Vermont Viewpoint

The show opens with a true craftsman. We’ll meet Detlev Hundsdoerfer, creator of beautiful pepper mills and salt mills. Next, we get a little irreverent with the Bard when we hear about Get Thee to a Funnery, known as the best young people’s Shakespeare you’ll ever see. Starting the second half of the show, national correspondent Bob Ney joins us. Then, Rachel Hellman of Seven Days shares her story on Fish & Wildlife’s stocking of west coast Rainbow Trout in Vermont waters. And we finish learning about the Electric Vehicle Fest and getting your EV questions answered. 

There’s Music on the Mountain this weekend at Northeast Slopes in East Corinth and we’ll open the show hearing about it. Then we get an analysis of yesterday’s primary results from Middlebury College Political Science Professor Matt Dickinson. After that, we’ll wax up the Woody Wagon and haul out the Hudson Hornet to get ready for this weekend’s Vermont Antique and Classic Car Meet at Farr’s Field in Waterbury. And we finish the show in Morrisville, learning about the latest exhibition and events at the Noyes House Museum. 

It will be a morning dedicated to the arts. We begin with the fiber arts, learning about the beautiful farm-to-closet creations of Muriel’s of Vermont. Next, we head to the Valley and hear about the events taking place at the Waitsfield Village Meeting House. After that, we go even farther south, to The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, to take in the stunning sculptures of Auguste Rodin. And we finish the morning meeting the world class composer David Rakowski, who also happens to be a typeface designer.  

Today on Vermont Viewpoint, Steve Pappas sits in to host the show! During the first hour, Steve will be talking to Jack Gierzynski, the chair of the University of Vermont’s Political Science Department. Steve and Jack will be talking about changing trends in state and national politics. In the second hour, Steve will be talking with Chris Graff, a former journalist for the Associated Press and a longtime political watcher. Steve and Chris will be discussing challenges in Vermont politics on the eve of the primary, and what this vote means for November.

On today’s Vermont Viewpoint, Guest Host Brad Ferland starts the show talking with Skip Flanders. Skip is a Waterbury resident, historian, and public servant. Next up, he speaks with the director of Rutland Turning Point Center Tracie Hauck. Beginning the second half of the show, he speaks with Natanya Vanderlaan of Wholeheart Inc. And lastly, he speaks with Jerry Johnson, a Vermont poet and artist.

This is the weekend the Dragonboats take to the high seas! Well, they race on Lake Champlain. We’ll learn about the power, pomp and pageantry that will be on display for a great cause on the Burlington lakefront on Sunday. Next, we’ll meet Jennille Smith, the new executive director of CVFiber and learn about the milestones it has reached in the network’s construction plans. After that, national correspondent Bob Ney joins us. Then, Sally Pollak of Seven Days takes us on a tour of the von Trapp Gardens in Waitsfield. And we’ll finish the show with open phones or we might have a guest!

Let the wine flow. We’ll open the show by talking about wine with Kevin Clayton of Village Wine & Coffee in Shelburne and Keven Ring of Decant Wine Shop in Woodstock. They’ll share trends, popular wines and ideas on pairings. Beginning the second half of the show, we’ll get ready for the Open Farm Week going on around the state beginning Sunday. And we’ll finish the show by learning about efforts that have been taken for the  protection and recovery of the state’s peregrine falcon population. 

If you haven’t been to St. Johnsbury lately, we’ll give you many reasons to head there as we learn how the downtown has been developing over the last few years. Next, we’ll jam the phones into the open position. After that, we’ll learn about Cumbancha, the world music record label based here in Vermont. And we’ll finish the show surrounded by the many beautiful handcrafted products being made at Farm Craft Vermont Herb Farm in Shelburne. 

We get the week off to a running start when we check in with John Kerrigan about the weekly Harwood runs and the incredible sport of skyrunning. Next, Elliott Greenblott of the AARP Fraud Watch Network is back to warn us about a spate of telephone scams. After that, we’ll learn more about the rare lady beetles recently found in Vermont. And we’ll finish the morning with Lola Duffort of VTDigger, with an update on the U.S. House and Senate Races. 

We’ll learn about the recent changes happening at Vermont Law School, which has become Vermont Law and Graduate School, when the school’s President Rodney Smolla joins us to open the show. Next, we’ll hear why energy prices in Vermont don’t see the wild spikes that other states do. After that, it’s our favorite national correspondent Bob Ney with an update on what’s happening around the world. Then Melissa Pasanen of Seven Days shares the stories of a former chef who found sobriety and a new career in fly fishing and the owner of WoodFyred, which makes home outdoor pizza ovens with a French twist. And we finish the week speaking with members of a group who would like to see the creation of a Vermont public bank.