Vermont Viewpoint

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.  

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.