Vermont Edition
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Subscribers: 77
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 257
Elizabeth
Aug 18, 2023
Overall a good podcast. Interesting and informative topics. I just wish the guest experts were better public speakers. All of the uh, uh, uhs are distracting.
mike h.
Jun 29, 2019
Wide ranging, always informative. Superb.
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Vermont Edition brings you news and conversation about issues affecting your life. Host Mikaela Lefrak considers the context of current events through interviews with news makers and people who make our region buzz.
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Are twins really "in the water" in Sheldon? Brave Little State investigates
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May 26, 2026 |
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'Social media can be an amazing tool:' How these Vermonters built unique communities online
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May 21, 2026 |
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Journalist Jasper Craven on the harms of American military education
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May 20, 2026 |
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'I'm not here to punish taxpayers:' Gov. Phil Scott on ed reform, return to office and more
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May 19, 2026 |
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Tick talk
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May 18, 2026 |
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Burlington police body cam footage from March ICE raid will be released 'very soon,' says mayor
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May 14, 2026 |
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Novelist Tim Weed, photographer Nate Larson, and filmmaker Robbie Leppzer
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May 13, 2026 |
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Should Vermont pump the brakes on tech in schools?
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May 12, 2026 |
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Layoffs in Franklin County point to a shrinking manufacturing economy
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May 11, 2026 |
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Flood preparedness and recovery in Vermont
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May 07, 2026 |
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Vermont Edition's annual spring gardening show with Charlie Nardozzi
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May 06, 2026 |
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After SCOTUS strikes down tariff rule, who gets a refund?
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May 05, 2026 |
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Should Vermont raise taxes on the rich?
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May 04, 2026 |
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Vermont CSAs take on food insecurity and health disparities
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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The uncertain future of Circus Smirkus
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Nick Sweeney, director of the new Noah Kahan documentary
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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The push and pull of land use reform in Vermont
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Town by Town: Royalton
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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New book chronicles the comeback story of Vermont forests
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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How to tackle your storage unit this spring cleaning season
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Beth Roberts (rebroadcast)
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Navigating 'gray divorce' in your later years
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Spring peepers, salamanders and other amphibious signs of spring
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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The growing role of private equity in healthcare
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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The history of blackface and minstrelsy in Vermont
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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The psychedelic that has mental health therapists and lawmakers intrigued
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Rep. Becca Balint pushes for an Iran war powers vote in the House
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Contra dancing, through the eyes and ears of callers
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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What is appropriate–and inappropriate–conduct in the workplace?
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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So you're thinking about getting Canadian citizenship, eh?
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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No joke, let's talk superstitions and Vermont folklore
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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The legal battles over accountability in policing
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Brattleboro nurses and hospital administrators return to the bargaining table
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Migratory songbirds warble, tweet and twitter their way back to Vermont
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Town by Town: Rockingham
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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As health plans drop GLP-1s, what's next for patients?
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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'I would never follow an unlawful order:' Vt. National Guard's new leader on overseas deployments
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Vermont Edition At Home: Ryan Miller of Guster
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Local authors on the art of translation
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with Vermont's Irish history and food
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Reporter roundtable: Vt. legislature's 'crossover day'
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Vermonters respond to major clash between ICE and protesters
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Brattleboro Chief reflects on her 30 years in law enforcement ahead of retirement
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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A professional taste tester tells all
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Debating the future of nuclear energy in Vermont
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Musical traditions from around the globe converge in All the Rivers
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Vermont looks to study -- and possibly block -- data centers
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Tariffs or no tariffs? Vermont businesses react to Supreme Court ruling
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Town Meeting Day 2026: What's on the ballot in your town?
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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[REBROADCAST] Decision making in the age of plastics
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Vermont's 'Wildlife Action Plan'
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Don't get salty: Finding alternative solutions to road salt
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Brave Little State digs into Vermont's lack of county governance
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Town by Town: Alburgh
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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'A terrific year' for Nordic skating on Lake Champlain
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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"I will spare nobody:" Rep. Balint on holding Epstein's associates accountable
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Vermont Edition At Home: Bianca Stone
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Raising happy, healthy boys in today's world
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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What will it take to finally build UVM a new athletic center?
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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School boards reckon with looming district consolidation
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Vermont heads to the Olympics
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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New BlueCross BlueShield CEO says 'we have an affordability crisis' in Vermont
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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The history of Bennington College's Black Music Division
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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The debate in Brattleboro over homeless encampments
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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New book 'Bernie for Burlington' reflects a changing city
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Vermont Edition and the CBC's Radio Noon host another cross-border conversation
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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More than 100 years of Farmers Night shows at the Vt. Statehouse
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Vt.'s Education Sec. still believes in school district consolidation
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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The Female Farmers of Vermont
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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How Vermont animals survive freezing temps
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Mental health struggles and high suicide rates in the construction industry
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Town by Town: Swanton
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Rick Hildebrant
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Sustaining ski season in a changing climate
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Act 250 reform and Vermont's new, tiered development system
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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The state of affordability in Vermont
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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The challenges and triumphs of indie publishing in our region
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Live from the Statehouse!
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Rep. Becca Balint on the capture of Nicolás Maduro
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Following up on some of our favorite stories of 2025
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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"Decision Making in the Age of Plastics"
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Exploring Rutland's reputation and its reality
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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How scientists are restoring the American chestnut
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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The VT Air National Guard's role in Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Remembering those we lost in 2025
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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A conversation with Neko Case
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Town by Town: Berlin
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Winooski schools' superintendent speaks up for immigrants — himself included
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Meet the student journalists covering Vermont communities
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Winter book recommendations from Vermont Edition
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Doing business in Vermont
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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The immigration crackdown and the food supply chain
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Tax Commissioner Bill Shouldice discusses rising property taxes
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Find the perfect Vermont gift with our annual winter gift guide
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How to maximize EV performance during a Northeastern winter
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Grace Cottage Hospital CEO Olivia Sweetnam
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Returning to Rosemary Gladstar's home and gardens
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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The joy of local jingles
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Three Courses with Vermont Edition: Desserts
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Preventing and healing from sports-related brain injuries
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Vermont game wardens discuss how deer season has changed
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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New podcast shares 'voices from the edge'
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Three Courses with Vermont Edition: Main Dishes
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Town by Town: Grafton
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Local programs offer veterans connection to nature
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Three Courses with Vermont Edition: Appetizers
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Civil War love letters shed light on Vermont's place in history
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Brave Little State's road to 200 episodes
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Rep. Becca Balint on the government shutdown and ACA subsidies
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Homemade Halloween costumes bring out the creative side
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Yo-Yo Ma performs with local and Indigenous artists in the Upper Valley
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Windham County author explores how the ultra-rich shape everyday life
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Voting while incarcerated in Vermont
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Vermont Edition's annual fall gardening show with Charlie Nardozzi
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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30 years ago, Quebec almost left Canada
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Meet the new presidents of UVM and Middlebury College
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Vermont GOP chair on Sam Douglass' resignation, and Government shutdown leads to uncertainty
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Town by Town: Belvidere
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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The realities of caring for a loved one with dementia
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Censorship, imagination and healing with Vermont's literary community
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Birds to look out for this fall migration season
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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The state of the labor movement in Vermont
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Sen. Welch on the shutdown: 'The political system is not working.'
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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'It's an equity issue': Gov. Phil Scott defends his return-to-office order
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Sacred Harp singing will echo through Burlington City Hall
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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New research examines the impact that lobbying has on healthcare
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Twelve hours at a park and ride with Brave Little State
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Vermont developers try to keep building houses, amid new tariffs and rising costs
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Vermont Public's Betty Smith celebrates 50 years in public radio
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Lawmakers respond to controversial Israel trip
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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School Stories: Vermont's stalled pre-K expansion
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Two programs help Vermonters with addiction and criminal history
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Green Mountain Care Board chair Owen Foster
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Two hikers break Long Trail records / An update on the Bear Brook case
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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School Stories: the rise of AI in the classroom
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Vermont state employees react to Gov. Scott’s return-to-office order
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Horsin' around in Vermont
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Town by Town: Elmore
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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School Stories: Sex Education
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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With CDC shakeup, states chart their own COVID course
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Seven Days celebrates its 30th anniversary
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Will Vermont's drought leave leaf peepers high and dry?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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School Stories: What's for lunch?
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Get the scoop on the best creemees: Vermont Edition's 2025 ice cream show
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Varsity bass fishing hooks Vermont high school students
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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School Stories: Redistricting and consolidation
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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How should a city honor its original peoples through public art?
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Vermont Edition At Home: Gesine Bullock-Prado
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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A Winooski author's urban field guide
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Let's get physical with records, film photography, and more
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Novelist Amy Klinger examines small town Vermont in Ducks on the Pond
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Saying goodbye to Nectar's music venue
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Live from the Vermont State Fair
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Navigating A.I. therapy
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Bill McKibben's new book on solar power / Congressional cuts to veterans' services
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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How today's college students navigate romance in a digital age
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Town by town: The 251 Club
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Vermont as a leader in flood mitigation / Seven Days food writer Jordan Barry
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Checking in with Québec / Emerald Ground Water / "Biraland"
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Money runs out to pay federal defense lawyers, and Champlain College hones in on cybersecurity
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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How sibling dynamics can inspire high acheivement
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Vermont towns continue to debate short-term rental rules
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Remembering Robert Resnik and a new treatment center in Bennington
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Vermont state symbols and how they came to be
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The jam band explosion of the 90s and beyond
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Neonics ban goes into effect
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Making movies in Vermont
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Alternative approaches to education, from pre-k to college
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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UVM Health Network CEO Sunil "Sunny" Eappen
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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How Trump's travel ban affects Vermonters
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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The art of the local jingle
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Scientists try to restore American chestnut trees to the northeast
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Vermont marks the anniversary of the 2023 and 2024 summer floods
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Improving the Vermont legislature's ethics enforcement
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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The snack bars of Vermont
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Why Erica Heilman asks "What Class Are You?"
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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How local communities are working to save their general stores
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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The 25th anniversary of civil unions in Vermont
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Four local poets discuss their craft
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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What it's like being a first-term state lawmaker
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Barre's burgeoning queer community
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Juneteenth celebrations and new books by local authors
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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How Canadian wildfire smoke affects air quality – and your health
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Navigating changes and challenges on Burlington's Church street
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Vermont Edition At Home: Rosemary Gladstar
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Novelist Tim Weed and hikes off the beaten path
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Stories of childlessness, by choice or by chance
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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As Senate debates the budget, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch hopes "we kill the bill"
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Summer reading: Ease into the season with these book recommendations
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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New historic roadside markers and soccer star Sam Mewis
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Why did Governor Scott pause the electric vehicle mandate?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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The education bill that's divided Vermont's legislature
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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What's in the Waterbury water that makes businesses bloom?
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May 29, 2025 |
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Checking in on Lake Memphremagog and Lake Champlain
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May 28, 2025 |
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Rep. Balint on the budget bill; outgoing VT Progressive Party leader; and Seven Days on local food
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May 27, 2025 |
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Vermont Edition At Home: Alison Bechdel
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May 22, 2025 |
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Got junk? Vermont's home organizers want to help you declutter
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May 21, 2025 |
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Sen. Phil Baruth on the state budget, property taxes, and the Trump Administration
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May 20, 2025 |
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Vermont prepares for floods in 2025
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May 19, 2025 |
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Vermont Edition's annual spring gardening show with Charlie Nardozzi
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May 15, 2025 |
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Three new art and culture offerings in our region
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May 14, 2025 |
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Vermont Supreme Court Justice Karen Carroll and lawyer Andrew Cliburn
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May 13, 2025 |
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The local impacts of national arts funding cuts; Trump administration sues Vermont
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May 12, 2025 |
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The Arts That Shape Us
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May 08, 2025 |
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Vermont Public's CEO Vijay Singh on federal funding, plus a new book on Quebec's Eastern Townships
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May 07, 2025 |
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Vermont history inspires two new works of fiction
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May 06, 2025 |
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Urban and rural Vermont communities face a primary care shortage
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May 05, 2025 |
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Two local orchestras celebrate music and fight mental health stigma
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May 01, 2025 |
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New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss and poet Sarah Audsley
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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In Vermont, who speaks for the trees?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Gov. Scott talks Trump's immigration policy, tariffs, and state budget
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Vermont Edition At Home: François Clemmons
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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New indie-folk musical brings the lives of Vermont farmers to Northern Stage
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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A cross-border conversation with Québec
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Here's how Vermont's dairy industry has transformed in the last 10 years
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Arrests of two university students sparks debate over ICE detainments in Vermont; plus poet Geof Hewitt
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Made Here Film Festival showcases local filmmakers
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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3 tips for weathering the current financial upheaval and trade wars
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Vt.'s Secretary of State and two superintendents on the real-world effects of federal cuts
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Spring bird show: the Bird Diva's favorite migratory species
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Layoffs at Health and Human Services, and Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Bike commuters face an uphill battle in Vermont
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Vermont needs more tradespeople. Is Gen Z the solution?
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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The latest on Vermont sports and food
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Vermont’s amphibians are amped up for their Big Night
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Vermont's top health regulator says 'We are in a crisis situation'
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Where do our tax dollars actually go?
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Animal Hour: Bats
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Will there be a next chapter for the Vermont Marble Museum?
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Vermont's Outgoing Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine on navigating the pandemic
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Historian Garrett Graff reflects on the early COVID days
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Animal Hour: Sheep
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Vermont's Jason Chin helps kids understand the world through picture books
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Mud season's greetings! Ideas for enjoying this time of year
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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What the gutting of the U.S. Department of Education means for Vermont
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Animal Hour: Big cats
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian publishes his 25th book
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Why Vermont's health insurance costs keep going up
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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A UVM team is creating a massive database of research about opioid use disorder
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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What we know so far about Burlington's overdose prevention center plans
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Vermonters work to broker peace deal with beavers
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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How Trump's Canada tariffs will affect Vermont, relationship with Quebec
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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The past and present of Town Meeting Day
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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A tour around Vermont ahead of Town Meeting Day
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Raw milk: to drink or not to drink?
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Vermont restaurant news with Seven Days
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Black History Month: Black Arts and Culture in Vermont
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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UVM's chief of child psychiatry discusses youth mental health and antidepressants
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The legislative battle over Vermont's Global Warming Solutions Act
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Vermont's treasurer, Senate minority leader and a fired USDA employee on Trump's economic agenda
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Romantasy: Romance meets fantasy in Vermont
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Black History Month: Running a Black-owned business in Vermont
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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The complex backstory to the fatal shooting of a US Border Patrol agent
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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How the DOGE effect is being felt in Vermont
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Celebrating friendships and chosen families this Valentine's Day
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Vermont's elected officials on Trump's first month
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Black History Month: Black politicians shaping local government
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Feb 11, 2025 |