Vermont Viewpoint

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. 

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.