Rhode Island PBS Weekly

By: RI PBS Weekly
  • Summary

  • 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.

    © © 2023 Rhode Island PBS Weekly
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Episodes
  • November 24, 2024 - Loneliness Epidemic / The Elijah Project / Weekly Insight
    Nov 25 2024

    On this episode, producer Isabella Jibilian has an in-depth report on loneliness and its detrimental physical and mental effects on both the young and the old here in Rhode Island and beyond. Then, on this episode of Weekly Insight, Michelle San Miguel and WPRI 12’s politics editor Ted Nesi discuss how local lawmakers are preparing for a new Presidential Administration and why next year’s State budget is causing concern. Finally, at this time of Thanksgiving, we revisit Pamela Watts interview with Elisha Project founder George Ortiz who is on a mission to feed the hungry through a program that takes community sharing to a whole new level

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    24 mins
  • November 17, 2024 - Feeling Lost / Mishoon / Providence School Fight
    Nov 18 2024

    On this episode, Michelle San Miguel has an in-depth report on the mental health issues that many of Rhode Island’s young people struggle with every day. And the role race and sexual orientation plays in their emotional wellbeing. Then, in honor of Native American Heritage Month, Pamela Watts takes us on a journey with members of the Wampanoag tribe as they build and set sale an ancient wooden canoe known as a Mishoon. Finally, on this episode of Weekly Insight, Michelle San Miguel and WPRI 12’s politics editor Ted Nesi discuss the growing number of State senators questioning whether the ailing Senate President should remain in his job. And, they unpack the funding battle over Providence public schools

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    25 mins
  • November 10, 2024 - Hidden History / AI ChatGPT / Election Analysis / Weekly celebrates four year anniversary
    Nov 11 2024

    On this episode, in honor of Native American Heritage Month we revisit Pamela Watts story on Native American children taken from their families and forced into boarding schools by the Federal Government where they endured a brutal assimilation. This resulted in multi-generational trauma for indigenous people such as the Narragansetts of Rhode Island. Then, producer Isabella Jibilian reports on the fast growing world of Chat GPT. This story is part of our continuing My Take series. And, on this episode of Weekly Insight, Michelle San Miguel and WPRI 12’s politics editor Ted Nesi discuss the election results. And, finally, a look back at some of Rhode Island PBS Weekly’s most memorable moments as we celebrate our 4th anniversary on the air.

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    26 mins

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