovers the history of diners in America and its Rhode Island roots. Finally, local comedian Bill Simas shares some secrets of his craft.

On this week’s show, Pamela Watts remembers Rhode Island State Police K-9 Unit member Ruby – who went from a being a pup on a pound kill list to hero and world famoust dog with the help of her handler and trainer Corporal Dan O’Neil. Next, we turn to a profile of Providence Journal columnist, Mark Patinkin. David Wright’s in-depth interview with Patinkin chronicles his 4-decades with the paper. Finally, Lylah Alphonse has a commentary on the controversial teaching of Critical Race Theory or CRT as it has become known.

This week on Rhode Island PBS Weekly, as drug overdoses in the state surge to record levels, Michelle San Miguel introduces us to a controversial new state program aimed at saving lives. Next, Contributing reporter Bill Bartholomew introduces us to a North Kingstown High School Student gaining a legion of followers for his weather reports. And finally, as ballparks fill up across the country for opening day, contributing reporter David Wright revisits one of the worst baseball losses in Rhode Island history.

On this episode, contributing reporter David Wright sits down with the creator of the nationally syndicated cartoon, Wallace the Brave. Then, we re-visit Pamela Watts in-depth interview with children’s book author, Jeff Kinney, creator of the best seller “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”. And finally, Rhode Island PBS Weekly's senior producer Justin Kenny profiles the Ocean State’s “cold water swimmers”.