Rhode Island Report

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If you’ve lived in Rhode Island long enough, you’ve heard about Providence’s abandoned train tunnel. The last train passed through in the early 1980s. Since then, it’s been a site for graffiti, art installations, parties, and a riot. Host Edward Fitzpatrick walks all the way to the end with Sandor Bodo, a filmmaker who’s making a documentary about the tunnel. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the Democratic primary less than a month away, incumbent Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien is facing a challenge from Adam Greenman, the former president and CEO of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. Host Edward Fitzpatrick brought the two candidates together for their only debate, in which they sparred on topics ranging from Hasbro's departure to the Tidewater project, development at the former Memorial Hospital and Apex sites, and protecting residents from ICE. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

She made headlines across the country during the World Cup, when she marched at the front of a Tartan Army parade in Providence. She has also appeared at events ranging from New England Patriots games to local festivals. Dawn and her owner, Justin Taymes, joined host Edward Fitzpatrick on the Rhode Island Report podcast to talk about her appearances. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For decades, Rhode Island's Tad Devine has been one of the Democratic Party's most accomplished political consultants. Now, the chief strategist behind Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign has written a new book called "How the Democrats Screwed Bernie.” The La Salle Academy and Brown University graduate offers an insider's account of one of the most consequential Democratic primaries in modern history. He gives guest host Dan McGowan a look behind the scenes. Tips and ideas? Email us at [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.