Rhody Radio: Warwick Public Library: Recent Episodes
Wil Gregersen
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Hello. I’m Wil Gregersen, President of Noble Owl, a Rhode Island nonprofit working for a better future, and this is a message for Warwick.
I have a question for you. Are you happy with your electric bill? Electric rates jumped nearly 50% in October, and our bills are suddenly hundreds of dollars more than they were a year ago—putting a strain on every family and every business in the city.
These are tough times. Our lives are getting harder. Our problems are getting worse, and we seem to be slipping further and further down into a hole. Our utility bills are sky high. Our economy continues to weaken as we send another $3 billion out-of-state to buy electricity and gas for the year. Warwick’s high schools are worn out, and the city is struggling to find the money it needs to build new schools. Our weather is becoming unpredictable and increasingly dangerous.
We’re trapped, but there’s a way out. Three conservative U.S. states have practical examples we can follow, and if we take what those states are doing and do the same things for ourselves, we can bring down energy prices, give our economy a $3 billion boost year after year, have more money to spend on our cities, and supercharge our fight against climate change.
In Nebraska, people and businesses pay some of the lowest electric rates in the country because electricity is distributed by publicly-owned utilities. Private companies charge extra to make a profit, but public utilities don’t need to make a profit so their rates are fair. Nebraska utilities care about their customers. Utility jobs are good jobs, and taxes are lower because the utilities pay their share. How low can our rates and taxes go if we supply our own power?
The Batesville School District in Arkansas built up a $1.8 million surplus in three years by installing solar panels and making their schools energy-efficient. The district was running out of money until it hired an energy services company to find ways to increase revenue. If a school district can take in that kind of money, how much could an entire state make?
Alaska has a $75 billion nest egg, and Alaskans get a dividend check every year. Income from energy sales and mining is invested in the Alaska Permanent Fund, and interest from the fund is distributed to every adult and child in the state. The dividend system was designed to protect the fund from being drained because if everyone is expecting a check, it can’t be touched. What kind of surplus can Rhode Island build if it follows Alaska’s example
Imagine your life if your utility bills and taxes were lower, if the economy was stronger, and if you and every member of your family received a dividend check every year. Imagine if Warwick could build new schools, if the state had billions in savings, and if we made real headway against climate change by quickly eliminating Rhode Island’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Our first step is to hire experts to create a technical and economic plan for a new, state-of-the-art energy system that would tell us how to build it and how to get the most out of it—including how to get the most revenue for Warwick. A blueprint for a Rhode Island system will run somewhere between $1 and $2.5 million, and the City of Warwick can pay for it by applying for a grant from the $250 million that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 set aside for planning clean energy projects.
We don’t have to sit back and surrender to our problems. We can step up and take care of ourselves. The people of Warwick are resilient and resourceful. There is a path we can follow, and if we act now, a wonderful future is within reach.
If that sounds like a future you want, I’m going to ask you to do one simple thing. Share this message with your family, friends, and neighbors and ask them to share it, too. Spreading the word is how we’re going to get this done because when enough of us want it, that’s when this can happen.
I look forward to a better life for everyone.
Thank you.
Thea Hopkins writes songs from her heart. She makes beautiful recordings, and she’s a powerful performer.
She’s the Grand Prize Winner of the 2020 Great American Song Contest. She’s performed at the Kennedy Center, and she’s worked with Noel Paul Stookey—Paul from Peter, Paul and Mary.
Thea is a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard, and she calls her music Red Roots Americana.
Critics have called her latest album Love Come Down a masterpiece, and she’s working on her follow-up album which should be out in 2022.
Visit theahopkins.com to listen to her songs and learn more about her.
Recent Novels with Mary Anne
• Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
• The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
What’s on the menu? Hearty, home-cooked meals and desserts, of course. Bring your appetite but not a lot of cash. Diners are the true American eating place.
Join Tom Shaker for an exploration of all-things diner, and discover how Walter Scott’s late night, walkup lunch cart in Providence in the 1870s inspired a nationwide craze.
Dr. Tom Shaker is a college professor, a radio DJ, a documentary filmmaker, and an expert on Rhode Island jazz.
His radio show The Soul Serenade, featuring classic soul music from the 1960s and 1970s, airs on WICN on Mondays at 7 p.m.
His award-winning film with Norm Grant Do It, Man! The Story of The Celebrity Club tells the story of the legendary Celebrity Club, the integrated 1950s nightclub in Providence’s Randall Square neighborhood.
His book with Dennis Pratt A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz & Swing Musicians is a biographical collection of jazz and swing musicians who have played in Rhode Island and a sequel to Who's Who in Rhode Island Jazz: c. 1925-1988 by Rhode Island musicians and historians Lloyd Kaplan and Robert Petteruti.
His book with Lloyd Kaplan In Harmony: Early Vocal Groups Remembered & Celebrated looks at over twenty trailblazing vocal groups, including The Mills Brothers, The Golden Gate Quartet, The Boswell Sisters, and The Delta Rhythm Boys.
Historian Ged Carbone tells the story of Brown & Sharpe, the Rhode Island manufacturing powerhouse that designed and built the precision tools that enabled the creation of our modern world.
The story of Brown & Sharpe follows the story of U.S. manufacturing and tells us how we got from being an industrial center to the place we’re in today.
Ged Carbone is a journalist who reported for the Providence Journal. He’s a graduate of Brown University with a Master’s degree in Public Humanities, and he’s the author of two biographies on George Washington and Nathanael Greene.
His most recent work has been investigating Rhode Island’s industrial history, including writing a book on Brown & Sharpe.
Mysteries from the British Isles with Mary Anne
• Dead Water: A Shetland Mystery by Ann Cleeves
• The Searcher by Tana French
Is This Really Love? with Jennifer
• Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz
• Who I Was with Her by Nita Tyndall
• Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Join Lloyd Kaplan and Tom Shaker for an inside look at four trailblazing vocal groups featured in Lloyd and Tom's new book In Harmony: Early Vocal Groups Remembered & Celebrated.
Explore the careers of The Mills Brothers, The Golden Gate Quartet, The Boswell Sisters, and The Delta Rhythm Boys, and hear remarkable performances with breathtaking vocal fireworks.
Lloyd Kaplan is a music educator who served as Chair of the CCRI music department from 1974-1980 and retired as Professor Emeritus in 1995. He teaches at URI and Coastal Carolina University through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
He is also a musician who has played clarinet and saxophone for the U.S. Army Band, the Tony Abbott Orchestra, and The Aristocats.
He was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2018.
Dr. Tom Shaker is a college professor, a radio DJ, a documentary filmmaker, and an expert on Rhode Island jazz.
His radio show The Soul Serenade, featuring classic soul music from the 1960s and 1970s, airs on WICN on Mondays at 7 p.m.
His award-winning film with Norm Grant Do It, Man! The Story of The Celebrity Club tells the story of the legendary Celebrity Club, the integrated 1950s nightclub in Providence’s Randall Square neighborhood.
His book with Dennis Pratt A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz & Swing Musicians is a biographical collection of jazz and swing musicians who have played in Rhode Island and a sequel to Who's Who in Rhode Island Jazz: c. 1925-1988 by Rhode Island musicians and historians Lloyd Kaplan and Robert Petteruti.
The Best of Modern Irish Fiction with Mary Anne
• Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic by Colum McCann
• The Sea and Snow by John Banville
• The Gathering and Actress by Anne Enright
• Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and Love by Roddy Doyle
• Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married and Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
• Room and The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
• Light a Penny Candle and A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
• The Devil I Know by Claire Kilroy
• In the Woods and The Trespasser by Tana French
Two Cozy Mysteries with Mary Anne
• The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
• The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen
Body Centering: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Five Fingers of Prayer: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Loving Kindness: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Illness: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Heart Felt: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a performance of traditional Irish tunes by Austin Bradford Burns.
As the pandemic of 2020 carries on into 2021 and traditional celebrations are cut short, we bring you a St. Patrick’s Day treat to enjoy wherever you might be and with whomever you’re with.
Austin Bradford Burns is a performer, composer, and arranger in New Bedford, MA and a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music where he received his Masters degree in vocal performance.
Austin has appeared throughout New England, including at Marble House in Newport, the Rotch-Jones-Duff House in New Bedford, Hamilton House in Maine, the Harvard Club, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and Boston Public Library.
See and hear more performances by Austin on YouTube, his website, and Facebook.
Rock ’n’ Roll Fiction with Mary Anne
• Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
• Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Every day, all around us, there are people making sound, recording sound, and editing sound, and they're using sound to make us think and feel and understand.
Sound is a powerful tool with strong effects, and it can create strong reactions and produce good and bad results.
Take a journey through sound. See how it makes you feel, and think about how sound can pull you in and show you everything.
New Generations Carry On with Mary Anne
• The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg
• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
It Happened in the Library with Siobhan
• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
• Unseen City by Amy Shearn
Texas Rangers in Fact and Fiction with Mary Anne
• Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug J. Swanson
• Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
• Strong from the Heart: A Caitlin Strong Novel by Jon Land
• Strong Enough to Die: A Caitlin Strong Novel by Jon Land
Walking Meditation: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Ocean Body Wash: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Travel Romances with Jennifer
• Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
• Wanderlost by Jen Malone
• Love & Other Train Wrecks by Leah Konen
• I See London, I See France by Sarah Mlynowski
Drop of Healing Water: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Locked Room Mysteries with Mary Anne
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
• One by One by Ruth Ware
• The Guest List by Lucy Foley
• An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
Giving of Thanks: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Unforgettable Historical Fiction with Jennifer
• Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• The Boy in the Red Dress by Kristin Lambert
• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Discover the story of Providence’s legendary Celebrity Club, New England’s first integrated nightclub, with Tom Shaker, co-author of A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz & Swing Musicians.
Find out about the famous jazz and R&B musicians who played there, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Fats Domino, and hear tales from local musicians and club-goers who saw remarkable shows and became part of the story.
Dr. Tom Shaker is a college professor, a radio DJ, a documentary filmmaker, and an expert on Rhode Island jazz.
His radio show The Soul Serenade, featuring classic soul music from the 1960s and 1970s, airs on WICN on Mondays at 7 p.m.
His award-winning film with Norm Grant Do It, Man! The Story of The Celebrity Club tells the story of the legendary Celebrity Club, the integrated 1950s nightclub in Providence’s Randall Square neighborhood.
His book with Dennis Pratt A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz & Swing Musicians is a biographical collection of jazz and swing musicians who have played in Rhode Island and a sequel to Who's Who in Rhode Island Jazz: c. 1925-1988 by Rhode Island musicians and historians Lloyd Kaplan and Robert Petteruti.
Lorén Spears, Executive Director of Tomaquag Museum, describes the tours, programs, classes, workshops, lectures, demonstrations, and more offered by the vibrant and dynamic cultural institution in Exeter, Rhode Island.
Lorén M. Spears, Executive Director
Lorén is not only the executive director of Tomaquag Museum, she is also an educator, activist, author, and Indigenous artist. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1989 and master’s degree from the University of New England with a focus on elementary education. She founded the Nuweetooun School affiliated with the Tomaquag Museum (closed in 2010 due to flooding) and was a teacher in Newport public schools for 12 years. A 2017 winner of the Tom Roberts Prize for Creative Achievement in the Humanities from the Rhode Island Council on the Humanities, she was honored for her “compelling work as an advocate of Indigenous People’s history and cultural heritage in preservation, the arts, and education.” In 2010, Spears was named as one of 11 Extraordinary Women honorees for teaching and education.
Mission Statement
The Mission of Tomaquag Museum is to educate the public and promote thoughtful dialogue regarding Indigenous history, culture, arts, and Mother Earth and connect to Native issues of today.
Vision Statement
Tomaquag Museum envisions its future as an Indigenous Cultural Education destination that engages visitors in thoughtful dialogue that promotes understanding and strives to create experiences that transform people's lives by broadening their perspectives, attitudes, and knowledge of Indigenous Cultures and the interrelationship with the wider world.
Core Values
Tomaquag Museum's Core Values are rooted in our traditional values and philosophy. They inspire our actions and guide our decisions as we continue to grow and develop our organization.
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Respect: Fostering trust, collaboration, appreciation, diversity, honor, spirit path
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Leadership: Promoting integrity, initiative, high standards, self-motivation, inner journey
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Inclusiveness: Furthering service, sharing resources, flexibility, accessibility, responsiveness, community
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Knowledge: Promoting curiosity, discovery, teaching, life-long learning, empowerment. Encouraging creativity, rigorous inquiry, analysis, documentation, communication, and upholding ethical standards and Indigenous principles
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Responsibility: Encouraging legal, ethical and fiscal responsibility; stewardship, accountability, organizational and cultural continuity
Visit Tomaquag Museum at tomaquagmuseum.org.
Uplifting Christmas Fiction with Mary Anne
• The Noel Letters by Richard Paul Evans
• Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
• The Gift of the Magpie: A Meg Langslow Mystery by Donna Andrews
Excellent Reads for Foodies with Jen
• Rebel Chef: In Search of What Matters by Dominique Crenn with Emma Brockes
• Eat a Peach by David Chang with Gabe Ulla
Katy Westcott tells the story of katrinkles, her independent, female-owned and operated manufacturing company in Providence, RI.
katrinkles makes wooden buttons and tools for knitters and fiber artists. A small team of women who are crafters and artisans themselves cut and hand-finish katrinkles products. katrinkles sells to crafters and craft stores across the U.S. and throughout the world.
Hear how Katy started and grew her business, and find out what it’s like to be a businesswoman in manufacturing.
To learn more about katrinkles and to see their work visit katrinkles.com.
Breathe Junk Away: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Visit to a Lighthouse: A Guided Meditation with Linda Morse
Be still, and follow the inner journey to fall in love with yourself again. Find inspiration for body, mind, and spirit with guided meditations by Linda Morse.
Linda has been a teacher of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for 20 years. She is certified though the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health—a national leader in yoga and mindfulness-based education.
Enjoy these meditations as it suits you—sitting, walking, or lying down with eyes open or closed.
Namaste.
Best of 2020 with Mary Anne, Christine, Jen, and Jennifer
• Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
• Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
• What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
• Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
• Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor
• The Old Truck by Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey
• Fire Truck vs. Dragon by Chris Barton
• The Three Billy Goats Buenos by Susan Middleton Elya
• Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
• They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman
• You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
• How to Astronaut: An Insider's Guide to Leaving Planet Earth by Terry Virts
• Humans by Brandon Stanton
• Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood
• In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Native American Teen Books with Christine
• Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith
• If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth
• Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac
• The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Click here for more Native American teen books.
Native American Chapter Books with Christine
• I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day
• The Case of Windy Lake by Michael Hutchinson
• Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis
• In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
Click herefor more Native American chapter books.
Native American Picture Books with Christine
• My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith
• Sweetest Kuluby Celina Kalluk
• Thunder Boy, Jr.by Sherman Alexie
• "Fall in Line, Holden!"by Daniel W. Vandever
• We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
• Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
• Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi'idim by Brenda J. Child
Click here for more Native American picture books.
Gripping Mysteries with Mary Anne
• Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
• Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
Adventures on Ice with Mary Anne
• The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice—Crossing Antarctica Alone by Colin O'Brady
• The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander
Discover the big noise made by a small state. Explore Rhode Island Jazz: A Short History with Tom Shaker, co-author of A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz & Swing Musicians.
Learn how the Rhode Island jazz scene evolved from the days of Dixieland to today. Explore why Rhode Island produced so many jazz musicians, and find out which Rhode Island musicians made their mark on jazz history.
Dr. Tom Shaker is a college professor, a radio DJ, a documentary filmmaker, and an expert on Rhode Island jazz.
His radio show The Soul Serenade,featuring classic soul music from the 1960s and 1970s, airs on WICN on Mondays at 7 p.m.
His award-winning film with Norm Grant Do It, Man! The Story of The Celebrity Clubtells the story of the legendary Celebrity Club, the integrated 1950s nightclub in Providence’s Randall Square neighborhood.
His book with Dennis Pratt A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz & Swing Musicians is a biographical collection of jazz and swing musicians who have played in Rhode Island and a sequel to Who's Who in Rhode Island Jazz: c. 1925-1988 by Rhode Island musicians and historians Lloyd Kaplan and Robert Petteruti.
Spooky Teen Fiction with Jennifer
• The Hauntedby Danielle Vega
• The Sacrifice Boxby Martin Stewart
• Rules for Vanishingby Kate Alice Marshall
• House of Furies by Madeleine Roux
The Mysterious World of Anthony Horowitz with Mary Anne
• Magpie Murders
• The Word Is Murder
• The Sentence Is Death
• Moonflower Murders
Fresh Teen Fiction with Jennifer
• There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
• The Unlikeliesby Carrie Firestone
• Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
• The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
The American Civil War 1864-1865: War Is Hell
Explore the American Civil War in a four-part series by Dr. Stanley Carpenter, Professor Emeritus of Strategy and Policy at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI.
Dr. Carpenter is Naval War College Command Historian, a United States Naval Officer, Active and Reserve, Retired as Captain, 1979-2009, a widely-published expert on British Military and Naval History, and the author three of WWII spy novels.
Included with the lectures are slides. Click on the links in the show notes to open the slides, and move to the next image when Dr. Carpenter says “slide.”
Slide Show: The American Civil War 1864-1865: War Is Hell
If you have questions for Dr. Carpenter about the American Civil War, send them to RhodyRadioOnline@gmail.com, and we will pass them on.
The American Civil War 1863: Hallowed Ground
Explore the American Civil War in a four-part series by Dr. Stanley Carpenter, Professor Emeritus of Strategy and Policy at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI.
Dr. Carpenter is Naval War College Command Historian, a United States Naval Officer, Active and Reserve, Retired as Captain, 1979-2009, a widely-published expert on British Military and Naval History, and the author three of WWII spy novels.
Included with the lectures are slides. Click on the links in the show notes to open the slides, and move to the next image when Dr. Carpenter says “slide.”
Slide Show: The American Civil War 1863: Hallowed Ground
If you have questions for Dr. Carpenter about the American Civil War, send them to RhodyRadioOnline@gmail.com, and we will pass them on.
The American Civil War 1862: The Grand Design
Explore the American Civil War in a four-part series by Dr. Stanley Carpenter, Professor Emeritus of Strategy and Policy at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI.
Dr. Carpenter is Naval War College Command Historian, a United States Naval Officer, Active and Reserve, Retired as Captain, 1979-2009, a widely-published expert on British Military and Naval History, and the author three of WWII spy novels.
Included with the lectures are slides. Click on the links in the show notes to open the slides, and move to the next image when Dr. Carpenter says “slide.”
Slide Show: The American Civil War 1862: The Grand Design
If you have questions for Dr. Carpenter about the American Civil War, send them to RhodyRadioOnline@gmail.com, and we will pass them on.
The American Civil War 1861: A House Divided
Explorethe American Civil War in a four-part series by Dr. Stanley Carpenter, Professor Emeritus of Strategy and Policy at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI.
Dr. Carpenter is Naval War College Command Historian, a United States Naval Officer, Active and Reserve, Retired as Captain, 1979-2009, a widely-published expert on British Military and Naval History, and the author three of WWII spy novels.
Included with the lectures are slides. Click on the links in the show notes to open the slides, and move to the next image when Dr. Carpenter says “slide.”
Slide Show: The American Civil War 1861: A House Divided
If you have questions for Dr. Carpenter about the American Civil War, send them to RhodyRadioOnline@gmail.com, and we will pass them on.
Books You Can’t Put Down with Jen
• More Than Love: An Intimate Portrait of My Mother, Natalie Wood by Natasha Gregson Wagner
• Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Lifeby Lulu Miller
• Troop 6000 : The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World by Nikita Stewart
The Natural World with Jessica
• Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural Worldby Kathryn Aalto
• We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer
• A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet
• Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Spy Fiction with Mary Anne
• The Last Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
• A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carré
Thrilling Page-Turners with Jen
• The Guest Listby Lucy Foley
• Survival Instinctsby Jen Waite
• The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
New Popular Fiction with Mary Anne
• All Adults Here by Emma Straub
• Writers and Lovers by Lily King
Learn about veterans from the War for American Independence and the U.S. Civil War and other notable figures in Rhode Island history who are buried in Warwick.
Find cemeteries:
• Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Commission
1) Go to "Cemetery Database"
2) Choose "View all cemeteries in one town"
3) Select "Warwick"
4) Click "Details" for cemetery locations
Explore Warwick's historic cemeteries with Pegee Malcolm from the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission.
The Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission was established by the Warwick City Council in 1987. It’s purpose is to create an inventory of historical cemeteries within the city; formulate and develop plans and programs to restore, rehabilitate and maintain historical cemeteries; recommend to the mayor and city council such action as may be necessary to implement such plans and programs; and investigate sources of funds, including fundraising, grants and development of both corporate and individual sponsors, and all other legitimate and related activities.
Pegee Malcolm joined the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission in 2004 and became Chair in 2006.
Learn how to safely clean and photograph historic headstones.
Read more:
• Do’s and Don’ts of Cemetery Cleaning
Explore Warwick's historic cemeteries with Pegee Malcolm from the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission.
The Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission was established by the Warwick City Council in 1987. It’s purpose is to create an inventory of historical cemeteries within the city; formulate and develop plans and programs to restore, rehabilitate and maintain historical cemeteries; recommend to the mayor and city council such action as may be necessary to implement such plans and programs; and investigate sources of funds, including fundraising, grants and development of both corporate and individual sponsors, and all other legitimate and related activities.
Pegee Malcolm joined the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission in 2004 and became Chair in 2006.
Swoonworthy Romances with Jen
• One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
• You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
• Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
New Teen Reads with Jennifer
• What I Carry by Jennifer Longo
• Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
• Reverie by Ryan LaSala
• Rogue Princess by B.R. Myers
Good Summer Reads with Mary Anne
• The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
• Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
Greg Abate is an internationally-acclaimed jazz musician and composer who’s regarded by many as one of the best post-bebop alto saxophone players in the world today.
Hear Greg play original compositions from his album Road to Forever, and learn how he got started, what life on the road is like, and how it feels to play onstage. Listen the interview along with four of Greg's tunes:
• Interview
• Road to Forever
• Seasons
• Red Fish Boulevard
• Take the Crowell Train
Greg was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and grew up in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston, he started his career as lead alto saxophone with the Ray Charles Orchestra and later played tenor saxophone with the Artie Shaw Orchestra.
Greg is an adjunct professor of Jazz Studies at Rhode Island College, a Conn-Selmer Instrument Company jazz clinician, and a 2016 inductee into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.
Discover more at Greg Abate.
Find out how you and your family can enjoy a family outing with a scavenger hunt at Brayton Cemetery in Apponaug Village.
Go to:
• Scavenger Hunt Checklist
• Warwick Historic Cemetery Commission Facebook
Explore Warwick's historic cemeteries with Pegee Malcolm from the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission.
The Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission was established by the Warwick City Council in 1987. It’s purpose is to create an inventory of historical cemeteries within the city; formulate and develop plans and programs to restore, rehabilitate and maintain historical cemeteries; recommend to the mayor and city council such action as may be necessary to implement such plans and programs; and investigate sources of funds, including fundraising, grants and development of both corporate and individual sponsors, and all other legitimate and related activities.
Pegee Malcolm joined the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission in 2004 and became Chair in 2006.
Discover where you can find historic cemeteries, who’s buried there, and how you can adopt a cemetery.
Learn more:
• Do’s and Don’ts of Cemetery Cleaning
• Adopt a Cemetery
• Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission
Explore Warwick's historic cemeteries with Pegee Malcolm from the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission.
The Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission was established by the Warwick City Council in 1987. It’s purpose is to create an inventory of historical cemeteries within the city; formulate and develop plans and programs to restore, rehabilitate and maintain historical cemeteries; recommend to the mayor and city council such action as may be necessary to implement such plans and programs; and investigate sources of funds, including fundraising, grants and development of both corporate and individual sponsors, and all other legitimate and related activities.
Pegee Malcolm joined the Warwick Historic Cemeteries Commission in 2004 and became Chair in 2006.
Hear Rhode Island Celtic harpist Mary King talk about and play the traditional Irish tunes she grew up with. Learn about her family in Ireland, and find out about the musicians she’s worked with and known.
Listen the interview along with traditional songs and original tunes by Mary:
• Interview
• Aran Boat Song/Sally Gardens/Hard Times
• Carrickfergus/The Women of Ireland
• Ned of the Hill/Inisheer/Southwind
• The Foggy Dew/The Minstrel Boy
• Have You Seen My Brother Tommy?
• Sheskinarone/Brigid-Mary & Mick
Mary King studied with New England harpists Terry Coe, Soranna Rus, and Bob Coletta. She is a Master Celtic harpist with the Southern New England Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. She is a founding member of the touring show Celebrating Ireland in Story & Song.
Mary lives in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Her parents are both Irish
Discover more at Mary King Harpist and Facebook.