Vermont Viewpoint

We’re going to spend the first hour discussing the intersection between climate and weather. Radio Vermont forecaster Roger Hill will discuss how climate change can affect our day-to-day weather. After that, for the second day in a row, we head back in time to an era of knights, ladies, queens, kings and court jesters. Jeff Folb joins us to talk about the upcoming Winter Renaissance Faire. And we finish the show with some open phones.  

We open up by meeting UVM History Professor Sean Field, who was recently elected as a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, the highest honor that the organization can bestow upon North American medievalists. Next, we learn about the increasing need for primary care physicians in Vermont. After that we’ll hear about a Vermont business called Cary & Main, which produces, among other things, kosher maple crème. And we finish by getting to know another WDEV All-Star, Roland Lajoie of WLVB, where he’s been doing the morning show since 1993.

We open the show learning about a new partnership between Vermont Law School and the Department for Children and Families that will incorporate restorative justice principles into the work of the department. Then, WCAX Capitol Bureau Chief Calvin Cutler provides a State House update. Next, we’ll learn about the park in Milton where snow tubers are enjoying themselves this winter. After that, we talk to a triumvirate of Olympians from the Vermont National Guard. And we finish by learning who the Pepin is at Middlebury College’s Pepin Gymnasium.  

As Governor Scott sets goals for workforce development in the state, a group called Advance Vermont is developing the bridge between postsecondary education credentials and the needs of our businesses. We’ll hear about their plan to accomplish this. Then, we’ll open the phones for a half hour. After that, we’ll check in with national correspondent Bob Ney. Then Ken Picard of Seven Days gives us an in-depth look at Celiac Disease. And we finish the show by digging deeper into the mathematics of reapportionment.  

We’ll meet the part-time Warren native who has worked with the likes of Johnny Carson, Gene Shalit and Bob Hope, and has been named to the Sugarbush Wall of Fame! Next, we’ll hear about the amazing photo negatives that give a look into Canaan’s past. After that, we’ll be introduced to the Middlebury draft horses that are hauling trash every other week. And then we’ll talk with author Eric Rickstad, whose latest novel has made The New York Times’ list as one of the best thrillers of 2021. 

For the first hour, we talk with writer Gary Shattuck about his latest book, “Night-Rider Legacy: Weaponizing Race in the Irasburg Affair of 1968.” The book retells two cases that shook the state and the reputation of the Vermont State Police. After that, we’ll learn about the work of the Vermont Bond Bank. And then we finish the show hearing from VTDigger’s Peter D’Auria about several issues surrounding the state’s schools, including changes in contact tracing, COVID testing and the large number of missed school days.  

We’re on the road again as part of WDEV’s 90th anniversary. Today, we’ll be visiting Waitsfield, where we will hang out with the gregarious owners of The Village Grocery. Throughout the morning, we’ll learn about the Mad River Valley community fund, the reopening of Hap’s garage, beermaking for good, fostering creativity in young Vermonters, choosing good wine and what’s happening at the Round Barn. Enjoy two hours of getting to know the people and the personality of Waitsfield this morning on Vermont Viewpoint. 

We open the show hearing about what was presented to the Legislature by the Legislative Apportionment Board. Then, WCAX Capitol Bureau Chief Calvin Cutler provides a State House update. Next, we’ll learn about the change in ownership at the Elmore General Store and get an update on the Post Office located there. After that, former UVM player and athletic director Rick Farnham shares memories of Catamount football. And we finish the show with open phones.  

We’ll start the morning with open phones. Next, we take a tour of Bennington College and get a glimpse of the incredible architecture contained at this school of 700 students. After that, national correspondent Bob Ney joins us. Then we hear from Kevin McCallum of Seven Days about the climate migrants from around the country who are seeking refuge in Vermont. And we finish by learning about how the McClure Foundation is making college classes more accessible for Vermont high school graduates.  

During the first hour, we’ll learn about how one Vermonter has been working to save the writing systems from around the world that have been falling into disuse. It’s called the Endangered Alphabets Project. After that, we open up the phones for a half hour. Then, we’ll hear about the Agency of Agriculture’s grant program to help farmers improve water quality.