The Frequency

The Frequency

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  • Leaf peeping season looks promising

    More FEMA funds roll in for several Vermont towns still recovering from flooding; the state  limits contract lengths for new school superintendents; and what kind of foliage season is in store for our region?

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    • How superintendent contracts factor into statewide conversation about school district mergers
    • Vermont Public's 10 favorite fall foliage drives
    • The Great Book Brigade 

      This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Mikaela LeFrak, the New England News Collaborative and the University of Vermont Community News Service.

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        8 min
      • Jury finds Eaton guilty

        The verdict is in on the Jason Eaton trial; Feds reject a local bid to purchase the flooded-out, former Montpelier post office building; The “Big-E” returns to New England this week; Who really was Saint Nick? 

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        • Feds reject local bid to purchase former Montpelier post office building
        • M.T. Anderson explores the true history of St. Nick
        • Jury finds Jason Eaton guilty of attempted murder in 2023 shooting
        • This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Mark Davis edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Liam Elder-Connors, Howard Weiss-Tisman, Mikaela Lefrak, and the New England News Collaborative.

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            10 min
          • A life of adventure and avoiding debt

            A federal judge in Vermont dismisses a DOJ lawsuit seeking Vermont’s voter rolls; a pilot program that offers tenants facing eviction free legal defense didn’t get renewed; a trail-blazing Vermont doctor dies; producer Erica Heilman asks Vermonter’s, “What class are you?”

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            • Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Vermont voter rolls
            • Vermont Public's 10 favorite fall foliage drives
            • This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Mark Davis edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Liam Elder-Connors, Carly Berlin, The New England News Collaborative. 

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                15 min
              • More flood buyout money is coming at last

                Long-awaited federal money for flood buyouts gets approved, Vermont gets money to help veterans find housing and how rising diesel costs could affect your wallet. Plus, today’s Friday Song from a local artist that takes the listener into a night out at a rave.

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                Read more on some of the stories in today’s show:

                • In recording, Jason Eaton claims government agencies directed him to carry out 2023 shooting
                • FEMA approves money for 90 property buyouts tied to Vermont’s major floods
                • Music from Vermont Public
                • This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Carly Berlin, Mikaela Lefrak and The New England News Collaborative. 

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                    8 min
                  • Layoffs, a new Spanish language radio hour and poetry

                    More layoffs announced at another local health system; there’s a buyer for the former Sterling College campus in Craftsbury; and a new Spanish language radio hour hits the airwaves in Vermont this weekend.

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                    Read more on some of the stories in today’s show:

                    • Dartmouth Health is cutting hundreds of jobs
                    • Northeast Kingdom housing group signs deal to buy Sterling College campus
                    • This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Mark Davis edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Lola Duffort, Nina Keck, Howard Weiss-Tisman and Jenn Jarecki.

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                        13 min
                      • The prosecution rests

                        The state rested its case the Jason Eaton trial; state health officials warn residents about rabid animals in two parts of the state; and an Emmy-award-winning film exploring censorship in libraries will screen in Rutland.

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                        • Prosecution rests its case in trial of Jason Eaton
                        • UVM Health will eliminate nearly 200 jobs 
                        • Vermont Public's 2026 general election debate schedule
                        • This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Mark Davis edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Liam Elder Connors, Lola Duffort, Abagael Giles and Nina Keck.

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                            11 min
                          • A trial begins, tuition costs lowered and a flax harvest

                            A long-awaited attempted murder trial begins; the state’s biggest university cuts some students a break on costs; another Vermont municipality chimes in on which electric vehicles can ride on its bike trails.

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                            • Vermont has begun doling out federal rural health funding
                            • Trial of man accused of shooting 3 Palestinian college students begins in Burlington
                            • UVM announces tuition discount for New England students
                            • This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Mark Davis edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Liam Elder-Connors, Lola Duffort, Abagael Giles, Nathaniel Wilson and The New England News Collaborative.

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                                12 min
                              • Maternity care to stay in Brattleboro

                                Brattleboro Memorial Hospital plans to keep its birth center open; the Upper Valley gets a new year-round shelter; the state’s lieutenant governor settles a violation at his cannabis growing business; plans for a housing complex for older adults in Franklin County have halted. 

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                                Read more on some of the stories in today’s show:

                                • In reversal, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will keep its birth center open
                                • Lt. Gov. John Rodgers settles case with state cannabis regulators
                                • Affordable housing project falls apart over infrastructure gaps in Highgate
                                • This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Lola Duffort and Bob Kinzel with additional reporting from the University of Vermont Community News Service.

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                                    13 min
                                  • Remembrance and recovery

                                    Vermont’s Nepali and Tibetan communities are raising funds for flood recovery in their home countries; a federal judge rejects the first test of the state’s new law that requires political ads using AI be labeled as such… and The Friday Song is a dance club hit remixed by a Vermont artist.

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                                    Read more on some of the stories in today’s show: 

                                    • Nepali and Tibetan Vermonters on how to support flood victims
                                    • Vermont Public’s 10 favorite fall foliage drives
                                    • Find Yoko Ono’s, “Walking On Thin Ice,” remix from Deejay Craig Mitchell’s Orange Factory here.
                                    • This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Mikaela Lefrak, Howard Weiss-Tisman and The New England News Collaborative.  

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                                        11 min
                                      • Preventing suicide with outpatient treatment

                                        A new outpatient clinic focuses on suicide prevention; a decision reached on a proposed cell tower near a popular Vermont lake; and as we approach a quarter century since 9-11, we’ll hear from a Ludlow resident who was on-scene as a New York City firefighter that day.

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                                        Read more on some of the stories in today’s show:

                                        • New outpatient clinic focused on suicide prevention opens in Burlington
                                        • Vermont is changing its rules for primitive camping on state land
                                        • He was a firefighter at Ground Zero. 25 years later, he remembers it all.
                                        • If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can call or text 9-8-8 to reach the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.


                                          This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Nathaniel Wilson, Abagael Giles, Howard Weiss-Tisman, April McCullum and Mikaela Lefrak.

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                                          •  

                                            The Frequency is a product of Vermont Public.

                                            11 min

                                          About The Frequency

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                                          Vermont Public's daily news podcast. Get up to speed on what's happening every day in Vermont in under 15 minutes. Available every weekday morning by 6 a.m.

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