Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Is the Ocean State’s signature sound actually disappearing?

On this episode of Lively, moderator Jim Hummel is joined by Ed Fitzpatrick and Antonia Noori Farzan to break down the evolution of Rhode Island’s accent — and what it says about culture, class and generational change.

Is it fading, or just changing?

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