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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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49:49

Checking in with Québec / Emerald Ground Water /...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/31

Canada and the U.S. are in an intense period of negotiations over a trade deal. Many Canadians are boycotting the States this summer over President Trump’s policies and 51st state rhetoric. We talk with Shawn Appell, host of our sister show on the CBC, Radio Noon in Québec, about what he's hearing from his listenership regarding their feelings on travelling to Quebec in the age of Trump. Then, during the pandemic lockdown musician and songwriter Katy Hellman began to dig into her Irish heritage,

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49:50

Money runs out to pay federal defense lawyers, and...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/30

Money runs out to pay federal defense lawyers, and Champlain College hones in on cybersecurity

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49:50

How sibling dynamics can inspire high acheivement

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/29

Today on the show, we explore the sibling dynamic, and how some families have multiple high achieving kids. Susan Dominus is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. Her new book, “The Family Dynamic,” looks at classic sibling examples, like the Bronte sisters, and modern ones. We’ll talk with two New Hampshire sisters featured in the new book – Olympic triathlete Sarah True and renowned novelist Lauren Groff. Plus, two Vermont brothers who come from a VERY large family.

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49:50

Vermont towns continue to debate short-term rental rules

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/28

Tourism-heavy towns often have a lot of AirBnBs per capita. Some towns, like Londonderry, are putting stricter rules in place on short-term rentals.Their goal, in large part, is to maintain housing for full-time residents — Vermont has a housing shortage, after all. But some short-term rental owners think the new rules are too strict and end up hurting the local economy.Vermont Public reporter Howard-Weiss Tisman shares an update on current debates over short-term rentals in southern Vermont towns

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49:50

Remembering Robert Resnik and a new treatment center...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/24

For 29 years, Robert Resnik celebrated folk and world music as the host of the Vermont Public music show All the Traditions. He passed away earlier this week. Through his show, he elevated local musicians and introduced listeners to new sounds and styles. He was also a musician himself and played more than two dozen instruments. We’ll share memories with friends, fellow musicians, and our listeners.Then: A new addiction treatment clinic has opened in Bennington.We’ll talk with Vermont’s deputy

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49:50

Vermont state symbols and how they came to be

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/23

Vermont state symbols and how they came to be

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49:44

The jam band explosion of the 90s and beyond

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/22

Love 'em or hate 'em, jam bands have infiltrated our culture and forever changed the music industry. There’s the Grateful Dead and Phish, but also Widespread Panic, The String Cheese Incident, and The Dave Matthews Band.Author Mike Ayers joins Mikaela to talk about his new oral history which chronicles the rise of the jam band genre in the 1990s, and the culture that surrounded them. It's called "Sharing in the Groove: The Untold Story of the 90s Jam Band Explosion and the Scene that Followed." We

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49:50

Neonics ban goes into effect

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/21

Last year, Vermont became just the second state in the nation to ban a type of pesticides called neonicotinoids. Now, that ban is going into effect. Many farmers use these treated seeds to keep pests away, but pollutes water and hurts fragile pollinator populations, like honey bees. The Vermont state government is in charge of enforcing this ban. It also has a role in determining exemptions. Who still gets to use neonics, and under what conditions? We’ll hear how the state is making those choices,

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50:17

Making movies in Vermont

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/17

To make a feature film, you don’t have to move to Hollywood. It might take a little more resourcefulness, but you can do it right here in our region.Three local film professionals join Vermont Edition to talk about their latest projects: Chad Ervin, president of the Vermont Production Collective and director of the documentary Gone Guys; Emma Schlenoff, producer of The Obelisk and a Vermont Production Collective board member; and Alexey Hartlieb-Shea, who co-wrote The Obelisk and stars in it.Then;

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49:45

Alternative approaches to education, from pre-k to...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/16

Many longtime educators understand that the traditional one-size-fits-all approach to teaching is not always effective. There are different types of learners with unique needs.Landmark College in Putney is designed for students who learn differently, like those with dyslexia, autism, or ADHD. The college marks its 40th anniversary this fall, and its new president Jim Dlugos is optimistic about its future.The Willowell Foundation runs outdoor learning programs in Addison County that let young

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49:41

UVM Health Network CEO Sunil "Sunny" Eappen

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/15

Sunil "Sunny" Eappen is the president and CEO of the University of Vermont Health Network. It’s the largest hospital system in Vermont where health insurance premiums are among the highest in the country. We talk with Dr. Eappen about why that is, and the role hospitals play in setting health care costs. He also discusses how he’s thinking about the hospital system’s budget for the coming year.

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49:47

How Trump's travel ban affects Vermonters

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/14

President Trump’s new travel ban is in effect. For a month now, people from 12 countries have been barred from entering the U.S., including Afghanistan, Burma and Eritrea. Seven other countries are partially banned, and the President has floated the idea of banning several more.We’ll hear how the travel ban affects refugees, green card holders, international students and others in our region. joined from Brattleboro by Joe Wiah, director of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, a refugee

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49:53

The art of the local jingle

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/10

A good jingle is short, catchy and teaches you a business name or phone number that you can't get out of your head — maybe even for years.This hour we celebrate the art of the local jingle. We from some jingle writers who have written some legendary earworms. Jim Giberty is based in Bethel and wrote ads for local ski areas, as well as some broader New England gems, most notable, The Lobster Claw in Cape Cod. Cary Reich is based in Florida, but penned songs for Pizza Putt and Wendell's Furniture that

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49:50

Scientists try to restore American chestnut trees to...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/09

Scientists try to restore American chestnut trees to the northeast

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Vermont marks the anniversary of the 2023 and 2024...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/08

Vermont marks the anniversary of the 2023 and 2024 summer floods

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49:54

Improving the Vermont legislature's ethics enforcement

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/07

State Senators Seth Bongartz (D-Bennington) and Scott Beck (R-Caledonia) are the subject of an ethics complaint that alleges their ties to independent schools influenced their work on Vermont's big education reform bill. Vermont Public reporter Lola Duffort has been closely following the education reform process and this ethics complaint.We also explore the process of investigating alleged ethical violations, such as conflicts of interest and other financial entanglements that could influence

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49:53

The snack bars of Vermont

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/02

Who wants to turn on the stove and cook dinner this time of year when you could stop by a local snack bar instead? Eating out at these seasonal restaurants is a beloved summer tradition in our region.Seven Days food writer and editor Melissa Pasanen shares some of her favorite snack menu items, like the smash burgers from Gondola's Snack Bar in Morristown and the hand cut fries at Green Meadows Grill in Williston. We also talk with local snack bar owners: Marilyn Kozlowski of Joe's Snack Bar in

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48:48

Why Erica Heilman asks "What Class Are You?"

Vermont Edition ·

2025/07/01

Of all the touchy topics there are to talk about, class might be the thorniest of all. Today on Vermont Edition: Vermont Public's Erica Heilman tells us about her ongoing series examining economic differences in Vermont. New stories in her series What Class Are You drop this week.Then: we bring you a recent episode of the podcast Brave Little State/ Producer Burgess Brown explores what it’s like to get around Vermont and maintain a social life when you can no longer drive.Broadcast live on Tuesday,

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49:50

How local communities are working to save their...

Vermont Edition ·

2025/06/30

How local communities are working to save their general stores

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The 25th anniversary of civil unions in Vermont

Vermont Edition ·

2025/06/26

July 1st, 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of civil unions in Vermont. This legal alternative to marriage was the first of its kind in the United States.In the Vermont Supreme Court case Baker v. Vermont, the court ruled that the state had no legal basis to discriminate against same-sex couples. If the legislature would not allow same-sex couples to get marriage licenses, lawmakers would have to figure out a legal alternative. The result: civil unions.Stan Baker was the lead plaintiff on that case,

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