A Lively Experiment, Thursday 12/31/09 and Sunday, 1/3/10

Happy New Year from the host, panelists, staff, and producers of A Lively Experiment! Thanks to all of the guests who appeared on the show in 2009.

State administration and legislators, as well as each of our 39 cities and towns, face many unresolved fiscal challenges. With important local races, a wide open field for all state offices and the General Assembly, and challengers vying for the two U.S. Congressional seats - all coming up this year - we look forward to an invigorating year of discussion and debate in 2010!

But for this last program of 2009, we take a look back:

Panel

JIM HAGAN – Moderator
MAUREEN MOAKLEY – Political science professor, URI
IAN DONNIS – Political reporter, WRNI radio
DENISE AIKEN – Former state representative (D); attorney, RI Legal Services
JIM HUMMEL – Founder/editor, The Hummel Report

Topics

Biggest Winner of 2009
Biggest Loser of 2009
Top National Story of 2009
Top Local Story of 2009
Best Political Moment of 2009
Worst Political Moment of 2009
Only in RI Moment of 2009
Outrage of the Year
People to Watch in 2010

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).


WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

A Happy New Year does start on January 1st!

With 2009 rapidly coming to a close, we look ahead with hope and best wishes for a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year.

If you need a little inspiration to set a better course for yourself in 2010, WSBE Rhode Island PBS features programs on January 1st that can help lift and empower you:

Achieving Your Dreams with Ken Blanchard (12:30 P.M.)

Achieving Your Dreams: with Ken Blanchard is more than a prescription for success for business-minded folks. His inspirational message and humorous personal stories, served up with the wit and infectious charm that is uniquely Ken's, are invaluable to anyone who wants to live a more fulfilling life. Ken shares insightful tips and tools for leading a life of balance and purpose, gaining peace of mind, personal satisfaction, and accomplishing noble goals.

Michael Bernard Beckwith: The Answer is You (1:30 P.M.)

In this 60-minute PBS special, Michael Beckwith addresses a sold out audience in downtown Los Angeles at L.A. Live. He speaks to universal questions faced by people of all and any faith, regarding connection to the divine, manifesting goodness and health for you and your loved ones, the nature of prosperity, understanding a larger purpose in life and adopting the mind set and spiritual attitude that empowers individuals to live rich, fulfilling, positive lives.

Dr. Wayne Dyer: Excuses Begone! (3 P.M.)

Learn once and for all how to change your thoughts to improve the quality of your life: no more excuses! In this exciting live presentation recorded in Maui, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals a powerful seven-step paradigm that will allow you to drop your excuses and change the lifelong thinking habits that prevent you from living at your highest levels of happiness and success. Listen as Wayne explains how you can actually change your brain chemistry, align your thoughts to a higher place where excuses do not exist, and use the power of contemplation to attract and fulfill your desires.

Unstuck with Dr. James Gordon (6 P.M.)

UNSTUCK with James S. Gordon is designed to help those experiencing stress, anxiety, and dissatisfaction, as well as millions of Americans who are diagnosed with clinical depression. Dr. Gordon demonstrates his approach in a way that's easy to understand and gives people the tools to help themselves, without antidepressants or other drugs. The groundbreaking, inspiring program, which he has successfully used in the U.S. and around the world, offers easy but powerful exercises that reduce stress and uncover the joy in life.

Science of Healing with Dr. Esther Sternberg (7:30 P.M.)

Author and medical researcher Dr. Esther Sternberg examines the role the brain plays in healing. The program addresses some critical questions: What is healing? Is there a mind/body connection? What happens in the brain when healing occurs? What role does emotion play? Dr. Sternberg uses her own story of illness and recovery as a parallel to her investigation of what scientists are learning about the mind/body connection.

A Lively Experiment - Thursday, 12/17 at 7 PM and Sunday, 12/20 at noon

Panel

JIM HAGAN – Moderator; former Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce president
DAVE LAYMAN – Public relations consultant; former local TV news director and anchor
IAN DONNIS – Political reporter, WRNI public radio
SEN. J. MICHAEL LENIHAN – (D) East Greenwich, North Kingstown, Warwick; Chair of Government Oversight Committee
MAYOR ALLAN FUNG – (R) Cranston

Topics

• Governor Carcieri’s supplemental budget
• Unfunded mandates on the state’s cities and towns

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcast on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; on Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; on DirecTV 36; and on Dish Network 7776. ComCast subscribers should check local listings for the channel number.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

Gov. Don Carcieri and Sid the Science Kid on the H1N1vaccine

A Lively Experiment on Sunday, December 13 at noon

Panel

JIM HAGAN – Moderator
DAVE LAYMAN – Former TV news director/anchor
MAUREEN MOAKLEY, PhD – Political science professor, URI
BERNARD JACKVONY – Former lt. governor, former chair of the RI GOP
SCOTT WOLF – Executive Director, Grow Smart Rhode Island

Topics

• Rhode Island Republican Party platform
• New chief of the state’s Economic Development Corporation
• Rhode Island Senate’s Economic Forum

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

A Lively Experiment tonight at 7 PM (and Sunday, 12/5 at noon)

Panel

JIM HAGAN – Moderator
DAVE LAYMAN – Former TV news director/anchor
MAUREEN MOAKLEY, PhD – Political science professor, URI
LEONARD LARDARO, PhD – Economics professor, URI
JOHN DEPETRO – Talk show host, 630 WPRO AM

Topics

• The recent Rhode Island House of Representatives Economic Summit
• Making Rhode Island more “business friendly” and how the state can better measure up to other New England states
• President Obama’s speech to the nation about Afghanistan


A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1). 

Find WSBE Rhode Island PBS over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

Find WSBE Learn over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.