Episode 7 – 11/7/25

Hope Pod Live’s latest broadcast on WQRI 88.3 FM delivered a comprehensive look at social justice issues affecting Rhode Island and beyond. The show covered Rhode Island’s passage of House Resolution 2025-H 6125, affirming LGBTQ+ rights amid national backlash, ongoing immigration enforcement protests from Portland to New York, where activists face federal crackdowns, and local stories including Providence food drives and hospital funding concerns. Hosts Kali, Alex, Alexa, Macayla, and Alana also featured an in-depth interview with Garden Time’s Emily Cotter and Mario Monteiro about their prison-to-workforce program that trains incarcerated individuals in green jobs. Additional segments highlighted foster care system challenges, the RW Barbershop Club’s multicultural fashion show, and upcoming campus events, including a Thomas White slavery-to-freedom exhibit and the Capsized Tribune student publication launch. 

*This story has been supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems.