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by David Cicilline
We're living in a time when facts are fiercely debated, news sources can be polarizing, and it's easy to vilify our neighbors. But it doesn't have to be this way. On this podcast, we talk to people who seek a different reality.
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- Sep 27, 202619 min
Zita Cobb on revitalizing coastal communities
Zita Cobb grew up in Fogo Island, a small fishing community in Newfoundland. As she got older, overfishing led to a collapse of the industry, and her family was forced to move. Zita went on to a successful career in high-tech. Eventually, she moved back home to create Shorefast- a charity devoted to building economic and cultural resilience on Fogo Island. She joins host David Cicilline to talk about investing in coastal communities. Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at https://rifoundation.org/
- Sep 21, 202622 min
Pam Johnston on the future of Public Media in Rhode Island
Pam Johnston has devoted her career to journalism- she started as a producer at TV stations in places like Maine and North Carolina, and went on to oversee news programming at WGBH in Boston. And when Rhode Island PBS and the Public's Radio merged together, she became the President and CEO of the new entity, Ocean State Media. Pam joins host David Cicilline to talk about her vision for public media and the state of journalism here in Rhode Island.Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at https://rifoundation.org/.
- Sep 16, 202610 min
Meet our 2026 scholarship winners
If you're a young person or a parent of a young person, you may be facing the challenge of how to pay for college.That's why the Rhode Island Foundation, in partnership with dozens of individual and organizational donors, awards more than four million dollars in scholarships to help students cover the cost of tuition and room and board. The funds help everyone from middle schoolers to graduate students achieve their dreams. This summer, we brought all of our scholars together for a celebration. Here are some of their stories. Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at https://rifoundation.org/.
- Sep 15, 202619 min
Rebekah Gomez on Newport's Latino community
After working in the Newport schools for more than 15 years, Rebekah Gomez noticed a serious problem: Aquidneck Island was woefully unprepared to serve its Spanish-speaking residents. So, in 2019, she joined three other women to create Conexion Latina Newport, a non-profit devoted to making city and local services more accessible for the Hispanic community. She joins host David Cicilline to talk about their mission to help Spanish speakers find help, build skills, and feel connected. Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at rifoundation.org
- Sep 15, 202652 min
R.I. arts leaders on building community
Earlier this year, we hosted a panel discussion with three Rhode Island Foundation grantees who are bringing people together through the power of the arts. The panel featured Carly Callahan, the executive director of The United Theatre in Westerly, Adrienne Gagnon, the co-founder and executive director of DownCity Design, and Valerie Tutson, the executive director of the Rhode Island Black Storytellers. Micah Salkind, the director of Civic and Cultural Life at the Rhode Island Foundation, moderated the discussion. This is a lightly edited recording of their conversation. Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at rifoundation.org/
- Sep 15, 202620 min
Tom Brady on the 'secret sauce' for fixing K-12 education
Rhode Island listeners will know Tom Brad, the education leader, not the football player, from when he was our Providence school superintendent from 2008 to 2011. After leaving Providence, he became the leader of the Department of Defense Education Activity, or DoDEA, a network of domestic and international schools for the children of service members. During his 10 years there, DoDEA became first in the nation on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.He joins David Cicilline to talk about what led to that success, and discuss the Rhode Island Foundation's initiative to overhaul the state's school funding formula. Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at https://rifoundation.org/.
- Sep 15, 202622 min
Navyn Salem on never giving up
When Navyn Salem wrote her first grant to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) she told them, I'm here because of you. Her father was the first African student to receive a scholarship from USAID. Decades later, Navyn started Edesia-- a non-profit dedicated to feeding starving children all over the world. The company had million-dollar contracts with USAID to reach people who needed its help. And then in 2025, USAID was dismantled. She joins host David Cicilline to talk about what's happened since, and how she's finding a way to stick to Edesia's mission. Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at https://rifoundation.org/.
- Sep 15, 202622 min
Eileen Hayes on getting through tragedies and celebrating miracles
For the past fifty years, Amos House has been providing food and social services to some of our neediest neighbors. Eileen Hayes has led the organization for half of that time. She's helped Amos House grow from its humble beginnings as a small soup kitchen into an agency that provides not only food, but housing, job training, and recovery services. Eileen joins host David Cicilline to talk about her journey leading Amos House and her vision for what comes next. Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at https://rifoundation.org/.
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