TV

Testimony Provided for Bill s0238 at the RI statehouse:
(Scroll to 1:32:00 on the dot to catch Dr. Venkatraman’s testimony, which continues until 1:36:23 on Capitol TV’s uncut reel of the whole hearing):

Speaking up about censorship and FOR the Freedom to Read Bill with Abbey Buttacavoli (NBC WJAR Channel 10): https://turnto10.com/news/local/freedom-to-read-act-gets-support-from-rhode-island-authors-and-librarians-book-bans-threats-to-reading-legislation-march-11-2025

Interview by Michelle San Miguel on PBS (RI PBS Weekly): https://watch.ripbs.org/video/sea-stories-s7f4rh/

Speaking with Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller on PBS (Story in the Public Square) PBS

Sound byte from Skype visit

Interview by Ms. Nita Goel Popli on National TV (Darshan, VA)

Interview by Bookworm Central, a major bookstore in Manassas, VA

Interview by Mr. Ako Mutota on national cable TV in Trinidad, where Padma Venkatraman was chief guest at the inaugural Beach Pen Festival

Interview by Jamaicaway Books, an independent bookstore dedicated to diverse books

PEN Panel