The Vermont Suffrage Centennial Alliance had to postpone its celebratory event - Hard Won, Not Done: Voting Matters - for a year until this Saturday because of COVID. We’ll start the show by hearing the details. Then we’ll get an update on how the Community News Service has been working with media outlets across the state. After that, historian Kevin Thornton shares the stories of labor unrest among Rutland’s quarrymen in the 1930s. And we finish the show by learning about hyperbaric oxygen therapy from Dr. Grace Johnstone.   

We start the show by hearing the USDA’s Wildlife Services about the Rabies Bait Drop going on this week. Then we’ll hear about the place the great Ted Williams once owned in Vermont. (That’s right, Teddy Ballgame had a place in VT!) It’s now the Splendid Splinter B&B in Putney. After that, Jack Scully shares selections from his book of poetry – a collection of coming-of-age poems about growing up in Connecticut. And then we finish the show with a half hour of open phones.  

We’re going to pull off the unique feat of featuring two books focused on Franklin County in one show. We begin by learning about a new comic based on the country’s 21st President. It’s called “Searching for Chester Arthur” written by Harry Goldhagen. Next, we hear about an upcoming two-day virtual summit focused on climate action, sustainable business and outdoor sports. And lastly, we talk with author and historian Jason Barney about his book, “Hidden History of Franklin County, Vermont.” 

We open the phones for the first time this week to open the show.  Then we get revved and ready for next weekend’s Vermont Antique and Classic Car Meet being held at Farr Field in Waterbury. After that, national correspondent Bob Ney checks in with world and national news. We follow that by learning about the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival. And we finish up with the folks from Ballet Vermont and their innovative Farm to Ballet program. 

Cary Brown of the Vermont Commission on Women begins the program by discussing the pandemic’s continued impact on women, paid family and medical leave and affordable child care. Then we skate up to Lyndon to learn about Rinktoberfest, an event that has been organized to raise funds for Fenton Chester Arena. We stay in the NEK for a visit to the Old Stone House Museum to learn about its rich history and the special day they have planned this weekend.  And we finish the show by learning about the Brush Brook Community Farm in Huntington and the Agricultural Gift Economy.  

We begin the morning hearing about two Seven Days stories about Waterbury organizations – Owl's Head Orchard and the Waterbury Senior Center. Next, we learn about racing around the state in the Maple 100 as a way to get to visit our sugar makers and enjoy 100 percent pure maple syrup. After that, we’ll hear from the Champlain Trio, which has already toured the state playing to empty venues during the pandemic.  And we finish by visiting our near southern neighbors for a wonderful swing through the Berkshires.  

For the first hour of the show, we’re going to reach back into maritime history with Vermont author David Macaulay to discuss the incredible superliner S.S. United States. He wrote about the ship in his book “Crossing on Time” and he sailed on it as a child for his first trip to America. After that, we check in with UVM Political Science Professor Matt Carlson for a report from the Olympic Games in Tokyo. And we finish the show back out on the high seas when we learn about Healing Winds, a non-profit dedicated to taking cancer patients and health care heroes on sailing trips out on Lake Champlain. 

We open the show learning about the Vermont Playwright’s Circle and its upcoming Ten Fest and the monthly workshops it hosts. After that, Vermont State Police Sargeant Jay Riggen explains the efforts to promote sober boating on our lakes. Next, Maggie Mae Anderson drops in to discuss the stretching studio she’s opening in Stowe and shares the benefits of a stretch session. And we finish the show hearing about the opening of Middlebury College’s new anaerobic digester.  

Rep. Peter Welch joins us to open the show with an update on what’s happening in Washington. Then we learn about dowsing from a member of the American Society of Dowsers based in Danville.  After that, national correspondent Bob Ney provides his look at national and world events. We follow that by hearing from Kevin McCallum of Seven Days about concerns for the health of Lake Memphremagog. And then author Celia Ryker shares some of the stories from her new book “Walking Home” that chronicles her hike of the Long Trail from the Massachusetts to the Canadian border. 

UVM’s Center for Research on Vermont has put together a report on police spending in towns across the state. We’ll open the show by diving into the data. Next, we go to the dogs when we talk to Liz Ducharme of Path Paws about dog training and walking dogs in packs. After that, we open up the phones again to hear what’s on your mind. And then we finish the show continuing our celebration of WDEV’s 90th anniversary. This time, Director of Operations Charlotte Strasser stops by and she’s bringing memorable sound bites from the station’s storied past.