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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2024 · 22 MIN

July 14, 2024 - Swimming Upstream / Pollywog Pond / Keeping Kids Fishing

from Rhode Island PBS Weekly

On this episode, producer Isabella Jibilian has an in-depth report on the number of American children who can’t swim and how racism has played a role in barring generations of swimmers from pools. Then, Pamela Watts takes us behind the scenes at Whooplah Studio—where the new Children’s show, Pollywog Pond, comes to life. Finally, a Coventry man teaches thousands of kids to fish.

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