Call us rivals, or frenemies...But where does this half-serious tension come from? Ian Harding of Los Angeles asked us to break it down.

Check out our 2017 episode about how some of the differences between Vermont and New Hampshire stem from our geology, and go back literally hundreds of millions of years.

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In the latest installment of a Brave Little State tradition, we journey to the back roads of Vermont to learn about three mystifying road and place names: Cow Path 40 in Marlboro, Agony Hill Road in Reading, and Texas Falls in Hancock.

Check out bonus content, including maps and photos of the roads in question, at bravelittlestate.org.

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A listener's request about the legacy of Tropical Storm Irene prompted us to tell three stories about resilience — personal, entrepreneurial and spiritual.

Check out bonus content, including photos of the Graham-Frock family, the Woodlawn Cemetery project, and other people and places from this episode, at bravelittlestate.org.

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In honor of the show’s 5th birthday, we revisit our inaugural episode — about the past, present and future of the Vermont accent.

Thanks to Erin Creley for being our first-ever question-asker, and to Alex Keefe for helping us launch the show back in 2016.

To find more audio recordings that demonstrate the features of the Vermont accent, and learn about some recent research on the “glottal stop,” check out our web feature.

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A question from Bobby Arnell of Winooski about the complex, controversial decision to base fighter jets in Vermont's most populous county.

Check out bonus content, including video by VPR's news fellow Marlon Hyde, at bravelittlestate.org.

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We get comfortable — or uncomfortable — and talk about living in Vermont with, or as, a Black kid.

See photos of the families we heard from in this episode, some adorable pix of producer Myra Flynn as a Vermont kid, and archival photos of Randolph Union High School's "Galloping Ghost" mascot, here.

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What factors go into placing those yellow road signs? A question from Jocelyn Hebert gets to the heart of a tension between the natural world and human infrastructure. Check out photos of "Moose Alley" and data visualizations here. As always, our journalism is better when you're a part of it!

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A conversation with DonnCherie about compassion, artistic authenticity and taking Blackness back. (Warning: Profanity)

This is the fourth and final installment (for now) of Homegoings, a special series from Brave Little State that features conversations with musicians of color who live in Vermont.

Check out the lyrics to DonnCherrie’s “For Keeps,” see the original art for this episode here. Explore the rest of our series at here.

We'd love your feedback on this series. Drop us a note at [email protected]

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A conversation with Rivan Calderin about BIPOC exhaustion, safety and music as a platform for consciousness.

Check out the original art for this series and read the lyrics to "Mayday to Pilot" here.

This is the third installment of Homegoings, a special series from Brave Little State that features conversations with musicians of color who live in Vermont.

Follow the series here as we release new episodes weekly through June 15.

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(Warning: Profanity) A conversation with Senayit Tomlinson about Black trauma, music and getting through.

See a photo of Senayit, read the lyrics to "Hard Reign" and watch the music video here.

This is the second installment of Homegoings, a special series from Brave Little State that features conversations with musicians of color who live in Vermont.

Follow the series here as we release new episodes weekly through June 15.

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