This weekend's half episode is Alex's recent episode on the The Rhode Island History Podcast. Find it on Apple, Spotify, and anywhere else you stream. ⚓ anchor.fm/plrpodcast/epi…

Listen to "RIHPOD 9: Jane Lancaster on Women in late 19th Century RI" by The Rhode Island History Podcast. ⚓ anchor.fm/rihpod/episode…

NEW ARTICLE #blackhistorymonth. Rhode Island passes 1st law restricting slavery. Providence & Warwick passed a law that a slave could only be held 10 yrs. It was ignored. Nearby Newport was becoming largest port for slave industry, higher than any in S. americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline165…

Sorry for the delay in new episodes folks. We had some issues but are correcting them now. Expect more in the coming months!

Yours truly will be giving a talk Red Ink Community Library this Friday.

Finally! A new episode is up. Sorry for the delay folks. Here is Gloria De Paola talking about Cranston's coal mine that sits under Garden City. Listen to "RIHP 10: Gloria De Paola, "Garden City Used to be a Coal Mine!"". ⚓ anchor.fm/rihpod/episode…

This episode was a pleasure to host. @ksbaumg thank you! Listen to "RIHP 11: Baumgartner, Casey, and Muller on RI and the Colored Conventions Project". ⚓ anchor.fm/rihpod/episode…

New episode with Professor Christy Clark-Pujara (U-Madison Wisconsin) about her research and book. Please share, retweet, subscribe, and review. Listen to "RIHP 12: Christy Clark-Pujara on 'Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in RI"". ⚓ anchor.fm/rihpod/episode…

Happy to announce that we will not be aired on ProComRad 101.1, local radio.

Listen to the latest episode!

Taking suggestions for future episodes. Do you know anyone that works on the history of Rhode Island, either in academia, museums, or historical societies? Drop their name below 👇

SPOTLIGHT ON LESSER KNOWN HISTORY. Sam Slater thought to build the 1st water-powered cotton mill in US in Pawtucket, RI in 1793. It became more famous with the 1st women's strike in 1824. Now you visit the Blackstone River Valley NHS, that tells more. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight2022-….

Looking to ramp up for a second season! Anyone have any recommendations?

We are working on Season 2 of the RI History Podcast. The podcast is free to listen to always, but now there is an option to show your support. Season 2 will feature interviews with the state archivists, bloggers, authors, and much more! buymeacoffee.com/rihpodcast

Don't forget to check out the Season 2 premiere with John Landry talking about the commercial legacy of Roger Williams! podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rihpo…

Super happy to announce my appearance on The Rhode Island History Podcast with Alexander Herbert to discuss public history, social media, and the 21st century. Check it out & learn #OTD in Rhode Island History’s origin story! #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History spotify.link/3UaiejuQmOb

Happy today announce that the Rhode Island History Podcast will receive a mini-grant from RI Humanities for season three! So excited to get to work.