As a designated FIFA fan zone, Providence is a major hub for the World Cup tournament. Rhode Island is spending a total of $750,000 to support operations, hoping to lure fans to stay, eat, party, and watch games here.Will the investment pay off? It's all things soccer on Lively this week, as host Jim Hummel sits down with RI filmmaker Dante Bellini Jr. and Paige Parks from Rhode Island KIDS COUNT.

As a designated FIFA fan zone, Providence is a major hub for the World Cup tournament. Rhode Island is spending a total of $750,000 to support operations, hoping to lure fans to stay, eat, party, and watch games here.Will the investment pay off? It's all things soccer on&nbsp;Lively&nbsp;this week, as host Jim Hummel sits down with RI filmmaker Dante Bellini Jr. and Paige Parks from Rhode Island KIDS COUNT.

Lively is where Rhode Islanders come together to talk about what’s really going on in our state. Each week, community leaders, local journalists, professors, and past and present local legislators join veteran journalist Jim Hummel for a smart, energetic roundtable discussion that dives into the big issues—and the everyday ones, too.

Lively is where Rhode Islanders come together to talk about what&rsquo;s really going on in our state. Each week, community leaders, local journalists, professors, and past and present local legislators join veteran journalist Jim Hummel for a smart, energetic roundtable discussion that dives into the big issues&mdash;and the everyday ones, too.

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For more than 30 years, 'Lively' (formerly known as '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.

For more than 30 years, 'Lively' (formerly known as '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.