Brave Little State

Vermont has been paying for students to attend private schools for more than 150 years. How did this unusual system come about, and what does its future look like?

Spooky season is upon us — witches, werewolves … Wampahoofuses? Gather ‘round the campfire with us as we explore some of the creepy, mysterious and otherworldly questions our listeners have asked us over the years.

Election Day is less than a month away. You’ve probably thought about the big races on your ballot. But what about the ones near the bottom of the page? Or all those obscure positions appointed after Town Meeting Day?

Private equity firms and big corporations have poured billions of dollars into veterinary medicine over the past decade, drawn by the increasingly important role pets play in our lives — and how much we're willing to spend to keep them healthy.

This year’s crop of Vermont road names — Green Dolphin, Butternut Gutter, Old Shincracker — are more peculiar than ever. And they’ve got the origin stories to match.

Instead of answering a listener question about Vermont, we indulge the curiosity of a live audience about the making of the show itself.

Bethel, Vermont is home to a rare geological treasure: a brilliant granite that’s often described as the whitest in the world.

During our marathon day at the Village Scoop, we got a real taste of Vermont summer at its peak, in all its sweltering, melting glory.

The United States is turning 250 this summer. Here’s what that means to Americans all over the country, from California to Louisiana to Vermont.

Vermont doesn’t have enough beds for all the men incarcerated here. So, the state sends them more than a thousand miles away to a private facility in Mississippi — all while a prison sits vacant in Windsor, Vermont. One listener wants to know: Why?