A Lively Experiment

For 35 years, “A Lively Experiment” has provided insight and analysis of the week’s local and national political events. Asking the hard questions and shaking out the answers in spirited, fast-paced debate, a rotating panel of journalists and opinion leaders, economists and political scientists, elected officials and pundits dig deep into the local issues that affect Rhode Islanders.

A Lively Experiment airs Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at noon. You can also stream every episode in our archive.

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Latest Episode
Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by Providence Journal reporter Antonia Noori Farzan, Providence College Political Science Professor Adam Myers, and Republican Strategist Jesus Solorio. The panel discusses the frustrating search for transparency about the cost of the Providence pallet shelters. Plus, can a familiar sea of asphalt be transformed into affordable housing?