Bartholomewtown
Bill Bartholomew brings Rhode Islanders closer to their world.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 894
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Dante Bellini Jr. (fmr Partner/EVP, RDW Group, RI mass media luminary)
Dante Bellini Jr. is the recently retired Partner / Executive Vice President of RDW Group, a Rhode Island based integrated communications firm with ties to many of the market's legacy b…
Madeleine List (Providence City Hall beat reporter, Providence Journal)
On this episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Bill Bartholomew is joined by Providence Journal Providence beat reporter Madeleine List for two separate conversations. First, an in-st…
Representative Joe Shekarchi (RI House Majority Leader)
Just days after The Rhode Island General Assembly passed the fiscal year 2020 state budget, House Majority Leader offers insight into how leadership may have prioritized certain sectors…
G. Wayne Miller (Rhode Island-based multimedia journalist, photographer; ProJo / PBS)
G. Wayne Miller is an established storyteller, who has built a career through writing, photography, television and audio platforms including PBS and The Providence Journal. On this epi…
Andy Gresh + Brett Ferruccio (southern New England sports talk personalities)
On this episode, Bill Bartholomew welcomes the cast of WPRO's The Gresh Show, Andy Gresh and producer Brett Ferruccio for a fun look at New England sports media, future of talk radio, o…
Naomi Chomsky (activist, Drag Queen Story Hour performer)
Naomi Chomsky is a Rhode Island-based activist and performer who recently found themselves in the regional and national media spotlight at the center of what became a “controversial” Dr…
Assessing CBD Usage and Regulation in Rhode Island
In this on-location episode, Bill Bartholomew sits down with three voices on CBD in Rhode Island: occupational therapist Kim Canning, farmer Ben Morgan-Dillon and retail proprietor Jord…
Mike Stanton (Former ProJo Investigative Journalist, Author)
Veteran Projo reporter and author Mike Stanton talks Cianci, media, Rhode Island politics, journalism classrooms and much more!
Mike Stanton is an author, investigative reporter and asso…
Jim Vincent (President, NAACP Providence)
NAACP Providence President Jim Vincent joins host Bill Bartholomew for a wide-ranging discussion on racism, policy and politics in Rhode Island.
Barnaby Evans (Creator, WaterFire)
Barnaby Evans is the creator of WaterFire, a recurring public art installation that has become an iconic element of The City of Providence. During a wide-ranging conversation, Mr. Evan…
Conversations with PVDFest Artists and Administration
On this episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Bill Bartholomew presents several conversations with artists and organizers from this year's PVDFest. Entering its 5th season, PVDFest i…
Circling Back with Ian Donnis (Political Reporter, The Public's Radio)
With major shifts in the southern New England media landscape, including The Boston Globe's foray into Rhode Island, and his own outlet's recent announcement of expansion into Newport a…
Discussing The Boston Globe's Rhode Island plans with Ed Fitzpatrick
The Boston Globe recently announced that it was expanding to include more in-depth Rhode Island coverage, including the hiring of three prominent Rhode Island journalists: Dan McGowan, …
Gene Valicenti (Anchor / Host, WJAR NBC 10 + News/Talk 99.7 / 630AM WPRO)
Mr. 401, Gene Valicenti
Gene Valicenti is a Rhode Island legend, a longtime media personality who serves as the 6 o’clock newscast anchor on the market’s television leader, WJAR NBC10, a…
Circling Back with RI Lt. Governor Dan McKee
Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee was the first political guest to appear on The Bartholomewtown Podcast, so I couldn’t think of a better guest to celebrate episode 100 with t…
Joe Polisena (Mayor, Johnston, RI)
Joe Polisina is a longstanding political figure from Johnston, Rhode Island, having served as a state Senator and since 2006, as the city’s mayor.
During our wide-ranging conversation Ma…
Balancing Historic Preservation and New Development via Providence's The Nicholson House
A look at the juxtaposition of historic preservation and development in Rhode Island via The Nicholson House in Providence.
Situated behind a stone wall and layers of trees on Blackstone…
Weenie Wizard (Providence, RI Food Innovators)
Weenie Wizard is a Providence, RI-based artisanal hot dog stand, that offers a constantly shifting array of meat, veggie and carrot dogs with highly original and creative toppings. Cre…
Steve Klamkin (Reporter, News/Talk 630 / 99.7 FM WPRO)
Steve Klamkin is a news personality on Providence-based legacy news/talk radio station WPRO.
A newsman’s newsman on the journalistic side of the job, and a highly entertaining and sing…
Roundtable: Leaders of Rhode Island College Democrats from Brown, Bryant and University of Rhode Island
College campuses across the United States are filled with a vast array of clubs and organizations that can serve a range of purposes from filling students downtime with amusement to enc…