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Rhode Island PBS Weekly is a Newsmagazine anchored in journalism that searches for truth and examines today's most important regional and local issues. Viewers are introduced to individuals, ideas and places in Rhode Island and beyond that they won't see anywhere else.
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Booking probability
32%
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Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchRhode Island PBS Weekly is a Newsmagazine anchored in journalism that searches for truth and examines today's most important regional and local issues. Viewers are introduced to individuals, ideas and places in Rhode Island and beyond that they won't see anywhere else.
Rhode Island PBS Weekly is hosted by RI PBS Weekly. The show has published 165 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "July 27, 2025 - Coding in Prison / Centuries Old Whaling Logs Providing Scientists with Climate Data / Quahogs" (27 July 2025, 23 minutes), "July 20, 2025 - Inspiring Students in Central Falls / Rhode Island's Floating Classroom / Alpacas in Little Compton" (20 July 2025, 24 minutes), and "July 13, 2025 - Rhode Island's Poet Laureate / Art & Alzheimer's / Keeping Kids Fishing" (13 July 2025, 23 minutes).
Rhode Island PBS Weekly publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 165 episodes.
Booking probability for Rhode Island PBS Weekly is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Rhode Island PBS Weekly requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Rhode Island PBS Weekly's contact route on record: public web form.
RI PBS Weekly hosts Rhode Island PBS Weekly, a news podcast with 165 episodes published.
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Episode #630
<p>On this episode, we take another look at contributor Steph Machado’s story about inmates learning the language of computers, also known as coding. Then, a second look at Pamela Watts’ story on how whaling logs from...
Episode #629
<p>On this episode we take another look at Michelle San Miguel’s in-depth interview with educator David Upegui. Upegui, who grew up experiencing homelessness, has now received the nation’s highest honor for STEM...
Episode #628
<p>On this episode we take a second look at an interview with Rhode Island’s poet laureate, Colin Channer. Then, we revisit a story about a local artist whose work took a dramatic turn when her husband was diagnosed...
Episode #627
<p>On this episode, we revisit a North Kingstown sanctuary that rescues horses. Then, a second look at a conversation with a former Providence Journal journalist forging a new path on the hiking trails of Rhode Island...
Episode #626
<p>On this episode, Olivia Ebertz travels to Jamestown, where residents are facing a shortage of drinking water. Then, the latest in the astounding story of Betty Anne Waters, who exonerated her brother from a false...
Episode #625
<p>On this episode, David Wright examines bridge safety across the state, in the wake of the Washington Bridge closure. Then, Pamela Watts heads to Industrious Spirit Company, or ISCO, a distillery creating unique...
Episode #624
<p>On this episode, Isabella Jibilian looks at why many Rhode Islanders are being priced out of the housing market. Then, we revisit Michelle San Miguel’s interview with a Providence Centenarian who embodies what it...
Episode #622
<p>On this episode, Michelle San Miguel reports on how climate change is fueling the dwindling lobster population off the Rhode Island coast. Then, Pamela Watts takes ah look at how climate change and rising sea levels...
Episode #623
<p>On this episode, our contributor Steph Machado explores the intense pressure that higher education is under amid massive changes in Washington, and ongoing financial issues with an in-depth interview with Dan Egan...
Episode #621
<p>On this episode, Michelle San Miguel and Jeremy Bernfeld have an in-depth report on our continuing investigation into the Washington Bridge. Our story looks at how and why Rhode Island’s Department of Transportation...
Episode #620
<p>On this episode, political reporter Ian Donnis interviews Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on climate, dark money, the tax code, Rhode Island’s loss of federal funding and what they may mean to the future of scientific...
Episode #619
<p>On this episode, Pamela Watts finds out why some school districts are turning to remote mental health therapy to help Rhode Island students. Then, Contributor Steph Machado reports on what the Trump Administration...
Episode #618
<p>On this special edition of Rhode Island PBS Weekly we take an in-depth look at youth and mental health issues. All of our segments on this episode were generously underwritten by a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield...
Episode #617
<p>On this episode, Olivia Ebertz reports from Prudence Island where residents are struggling to find clean, fresh drinkable water. Then, a second look at a group of Rhode Islanders who call themselves Anti-Graffiti...
Episode #616
<p>On this episode, local lawmakers recently introduced legislation to prohibit library censorship. Michelle San Miguel has an in-depth report on the Freedom to Read Bill aiming to stop the banning of books here in...
Episode #615
<p>On this episode, as part of our Green Seeker series, Pamela Watts updates her report on how and why climate change is helping fuel the exodus of bees in Rhode Island. Then, a second look at the decades-long dispute...
Episode #614
<p>On this episode, Pamela Watts reports on the financial impacts both good and not so good for two Rhode Island cities since the Washington Bridge closure. Then, contributor David Wright introduces us to some...
Episode #612
<p>On this episode, Breaking Point: The Washington Bridge, Rhode Island PBS Weekly is devoting the entire broadcast to the issue. Michelle San Miguel has an in-depth report exploring why more than a year after the...
Episode #611
<p>On this episode, teenagers often spend more than 5 hours a day online. For many it can be habit forming, which may just be what the creators of these platforms are looking for. Producer Isabella Jibilian explores how...
Episode #610
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