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.

A Lively Experiment airs Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at noon. You can also stream every episode in our archive.

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Governor McKee lets the $14.3 billion state budget become law—but not without voicing sharp criticism. Plus, growing pressure on RITBA for withholding a full inspection report on the Mt. Hope Bridge. Jim Hummel moderates a lively discussion with Patrick Anderson and Antonia Noori Farzan of The Providence Journal and Nancy Lavin of the Rhode Island Current.