Episodes

  • A French connection

    A French connection
    Jun 21 2024
    A 100-year-old Vermont veteran receives the Legion of Honor for his service in northern France during World War II. Plus, two state senators are suing Gov. Scott over his appointment of an interim education secretary lawmakers had initially rejected, Rep. Balint files legislation designed to prevent what she calls deceptive small donor fundraising tactics, workers at an Essex Junction Starbucks say they’ll try to unionize, Green Mountain Transit adds five new electric buses to its Chittenden County fleet, and this week’s heat wave could lead to more cyanobacteria blooms in ponds and lakes this summer.
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    10 mins
  • Out at camp

    Out at camp
    Jun 20 2024
    A Vermont-based summer camp for LGTBQ+ youth with a years-long waitlist is expanding its footprint to serve more kids. Plus, nurses at Vermont’s biggest hospital are considering a strike if their contract demands aren’t met, high-level nuclear waste from the former Vermont Yankee plant will spend at least another 20 years in Vermont, a national conservative group and Burlington residents are filing suit to block a recent charter change allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections, and four more districts get mixed results from school budget votes.
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    13 mins
  • Musical money pit

    Musical money pit
    Jun 18 2024
    The financial conundrum many young women of color face when trying to achieve stardom in the music industry. Plus, breaking down the action from yesterday’s legislative veto session, the state prepares for its first major heat wave of the season, and a Vermonter wins two Tony awards for her musical about the American suffragist movement.
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    15 mins
  • Bait and fish

    Bait and fish
    Jun 17 2024
    Stopping by Vermont’s annual free fishing festival, where young people learn how to become sustainable anglers. Plus, a showdown between the Scott administration and Montpelier lawmakers comes to a head with a veto override session today, Vermont’s House speaker confirms one of the override attempts will focus on the state’s signature land-use law, Gov. Scott approves a bill that allows people who were in the foster care system to access their state records, Vermont State Police release the name of a man fatally shot by a trooper and the officer who fired their weapon, the union for UVM support staff is negotiating a new contract for higher wages, and the state prepares for the first major heat wave of the season this week.
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    11 mins
  • The Michael Kors Cafe

    The Michael Kors Cafe
    Jun 14 2024
    Speaking with Burlington High School’s graduating class of 2024 after students spent four years going to classes in a converted department store. Plus, redevelopment at a mobile home park in Berlin may be violating the town’s floodplain building rules, Sen. Welch calls out Republicans for blocking a bill to establish a code of ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court, a Vermont State Police trooper has been placed on leave after fatally shooting a man in Orange, state wildlife officials are again warning people about leaving food in their yards that attract bears, and rising production costs have forced local theater companies to scale back performances.
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    11 mins
  • Far from brittle

    Far from brittle
    Jun 13 2024
    Listening back to poetry originally presented during a Homegoings live event at the Chandler Center for the Arts. Plus, Gov. Scott says he wants to suspend Vermont’s universal school meals program as part of a plan to pay down next year’s property tax increase, despite poor winter weather conditions Vermont’s ski resorts recorded a pretty good season, a warning to look out for election-related scams this year, Canadian border workers call off a planned strike after reaching a tentative agreement with the government on wages and benefits, and a new report shows young Vermonters crave places to hang out other than work and school.
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    12 mins
  • Zoning bout

    Zoning bout
    Jun 12 2024
    Why some Londonderry residents see a threat to their way of life in proposed changes to the town’s zoning regulations. Plus, Gov. Scott meets with Democratic lawmakers to figure out how to reduce next year’s property tax rates, Vermont receives more than $3 million from a multistate settlement with Johnson & Johnson, the state’s largest city plans to distribute water, dumpsters, and portable toilets to some homeless encampments, state officials warn swimmers to avoid fishing access areas, and an Amtrak line between Saratoga Springs and Montreal will be out of service longer than originally planned.
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    12 mins
  • Forever ban

    Forever ban
    Jun 11 2024
    Breaking down the implications of Vermont becoming the first state to prohibit so-called “forever chemicals” in menstrual products. Plus, Gov. Scott signs legislation expanding health care services for Vermont veterans, a state senator gives her reason for backing a bill seeking to hold big oil companies accountable for climate change damage, the Health Department awards grants aimed at reducing tobacco use, state regulators seek public opinion on proposed rules for battery energy storage systems, and New Hampshire lawmakers are poised to tighten regulations on PFAS chemicals.
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    12 mins