Rhode Island Governor’s Race Shake-Up + Did Memes Numb us to AI? Mike Raia Joins

Send us Fan Mail Half Street Group’s Mike Raia joins the show to break down how independent gubernatorial candidate Ken Block entering the race could disrupt the strategies of Governor Dan McKee and challenger Helena Foulkes. We dig into whether Block plays the role of a “spoiler,” how similar candidates have performed historically in Rhode Island politics, and what this unique election cycle could signal about voter sentiment and fragmentation heading into November. Then, a cultural pivot: a recent The New York Times Magazine piece explores whether meme culture has pushed us into a kind of “brain rot”—and how that might be shaping not just how we consume information, but how we interact with and even train AI systems. Is the internet rewiring our attention spans—and could that feedback loop be influencing the future of intelligence itself? Inside Communications is presented by Half Street Group Support the show Follow Bill on Instagram and YouTube