Jan 3, 2025 · The RI Senate faces ongoing fallout, Paolino vies for a national post, and remembering JImmy Carter.

Jan 17, 2025 · One of the state’s top political reporters, Ian Donnis joined The Public’s Radio in 2009. Ian has reported on Rhode Island politics since 1999, arriving in the state just two weeks before the FBI raided City Hall and Buddy Cianci’s East Side home. Ian covers breaking news, develops in-depth features and investigative reports, and welcomes a range of newsmakers to “Political Roundtable ...

Dec 29, 2024 · The year is coming to an end and with it, many lessons were learned. Some of which could have altered how we move forward into the new year. NPR listeners provide insight on their lessons from 2024.

Dec 26, 2024 · Early next year, the Providence City Plan Commission will begin discussing some of its more contentious zoning ordinances related to the new comprehensive plan – the city’s official vision for how Providence’s built environment should look over the next decade.

Dec 2, 2024 · The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?

Nov 19, 2024 · The state of homelessness in Rhode Island remains grim, according to a newly-released report from the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness. More people reported experiencing homelessness this year than in 2023, and vulnerable groups, like families and people living outside, have seen particularly sharp increases. “Shelters are overcrowded. Advocates are overwhelmed,” Wilma Smith, an

Dec 21, 2024 · (Jackie Lay | NPR) It was a banner year at the Tiny Desk. We published more than 120 concerts in 2024, featuring superstars from around the globe, beloved legacy artists playing their hits, and emerging artists who used our little corner of NPR headquarters to introduce themselves to the world. We couldn’t possibly sum up such a diverse field in just 10 videos, so think of this list as ...

Dec 30, 2024 · In the wake of Jimmy Carter's death, biographer Kai Bird, author of 'The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter' discusses the late president's successes and failures.

Dec 7, 2024 · Olivier Latry is Notre Dame Cathedral's longest-serving organist. Just days before the church's gala reopening, after the destructive fire in 2019, he talks about the refurbished instrument — it holds 8,000 pipes — and its role in the church.

Dec 26, 2024 · Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.