Synopsis
Saturday Mornings 6am-8am
Episodes
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Law Professor Andrew Horwitz on Sen. Sessions nomination as Attorney General
04/01/2017 Duration: 04minProf. Andrew Horwitz at the Roger Williams University School of Law is among more than 1,100 law professors around the country to sign a letter opposing President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) as United States Attorney General
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Joe Caiazzo - looks ahead to political scene in 2017
03/01/2017 Duration: 07minJoe Caiazzo, who successfully ran both Bernie Sanders' 2016 Rhode Island primary campaign and Hillary Clinton's campaign in Rhode Island in the final election looks ahead to the political landscape in 2017
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Dr. Tracey Wilen - Jobs outlook for 2017
23/12/2016 Duration: 04minDr. Tracey Wilen is out with her outlook for job prospects in 2017. She is the author of 11 books on career and business topics, the most recent is "Employed for Life, 21st Century Career Trends" Learn more at www.traceywilen.com
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FBI Supervisory Special Agent Michael Kelly on so-called compromise scams targeting business e-mails
20/12/2016 Duration: 05minFBI Supervisory Special Agent Michael Kelly describes a dramatic increase in what are called business e-mail compromise scams. For more information or to file a complaint go to: https://www.ic3.gov
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Dr. Laura Stroud - e-cigarettes
10/12/2016 Duration: 05minDr. Laura Stroud, Ph.D., with Miriam Hospital’s Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, contributed to the Surgeon General’s Report on E-cigarettes - learn more at: e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov / Photo courtesy Alexander Russy
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Dr. Jon Brett - dealing with holiday stress
03/12/2016 Duration: 06minThe holidays can be very stressful, and Dr. Jon Brett at the Newport Hospital offers some tips for coping at the holidays
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Neil Steinberg of the RI Foundation says "Buy Local RI"
26/11/2016 Duration: 06minNeil Steinberg of the RI Foundation urges Rhode Islanders to Buy Local this holiday season to help boost the local economy. www.buylocalri.org and @buylocalri
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Donald Farish - President of Roger Williams University responds to Trump election
22/11/2016 Duration: 06minDonald J. Farish, President of Roger Williams University gauges the impact Donald Trump’s election may have on higher education, and says University presidents should present a united front in the face of what he calls potential threats to higher education
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Governor Gina Raimondo talks with reporters
16/11/2016 Duration: 39minIn her first extended remarks since Donald Trump's election as President, Gov. Gina Raimondo spoke with reporters about the impact on Rhode Island, and a number of other issues.
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Ruth Feder - Mental Health Association of Rhode Island
15/11/2016 Duration: 04minRuth Feder, CEO of the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island talks about the group's anniversary, marking 100 years of service to Rhode Island
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse - Open letter to President-elect Donald Trump
11/11/2016 Duration: 04minSenator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discusses his "Open Letter to President-elect Donald Trump". Here is the letter: http://huff.to/2fB7Uxc
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Prof. Robert Eisinger, polling and presidential politics expert
09/11/2016 Duration: 05minRoger Williams University political scientist Prof. Robert Eisinger, an expert in polling and presidential politics, looks at what went right and what went wrong in the pollsters' and pundits' analysis of the 2016 election
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Dr. Katherine Sharkey - sleep researcher on the switch from Daylight Saving to Standard Time
05/11/2016 Duration: 04minDr. Katherine Sharkey, of Brown University & Rhode Island Hospital, Associate Director of the Sleep for Science Research Lab on the discussion in Massachusetts, whether to do away with Daylight Saving Time and switch year round to Atlantic time
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Catherine Taylor - Providence Preservation Society symposium on "Why Preserve"
31/10/2016 Duration: 03minCatherine Taylor talks about the upcoming Providence Preservation Society symposium on Nov. 3-4: "Why Preserve?" http://providencesymposium.com/
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Francesca Spidalieri - cybersecurity expert, on hacking the election
29/10/2016 Duration: 07minFrancesca Spidalieri leads the Cyber Leadership Research Project at Salve Regina University - can the election be hacked?
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Charles Harrington - Guidebook to Haunted & Strange Places in Rhode Island
29/10/2016 Duration: 04minCharles Harrington is out with his "Guidebook to Haunted & Strange Places in Rhode Island and Surrounds"
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Leonard Brown - The John Coltrane Memorial Concert
21/10/2016 Duration: 05minLeonard Brown, co-producer of the 39th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert talks about the show, at Northeastern University on Saturday, October 29, 2016. Lear more at: http://friendsofjcmc.org/
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Bernard Georges - Hurricane Matthew relief for Haiti
17/10/2016 Duration: 01minBernard Georges of the Providence - based "New Bridges for Haitian Success" ran a fundraiser Oct. 15 to collect supplies and money to help with relief efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/NewbridgesforHaitians/ or http://www.newbridgesforhaitiansuccess.org/ Photo courtesy U.S. Marine Corps
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Economist John Friedman evaluates Clinton & Trump tax proposals
15/10/2016 Duration: 06minBrown University economics Prof. John Friedman takes a look at differences in the tax and economic proposals being advanced by Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
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Elizabeth Dougan - Rhode Island Healthy Aging Data Report
14/10/2016 Duration: 03minElizabeth Dougan, a UMass Boston gerontologist and author of the Rhode Island Healthy Aging Data Report, a town by town snapshot of seniors' health throughout Rhode Island