Bartholomewtown
Hosted by Bill Bartholomew · Bill Bartholomew
4.7from 68 ratings
- 1,010
- Episodes
- 334
- Transcribed
- 68
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 116K
- YouTube views
About Bartholomewtown
Bartholomewtown is an independent news and interview podcast exploring Rhode Island through conversations with the people driving politics, culture, business, and public life. Hosted by journalist Bill Bartholomew, the show delivers insightful interviews, original reporting, and clear-eyed analysis from New England's smallest state—with stories that often resonate far beyond it.
- Publisher
- Bill Bartholomew
- Category
- news · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Mar 2018
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
334 of 1,010 episodes have a transcript.
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Inside Communications: Closing Messages, Debate Strategy, and the Rhode Island Election Home Stretch
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Rhode Island Connection Problem No One Talks About - Jason Dodier, FountainHead RI
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
DEBATE: Lt Governor - Matos/Loughlin
Inside a recent episode
Inside Communications: Closing Messages, Debate Strategy, and the Rhode Island Election Home Stretch
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I want to say that I kind of appreciate this race because it's a throwback to the politics that I engaged in when I first started my career 20 years ago. Strong differences of opinion. Incredible amount of respect. Every debate that I've listened to or watched these two candidates in, you almost get this sense of they enjoy sharing the time together. They enjoy the exchange of ideas. None of it has devolved into personal attacks or misrepresentations. Um, Oh, you're a socialist. Oh, you're MAGA. Um, in the way that we've seen, even in the governor's race, which is crazy to me. Um, it, it, in a way that, um, a, a former CEO of a fortune seven company is being labeled as a socialist, which is just almost laughable. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Bartholomewtown
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- Mike Raia
- Jason Dodier
- Sabina Matos
- John Loughlin
- Helena Buonanno Foulkes
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 115,589
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 68 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 90
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Bill Bartholomew host the show. Published by Bill Bartholomew.
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