A Lively Experiment
For 35 years, “A Lively Experiment” has provided insight and analysis of the week’s local and national political events. Asking the hard questions and shaking out the answers in spirited, fast-paced debate, a rotating panel of journalists and opinion leaders, economists and political scientists, elected officials and pundits dig deep into the local issues that affect Rhode Islanders.

Latest Episode
Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by Bill Bartholomew of the Bartholomewtown Podcast, former Cranston mayor Allan Fung & Mary Barden, the Executive Director of the National Education Association Rhode Island. The panel discusses the legacy of Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and questions left in the wake of his passing. Plus, an ambitious plan to hike Rhode Island’s housing stock.