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WEBSep 20, 2024 — Saxophonist, composer and music educator Leland Baker studied jazz in New Orleans and New York before coming back home to Rhode Island. Since then he’s established a residency at the Courtland Club in Providence, performed at the Newport Jazz Festival – and he hopes to use his position as music education manager with the Newport Festivals Foundation to build musical mentorships like those ...
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Mosaic Podcast - Explore TPR
WEBMosaic is a podcast about immigration and identity, with a focus on the true, personal, and often unbelievable stories of immigrants and migrants living in New England. Featured Episodes EP.1 // SEASON 1 Listen Omar Bah Flees Gambia Gambian journalist Omar Bah flees his country. EP.1 // SEASON 2 Listen Balancing Act The coronavirus pandemic […]
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WEBour History. Originally launched as an outpost for WBUR in Boston in 1998, Rhode Island Public Radio (now dba as The Public’s Radio) became an independent, community-owned nonprofit in November of 2007. We are the only locally owned and operated public radio station in Rhode Island, dedicated to serving the state, as well as 400,000 people in ...
South County Bureau - Explore TPR
WEBThis is the South County Bureau Southern Rhode Island is a unique place, shaped by its coastline, history and the people who call it home. South County Bureau Reporter Alex Nunes follows stories from North Kingstown to Westerly, across to the Connecticut border, and on Block Island. Featured Story Feds complete Watch Hill Lighthouse transfer, […]
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WEBMore trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws, a study shows. Researchers with the Trevor Project analyzed data from 61,000 transgender and nonbinary young people. They found that after states passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, young people in those states were more like to attempt suicide. by Selena Simmons-Duffin 4 hours ago.
Possibly - TPR: The Public's Radio
WEBMar 11, 2019 — The team at Possibly looks at the science behind proposed solutions: to help you cut through the noise and make choices that will, possibly, make a difference. The Possibly team: Founding members: Megan Hall, Stephen Porder, Nancy Pick. Host: Megan Hall. Science Advisor/Executive Producer: Stephen …
A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols’ death
WEBAug 24, 2024 — MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison sentence of no more than 40 years for a former Memphis police officer who pleaded guilty Friday to federal civil rights violations in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Emmitt Martin is the second former officer to plead guilty in the killing that sparked outrage and ...
After a roast, comic Nikki Glaser says she needs to cleanse her …
WEBJul 29, 2024 — Glaser’s new Emmy-nominated HBO special is Someday You’ll Die.She made headlines in May at the roast of Tom Brady, in which she joked about Brady’s divorce from Gisele Bündchen and his losing $30 million in crypto currency. “I don’t know why anyone signs up [to be roasted],” Glaser says. “In terms of Tom Brady … because he said yes to it, it’s kind of like, unless you tell ...