After a fatal stabbing on the popular pedestrian bridge - the second homicide in two weeks - crime is top of mind for Providence residents weighing the leadership of the capital City. The mayoral primary is around the corner, and it's heating up with an attack ad some call surprising. Host Jim Hummel examines all things Providence with WPRI's Tim White and Boston Globe reporter Steph Machado.

After a fatal stabbing on the popular pedestrian bridge - the second homicide in two weeks - crime is top of mind for Providence residents weighing the leadership of the capital City. The mayoral primary is around the corner, and it's heating up with an attack ad some call surprising. Host Jim Hummel examines all things Providence with WPRI's Tim White and Boston Globe reporter Steph Machado.

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.

Lively - presented by Ocean State Media

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.