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Sam Bell (D, Providence) is a freshman Rhode Island state Senator, known for his tenure as the former head of the Rhode Island progressive Democrats, and currently in the state legislature, as a strong opposition voice to many of the seemingly institutionalist practices of the state’s political infrastructure.  

During his appearance on The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Senator Bell made waves when he suggested that, due to what he perceives as an extreme conservative bias, that Rhode Islanders would be better off without the current media companies that produce news and opinion in the market, and that because of what he describes as a lack of progressive opinion voices on radio, in print and on television, that he would not be disappointed to see the current media landscape fold.

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Bill Bartholomew welcomes in Ethan Shorey, Managing Editor of The Valley Breeze, a hyper-local print newspaper covering northern Rhode Island.  The conversation offers a glimpse into the community relationships that define The Valley Breeze's success and growth, along with Shorey's assessment of northern Rhode Island economic development, Rhode Island politics and much more.

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Dante Bellini Jr. is the recently retired Partner / Executive Vice President of RDW Group, a Rhode Island based integrated communications firm with ties to many of the market's legacy brands and institutions.  During this fun conversation, Dante offers insight from his 41 years in mass media and shares key takeaways about Rhode Island and the southern New England market.

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On this episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Bill Bartholomew is joined by Providence Journal Providence beat reporter Madeleine List for two separate conversations.  First, an in-studio sit-down, focusing on Madeleine's first year on the City Hall beat.  Second, a phone conversation in the hours following the passing of the fiscal year 2020 Providence budget, a process that was filled with much rhetoric and criticism between Mayor Elorza and The Providence City Council.

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Just days after The Rhode Island General Assembly passed the fiscal year 2020 state budget, House Majority Leader offers insight into how leadership may have prioritized certain sectors and ideas in an effort to stimulate economic development (i.e. small business, Blockchain), attention to educational challenges and so-called "evergreen laws", as well as shared wins and losses between different parties and State Officers.

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G. Wayne Miller is an established storyteller, who has built a career through writing, photography, television and audio platforms including PBS and The Providence Journal.  On this episode, Bill Bartholomew and Wayne discuss the future of media, the rise of podcasting, his nationally syndicated television program Story In The Public Square and the ins-and-outs of storytelling.

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On this episode, Bill Bartholomew welcomes the cast of WPRO's The Gresh Show, Andy Gresh and producer Brett Ferruccio for a fun look at New England sports media, future of talk radio, origins in broadcasting, creating a daily show and much more.

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Naomi Chomsky is a Rhode Island-based activist and performer who recently found themselves in the regional and national media spotlight at the center of what became a “controversial” Drag Queen Story Hour event booked in Fall River, MA.  

Drag Queen Story Hour is exactly what it purports itself to be: queens in full garb reading children's books to children, usually at a local library or other public space, though the event sparked conflict in Rhode Island in recent weeks.

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In this on-location episode, Bill Bartholomew sits down with three voices on CBD in Rhode Island: occupational therapist Kim Canning, farmer Ben Morgan-Dillon and retail proprietor Jordan Carlson, plus a follow-up with Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation cannabis head Norman Birenbaum on what regulatory process may be in store when it comes to CBD in the Ocean State.

Special thanks to High Hope of Newport, RI for supporting Bartholomewtown and providing an unique location to record this episode.

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Veteran Projo reporter and author Mike Stanton talks Cianci, media, Rhode Island politics, journalism classrooms and much more!

Mike Stanton is an author, investigative reporter and associate professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut. He worked for years as a sports writer and investigative reporter for The Providence Journal, where he shared a Pulitzer Prize, and is the author of the New York Times-bestselling The Prince of Providence, a biography of the late felonious ex-mayor, Buddy Cianci, and the author of Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World

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