Bartholomewtown
Bartholomewtown is an independent news and interview podcast exploring Rhode Island through conversations with the people driving politics, culture, business, and public life. Hosted by journalist Bill Bartholomew, the show delivers insightful interviews, original reporting, and clear-eyed analysis from New England's smallest state—with stories that often resonate far beyond it.
Bartholomewtown
Latest Episodes
Internal Poll Shows Ken Block Wins Hypothetical Two-Way Race... GOP Guckian DEF not Exiting
Bill Bartholomew talks with independent Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Ken Block about a newly released poll, the three-way race against Helena Foulkes and Aaron Guckian, and what the numbers suggest about the final stretch. The conversat...
PVD Artist Pamela Fernandez Talks WaterFire Group Exhibition "Lost & Found"
Lost and Found with Pamela Fernandez on WaterFire AccelerateBill Bartholomew speaks with artist Pamela Fernandez about WaterFire Accelerate, the professional development program for artists 30 and under, and the culminating group exhibit...
A National Trauma-Informed Policing Model- Developed in Rhode Island
Trauma-Informed Policing in Rhode Island and BeyondBill Bartholomew speaks with Liz Gledhill, director of the Center for Trauma Informed Policing at Family Service of Rhode Island, about a Rhode Island-built model that trains law enforce...
How Do The Gov Candidates Stack Up on Transit? Grow Smart RI's Scott Wolf
Rhode Island Transit, Smart Growth, and the Real Cost of Underfunding RIPTABill Bartholomew talks with Scott Wolf, executive director of Grow Smart Rhode Island, about why transit is much more than a social service and how better funding...
Project Insulin and Rhode Island’s Early-Stage Startup Advantage
Eric Moyal, founder of Project Insulin, joins Bill Bartholomew to explain how his nonprofit is working to create and sell generic insulin directly to patients at cost. The conversation covers the insulin affordability crisis, why Rhode Island c...