We’re going to meet two of the newer companies in the Vermont beer industry to start the show. To begin we head to St. J to learn about Whirligig Brewing. And then we hop over to East Hardwick – literally and figuratively – to hear from Whitefield Hop Yard. Next, we open up the phones for the first time this week. And then we finish the show have Steve Collier, the general counsel for the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, discussing the legislation passed in the last session that will affect the state’s farmers and food producers. 

We start the show by hearing how steeples get repaired when steeplejack Jay Southgate joins us. Then, we’ll learn about the storied history of Brookfield’s Floating Bridge. All eight of them. After that, we’ll get prepped for Burlington’s outrageous Festival of Fools. And we finish the show talking about the Choose Your Own Adventure book series, based right here in Vermont. 

We begin the show meeting Sally Fishburn, who spends her time restoring some of Vermont’s historic old buildings. Next, with the state’s homeless motel voucher program ending earlier this month, we’ll discuss solutions for housing Vermont’s homeless individuals.  After that, our own Kia helps us celebrate WDEV’s anniversary year by recounting some of her almost 40 years at the station. And we finish by playing a few chukkers with the Sugarbush Polo Club.  

We start the show by learning about a contingent of Vermonters who are headed off to Italy for the World Sky Running Championships. Next, we speak with two St. Michael’s College professors who are researching whether virtual reality can help reduce stress. Following that, national correspondent Bob Ney checks in with an update. Then, we hear from Jordan Adams of Seven Days about Burlington’s Sky Tunnels. And we’ll finish the show by talking with Alex Crothers of Higher Ground about how that music venue is bouncing back from the pandemic year. 

There are over 100 species of butterflies...in Vermont alone. We’re going to spend the first hour with Kent McFarland of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, getting to know these butterflies and learning how we can help them. Next, we’ll try to understand why traffic fatalities in Vermont have risen dramatically even during the pandemic when we were driving less. And we’ll finish the show speaking with Lauren Randall to get an idea of what it takes and what it’s like to be a tattoo artist. 

Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine joins us to discuss what work is left in getting Vermonters vaccinated and what we’ve learned from going through a global pandemic. Next, we hear about the upcoming season of Vermont Stage and how the company made it through the pandemic. After that, we finally travel outside Vermont, getting to know what we have just south of our border in the beautiful Berkshires. And we finish with a stop at the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester.  

To start the show, we learn all about the Listen Up Project, an original musical inspired, written and performed by Vermont teens that is touring the state this year. Next, we’ll get the details on VEDA’s Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation Loan Program, designed for farm ownership and farm operation. And we finish with a half-hour of open phones. Ric had a few days off to explore the state again and can’t wait to hear your suggestions of where he should go...in Vermont.  

To start the show, Lee speaks with Professor Josh Bongard of the University of Vermont about Xenobots, a synthesis between mechanical robots and biological organisms. Next up, we have a live report with General Manager Steve Cormier and Owner Ken Squier, coming live from the Amtrak station where the train ran for the first time since the pandemic began. And lastly, Lee talks with Dr. Stephen Shephard- The author of "The Nation We Knew: How an Extraordinary Geophysical Event Reinvented America- And the World"

The episode starts with a discussion about Pickles. Next up, Michelle Hogan of Josh's House talks about Veterans and an upcoming cornhole tournament to benefit SEALS. After that, Scott Hoyt of the Hoyt Family Farmstead in Tunbridge is on to discuss some cows that died from eating wire left in fields. Then, National Correspondent Bob Ney is on to catch us up on national news. Lastly, Robert Hajdu from the University of Vermont is on to teach us about the History of Capitalism.

Former Vermont State Representative and Connecticut River Steward David Deen gives us a history lesson on the days of logging down that great body of water. Next, as NASA works on its DART Mission to protect the planet from a hazardous asteroid, we’ll learn from Dartmouth College Earth Sciences professor Brenhin Keller about what impact an asteroid could have if it reached Earth. After that, Meg Little Reilly joins us to discuss Project 14, a civic infrastructure initiative launched by UVM’s Center for Research on Vermont designed to reach all of Vermont’s 14 counties.  And then Nathan Hartswick of the Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington discusses the comedy scene in the state.