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Vermont Edition

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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Made Here Film Festival showcases local filmmakers

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/16

Made Here Film Festival showcases local filmmakers

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3 tips for weathering the current financial upheaval...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/15

A Montreal economist, Burlington financial advisor and Waitsfield money mindset coach share their best advice for this uncertain economic time.

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Vt.'s Secretary of State and two superintendents on...

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2025/04/14

Today on Vermont Edition, Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas. We’ll discuss the SAVE Act, which she opposes, and get her take on Vermont’s election integrity in the face of cuts to the federal office that handles election security infrastructure.Then, we'll be joined by the superintendents of two school districts, one from central Vermont and the other in the Northeast Kingdom. We’ll hear how their school budgets are shaping up and how they're preparing for education changes from

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Spring bird show: the Bird Diva's favorite migratory...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/10

Spring bird show: the Bird Diva's favorite migratory species

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Layoffs at Health and Human Services, and Vermont...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/09

Today on Vermont Edition, we'll explore the massive changes underway at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A program known as LIHEAP offsets utility bills for more than 6 million Americans. Vermont Public reporter Abagael Giles tells us about the future of the program. We’ll also talk with a Head Start supervisor in Windham Southeast school district, and the head of an agency that feeds hundreds of low-income, older Vermonters. Plus: Vermont’s poet laureate, Bianca Stone helps us

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49:53

Bike commuters face an uphill battle in Vermont

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/08

For some Vermonters, biking is simply a fun form of recreation or exercise. But for others, it’s how they get to work or school.Bike advocates across the region are trying to make commuting by bike more accessible and safe for Vermonters. Joining us is Jonathon Weber of Local Motion, Hanif Nazerli of the Capital City Corridor bike share project, and Darren Ohl of the Vermont Bicycle Shop in Barre discussed road safety, to discuss bike infrastructure development, and access to good bikes and

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49:53

Vermont needs more tradespeople. Is Gen Z the solution?

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/07

Programs for careers like welding, construction, and automotive tech are in hot demand. The Central Vermont Career Center, a career technical school in Barre, has more applicants than they have space to admit. A recent report by Vermont Public found that enrollment is up statewide at most of Vermont’s 17 career and technical education centers. It’s a national trend, and it’s earned Gen Z the nickname “The Toolbelt Generation.”We talk with CVCC's director Jody Emerson and Nick Cantrick, a

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49:50

The latest on Vermont sports and food

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/03

WCAX sports director Jack Fitzsimmons and Seven Days food writer Jordan Barry share recent exciting stories from their beats.

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Vermont’s amphibians are amped up for their Big Night

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/02

As the soil thaws, rain falls, and warmer spring days fill up the forecast, the little critters that live in our region are on the move. It is the amphibian migration season and frogs and salamanders have places to be. We talk with herpetologist Jim Andrews of Salisbury who tells us about so-called Big Nights, when humans help salamanders, frogs, and toads cross roads without getting flattened by tires. And he suggests ways to support these species during their migration season, and how to report

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49:54

Vermont's top health regulator says 'We are in a...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/04/01

Many Vermonters are frustrated and worried about the high cost of healthcare in the state. One of the main organizations trying to figure out what to do about it is Green Mountain Care Board. It controls the rate of health care costs in the state.Green Mountain Care Board president Owen Foster joins us to talk about the rising costs of health insurance premiums, and the financial challenges facing rural hospitals.Then, Some Vermont-based employers are trying to diversify their hiring pool. But it

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49:22

Where do our tax dollars actually go?

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/31

When we file our taxes, we all have a guess as to where our money’s going. Education, infrastructure, the military, foreign aid. But for most of us, it’s just that – a guess.We break down where exactly our tax dollars go, both at the state and federal level. Vermont’s new tax commissioner Bill Shouldice explains where the state’s pot of tax dollars comes from, and where it gets allocated He also breaks down how his office estimates property taxes every year.Then, Chuck Marr helps us understand how

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49:50

Animal Hour: Bats

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/27

They hang upside down, fly by night, and some of them drink blood?! Bats get a bad rap – but are they really as scary as they seem?On today's Vermont Edition: Bats! It’s the latest installment of our March series, Animal Hour. Bats play a vital role in our ecosystems. But some species are endangered, and others are being threatened by disease. A small mammal biologist with Vermont Fish and Wildlife studies the bat species in our region. She’ll share fun facts about bats, and explain why they’re so

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Will there be a next chapter for the Vermont Marble...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/26

Today on Vermont Edition: the history of the Vermont marble industry. Quarries around the state produced beautiful black, red, dark green and white marble. A Brandon historian will share stories of what it was like to work in a quarry, and the importance of marble to our region. We’ll also hear about the Marble Museum’s closure and the uncertain future of its collection, with the head of the Preservation Trust of Vermont.Then: the annual Public Philosophy Week returns. Two local philosophy

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Vermont's Outgoing Health Commissioner Dr. Mark...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/25

March marks the five-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine was a steadying force through the early days of the lock down, a conduit of quickly evolving health guidance, and an advocate for the vaccine.Gov. Phil Scott tapped Dr. Levine in 2017 to lead Vermont's Department of Health. As health commissioner, he provided guidance on public health concerns like opioid addiction, teen substance use, and respiratory viruses. He sat down with

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Historian Garrett Graff reflects on the early COVID days

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/24

A new book preserves the stories of Vermonters during the historic COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time, you can read oral histories of more than a hundred state leaders, frontline workers and regular citizens. It’s called Life Became Very Blurry, An Oral History of COVID-19 in Vermont. The book illuminates the mindset of Vermonters during this unforgettable period in history, the way Vermont handled the epidemic, and how it reshaped the state. Its editor, Garrett Graff, is a bestselling author and

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49:47

Animal Hour: Sheep

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/20

Sheep used to dominate the Vermont landscape. But these days, it’s kind of rare to drive by a large flock. What happened to Vermont’s sheep?Today on Vermont Edition: It’s the latest in our March series Animal Hour and it’s all about sheep. We begin with local historian Mark Bushnell who tells us all about the sheep boom and bust of the 1800s. Even though there aren’t as many sheep here as there used to be, there’s still a lot of Vermonters out there shearing sheep for their wool, raising lambs for

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Vermont's Jason Chin helps kids understand the world...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/19

South Burlington children's book author and illustrator Jason Chin uses paint and pen to bring the world around us to life. Chin won one of the highest honors in his field in 2022, when he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Watercress, written by Andrea Wang. This year, he and the writer Lynn Brunelle won the Robert F. Silbert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children for Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall.

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49:51

Mud season's greetings! Ideas for enjoying this time...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/18

This episode of Vermont Edition also included a conversation with VTDigger reporter Peter D'Auria about plans for a juvenile detention facility in Vergennes and some possible updates to Vermont's Raise the Age law.Your shoes are soggy. Your car wheels are spinning. You're not sure if you should dress for sun, rain, or even snow. Yes, it's mud season. Some Vermonters like Keegan Tierney, the Green Mountain Club's director of field programs, approach mud season with optimism and energy. Others, like

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What the gutting of the U.S. Department of Education...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/17

The U.S. Department of Education is cutting nearly half of its workforce. President Donald Trump wants to see the agency eliminated completely. What do these tidal shifts in education mean for individual states, like Vermont? Today's show answers that question.

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Animal Hour: Big cats

Vermont Edition ·

2025/03/13

Vermont's famous big cats are rumored to be roaming the woods and hills. Here's how to know if you really did spot one in the wild.

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