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Hello from Roger Williams University! My new home for the fall. I'm excited to give a personal update in this episode about how I've moved into college successfully, as well as an update on the elections coming up this fall, including the timing and races to watch.

State representative Brandon Potter and Cranston is being challenged by Democrat Joseph Graziano in a primary. We hash out the issues in this discussion. The timestamps are below.. Budget 1:08 Education 15:36 Lightning Round 29:15 Health Care 35:21 Infrastructure 52:10

Welcome to A Discussion With the Candidates! After Senator Lombardo passed away from bladder cancer in February, there is now a Democratic primary to fill his seat. The candidates are Pam Leary, Andrew Demetri, and Richard Delfino. The timestamps to listen to this podcast in segments are below. Intro 0 Budget 1:11 Education 11:04 Lightning Round 21:39 Health Care 29:25 Infrastructure 40:36 closing 51:59

I'm honored to have my Aunt on the podcast who is a Human Resources Professional. She works for Tufts University and discusses the importance of diversity, the role that HR plays in a workplace and gives advice to young people.

The Democrat party now feels more unified after Sunday's news as Kamala Harris becomes the presumptive nominee. Tune in for my thoughts, as well as some audio from Tim White and Ted Nisi.

After the disastrous debate performance by President Biden, the Republican party had been pretty quiet up until this week when Donald Trump faced an assassination attempt and the party has unified around him. Tune in for the latest updates and analysis.

Welcome! There is not a better time to dive into national politics. Jamie has served in rolls across the spectrum in the national republican party and gives his analysis on this year‘s election. He is also an author and a blogger.

Liam joins me on this episode from North Carolina! He gives his pitch for the state. We also discussed the use of social media and his amazing talent for the piano!

Welcome back! My neighbor joined me for this episode who is a Social Worker, professor at Salve Regina University, and an advocate for all to live better lives! Join us as we discuss how Covid has changed the profession and advice for those seeking help or considering Social Work as a career.

This episode includes a hodgepodge of topics. They are connected based on being relevant topics in 2024 such as how to appropriately use social media, where artificial intelligence is the most useful and what to look out for when spotting bias.

This episode is a bit out of left field, but I wanted to see how much artificial intelligence could tell me about recent current events and politics if I was hypothetically, a person unaware about the topics. A spoiler alert is that it struggled when it came to more specific and local information, but listen for yourself to hear the details. I used the Call Annie app to perform this exercise and hope you find it both interesting and entertaining.

Andrew is from Missouri and he persuades us on why we should give the state a shot. I also learned about his amazing passions for healthcare and serving people. We also discuss possible political implications of the international conflicts going on right now.

Get an update on my bill which would change high school physical education requirements in this episode. I also play my testimony for the House Education Committee. Lastly, I announce where I committed to go to college last week.

Austin is a delegate from South Carolina. Find out about the amazing work he does in school such as increasing spirit through the morning announcements. Austin also discusses how an experience with his Spanish teacher made him want to pursue education as a career and no surprise we recapSenate Youth with his perspective.

Josh represented Louisiana during the program in Washington DC. Find out why he loves New Orleans so much and discover the connection between theater and politics. He also gives his advice for students taking standardized tests in high school.

James from New Hampshire joins me on this episode of the podcast. Find out what it's like for him to be the chairman of a Youth Advisory Council, how he met President Trump, and we discussed the issues with financial aid right now which all current Seniors can relate to.

My Rhode Island co delegate Dominic joins me on this episode to discuss Rhode Island pride, meeting the President at the White House and what society can do about health equity.

Marisa is a delegate from Wisconsin who joins me on the podcast. We discussed the importance of voting, helping minority communities and her interest in international law. Senate Youth is also brought back up as well, including a Supreme Court recap and what we learned.

Faith from Montana joins me on the podcast. She is another delegate from the Senate Youth Program and was one of our keynote speakers. We discussed that process, equitable healthcare and of course food again!

Aanya was one of the delegates who joined me on the United States Senate Youth Program representing Michigan. She discusses her work banning childhood marriage, her passion about helping students who have disabilities, and we discuss highlights of our week in Washington. Stay tuned for more conversations with some of my fellow delegates.

Happy new year and thank you in advance for listening! I look forward to educating you on the bill I'm proposing which includes amending the physical education graduation requirements slightly for high school students. This will help kids with disabilities to feel more connected and increase the culture of schools statewide.

It feels good to be back, talking about big local stories, national stories, only in Rhode Island moments, biggest winners, or losers and predictions for 2024. I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane as I discussed 2023.

I share a story in this episode about how it was a fun and fair process approving the payment structure in my fantasy football league and discuss what lessons can be learned from something like this.

It was my pleasure to host this debate for the upcoming special election in the state Senate with my good friend, Raymond Baccari in person at the Rhode Island college TV studio. The election is November 7 and the district includes providences Smith Hill neighborhood. Topics covered include recent news in the race, the budget, Voting, a lightning round, a lot on education and closing statements.

After initially being surprised at the results last night, I am explaining why, after going through them in my head they make sense and people probably underestimated Amo the whole time.

Anyone who tells you they know who is going to win in tomorrow's primary is either lying or a genius! I break down what I will be watching for tomorrow night as the results come in. Can't wait to do analysis after this race is over!

This serves as a basic overview of the top tier candidates for those who have not been paying attention to this race. Listen to our forums for more in depth coverage of where all 11 stand on issues.

This is the second session of the forum featuring Gabe Amo, Stephanie Beaute, Spencer Dickinson, John Gonzolves, Sabina Matos and Anna Quezada. Time Stamps: Intro - 0:00 What differentiates you from your opponents - 1:00 Addressing gun violence - 13:46 Reproductive rights - 30:36 Economy - 43:54 Lightning-round questions - 54:23 Environment - 1:05:35 International questions - 1:16:34 Closing statements - 1:22:29 Outro - 1:34:30

This is the first of two sessions which Raymond and I moderated for the first congressional district special election. The candidates include Walter Berbrick, Sandra Cano, Don Carlson, Steven Casey, Aaron Regunberg, and Allen Waters. Time Stamps: Intro - 0:00 What differentiates you from your opponents - 1:22 Addressing gun violence - 10:22 Reproductive rights - 26:55 Economy - 42:44 Lightning-round questions - 54:32 Environment - 1:05:24 International questions - 1:15:07 Closing statements - 1:17:38 Outro - 1:29:48

I recap the historic abortion bill that passed in Rhode Island this week, as well as discuss other bills that may be passed before the end of the session.

This is the first of hopefully many interviews with the candidates in the first congressional district! Erin joins me to discuss the current state of the race, his priorities and addresses criticisms he has received in the campaign.

A lot is covered in this episode. It's been a while since I have done a monologue on the first congressional district special election, including some drama this week. I also give an update on the general assembly and there is a special shout out.

Miranda joins me on this episode to discuss her blog, her canvas experiences, and the importance of giving people with disabilities a seat at the table to craft policy. It was a great conversation!

Jeannine joins me to discuss her background, launching a new online news website, and she gives her thoughts about journalism changing.

The secretary joins me to discuss his background, the special election, the importance of civics education, and his intentions for the Rhode Island history Museum. We had a great and well-rounded conversation.

Chris and Jake are both college students who are studying political science at the University of Rhode Island. They discuss interning for a congressman, being in student Senate and how they became interested in politics. This is a great chat with two young people who are civically engaged!

Happy new year! It feels great to be podcasting again! I'm discussing the big news that broke last week, and what will be the fall out from it as well as what I will be covering the podcast over the next several months.

In this final episode of 2022, I look back and reflect on the year. I answer several questions which are listed below. Thanks for making this podcast a part of your life. I will see you next year for more content! One. What was the top local story of the year? Two. What was the top national story of the year? Three. Who or what were the biggest winners of the year? Four. Who or what were the biggest losers of the year? Five. What story or moment could happen only in Rhode Island? Six. What are my predictions for 2023?

It's great to have Scott back on the podcast to discuss what happened this election cycle nationally. We cover the second congressional district, how the red wave did not happen, and what legislation could be passed in the next two years.

This episode is for all of my listeners who are not as familiar with the Rhode Island General assembly. I will educate you on the basics.

We made it! This is the one hundredth episode of my podcast. I am celebrating the occasion with a special guest. The Secretary talks about her background, how she works with Congress and find out what her biggest priority was in the first half of this term.

Megan Cotter, who is the state representative elect for district 39, joints me to discuss how she won as a Democrat in a rural district and if that will impact how she votes at the state house. We also discussed policies such as Medicare for all, raising the minimum wage and climate change.

This is a special episode with three of my closest friends who care about politics just as much as I do. Join us as we recap and analyze the results. Due to the length of this episode, time stamps are below in case you want to skip around between topics. National election results - 2:30CD2 - 15:11Gubernatorial election results - 32:06Other statewide election results - 44:12General Assembly races - 54:10Local election results/Ballot questions - 1:17:102024 - 1:27:00Two non-political topics - 1:41:25

It was the most watched race in Rhode Island and many called it a tossup. Listen to learn about what happened in Rhode Island's second congressional district after Jim Langevin decided to retire earlier this year.

This is the first of hopefully many debates for the General Assembly! This was recorded on September 25 at 10 AM on zoom. This is especially a great listen if you live in the district which includes parts of North Kingstown, South Kingstown and East Greenwich. Thank you to the candidates for participating!Senator Bridget Valverde is the incumbent and was first elected in 2018. Former state representative Doreen Costa is her republican challenger. Topics discussed include where they stand on abortion, reducing mass shootings, the housing crisis, the environment and a rapid fire section!

My apologies for any audio issues in this episode as my soundboard is having some issues. The podcast goes on though with a great conversation about open government, voting rights and elections talk! I hope you learn as much as I did from listening!

This is it! It's the final countdown before the primary in Rhode Island tomorrow! I offer up some final thoughts before the big day!

Nine perspectives to be exact in eight audio messages! Listen to this episode and find out what political reporters, analysts and commentators are thinking about when it comes to the major Rhode Island primaries!

Excited to kick off this series examining the different polls for the primaries coming up on September 13. Polling is an important part of elections because it gives a neutral perception of where candidates stand and shows how much support they have. Learn more about the polling for each race in this episode!All of the stories recaping each individual pole can be found on my Twitter feed! Thanks as always for listening!

Emily joins me to discuss her story, her vision for the Democratic Party and addresses concerns that progressives have raised.

This is the fifth of six democrats running for the second congressional district to be on the podcast! David discusses his platform, healthcare, inflation, guns, abortion rights and more!