Frank Prosnitz/A Bridge to the Future
by Frank Prosnitz
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Amid chaos, reason for hope
Amid chaos, reason for hope
About this podcast
We explore a variety of topics, from leading government and political figures, musicians, healthcare and business experts. Our aim is to explore relevant issues with a variety of influencers.
Episodes
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- Amid chaos, reason for hope · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 11With many believing U.S. democracy is in peril, Brookings Senior Fellow Darrell M. West offers a more optimistic outlook. It’s not that West, a former director of Brown…
- Tom Rush continues discovering new and talented singer/songwriters · 22 min · Season 4 Episode 7Rolling Stone magazine credited legendary singer/songwriter Tom Rush with ushering in the era of the singer-songwriter. That was decades ago, and Tom is still at it, discovering…
- A Conversation with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 10U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, has become among the leading advocates for Supreme Court accountability, transparency, and reform. Running for a fourth Senate…
- David Isay: Finding hope during challenging times · 17 min · Season 4 Episode 9Since 2003, when David Isay founded StoryCorps, he has been on a mission of finding hope, even at the darkest times. Since 2003, StroryCorps has conducted more than 700,000…
- "Disproven" · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 8Following the 2020 election, Ken Block, a software engineer and political activist, who twice ran for governor in Rhode Island, received a phone call from the Trump campaign…
- Empowering a workforce through the discovery of natural strengths · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 1Imagine turning the federal government workforce of some four million employees into a highly efficient and productive organization, motivated around each employee’s individual…
- Conversation with Brookings' Darrell M. West -- "A very tough year" ahead · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 7A conversation with Brookings' Darrell West, and a forecast for 2024 -- “A very tough year in the history of this country.” We touch on a divided nation, Congressional inaction…
- Foghat lead singer Scott Holt · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 6Since it was founded in 1971 in London, Foghat, a classic rock band, has achieved eight gold albums, one platinum and one double platinum album, and continues to perform today…
- Rising antisemitism ... yet, a message of hope · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 5Antisemitism is on the rise at levels not seen in decades. On college campuses Jewish students are feeling unsafe, many in the Jewish community are on edge -- real or perceived…
- 'Confessions of a cruise ship comedian' · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 1From the glitter of the Vegas strip, to small comedy clubs, and expansive auditoriums on cruise ships, Dave Goodman has spent a career making people laugh. In this conversation…
- Reflections:Former RI Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 7Nellie Gorbea spent eight years as Rhode Island’s Secretary of State, earning a stellar reputation for her work in cybersecurity, staunch advocacy for voting rights, dedication…
- Cars ... Cars ... Cars - A changing industry · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 6Archie Calise has been in the car business for years -- in finance, sales, and management. He's also an antique car collector. We touch on all aspects of the industrry. How it's…
- Reflections – Former URI President Robert L. Carothers · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 5Robert L. Carothers came to the University of Rhode Island, in the worst of times, and when he left 18 years later, URI and the state of Rhode Island were much better for his…
- Economic Forecast 2023 · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 5University of Rhode Island Economist Len Lardaro, author of a montly Rhode Island economic index, believes there is a 60 percent chance of what he calls a "vanilla" recession in…
- Evolution of Journalism · 39 minTerry Schwadron has been watching the evolution of journalism since he was first hired as a reporter at the Providence Journal in 1971. He's lived the changes as a senior editor…
- A Blues Perspective · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 7Legendary Blues Artist James Montgomery and the Beehive Queen Christine Ohlman, the voice of the Saturday Night Live band for three decades, joins me in a look at the state of…
- Democracy on Trial · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 6We caught up with Darrell West, a vice president and director of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and asked him if Democracy is on trial. We touch on the courts…
- A conversation with Zombies' lead singer Colin Blunstone · 33 minThe way Colin Blunstone tells it, he just happened to be sitting in the right seat in class when a classmate leaned over and asked him if he had a guitar … and it wasn’t long…
- A conversation with Trinity Repertory Company's Curt Columbus · 36 minThe word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation. - Stella Adler Viewed as…
- Until the music stops · 36 minKeri Anne O'Donnell just loved to dance. "She was the one," says her dance instructor, "who got the moves right." At 15 she had a passion for the performing arts - dance, singing…
