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What impact does the VAST trail have on Vermont's economy?

Title: What impact does the VAST trail have on Vermont's economy?
Runtime: 23:02
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, better known as VAST, maintains more than 6,000 miles of snowmobile trails across the state. Today, snowmobiling is one of the top contributors to Vermont’s winter economy. But for a sport so dependent on reliable snow, the future is uncertain.

The majority of VAST trails are on private land. One of those landowners is winning question-asker Barb Huibregtse of Danville, who asks:

“What is the impact of the VAST trail on Vermont’s economy?”

Find the web version of this episode here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2024-03-07/corn-chowder-and-buckaroos-the-economic-impact-of-the-vast-trail) .

This episode was reported by Howard Weiss-Tisman and produced by Sabine Poux. Editing and additional production from Burgess Brown an...

Exciting shows this March on Vermont Public!

Title: Exciting shows this March on Vermont Public!
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Vermont Public Passport is a member benefit that provides extended access to PBS content. When you become a member of Vermont Public, you’ll gain access to our favorite member benefit: Vermont Public Passport. Think your favorite streaming service, but for PBS shows!

Stream your favorite PBS shows, create your perfect watchlist, connect with Vermont Public, and more - anywhere you want. You can access Vermont Public Passport on the web by visiting PBS.org or using the free PBS App available on your Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Smart TV, or on your Android or iPad/iPhone device.

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How Vermont gamers are expanding the esports industry (Twitch recording)

Title: How Vermont gamers are expanding the esports industry (Twitch recording)
Runtime: 1:01:11
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Vermont Public livestreamed this episode of Vermont Edition on Twitch! Here's the recording.
Follow us at /https://www.twitch.tv/vermontpublic

Video games aren’t just a fun thing to do at home, by yourself, or with friends. Gaming is a big business that draws crowds to competitions, showcases, and increasingly, movies and shows are based off of popular games.

It takes a village to create a video game. From narrative designers to programmers to marketers, many people have to work together. We learn about what it takes to design a successful video game, which something that Vermonters can learn at Champlain College in Burlington. We also talk to the head of WNFC esports Dojo in Essex Junction about the opportunities for kids and teens to get into competitive gaming.

Our guests:

Bryant Denton, Digital Services Specialist at Vermont Public
Jessie Gagnon, Program Director of Game Business and Publishing and Game Production Ma...

How Vermont gamers are expanding the esports industry

Title: How Vermont gamers are expanding the esports industry
Runtime: 46:26
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A look inside a Vermont esports dojo and the skills needed to design successful video games.

Title: Age old problem
Runtime: 12:35
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The wide-ranging implications of Vermont’s rapidly aging demographic. Plus, Sen. Sanders calls for blocking additional military aid to Israel, Vermont gets a stronger than expected report on the state’s economy, a skier who died after a fall at Mount Washington is identified as a UVM student, and a surge in children and teens turning to injectable weight loss drugs.

Essex County has the oldest population in Vermont. Here's how it supports them

Title: Essex County has the oldest population in Vermont. Here's how it supports them
Runtime: 46:06
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: What Vermont's aging population means for the economy, schools and more.

Art From Every Corner: Introducing ‘Vermont Sonder,’ by Raphaella Brice

Title: Art From Every Corner: Introducing ‘Vermont Sonder,’ by Raphaella Brice
Runtime: 3:24
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Vermont Public is proud to announce a new artist collaboration series that celebrates the creative people that call Vermont home. The inaugural piece in the series is by Burlington-based digital artist Raphaella (Raph) Brice.

Raph’s art is inspired in part by her Haitian roots and describes her style as “cultural-psychedelic” — the art Raph creates draws from cultural, spiritual and mystical references while using vibrant color palettes.

In ‘Vermont Sonder,' Raph captures the transformative power that Vermont has had in her own life and in the lives of the people she's met since moving to the state in 2020.

Title: Ice out
Runtime: 11:28
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: How climate change is disrupting a longtime tradition at a New Hampshire camp. Plus, a leachate spill at the Coventry landfill, arraignment is delayed for a state lawmaker accused of DUI, bears are emerging from hibernation, and officials want public feedback on a management plan for the Telephone Gap area in the Green Mountain National Forest.

Title: Capitol Recap: The tipping point
Runtime: 7:43
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Why nearly a third of school budget votes failed on Town Meeting Day, and where state lawmakers go from here.

Title: Ski change
Runtime: 13:43
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Climate change is making it harder for Vermont’s high school cross-country skiers to get in a full season of competition. Plus, Gov. Scott says the large number of school budgets voted down on Town Meeting Day is a wake-up call for state lawmakers, some legislators say the entire education funding system may need to change, a disaster declaration request for storms that hit Vermont in January, and support staff and technical workers at Porter Medical Center form a union.

What's next? Superintendents discuss their failed budgets

Title: What's next? Superintendents discuss their failed budgets
Runtime: 46:53
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Nearly a third of all school budgets failed to pass on Town Meeting Day. Vermonters were asked if they could shoulder nearly double-digit property tax increases to support their schools.

Title: What impact does the VAST trail have on Vermont's economy?
Runtime: 22:32
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, better known as VAST, maintains more than 6,000 miles of snowmobile trails across the state. Today, snowmobiling is one of the top contributors to Vermont’s winter economy. But for a sport so dependent on reliable snow, the future is uncertain.

The majority of VAST trails are on private land. One of those landowners is winning question-asker Barb Huibregtse of Danville, who asks:

“What is the impact of the VAST trail on Vermont’s economy?”

Find the web version of this episode here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2024-03-07/corn-chowder-and-buckaroos-the-economic-impact-of-the-vast-trail) .

This episode was reported by Howard Weiss-Tisman and produced by Sabine Poux. Editing and additional production from Burgess Brown a...

Title: Spending priorities
Runtime: 13:00
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Towns that received federal rescue funding for housing and development projects debate how to spend the money. Plus, voters reject a large number of school budgets, how Nikki Haley managed to win Vermont’s Republican presidential primary before suspending her campaign, how several towns voted on a ceasefire resolution for the war between Israel and Hamas, Barre Opera House’s executive director is stepping down, and cases of Norovirus are on the rise in the northeast.

UVM Health Network CEO shares challenges, plans for improving access to care

Title: UVM Health Network CEO shares challenges, plans for improving access to care
Runtime: 42:52
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: University of Vermont Health Network CEO Sunny Eappen talks about the network’s challenges and how it is working to improve access to health care for rural Vermonters.

Title: Queen City history
Runtime: 14:33
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A woman has been elected mayor of Burlington for the first time in the city’s history. Plus, communities around the state struggled with issues regarding property tax hikes, and questions of whether some schools with low enrollment should be closed, we have results on some school budgets that did make the cut, Montpelier approves eviction protection for renters and re-elects its mayor, several communities pass ceasefire resolutions for the war between Israel and Hamas, and Nikki Haley wins the Vermont Republican presidential primary, but is reportedly suspending her campaign.

Brookfield recognizes road crew with bonuses for flood recovery work

Title: Brookfield recognizes road crew with bonuses for flood recovery work
Runtime: 1:12
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: On Town Meeting Day, residents of Brookfield, Vermont voted to honor the three members of their local road crew for their work repairing infrastructure following the July 2023 flooding.

https://www.vermontpublic.org/live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-live-updates-results-presidential-primary

Checking in on Vermont's cannabis industry

Title: Checking in on Vermont's cannabis industry
Runtime: 32:34
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A conversation with the chair of the Cannabis Control Board and a retailer in White River Junction.

Middlesex is asking residents to fund a more accessible polling place this Town Meeting Day

Title: Middlesex is asking residents to fund a more accessible polling place this Town Meeting Day
Runtime: 1:07
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: While state and federal law require polling places to be accessible to Vermont voters with disabilities, that’s not always the reality in what are often historic buildings.

Full story: https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-02-29/middlesex-is-asking-residents-to-fund-a-more-accessible-polling-place-this-town-meeting-day

The Wildcat Cheerleaders of Bethel Youth Sports hype up Town Meeting Day voters

Title: The Wildcat Cheerleaders of Bethel Youth Sports hype up Town Meeting Day voters
Runtime: 0:26
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The Bethel Community Engagement and Town Meeting Committee brought in, for the first time, the Wildcat Cheerleaders of Bethel Youth Sports.

"Cheering is about supporting people who are doing great things," said Robynn Martin, the coach of the BYS Wildcat Cheerleaders, in a written statement. "We're so excited to be the world's first 'local democracy' cheerleaders and bring the Wildcat spirit to people who are voting and making Bethel better."

Title: Town talk
Runtime: 13:40
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Property taxes and school budgets pose big challenges for voters on Town Meeting Day. Plus, a push for a law banning guns from polling stations, voters in Cabot will again decide whether to close the town’s high school, Addison County’s top prosecutor returns to work following arraignment on a DUI charge, 16- and 17-year-olds in Brattleboro can cast Town Meeting Day votes for the first time ever, and incentives to vote today in Bethel include pie – and a local cheerleading squad.

Town Meeting Day preview: From ballots to bridges to bees

Title: Town Meeting Day preview: From ballots to bridges to bees
Runtime: 43:54
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: We check in with towns and cities across Vermont as people get ready for Town Meeting Day.

Title: Deferred maintenance
Runtime: 11:47
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A school bond vote in Woodstock illustrates the difficulties of dealing with Vermont’s massive backlog of building maintenance. Plus, the state’s emergency motel shelter program appears on solid footing despite advocate concerns, Vermont’s health commissioner comes out in support of overdose prevention sites, cannabis advocates aren’t excited about a bill moving through the Legislature, and state parks will be open in a limited capacity during next month’s solar eclipse.

Title: Fostering inclusion
Runtime: 11:46
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: At least six Vermont communities will consider adopting declarations of inclusion on Town Meeting Day. Plus, lawmakers consider relief for Vermont orchards, Gov. Scott wants you to vote for Nikki Haley, a stretch of I-91 is closed after a rockslide, Montpelier farmers market organizers are trying to regain access to their usual location, and heavy winds led to thousands of power outages this week.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Title: Uneasy access
Runtime: 10:54
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Efforts to ease voting accessibility for people with disabilities in Middlesex. Plus, housing advocates express concern over a new rate cap for emergency motel housing, Vermont’s chief of emergency medical services is taking a leave of absence after allegedly responding to a call while impaired, state aid appears headed for communities hit hardest by recent floods, Vermont’s Department of Corrections launches an internal investigation unit, and a man who’s technically both 26 and 104 years old reflects on his Leap Year birthdays.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Title: Beyond books
Runtime: 14:22
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: How one Vermont library diversifies its offerings to appeal to a wide cross section of patrons. Plus, a potential extension of the emergency motel housing program, some state lawmakers sign a letter asking the president to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, Dartmouth College’s president may be called to testify in the trial of two students arrested during an on campus protest of the Israel-Hamas war, a Vermont man dies while being held in an out-of-state prison, and a high wind and flash flood advisory is issued for parts of the region.,

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Title: What is the Upper Valley?
Runtime: 35:17
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A smattering of Vermont and New Hampshire towns on either side of the Connecticut River are known collectively as the “Upper Valley.” We set out to learn more about the origin of that phrase, and what makes the Upper Valley a geographic and cultural outlier.

Our mission comes from question-asker David Watts, of Norwich:

“What is the Upper Valley? And how did it get its name?”

Find the web version of this episode here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2024-02-23/the-newspaper-war-that-shaped-the-upper-valley) .

This episode was reported and produced by Josh Crane. Editing and additional production from Burgess Brown and Sabine Poux. Angela Evancie is our Executive Producer. Theme music is by Ty Gibbons; other music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Title: Cultivating opportunity
Runtime: 12:43
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Farmers and foresters in Vermont say old land regulations are stifling efforts to innovate and sustain both sectors. Plus, parts of Vermont and New York are likely to set records for warmest winters, a Medicaid cyber security breach threatens access to medical prescriptions, a teenager has been arrested for the alleged murder of a St. Johnsbury woman, Rutland voters ponder whether to keep municipal water fluoridated, and a court rules again that an affordable housing project in Putney does not need at Act 250 review.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Title: Before the next flood
Runtime: 12:46
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A town narrative on flooding and how the community of Calais responded to it. Plus, the state Senate passes a flood resilience bill, Richmond prepares to vote on a multi-million dollar loan to renovate its town center, Bennington County may soon have its first addiction recovery facility, a new exhibition showcases art by people with disabilities, and Gov. Scott appoints a new superior court judge.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Title: Capitol Recap: Becoming flood resilient
Runtime: 9:14
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Lawmakers want to lean on Vermont’s natural landscape to make the state more flood resilient. A new bill ramps up environmental regulations on development in wetlands and near rivers, and looks to beef up – or remove – dams.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

How libraries remain at the heart of Vermont towns

Title: How libraries remain at the heart of Vermont towns
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Vermont is one of a handful of states that doesn't provide annual aid to public libraries. So -- how do they manage to stay afloat in the age of technology

Full story: https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2024-02-08/not-just-academics-and-diversions-how-libraries-remain-at-the-heart-of-vermont-towns

Title: Sister city limits
Runtime: 12:58
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The challenges facing Burlington’s relationship with sister cities in the Middle East. Plus, new recommendations for people testing positive for COVID, Montpelier moves closer to finally getting postal service restored, trying to reduce the impact of winter ticks on moose, and considering whether participation in Town Meeting Day is affected by how people cast their votes.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Title: Homegoings: Ferene Paris Meyer
Runtime: 26:59
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Reuploading a conversation from 2022, Burlington-based Ferene Paris Meyer discusses her origins as a storyteller, why she identifies with hummingbirds, and the joy and heartbreak she’s experienced throughout her 10-plus years living in Vermont. At the end, Ferene performs a story.

Ferene Paris Meyer is a Haitian-American storyteller based in Burlington and the Founding CEO of All Heart Inspirations. Before starting her company, she worked as Director of the First Year Experience Program at the University of Vermont. A mother of two daughters, Paris Meyer is originally from Brockton, Mass.

Full story: https://www.vermontpublic.org/vpr-news/2022-06-15/watch-storyteller-ferene-paris-meyer-on-black-joy-as-birthright

Homegoings is a Vermont Public podcast where creator Myra Flynn hosts meaningful conversations with artists of color. For more from Homegoings:

• Visit https://www.homegoings.co
• Subscribe to the podcast: https://...

Title: Snow woes
Runtime: 12:33
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Why an increase in rainy winters is affecting snowpack, and in turn, the quality of water. Plus, the state Senate moves a bill to let towns postpone budget votes until after Town Meeting Day, a shortage of nursing home beds puts a strain on hospitals, a state representative is charged with driving under the influence, state substance misuse prevention funds will benefit organizations in northwestern Vermont, and U.S. House Representative Becca Balint visits Israel with a congressional delegation.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Meet the candidates for Burlington mayor

Title: Meet the candidates for Burlington mayor
Runtime: 46:40
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Democrat Joan Shannon, Progressive Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, and independents William Emmons and Christopher Haessly are on the ballot. Vermont Public asked questions about public safety, housing and more.

Title: Remembering Reuben Jackson
Runtime: 0:52
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Poet, radio DJ, jazz scholar, music critic and teacher Reuben Jackson died last Friday morning, following a recent stroke. Reuben Jackson was the host of the weekly music program Friday Night Jazz at then-Vermont Public Radio from 2012 to 2018. He was 67.

Tune into Friday Night Jazz this week to hear a special episode in tribute to Reuben.

Title: Helping the helpers
Runtime: 14:38
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: An effort to make sure all of Vermont’s first responders get the mental health care they need. Plus, Gov. Scott asks for a federal disaster declaration to help counties devastated by December flooding, efforts to build resilience after summer floods destroyed crops grown by refugee and immigrant farmers, trying to increase the voting power of lower- income Vermonters, how much money state residents bet on-line for this year’s Super Bowl, and a group of Dartmouth students go on a hunger strike.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Weight loss drugs: How they work, why people take them, and their cost

Title: Weight loss drugs: How they work, why people take them, and their cost
Runtime: 45:52
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Injectable drugs such as Ozempic are used to lower blood sugar and suppress appetite. They’re used by people with diabetes and, increasingly, for weight loss.

'This is America': A conversation with musicians Johnny Gandelsman and Kojiro Umezaki at Dartmouth

Title: 'This is America': A conversation with musicians Johnny Gandelsman and Kojiro Umezaki at Dartmouth
Runtime: 45:57
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The virtuosic violinist and Dartmouth artist-in-residence Johnny Gandelsman discusses his new anthology.

Title: Losing Wi-Fi
Runtime: 10:55
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A federal program subsidizing high-speed internet for thousands of Vermonters is running out of funding. Plus, the state receives feedback on a management plan for the Worcester Range, A Ukrainian man pleads guilty to a cyberattack against University of Vermont Medical Center, a new study highlights how gardening, foraging, and hunting can help people facing food insecurity, and an early mud season has made it tough on road workers.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Title: Capitol Recap. Screen timeout
Runtime: 8:44
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: More than half of Vermont middle schoolers spend at least three hours a day on their screens, and a lot of that time is devoted to social media. Yet there’s growing evidence that social media is bad for kids’ mental health. That’s why Vermont lawmakers are considering regulating major apps.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Title: Where to go
Runtime: 12:05
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Debate over when to roll out a law that would allow 19-year-olds to enter the juvenile justice system instead of adult court. Plus, lawmakers advance legislation to tweak the state’s education finance formula, they consider lowering the reimbursement rate for hotels and motels in the state’s emergency housing program, Addison County’s state’s attorney takes a medical leave, and some confusion over the Addison Selectboard.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

A conversation about Homegoings podcast on Rachel Dolezal

Title: A conversation about Homegoings podcast on Rachel Dolezal
Runtime: 48:08
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Host Mikaela Lefrak and guests tackle the topic of racial identity, as discussed in two recent episodes of the Vermont Public podcast Homegoings.

Title: An artists' refuge
Runtime: 13:51
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Exploring a former artists’ workshop in Montreal through our Made Here film series. Plus, lawmakers are asked to spend more money on the state’s judicial system, weighing whether to ban seeds coated with pesticides, delays finding space in Dartmouth Health’s emergency department, and a new study shows growing food and foraging helped with food insecurity during the pandemic.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

Rep. Balint introduces bill aiming to tackle affordable housing crisis

Title: Rep. Balint introduces bill aiming to tackle affordable housing crisis
Runtime: 23:37
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Rep. Becca Balint proposes the Community Housing Act, which would spend $500 billion to increase housing affordability.

Must be love on the brain: A psychiatrist on how love affects our minds

Title: Must be love on the brain: A psychiatrist on how love affects our minds
Runtime: 22:31
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: We talk to a psychiatrist from the UVM Medical Center on how love shapes the brain.

Title: Friend zone
Runtime: 11:27
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Description: A new non-profit strives to fight loneliness. Plus, both Vermont senators vote against an aid package for Israel and Ukraine, changes coming to the state’s education funding system are making things difficult for municipal clerks as Town Meeting Day nears, a no-snow record not seen since the 19th century, and a Vermonter breaks her own record for the fastest indoor mile run by an American woman.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t?
What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

How an education bill could change your Town Meeting Day

Title: How an education bill could change your Town Meeting Day
Runtime: 46:30
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The Vermont secretary of state is guiding local clerks through potential last-minute ballot changes.

Title: Weaving community
Runtime: 9:13
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Remembering a Middlebury craftsperson known for her creativity and generosity. Plus, sports betting is exceeding revenue projections in Vermont, the Addison County state’s attorney is arraigned for alleged drunk driving, one of Vermont’s wealthiest residents weighs in on a wealth tax, and some potential changes to USPS service here.

And now that Mitch Wertlieb is settling in as the new host of The Frequency, we want to hear your feedback on the show. What’s working for you? What doesn’t? What do you wish was in the podcast that you’re not hearing? Your input helps us make the best show we can – one you’ll look forward to hearing every day. So please share your thoughts at thefrequency@vermontpublic.org.

What you should know about Vermont's proposed wealth taxes

Title: What you should know about Vermont's proposed wealth taxes
Runtime: 46:50
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Vermont legislators are considering two bills that would raise taxes on the state's wealthiest residents.

Title: Homegoings: Who we are
Runtime: 1:31
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Homegoings is a show that invites listeners to be a fly on the wall, privy to candid and genuine conversations about race. Host and musician Myra Flynn explores themes that fearlessly straddle that line between necessary and uncomfortable, as she speaks with artists, experts and regular folks all over the country about their literal skin in the game — of everyday life. Homegoings is storytelling — with a heartbeat. No topic is off the table, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the conversations that are our birthright to have, and the stories we are lucky to hear.

On Feb 17, join us for A live performance: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=220810

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