State Representative David Morales isn’t just the youngest member of the Rhode Island General Assembly. He’s also the newly minted commissioner of the Renegade Wrestling Alliance, a Providence-based pro wrestling outfit.

In this episode, we talk battles in the ring and at the State House, including his efforts to extend health insurance to all children, regardless of their immigration status.

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As part of our ongoing series interviewing candidates for RI governor, we talk to Dr. Luis Daniel Muñoz. He talks about where he stands on the major issues, why he calls his opponents ‘performative,’ and how he faces a huge fundraising disadvantage. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected].

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Angie and Jeff DiMeo are the couple behind Providence Date Night, an Instagram account about local food and drinks. We talk about how the city's food scene has evolved since COVID, where to go for your first night back out on the town, and why they've ditched alcohol for mocktails. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected].

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is hitting home for Amin Faqiry. Less than a year ago, he was forced to leave a country that was also under attack - Afghanistan. Amin was a front-line interpreter there for the US military and State Department for nearly 12 years.

We talk to Amin about his experience, the plight of the Ukrainian people, what the US should do with seized Afghan funds, and his work to help refugees in R.I. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected].

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As part of our ongoing series interviewing candidates for RI governor, we talk to Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea. She explains her stance on repealing Rhode Island’s voter ID law, why she thinks she’s more qualified than her former boss, Matt Brown, and what she thinks of Governor McKee’s response to the pandemic. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected].

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Congressman David Cicilline recently had a first-hand look at the rising tensions in Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv in January. We talk about what he learned there and some issues closer to home, like the midterm elections and who will replace his colleague, Congressman Jim Langevin.

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Moses Brown Junior Sophia Gorriaran just broke the under-18 world record for the fastest 800 meters by a woman. She and her dad, Steve, join us to talk about running, the Olympics, and how she managed to set the record just a couple of days after spraining her ankle. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected].

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If you were intrigued by our episode about the 1919 Newport Sex Scandal, this bonus episode is for you. A few years ago, The Globe’s Mark Arsenault told another side of this story at Globe Live, a storytelling event put on by the Globe at a theater in downtown Boston. This is a recording of Mark’s piece.

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Here's a scandalous bit of Rhode Island history. More than 100 years ago, the US Navy launched an entrapment operation to root out gay sailors and civilians in Newport. The Navy actually commissioned about a dozen undercover sailors to have sex with members of the gay community.

The Globe's Alexa Gagosz talks with Jason Tranchida, the co-organizer of a multimedia installation that puts a spotlight on this bizarre and troubling episode. 

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In the first of our series interviewing the RI candidates for governor, we talk to former CVS executive Helena Foulkes. She makes her case for replacing Governor McKee, responds to critics, and talks about those incredibly long CVS receipts.

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