
Bartholomewtown
Bill Bartholomew brings Rhode Islanders closer to their world.
Episodes
857 episodes
Is The Rhode Island Accent Disappearing? ProJo's Antonia Noori Farzan
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Providence Journal reporter Antonia Noori Farzan to discuss her in-depth
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Season 8
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21:18

RI Native Manya Glassman is Making Waves in the Film Industry
RI native Manya Glassman is a director, writer and editor based in New York City. She has directed, written, and edited six films of her own and produced over eleven short films. Manya's films have been screened and gained recognition at...
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Season 8
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32:14

Striking Butler Hospital Workers Join Bartholomew
Amidst an ongoing labor dispute, two workers at Butler Hospital join Bill Bartholomew.Brooke Huminski, LICSW, Clinician/Social Worker in the Inpatient Assessment Center: Brooke has been at Butler for eight years in...
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Season 8
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21:53

Roundtable: An Overlooked Threat to Affordable Housing: HOA Fees
Bill Bartholomew welcomes state representative June Speakman, state senator Bridget Valverde, Housing Network RI Executive Director Melina Lodge, East Greenwich councilor Rene Engleart and East Greenwich resident Leigh Curtin for a roundtable o...
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Season 8
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22:58

The State of RI Health Care: Dr. Philip Chan
Dr. Philip A. Chan, MD, MS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Brown University. He has a secondary appointment in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Chan...
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Season 8
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13:54

BB For Lt Gov? + PVD Councilor Sue AnderBois
Bill Bartholomew discusses an article in The Boston Globe in which he states that he is mulling a run for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, plus, Providence councilor Sue AnderBois stops by Bartholomewtown.
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Season 8
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40:56

Real Housewives of Rhode Island + More RI Film and TV Production: Steven Feinberg
Steven Feinberg is the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office, and has led the office for the past 20 years. He's known for bringing major productions to Rhode Island and for his work on the film "Pell". He also cre...
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Season 8
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31:05

Rep Megan Cotter Talks Latest Forest Fire Mitigation Legislation
Representative Megan Cotter joins Bill Bartholomew to discuss her latest legislative efforts to mitigate forest fires in Rhode Island.
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Season 8
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21:34

Grow Smart RI Wants To Drive Quality of Life Through Expanding Main Streets
Grow Smart Rhode Island's Jillian Finkle joins Bill Bartholomew.
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Season 8
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32:35

Is Rugby The Next Big Thing in Rhode Island?
With the recent announcement that the Major League Rugby championship game will be played at Pawtucket's Tidewater Stadium and expanding youth participation in rugby, Bill Bartholomew speaks with Jeff Cares, Executive Director of Rugby Rhode Is...
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Season 8
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20:30

Inside Communications Presented by Half Street Group: Small Business Strategies + What Little League Teaches Us About Comms
Half Street Group Founder and President Mike Raia joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on small business communications strategies, plus, what little league can teach us about comms!...
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Season 8
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33:14

Rhode Island College Students Organize to "Save Their Majors"
Rhode Island College recently released a report that includes a plan to cut twenty programs from the school's offerings. Students join Bill Bartholomew t...
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Season 8
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20:51

Financial Well-Being presented by Navigant Credit Union: Cash Management for Small Businesses
Navigant Credit Union's VP of Cash Management Brian Pereira joins Bill Bartholomew for April's episode of Financial Well Being.
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Season 8
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14:35

"Stumpgate": Why Did a RI DOT Contractor Remove Trees From an Unauthorized Area? Eco RI News' Colleen Cronin
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Eco RI News reporter Colleen Cronin for a discussion on "Stumpgate", a saga in which a contractor for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation inadvertently removed a significant amount of trees from a highway onr...
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14:21

RI Senate President Dominick Ruggerio Has Died. Boston Globe's Ed Fitzpatrick Reports
Breaking news: following a lengthy illness, Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio has died. The Boston Globe's Ed Fitzpatrick join Bill Bartholomew to discuss Ruggerio's legacy and what comes next on the governmental side.
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15:57

Is Westerly The Next Great American Music Hub? Nashville North at United Theatre
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Westerly's United Theatre Executive Director Carly Callahan and Artistic Director Tony Nunes for a discussion on the Nashville North initiative and how the theatre is shaping the greater-Westerly community cultural and...
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Season 8
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22:26

RI's Heath Care Crisis "Over the Cliff" Says Physician
The recent announcement that Anchor Medical Associates will be closing its practice this summer has exacerbated an already strained health care system in Rhode Island. Bill Bartholomew speaks with Blackstone Valley Community Health Care C...
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21:16

Dan McGowan (Boston Globe) Talks Return of Providence Schools to City Control
Boston Globe Rhode Island columnist Dan McGowan joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on the latest efforts by Providence mayor Brett Smiley to for the city to regain control of the Providence Public School District. The distri...
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Season 8
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21:24

Rand Bradbury Brings Original Music to Newport
Bill Bartholomew welcomes New England Music Organization and North End Entertainment's Rand Bradbury for a discussion on his work promoting and producing original music in Newport, RI.
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Season 8
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20:59

Checkpoint Zoo Director Joshua Zeman
newportFILM, Rhode Island's premier presenter of the latest, critically-acclaimed documentary films, will be screening: CHECKPOINT ZOO at Newport Classica's Recital Hall on Thursday, April 10th at 7pm. Tickets are available at
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Season 8
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16:49

How Can Rhode Island React to Trump Economic Madness?
Bill Bartholomew offers insight into how Rhode Island can react to the economic chaos that President Trump's policies are creating.
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Season 8
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34:08

Assessing Rhode Island's Behavioral Health Crisis: Tom Rodrigues, Mobile Crisis Clinician
Tom Rodrigues, Mobile Crisis Clinician joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on the behavioral health crisis that Rhode Island is facing.
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Season 8
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19:54

How "Fire Districts" Restrict Shoreline Access and Operate Extra-Constitutionally: Activist Melissa Jenkins
Activist Melissa Jenkins discusses how fire districts, particularly in Bonnet Shores, operate outside of the normal confines of democracy.
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Season 8
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27:41
