9 am - essay re: deportations

9:30 - ACLU lawyer on the two VT deportation cases.

10 am - VT Secretary of State on voting threats from Trump.

10:30 - author Alex beam on his new book about Wallace Stegner.

In this episode, we discussed the full range of housing issues with the Vt. House Chair of the Housing and general committee. David was then joined by Rice Highschool senior Jack Hill to discuss civics, Boys State and Ranked Choice Voting as well as former State Senator Irene Wrenner to discuss the proposed Amazon Fulfilment warehouse and possible Women's Correction and Re-entry facility in Essex Vermont.

9-9:30 Bishop John McDermott joins the show to discuss the life and legacy of Pope Francis

9:30-10 am Genevieve Collins, State Director for Americans for Prosperity-Texas, updates listeners on Texas passing the largest school choice program in the nation last week

10-10:30 am Carla Gericke, President Emeritus of the Free State Project, gives a libertarian assessment of the first 100 days of the new administration

10-10:30 am Sofia Hamilton, Policy Analyst for Americans for Prosperity, discusses the Vermont legislature’s passage last week of a bill to increase healthcare options throughout the state

9:00 to 9:45

Central Vermont Career Center

Jody Emerson, Director of the Central Vermont Career Center, Superintendent of the Central Vermont Career Center School District. Jody also leads the Career Center Association.

9:45 to 10:00

Matt Cota

Meadow Hill Consulting- Montpelier updates

10:10 to 11:00

Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild

Suzanne Dirmaier

Sharon O’Neil

9:00 to 10:00

Brian Croteau

Adjunct Professor at American Military University, History Teacher, former Lt Colonel United States Army.

Patriots Day

Paul Revere, Patriots Day, American Revolution

9:15 - Middlebury Professor and poet Jay Parini on what the Trump attack on high educations means for the classroom and the campus. 

10 am - Vermont Humanities Council executive director Christopher Kaufman Illstrup on the proposed cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities and what it means for Vermont. 

10:30 - Discussion of the Bernie Sanders events around the country. 

9-9:30am Greg Moore, Regional Director with Americans for Prosperity, tells the story of the Pine Tree Riot, the forgotten beginning of the Revolutionary War

9:30-10am James Czerniawski, Policy Analyst with Americans for Prosperity, discusses the FISA court system, the need for reform, and his testimony on the topic in Congress last week

10-10:30am John Reynolds, State Director for NFIB, updates listeners about Vermont’s plan to mandate electric truck sales and its potential impact on communities throughout the state

10:30-11am Jason Sorens, Senior Research Fellow at AIER, talks tariffs, their impact, and the Trump Administrations use of them

9:00 to 10:00

Nick Bennette, Chair of the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council and E.D. of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, and Abby Long, E.D. of Kingdom Trails, economic value of recreation trails and the need to recognize the landowners who provide recreation on their property. 

Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy continues to grow, bringing $2.1 billion annually, which amounts to 4.8% of State GDP, according to 2023 US Bureau of Economic Analysis.

10:00 to 11:00

Former Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad

Reflections of being Burlington Chief, repeat offenders, recruitment in an age of defunding and what’s ahead. 

9:00 to 9:25

League of Vermont Writers

Spring event report

Stephen Russell Payne

9:30 to 10:00

Matt Cota. Meadow Hill Consulting

Clean Heat Energy and Electric Vehicles Legislative update

10:00 to 10:45

Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Vermont Senate Majority Leader

9 am - week in review

9:15 - Morgan Valley, UConn basketball assistant coach and VT legend.

10 am - John Sayles, CEO Vt Foodbank.

10:30 - Ian Ackerman, Cabot sugar maker.