A Lively Experiment Podcast

Watchdog RI Chairman Ken Block, retired URI Political Science Professor Maureen Moakley and Former State Representative Nick Gorham join Moderator Jim Hummel to discuss two gubernatorial debates, Gov. McKee is appealing the truck toll verdict, the latest in CD2, and more.

Corporate Communications Consultant Dave Layman, RI Black Business Association President and CEO Lisa Ranglin, and Attorney and Legal Analyst Lou Pulner join moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the latest polling in the RI Governor and CD2 races, RICAS test results unreleased, plus the Woonsocket Mayor removed by the city council.

The Boston Globe Reporter Amanda Milkovits, Providence branch NAACP President Jim Vincent, and Former State Representative Dan Reilly join moderator Jim Hummel to discuss attacks in the RI governor’s race getting personal, truck tolls overturned, plus investigations into inappropriate behavior from teachers.

On this special episode, college newspaper editors in chief Raymond Baccari from RIC and Jason Phillips from URI join moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on college newspapers, the push to digital news, issues facing college students today, and RI political news from the perspective of college students.

RI GOP Chairwoman Sue Cienki, Boston Globe Columnist Dan McGowan, and Political Strategist Rob Horowitz join Moderator Jim Hummel to analyze the results from the Rhode Island primary races.

The Bartholomewtown Podcast’s Bill Bartholomew, former Attorney General Arlene Violet, and former Mayor of Providence Joe Paolino join moderator Jim Hummel for the last A Lively Experiment before the Rhode Island primary elections. They discuss the latest in the races for Governor, Providence Mayor, and Treasurer.

Republican Strategist Lisa Pelosi, Retired Professor Pablo Rodriguez, and RI Republican National Committeeman Steve Frias join moderator Jim Hummel to discuss the first attack ads from RI governor candidates, endorsements in the Providence mayoral race, President Biden announces controversial student loan relief, plus an interview with the 2022 Rhode Island PBS Foundation Scholarship Winner.

Watchdog RI Founder Ken Block, retired URI Political Science Professor Maureen Moakley, and WPRI-TV Investigative Reporter Tim White join moderator Jim Hummel to discuss unenthusiastic RI primary voters and candidates playing it safe. Matos and Fung avoiding debates, opposition to Tidewater Landing, and RI businesses footing the bill for unemployment insurance fraud.

Libertarian Party of RI Chairman Billy Hunt, Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller, and Political Contributor Sam Howard join moderator Jim Hummel to discuss Kevin McCarthy’s visit with Alan Fung. RI Governor candidates’ quiet approach to running, the Providence mayoral primary, plus the FBI executes a search warrant at Mar A Lago and how that might affect midterm elections.

Joining us with the analysis: Attorney and Legal Analyst Lou Pulner, Bill Lynch Former Chairman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, and former Providence Mayor Angel Taveras