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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Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by attorney and former Chief of Staff to Governor Almond, Joe Larisa; attorney and former prosecutor Eva Mancuso; and former Rhode Island Democratic Party Chairman Bill Lynch. This week, the panel tackles the growing crisis as thousands of Rhode Islanders scramble to find a primary care physician amid a worsening doctor shortage, with Anchor Medical set to close its doors. Is there anything patients can do to push back?