We start the show in space. No, we’re not traveling with Richard Branson, but rather with Mark Breen to learn about the astronomy programming at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury. Next, we’ll hear about a $1 million grant to UVM that will allow Vermonters to take classes or workshops for career advancement. After that, we have open phone lines. Then, we hear from Sally Pollak of Seven Days as she continues the paper’s 251 series with a visit to Alburgh. And we’ll finish by hearing what the UVM Lane Series has in store for when it returns this fall. 

Lamoille County State Representative Lucy Rogers discusses her goals of redefining how we talk about rural Vermont and to bring a rural perspective to Vermont politics. Next, we hear about the work Salvation Farms has been doing to reduce farm fresh food loss and to increase local food access through the use of Vermont’s surplus crops. After that, we’ll hear about Vermont wiffleball players who are taking the backyard sport to a new level. And we finish the show with WDEV General Manager Steve Cormier revealing plans for the station’s 90th anniversary year. 

We start the show learning about the Loon conservation efforts being undertaken by the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Then we’ll learn about two Vermont companies looking to fill niches in our economy. First, we’ll hear about NEK Grains, a former dairy farm that has converted its operations to growing grains. After that, the owners of Junction Fiber Mill discuss why they started a company to produce yarn from sheep’s wool in White River Junction. We finish with a half hour of open phones.  

The phones will be open for the first half hour of the show. Next, State Climatologist Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux joins us to discuss the cause of Vermont’s drought conditions and what the short- and long-term effects can be. After that, national correspondent Bob Ney checks in with an update. Then, we hear from Anne Wallace Allen of Seven Days about how the community of East Calais has rallied to bring back its general store. And we’ll finish by learning about what’s happening at Bolton Valley Resort this summer and what the mountain has planned for next ski season. 

We’ve got a haunt, a hunt and a harrowing race for you this morning. We start by learning about the Queen City Ghostwalks put on by Thea Lewis and she’ll tell us about her latest book, about Burlington’s Lakeview Cemetery.  Then we head around the state on the best kind of adventure you can imagine – a Cheese Hunt. Next, the phones will be open, followed by Pro Mountain Biker Aaron Chase, who gets us pumped for a major raw slalom event that is coming to Killington next weekend.  

Pack up the car, get the dogs, we’re headed to St. J and a morning on Dog Mountain. As the pooches explore the grounds, we’ll learn about the wonderful creations of the late Stephen Huneck. Next, we’ve got the first open phones of the week. It’s your opportunity to share what’s on your mind. And then we’ll learn about the accomplished life of writer and historian Howard Coffin, who is currently working on his memoir.  

We’ll start the morning on the lake, checking in to what’s going on this summer at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes. Next, we take in the sun and learn what incentives are available to Vermonters who are considering installing solar panels. After that, we're talking about the nesting season for birds. Zac Cota of the North Branch Nature Center will join us to discuss grassland birds. And we’ll spend some of the hour getting up close to the bugs we’re seeing at this time. 

The State House in Montpelier is reopening to visitors. Vermont State Curator David Schutz gives us a tour of the building and talks about what work needed to be done to prepare for guests again. Next, artist and science writer Rachel Sargent Mirus joins us to discuss several of the outdoors stories she’s written recently for Northern Woodlands magazine.  Next, we head to Jericho to learn about Lucy & Howe, the nano-brewery Jesse Cronin started just over a year ago. And we finish in Williamstown to hear the story of Bergamot + Amor, handcrafted bag and gear makers, who just got up and running this year. They've been keeping the Granitevillle Post Office very busy at they ship their bags all around the country and the world.  

The show starts with Guest Host Rusty Dewees talking with Patrick Ross, World Class Fiddler from Newbury. Patrick will be in studio talking about his life, and the tract he took referencing musicianship - he will play in studio. Then, Jimmy Cochran will be on to talk past World Cup Skiing, and about the present and future Cochran’s Ski area, especially regarding affordable skiing in a day and time when less of all things seem affordable.

Today, guest host Pat McDonald starts the show with talking to Ben Kinsley, a board member of the Campaign for Vermont. Pat and Ben talk about the Campaign for Vermont economic development recommendation and the legislative conflicts of interest around state and teacher pensions. Then, for the second half of the show, Pat talks with ted Brady and Karen Horn, two guests from the VT League of Cities and Towns. They discuss the 2021 legislative session and its impact on Vermont's Municipalities.