Tina Zook of the Vermont Heart Association and Dr. Phillip Eardener talk about a movement to get the FDA to ban menthol cigarettes after they have already banned several other flavors and the two discuss how this relates to the health of African Americans. Later, Paula Routley of Seven Days and Matthew Cropp of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center join Dave to talk about workers getting a piece of the action in business enterprises.

Monday’s show includes visits with Human Rights Commission Chair and Rep. Kevin Christie of the state of the state for people of color on this Martin Luther King Day. Later, Mike Fisher, Health Care advocate with Vermont Legal Aid, checks in on the struggles people are having with health care costs.

Friday’s broadcast from the Statehouse starts with a conversation with VTDigger columnist John Walters. Sens. Debbie Ingram and Dick McCormack talk about an amendment to the Vermont Constitution to clarify the state’s ban on slavery. Later, a panel of guests talks about laid family leave.

Representatives from Migrant Justice and the ACLU join Dave to talk about a settlement of a lawsuit aimed at getting the Department of Motor Vehicles to reduce its collaboration with federal immigration authorities. Steve Pappas of the Time Argus and Rutland Herald checks in for a discussion of recent Vermont news. Later, the weekly Seeds to Society segment: Associate Dean Kate Finley Woodruff of UVM's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, animal science professor and department Chair Dave Townson and student Jackie Johnson talk about training the next generation of dairy farmers.

Wednesday’s Dave Gram Show starts with Montpelier City Clerk John Odom talking about using blockchain technology to protect election integrity. Mike Shea talks about how his Spirit of Ethan Allen cruise ship is getting some cleaner engines. Later, Ben Walsh of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group and Sandra Levine of the Conservation Law Foundation talk about climate change legislation.

Tuesday’s Dave Gram Show features a visit by Erin Bell, Chief distiller with Silo Distillery, based in Windsor, which has had two of its products nominated in international competition for prizes from the Good Foods Foundation. Later, Dave interviews gubernatorial candidate David Zuckerman and U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy.

Colin Meyn joins Dave to catch us up on news in VTDigger.org. Karen Kevra of Capital City Concerts and children’s author M.T. Anderson preview an upcoming concert and art exhibit featuring Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” And State Sen. Christopher Pearson provides an update on an effort to defuse the Electoral College as a force in presidential elections.

Dave hosts the first regular Friday broadcast of the 2020 session from the Statehouse. Xander Landen of VTDigger lays out the big picture as the first guest. Reps. Janet Ancel and Kate Webb, chairs of the House Ways and Means and Education committees, respectively, talk with Dave about schools and how to pay for them. Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman and Capitol Police Chief Matthew Romei talk with Dave about the protests at Gov. Phil Scott's State of the State address Thursday. And Rep. Selene Colburn talks about a proposal to decriminalize prostitution in Vermont.

Chair Lisa Senecal and Executive Director Cary Brown of the Vermont Commission on Women join Dave for a discussion about new resources and possible legislation to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. Later, Joshua Falkner and Kirsten Workman of UVM Extension join Dave for a "Seeds to Society" segment on agriculture and water quality.

Wednesday's Dave Gram Show is devoted mostly to events in the Middle East, with guests including Axios World Editor Dave Lawlor, longtime Middle East analyst and commentator Bob Nay and others.