Vermont Public
State and local leaders clash over safety concerns
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- State and local leaders clash over safety concerns
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- 9 months ago
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- As Burlington and other municipalities across the state contend with ongoing public safety concerns, state and local leaders are at odds over how to address the challenges. Plus, the Scott administration announces a new return-to-work policy for state employees. And statewide officeholders begin planning for next year’s elections.
This week's panel:
Mark Johnson - Moderator, WCAX
Lola Duffort - Vermont Public
Shaun Robinson - VTDigger
Ike Bendavid - WCAX
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- The creemee chronicles
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- 9 months ago
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- Meet one woman documenting the dozens of creemees she eats every year, one cone at a time. Plus, The Trump Administration is threatening to pull Vermont’s funding for a federal sex education program if it doesn't remove language that references gender identity, Governor Phil Scott says he thinks the state’s voluntary paid family and medical leave program is off to a good start, boaters and swimmers will notice low water levels across our region ahead of this holiday weekend and for the first time in Vermont, anglers without a license can fish for free this long weekend.
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- Tall garden phlox are the perfect perennial for August | All Things Gardening
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- 9 months ago
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- Why are tall garden phlox the perfect perennial for August? "They're just beautiful," Charlie Nardozzi says.
Read more tips from All Things Gardening: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/all-things-gardening
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- Our 8th Annual Brief History of Vermont Road Names
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- 9 months ago
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- Every summer, we add a new chapter to our favorite annual tradition: investigating the origins of Vermont’s strangest road names, as chosen by our listeners.
This summer’s crop included Horn of the Moon Road in East Montpelier, Scotch Hollow Road in Newbury and Goodenough Road in Brattleboro.
Tune in to hear us raid town archives, chase down local lore… and spend an inordinate amount of time driving up and down the three roads in question (sorry, neighbors!) — all in the name of journalism.
And don’t miss the seven previous installments of this road-names-extravaganza. You can find them all here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/road-names?utm_source=bravelittlestate.org&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=roadnames) .
This episode was reported by Burgess Brown, Lucia McCallum and Sabine Poux. Editing and additional production from Josh Crane. Our Executive Producer is Ang...
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- Get the scoop on the best creemees: Vermont Edition's 2025 ice cream show
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- 9 months ago
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- Vermonters are very particular about our ice cream. It makes sense — we live in the land of milk and maple syrup. Chances are that if you stop a person in the street, they'll be able to quickly rattle off their favorite creemee spot and classic order.
On Vermont Edition's annual creemee show, we talk with the purveyors of some of your favorite frozen treats in the region. This year we hear from Hannah Connor, the café and kitchen manager at Red Hen Baking Company (https://www.redhenbaking.com/) in Middlesex, Jess Yates, owner of Yates Family Orchard (https://yatesfamilyorchard.com/) in Monkton (creators the Dreamee), and Amanda Ellis Thurber of Lilac Ridge Farm in West Brattleboro.
Plus: Asa Waterworth eats an eye-popping number of creemees every year — upwards of 50, she estimates. She takes photos of her cones and offers up recommendations on her instagram account, @creemeechronicles (https://www.instagram.com/creemeechronicles/?hl=en) ....
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- Nixtamalization in action | Biraland
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- 9 months ago
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- Biraland is a musical comedy series about humanity’s damaged connection to nature made by Vermont creator Bira Vanara. All episodes are streaming now on Vermont Public’s YouTube channel.
Watch: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/made-here/2025-08-28/biraland-char-ash
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- Consolidating Vermont’s schools
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- In an effort to streamline Vermont’s K-12 school system, a task force of state lawmakers and retired school administrators are working to create new district maps. Plus, Governor Phil Scott says he's pleased to see many of Vermont's larger school districts restrict student cell phone use, Vermont Public announced layoffs, U-S Senators from New York Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are attempting to secure funding for airports in our region, and a portion of Montreal's Sainte Catherine Street will become a year-round pedestrian zone.
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- Retort Kiln | Biraland #19
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- 9 months ago
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- 00:00 Char yard
03:26 Music video: Retort Kiln
While eating, Dave discusses carbon sequestration and chars value in it and how to make a char retort kiln.
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky characters, catchy original music and wild effects, all conceived of and performed by Vanara. The series will be released online, and was funded in part by Vermont Public's Made Here Fund, which aims to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling.
Learn more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/biraland
Watch more Biraland: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1bETyEfgYpu82ob4T1L6gqpO7SGDB0k
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- Biochar | Biraland #20
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- 00:00 The choice to reconnect
07:02 Music video: Biochar
At the char yard Dotto Sayenteez returns and they all discuss what the origin of humanity’s disconnection is. Then, Dotto teaches the group about Biochar.
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky characters, catchy original music and wild effects, all conceived of and performed by Vanara. The series will be released online, and was funded in part by Vermont Public's Made Here Fund, which aims to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling.
Learn more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/biraland
Watch more Biraland: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1bETyEfgYpu82ob4T1L6gqpO7SGDB0k
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- Char and Ash | Biraland #17
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- 00:00 Chargoyles and Gargoyles
03:19 Music video: Char and Ash
Brayden introduces René to Dave the Chargoyle who tells them about the uses of char and ash.
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky characters, catchy original music and wild effects, all conceived of and performed by Vanara. The series will be released online, and was funded in part by Vermont Public's Made Here Fund, which aims to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling.
Learn more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/biraland
Watch more Biraland: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1bETyEfgYpu82ob4T1L6gqpO7SGDB0k
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- Nixtamalization | Biraland #18
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- 00:00 Casa De Masa
03:27 Music video: Nixtamalization
The three of them run into the rest of the group at Casa De Masa and learn about nixtamalization.
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky characters, catchy original music and wild effects, all conceived of and performed by Vanara. The series will be released online, and was funded in part by Vermont Public's Made Here Fund, which aims to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling.
Learn more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/biraland
Watch more Biraland: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1bETyEfgYpu82ob4T1L6gqpO7SGDB0k
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- Growing backyard figs with Charlie Nardozzi | All Things Gardening
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Charlie Nardozzi's homegrown figs will be ready to harvest in September 🪴
Find more tips from All Things Gardening: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/all-things-gardening
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- Vermonters attempt to break world record for largest square dance
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- When approached by the Champlain Valley Fair to put on a concert this summer, Bob Wagner wasn't content with just playing the hits.
In order to raise funds for NOFA of Vermont, and get more folks from the community involved, Wagner, Phish's Waterwheel Foundation, and many local artist decided to insert a square dance into their set and attempt to break the record for the world's largest square dance.
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- Can't make it to Fenway Park? Check out these mini replicas across New England ⚾
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- 9 months ago
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- ⚾ Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912, just five days after the Titanic sank. While the stadium regularly fills up with die-hard Red Sox fans, it's also inspired Fenway enthusiasts to bring pieces of the park's historic charm back to their communities.
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- Varsity bass fishing hooks Vermont high school students
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Varsity bass fishing hooks Vermont high school students
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- Shaping the future of Connecticut River dams
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- 9 months ago
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- Three hydroelectric dams along the Connecticut River are being relicensed, and there are proposals to make big changes to how they operate. Plus, health insurance plans on the state marketplace are raising rates, though not as much as in recent years; Burlington City Council looks to improve safety in a major downtown park; contract disputes keep school bus drivers in southern Vermont from returning to work as classes resume; and what to expect for Labor Day travel.
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- Conjuring an imaginary hot dog with magician Blaine Goad 👉🌭👈
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Vermont Edition made a special trip to the Vermont State Fair in Rutland this month, where magician Blaine Goad taught us an on-air magic trick 👉🌭👈
Listen: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-08-13/live-from-the-vermont-state-fair
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- School Stories: Redistricting and consolidation
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- 9 months ago
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- School Stories: Redistricting and consolidation
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- A library that straddles two countries
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- 9 months ago
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- A play about how Muslim families relied on a library that straddling the U.S. and Canada border during the Trump Administration's first term has taken on new meaning in the President's second term. Plus, the Scott Administration seeks federal disaster relief money to Northeast Kingdom towns recovering from flooding last month, remembering late Abenaki elder Jeanne Brink, debate continues over how to replace a statue in Burlington, state officials remind hunters about a ban on selling bear paws and Vermont musicians seek to break the record for “World’s Largest Square Dance.
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- How should a city honor its original peoples through public art?
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- 9 months ago
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- For four decades, a statue dedicated to an Abenaki Chief stood in Burlington's Battery Park. The wooden statue was recently removed due to decay and rot. Deciding how to honor a complex part of history is never easy. We’ll talk with a Norwich professor about Northeastern Indigenous history, the director general of Odanak First Nation in Quebec, and a state representative for Burlington.
City leaders in Burlington continue to debate how to address illegal activity in public spaces like drug use and sleeping outside. Ahead of a key city council meeting tonight, Seven Days reporter Courtney Lamdin updates us on a proposal to increase police presence in Burlington’s City Hall Park.
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- Bowling together
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- 9 months ago
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- A visit to Brattleboro’s year-round senior bowling league. Plus, Vermonters rally to show support for Brattleboro Memorial Hospital as it considers cost saving measures that include layoffs, an outside firm is being hired to develop a new visual brand identity for Vermont, the city of Vergennes and the town of Panton are in a dispute over a contested boundary, and a local volunteer organization breaks its own late-summer record with the donation of over one million blueberries.
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- Making biscuits with Gesine Bullock-Prado
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- 9 months ago
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- Vermont Edition sampled a new biscuit recipe from Gesine Bullock-Prado’s upcoming cookbook, My Harvest Kitchen.
Listen to Vermont Edition: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-08-21/vermont-edition-at-home-gesine-bullock-prado
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- Gesine Bullock-Prado is searching for the perfect French onion
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Gesine Bullock-Prado is on a mission to recreate the French onion soup her father would have eaten when he landed in Normandy 🧅
Listen to Vermont Edition: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-08-21/vermont-edition-at-home-gesine-bullock-prado
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- Afghan refugees in Vermont still waiting for reunion with family members
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Four years after the fall of Kabul, many Afghan refugees living in Vermont are still waiting to be reunited with family members.
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- Vermont disputes ‘sanctuary state’ designation
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Following threats of financial consequences from the Trump administration, Governor Scott disputed allegations this week that Vermont is a ‘sanctuary state’. Plus, BTV officials consider their options amid public outcry over ICE’s use of the airport. And an American ultramarathon runner sets a new Long Trail record.
This week's panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator, Vermont Public
Elodie Reed - Vermont Public
Auditi Guha - VTDigger
Aaron Calvin - Stowe Reporter/News & Citizen
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- Where there’s smoke
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Examining the causes behind recent increases in wildfire smoke in Vermont. Plus, school choice advocates argue stricter rules in the new education reform law regarding where families can use publicly-funded school vouchers violate a clause in the state constitution, the head of Vermont’s cannabis control board reacts to news that the Trump administration is considering a plan to reclassify cannabis as a less harmful drug, passengers who paid for expensive last-minute airfare following the Air Canada flight attendants' strike can now apply for a refund, why the town of Pomfret is implementing traffic restrictions again this year during peak foliage season, and we consider the abrupt changes of fortune over the last week for the Red Sox and Yankees in our weekly sports report.
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- Vermont Edition At Home: Gesine Bullock-Prado
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Vermont Edition At Home: Gesine Bullock-Prado
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- There's a fire for every occasion 🔥 | Biraland
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- There's a fire for every occasion 🔥
The next four episodes of Biraland are streaming on Vermont Public's YouTube channel.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/vermontpublic
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- Youth mental health
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Discussing new research that shows a growing number of kids and teenagers in Vermont are struggling with mental health issues. Plus, Gov. Scott disputes Trump administration claims that Vermont is illegally providing a safe haven for undocumented immigrants, hundreds of acres of land has been permanently conserved as a community forest in Wolcott, twelve of the fifteen positions being eliminated at Bennington College are union roles, the state health department says Burlington’s insurance plan will provide enough coverage for the city to house a proposed overdose prevention center, and a volunteer-led effort will help connect neighbors with local farmers in Jericho and Underhill.
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- Bow Drill | Biraland #15
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- 00:00 Kickin' It With Kai
06:58 Music video: Bow Drill
Kai interviews DJ Feu for the Kickin’ It With Kai podcast
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky characters, catchy original music and wild effects, all conceived of and performed by Vanara. The series will be released online, and was funded in part by Vermont Public's Made Here Fund, which aims to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling.
Learn more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/biraland
Watch more Biraland: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1bETyEfgYpu82ob4T1L6gqpO7SGDB0k
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- Tinder | Biraland #13
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- 00:00 Visit from the Tinder Brothers
04:44 Music video: Tinder
Gene and René try to piece together the trajectory they find themselves on and meet The Tinder Brothers who tell them and Kai what tinder is.
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky characters, catchy original music and wild effects, all conceived of and performed by Vanara. The series will be released online, and was funded in part by Vermont Public's Made Here Fund, which aims to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling.
Learn more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/biraland
Watch more Biraland: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1bETyEfgYpu82ob4T1L6gqpO7SGDB0k
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- Fire Starters | Biraland #14
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- 00:00 Friction, percussion, pressure
02:13 Music video: Fire Starters
The group learns about different methods of starting fire.
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky characters, catchy original music and wild effects, all conceived of and performed by Vanara. The series will be released online, and was funded in part by Vermont Public's Made Here Fund, which aims to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling.
Learn more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/biraland
Watch more Biraland: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1bETyEfgYpu82ob4T1L6gqpO7SGDB0k
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- Fire Design | Biraland #16
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- 00:00 Fire Safety and Q&A
05:11 Music video: Fire Design
Emcee Flamme and DJ Feu teach the group about the process of building different fires and fire safety.
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky characters, catchy original music and wild effects, all conceived of and performed by Vanara. The series will be released online, and was funded in part by Vermont Public's Made Here Fund, which aims to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling.
Learn more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/biraland
Watch more Biraland: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1bETyEfgYpu82ob4T1L6gqpO7SGDB0k
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- For Gesine Bullock-Prado, the secret is in the flour
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- 9 months ago
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- In her new cookbook, My Harvest Kitchen, Gesine Bullock-Prado recommends a host of specific ingredients, including Vermont-made products from King Arthur Baking Company and Cabot Creamery.
Listen to Vermont Edition's full at-home interview today at noon.
Stream: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition
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- A Winooski author's urban field guide
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Winooski author Maggie Hersokvits loves the hardy little plants that grow through the cracks of our cities. Her new book is an urban field guide to the plants, trees and herbs you might find in a North American city, like pokeweed, ground ivy, yellow rocket and hackberry.
Plus, we'll listen back to our conversation from June with the state’s Historic Preservation Officer about the state’s newest historic markers.
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- Let’s get physical (media)
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- 9 months ago
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- We speak with the owner of a music store in Randolph about the resurgence in vinyl records, CD’s, and other forms of physical media. Plus, Vermont’s Secretary of State says President Trump’s call for an end to mail-in voting would be unconstitutional, Vermont joins a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration from withholding over a billion dollars in federal Crime Victim Funds, the mayor of Winooski is resigning after nearly seven years in office, and two Vermonters take first prize in amateur solo bagpipe competition at Scotland’s World Pipe Band Championships.
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- Squash | A Biraland music video
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- New episodes of Biraland drop on Thursdays. Subscribe to our YouTube channel (@vermontpublic) so you don't miss it.
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- Let's get physical with records, film photography, and more
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- 9 months ago
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- Let's get physical with records, film photography, and more
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- Camp Agape
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- 9 months ago
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- Visiting a summer camp for young kids who have an incarcerated parent. Plus, UVM Health Network could make more than 80 million dollars in profit next year if state regulators approve the hospital’s budget plans, midwives at Copley Hospital say they’ll be laid off once the hospital closes its birthing center later this year in a cost-cutting move, Republican Lieutenant Governor John Rogers and Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas say they plan to run for re-election in 2026, and Quebec schools face a big teacher shortage as the new academic year approaches.
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- Novelist Amy Klinger examines small town Vermont in Ducks on the Pond
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- 9 months ago
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- In Vermont author Amy Klinger's (https://amyklinger.com/) new novel, unlikely connections abound between softball players, migrant farm workers, an experimental art sculptor--and a Scarecrow Jesus.
Klinger joins guest host Mitch Wertlieb to talk about about her book Ducks on the Pond. At turns darkly comic and dramatically poignant, it's a story of people from wildly different backgrounds and circumstances trying to find a sense of community and belonging in a fictional Vermont town...one that will feel very real to folks that have been here for generations, or are just arriving now.
Then: For more than a decade now, the Middlebury New Filmmakers festival has provided a haven for cinephiles in Vermont to gather together and get a first look at a wide range of new movies. Documentaries, dramas, comedies, experimental films — there’s pretty much something for everyone who loves movies to watch and talk about. But this year, the festival will also be ...
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- Seeking answers
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- 9 months ago
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- The family of a man fatally shot by Vermont State Police while he was undergoing a mental health crisis are asking questions about why the incident led to his death. Plus, Gov. Scott denies a request from President Trump to send Vermont National Guard troops to the District of Columbia, some Lamoille County residents are asking state regulators to stop Copley Hospital from closing its birthing center, the company that purchased Gardener’s Supply says only one of the store’s retail locations will close down following the sale, a local music editor discusses why the popular Burlington venue Nectar’s was forced to shut down, and three dogs were successfully rescued after getting stuck on a Mount Pisgah cliff ledge.
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- Which plants should I self-sow?
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- 9 months ago
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- In his home garden, Charlie Nardozzi lets plants like lettuce, fennel and Calendula self-sow so they'll germinate naturally in the spring.
Read more from All Things Gardening: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/all-things-gardening
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- Northeast Kingdom businesses see sharp drop in Canadian tourists
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- 9 months ago
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- The number of passenger vehicles crossing from Canada into Vermont over the past six months is down by 26%, and the amount of spending transacted on Canadian credit cards dropped 44% over the same time period, according to data compiled by the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development.
Newport Mayor Rick Ufford-Chase said the effect of Canadians’ sudden withdrawal from northern Vermont has been visible in the city’s downtown.
“My basic observation is that this is as bad as we feared it would be."
Watch: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-08-15/in-review-canadian-tourism-drop-burlingtons-growing-encampment-problem-corrections-commissioner-stepping-down
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- Vermont Gov. Phil Scott rejects second request to deploy Vermont National Guard
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- 9 months ago
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- Republican Gov. Phil Scott has “politely declined” a federal request to deploy Vermont National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.C. as part of President Donald Trump’s controversial directive to tamp down on crime.
Watch: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-08-15/in-review-canadian-tourism-drop-burlingtons-growing-encampment-problem-corrections-commissioner-stepping-down
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- The economic effects of Canadian anti-American sentiment
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- 9 months ago
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- Communities in Northern Vermont are feeling the economic effect of a strained relationship with their Canadian neighbors. Two urban park rangers are tasked with responding to Burlington's growing number of homeless encampments. And with Vermont’s corrections commissioner stepping down today, we look at the state of the state’s prison system.
This week's panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator, Vermont Public
Peter Hirschfeld - Vermont Public
Liam Elder-Connors - Vermont Public
Derek Brouwer - Seven Days
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- Historic restoration
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- 9 months ago
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- Deconstructing a home on the property of Montpelier's founding settler to its original state as a floodplain. Plus, an overnight shelter for young adults opens in St. Albans, three people have died recently in Montreal due to extreme heat, Rep. Becca Balint decries president Trump’s order deploying National Guard troops to the District of Columbia as a pretext for dealing with crime, a former Vermont star college athlete and philanthropist has died, and we examine the shifts in power at the top of the Major League Baseball standings in our weekly sports report.
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- Yes, you can eat sunflower buds. And they taste a little bit like artichoke
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- 9 months ago
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- Did you know that sunflower buds are edible? 🌻
Gardening consultant Charlie Nardozzi says these unusual treats taste a little bit like artichoke.
Read more from All Things Gardening: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/all-things-gardening
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- Quebec is trying to save its bees. What can Vermont learn from them?
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- 9 months ago
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- Starting this summer, Vermont farmers are some of the first in the nation to face major restrictions on neonicotinoids — a kind of pesticide widely used to treat corn and soy plants. In part, that’s because neonics are killing honeybees.
Quebec has had a similar law on the books for years. So we head north of the border to see what we can learn from our Canadian neighbors and answer this question from Curtis Mraz, of New Haven:
“What is Vermont doing to protect our pollinators?”
For a full transcript of this episode and photos from our reporting, check out our web post (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2025-08-14/vermont-just-passed-a-law-to-protect-bees-heres-how-a-similar-effort-is-playing-out-in-quebec) .
This episode was reported by Sabine Poux. Editing and production from the rest of the BLS team: Burgess Brown and Josh Crane. Additional support from Ainslie McClellan, j...
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- Saying goodbye to Nectar's music venue
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- 9 months ago
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- The neon street sign. The Phish memorabilia. The gravy fries. The iconic stage. For those who loved Nectar’s restaurant, bar and music venue in Burlington, these were the hallmarks of a good time for nearly 50 years.
We’ll relive Nectar’s storied history with Seven Days music editor Chris Farnsworth and what the closure of one Burlington music club signals about the local music scene in our region. Lee Anderson, owner of the music venue Radio Bean, explains how important it is to have a network of venues for up-and-coming musicians.
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- All about amadou | Biraland
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- 9 months ago
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- Very few tinders have ever been held in higher esteem. This week in Biraland, it's all about amadou.
The next four episodes are streaming on Vermont Public's YouTube channel.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/vermontpublic
