The Dave Gram Show on WDEV

Al Gobeille, vice president for operations at the University of Vermont Health Network, updates us on the status of the cyberattack at the hospital network. Attorney General TJ Donovan and UVM student Ben Drape talk about the collaboration between UVM and the attorney general's office to provide consumer assistance to Vermonters. Later, Derek Brouwer of Seven Days, John Bleh of Sugarbush and Molly Mahar of Ski Vermont talk about a COVID-challenged winter ahead.

Xander Landen of VTDigger gives a breakdown of in-State races. Secretary of State Jim Condos reports on vote-counting and election mechanics. Middlebury College political scientist Matt Dickinson and Times Argus editor Steven Pappas provide perspective on the national scene.

Montpelier City Clerk John Odom provides the lay of the land on Election Day. James Duff Lyall, executive director of ACLU-Vermont, talks about working against voter suppression and intimidation. Lauren Hierl of Vermont Conservation Voters and Dan Fingas of Rights and Democracy talk about making sure votes are counted fully and accurately.

VTDigger political columnist Jon Margolis joins Dave to talk about the campaigns. Health care reporter Katie Jickling brings us up to date on the UVMMC cyberattack and coronavirus in Vermont. Gary Miller and Johny Widell from the group Writers for Recovery talk about combining literary pursuits with beating addiction.

Secretary of State Jim Condos talks about asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a correction. David Van Duesen of the Vermont AFL-CIO labor federation talks a possible general strike if the election goes awry. We visit with Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Zuckerman.

Montpelier Police Chief Brian Peete and personnel from Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice talk about a parade of thanks planned for Friday. UVM researcher Eric Bishop von Wettberg and master gardener Sylvia Davatz talk about the seed-saving movement. Later, we talk with Molly Gray, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor.

Political blogger John Walters talks about the Vermont’s scene with six days to go. UVM Medical Center Dr. Kristin Pierce talks about the hospital being selected to take part in an international COVID vaccine trial. Legal Analyst Dan Richardson talks about the Supreme Court and possible presidential campaign machinations.

Sen. Patrick Leahy talks about the ascension of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Health care writer Katie Jickling of VTDigger talks about the COVID-19 crisis and other issues on her beat. Students with UVM’s Community News Service talk about high Vermont towns are strongest and weakest so far on early voting, as well as early voting by prison inmates.

Republican candidate for Lt. Governor Scott Milne leads off a series of interviews of candidates for top Vermont statewide offices. Due to technical issues behind the scenes, we do not have the audio for the first hour of the show with Joe Benning and Steve Pappas. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Middlebury College political science professor Matt Dickinson talks about the Thursday night debate, and the campaign road ahead. Later, Waterbury Select Board Chair Chris Viens and Xusana Davis, the State’s executive director of racial equity, discuss Viens’ proposal for segregating police departments.