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
Joe Wilson, Jr (Trinity Repertory Company Actor, Coordinator of Activism Through Performance)
Joe Wilson, Jr. is a theatrical actor and activist, who is Coordinator Of Activism Through Performance and Resident Acting Company Member with Providence’s Trinity Repertory Company, de…
Dual Language Education in Rhode Island: A Roundtable Discussion
There’s no question that economies of the future will be strengthened by, and eventually depend on a broad, multilingual workforce and pool of innovators.
Simultaneously, today, many peo…
Stephen Smith (gubernatorial candidate, West Virginia)
Stephen Smith is a West Virginia gubernatorial candidate, who has built a people-powered political and social movement in West Virginia which seeks to overtake the state’s gouvernement …
Scott MacKay (political analyst, The Public's Radio)
Scott MacKay is a political analyst for The Public’s Radio, the NPR affiliate that covers Rhode Island and southeastern, Massachusetts through a variety of terrestrial and digital platf…
Kathleen Pletcher (Executive Artistic Director, FirstWorks)
Kathleen Pletcher is the Executive Artistic Director of FirstWorks, a Providence-based arts performance and educational non-profit, which she founded in 2004 on the heels of her work ov…
Peter Neronha (Attorney General, Rhode Island)
Peter Neronha is only a few months into his first term as Rhode Island Attorney General, but has already introduced several key policy and procedural changes, spanning from drug-related…
John Marion (Executive Director, Common Cause Rhode Island
John Marion is the Executive Director of Common Cause Rhode Island, a nonpartisan public interest organization that was founded in 1970, and whose mission is to quote promote representa…
Mike Raia (former Director of Communications, Governor Raimondo; managing partner, NAIL PR)
Mike Raia is well-known to Rhode Islanders as the former Director of Communications for Governor Gina Raimondo. He has built an impressive resume as a government, political, media and …
Alan Rosenberg (Executive Editor, Providence Journal)
Alan Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and editor in the southern New England market who is currently posted as the Executive Editor of the region’s legacy newspaper, The Providence Jou…
Two Perspectives on The RI State Democratic Committee Elections: Chairman Joseph McNamara + activist/journalist Lauren Niedel
The Rhode Island Democratic Party has solidly been in control of Rhode Island politics for decades, with members currently occupying all statewide and federal elected positions, as well…
Two Rhode Island bands: The Z Boys + Heather Rose In Clover
Rhode Island has a vast and storied history of producing original and long lasting musical artists.
From Providence’s position in the international lineage of noise and hip hop, to the…
Congressman James Langevin (D, RI)
James Langevin is The United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District, a post he has held since 2001. Langevin served in several key roles in state government before hi…
Rebecca Webber (RI Policy + Economic Development Influencer)
Rebecca Webber is a Rhode Island native and graduate of Connecticut College and The London School of Economics. She returned to Rhode Island committed to public policy and economic dev…
Jim Taricani (retired investigative reporter)
Jim Taricani is a retired investigative reporter, well known for his work at WJAR NBC 10, where he founded the station’s I-Team.
He served a sentence of six months of home confinement …
Elizabeth Tanner (Director, RI Department of Business Regulation)
The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation oversees many key industries that vary from real estate appraisal to the state’s medical marijuana program.
In recent times, DBR has be…
Discussing Homelessness in RI w/ House of Hope's Meg Smith and Reverend Jack Jones of Mathewson Street Church
On this episode: a discussion between key stakeholders at the ground level of the extraordinary fight against homelessness in Rhode Island, The Reverend Jack Jones of Mathewson Street C…
Brian Newberry (Rhode Island Representative HD 48)
Brian Newberry is a member of The Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 48th district, encompassing North Smithfield and portions of Burrillville in northern Rhode Island.
As …
Touring The RI State Archives with RI Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea
Rhode Island has a rich and impressive history, extending back through a network of native tribes, early European exploration and a longstanding position as a hub of independent, secula…
Discussing The Arts in RI w/ AS220's Shauna Duffy, RISCA's Randy Rosenbaum + Columbus Theatre's Shawn Schillberg
In this special roundtable episode, Bill Bartholomew discusses the state of Rhode Island arts with leadership from three key stakeholders: AS220 Executive Director Shauna Duffy, Rhode I…
Joe Paolino (Developer, fmr Mayor of Providence, U.S. Ambassador to Malta
Joseph Paolino Jr. is a prominent Providence-based developer, who oversees Paolino Properties, operating an impressive slice of the capital city’s real estate.
Paolino served as the 33r…