Vermont Viewpoint

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 12/05/2025.

In this special two-hour episode, we bring you two powerful voices shaping Vermont’s future.

Bill McKibben, renowned environmentalist and author of Here Comes the Sun, shares why renewable energy offers not just a climate solution but a chance to build a fairer, more democratic society.

Grace Oedel, Executive Director of NOFA-VT and community leader, joins us to discuss building resilient communities, the intersection of faith and activism, and her vision for Vermont’s next chapter.

Tune in for a conversation about hope, action, and the power of local leadership

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 12/04/25.

Ross starts with Drew Cline, President of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, discusses their new “Civil Discourse Series” and how more free speech is the answer to partisanship.

then, Jon Dipietro, Founder of Liberty Digital, informs listeners about the constantly changing environment for Artificial Intelligence, potential benefits, threats, and the best way to use the tools

John Goodnight updates listeners about the potential for peace between Ukraine and Russia

and Ed Tarnowski, Policy Director and host of the State of Choice Podcast with Ed Choice, discusses the state of the education freedom movement, how education freedom policies are more efficient, save taxpayers money, and have better results for the students.

Rob and Kurt discuss the 'December 1 Letter' that predicts a 12 percent increase in the property tax for the upcoming year, political races in the City of Burlington and the State of Vermont, and prospects for the 2026 New York Yankees, among other topics, with plenty of listener phone calls.

Host Brad Ferland talks first with Dr. Douglass Teschner about his new Book, Beyond the Politics of contempt: Practical Steps to Build Positive Relationships in Divided Times, a hopeful roadmap for Americans trying to make sense of this dark moment and striving to find a better way;

Then Lindsay Deslaurier, owner of the family-owned Bolton Valley Ski Resort, on an early start to the season, and what's new this year, plus memories of seasons past;

Then WDEV's Lee Kittell talks with Brad about the recently-concluded RadioVermont trip to Antarctica, put together by Milne Travel and Atlas Ocean Voyages.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 11/25/25.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 11/24/25.

Brad Ferland talks with Ginny Sweetzer with Wreaths Across America, a national 501(c)(3) whose mission is to have every veteran’s grave covered with a wreath, still has 2,718 wreaths that need to be sponsored in Vermont

Wreaths Across America, a national 501(c)(3) whose mission is to have every veteran’s grave covered with a wreath, still has 2,718 wreaths that need to be sponsored in Vermont.

This includes 239 at the Vermont Veterans' Home Cemetery in Bennington. 

On Dec. 13, at noon, Wreaths Across America will be at the Vermont Veterans'' Home Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud. Then, Sergeant First Class Niels Huisman has served with the 40th Army Band since 2004. His duties have included narrator and announcer for the concert band, leader and bass player for the Department of Jazz Septet, Drum Major for the marching band, and performer on bass and percussion with multiple other small ensembles. Finally, Thomas Ira Chittenden grew up in South Burlington, Vermont. Thomas has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Vermont and his Vermont family lineage traces back nine generations to Bethuel Chittenden, the brother of Vermont's first governor Thomas Chittenden.

Dr. Marvin Malek diagnoses Vermont’s healthcare headaches and offers ideas for reform. Then, Vermont Democratic Party leaders Lachlan Francis and May Hanlon share their vision for the party’s future—grassroots engagement, infrastructure building, and a roadmap for 2026 and beyond.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 11/20/2025.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 11/19/2025.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 11/18/2025.