We get a greater appreciation for Vermont’s trees and forests, hear about their greatest challenges and learn about forest management practices as we talk with Forests, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael Snyder and Tony D’Amato, director of UVM’s Forestry Program. Bob Ney gives a look at what’s happened in the world this week. Then, Seven Days Reporter Courtney Lamdin explains why Burlington’s Progressives have hope after losing the recent mayoral election by 129 votes. We finish the show talking with Nathanial Kitchel, a postdoctoral fellow in anthropology at Dartmouth College. He’s just come up with a big discovery that involves mammoths in Vermont! 

The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act will be introduced in Congress today. It stems from the work of the Broadband Task Force, of which Congressman Peter Welch is a member. Representative Welch joins us to discuss the Act. Mark Isselhardt gives us more than a Maple Minute, as we get an update on how the sap is flowing around the state and tips on sugaring.

St. Michael’s College student Valerie Johnston was one of nearly 1,000 young women who recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout from Scouts BSA, what was formerly the Boys Scouts. During this Women’s History Month, we hear from this history-making scout. And then it’s Vermont Viewpoint’s first Sarah Show. Writers Sarah Strohmeyer and Sarah Stewart Taylor have a lot of similarities, including being guests on this show together. We’ll learn all about them and their literary work. 

We talk with Thomas Franco, who won a seat on the Rutland Board of Aldermen after finishing in a tie. And we’ll also talk with John Atwood, the candidate who tied him and decided to let Franco have the seat. Harry Goldhagen shares his interest in President Chester A. Arthur of Vermont. Goldhagen has directed films, written books and is now creating a Chester A. Arthur comic book! We finish the show talking with Joshua Kessler, who is chronicling his trip around Vermont with beautiful photographs that are appearing in the St. Albans Messenger.  

Maggie Leon is a Vermonter shredding it on the Red Bull Slide-In Tour, which is blazing a trail through Vermont this week. We open the show learning about Maggie’s journey as a professional snowboarder and her work at Burton. Michael Dougherty of VTDigger is up next as he tells us about the digital news service’s new “Virus in Vermont” series. We’ll hear stories about how Vermonters have been persevering during the pandemic. Cari and Ian Carlet, owners of Locally Social Coffee in St. Johnsbury, share their story of serving up delicious coffee and helping people in their community.

Pick up the Times-Argus and you’re often taken by the arresting photo gracing Page 1. That’s usually the work of photographer Jeb Wallace Brodeur. He shares his insight into being a photojournalist and some photography tips. National correspondent Bob Ney brings us up to date on the national and international news. He’s followed by Sally Pollak of Seven Days who has the latest on Bernie’s mittens and the women who made them. And we wrap up by talking about COVID vaccines with Kinney Drugs Pharmacist Hayley Hooks.

Having our schools as an outlet for Vermont farm produce and products is one half of the equation. Providing students with healthier foods and a better understanding of where they come from is the other. We’ll spend the first hour learning about the Farm to School Program.  A Vermont couple turned the loss of their 5-month-old child into a program that benefits foster children across the state. We’ll learn the details of a beautiful program called Tatum’s Totes.

Charlie Morrow has been creating wild and wonderful sounds in the Northeast Kingdom, in Helsinki, Finland and around the world. We get to meet this composer and sound artist and learn about his many installations. Vermont Law School professor and constitutional law expert Jared Carter helps break down legal issues surrounding Town Meeting Day ballot items as well as the Burlington mayoral race. And then we finish the show talking milk and maple syrup with farmers Gordon and Reid Richardson.  

Vermont has seen a series of refugees resettled in the state. But is there a value to the communities where they resettle? UVM Geography Professor Pable Bose has studied this question and shares what he has found. Barre Opera House Director Dan Casey shares the venues rich history and the restoration efforts taking place. Then, we open up the phones for your thoughts and memories of Town Meeting Day. We also have reporters calling in from the field with updates on what’s happening around the state.

VTDigger’s Kevin O’Connor has been researching the key issues that will be voted on around the state on Town Meeting Day. He’ll get us prepped for Tuesday. A new quarterly publication will focus on the history, health and ecology of the Connecticut River. Dick Shriver, publisher of Estuary Magazine, joins us to discuss the river and the new venture. We meet a Canadian actor who now calls Vermont home. Allan Nicholls appeared in “Slap Shot” and several Robert Altman films. We’ll also hear about his singing career with J.B. & The Playboys.