Hope Pod Live returns for its second week with comprehensive coverage of Rhode Island news and social justice issues. The February 14th episode features an exclusive interview with RWU senior Rachel Cabral about her groundbreaking research on Thomas White, a 19th-century freedom seeker whose manuscript was recently discovered. The show also covers Rhode Island transportation leadership changes, Brown University’s post-shooting safety measures, youth mental health legislation, and the launch of RWU’s inaugural women’s hockey team. Additional segments include data reporting on child welfare services, solutions journalism on juvenile justice reform, and interviews with PFLAG Greater Providence about LGBTQ+ allyship.
*This story has been supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems.
Hosts/Contributors
Hosts:
Alex Tavaglione, Alana Lemene
Production:
Hope Pod Live
Communities of Hope Civic Media
WQRI 88.3 FM Roger Williams University Student Radio
Contributors:
Abby Stark
Addison Mason
Alana Lemene
Alex Tavaglione
Alexa Benson-Amarante
Aliyah Goulette-Brown
Ana Dwyer
Anashyah Bell
Anna Pellegrini
Ashlyn Keating
Brenna Medeiros
Brianna Frissora
Caroline Fils-Aime
Catalina Hortelano
Claire Davis
Colin McKay
Dayvey Gordon
Edith Hills
Elizabeth Chant
Ella Lebet
Emma O’Neill
Eric Tech
Fatima Rasuly
Gabby Iocca
Gökdeniz Tingur
Haylee Silva
Jack Dealy
Jacob Barber
Jillian Dorf
Joshua Geaughan
JT Lawrence
Kali Blackerby
Kate Tortolini
Kayley Dias
Ludjina Fleurival
Macayla McDonald
Mackenzie Wolfe
Mason Caserta
Mason Desimone
Matthew Guaman
McKalah Gaine
Meghan Harvey
Michelle Stiber
Mikayla Hudon
Molly Stinchfield
Naja Young
RJ Rood
Rachel Cabral
Rebecca Scheffler
Roslyn Iaderosa
Sarah Price
Shania Brown
Skye Merrow
Zehra Atay
Transcript
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