Vermont Viewpoint

This episode aired 2/27/25

9-10 Steph Yu, President and executive director of Public Assets institute. Discussing taxes, education financing proposals.

10-11 Connor Timmons, Executive Director of Homeshare Vermont, discussing creative ways to match single individuals with room in their homes (Host), with folks who are willing to help with some basic household needs with reduced rent (guest). 

9-9:30am Professor Andrew Smith, Director of the UNH Survey Center, joins the program to discuss the Vermont poll released last week on President Trump, Governor Scott, and the Governor’s policies approval ratings.

9:30-10am Rep Laurel Libby from Maine updates listeners about the ongoing tensions between Governor Janet Mills and President Trump.

10-10:30am AJ Kierstead, Host of the New England Take Podcast, discusses cabinet appointments, DOGE, and a review of President Trump’s first month back in office.

10:30-11am Rep Gina Galfetti joins the show to give an update from the legislature and the outlook for key policy solutions to Vermont’s biggest problems.

9:00 to 10:00

Rachel Feldman

Shalom Alliance Vermont, an educational nonprofit focused on antisemitism in Vermont

Resolutions in 6 communities that is an anti-Israel ballot initiative

 10:00 to 11:00

Habitat for Aviation, a non-profit 501(c)3,

Habitat for Aviation will directly address the lack of maintainers by welcoming and encouraging individuals who have traditionally been marginalized from the industry, especially women, who currently make up less than 3% of aircraft mechanics. 

We wrap our hands-on experiences in relationships, relevance, and practice and leverage the FAA's pathway for certifying individuals as airplane mechanics, pilots, and avionics specialists through on-the-job, apprenticeship-based learning alongside supportive industry professionals.

This segment aired on 02/19/2025.

9 am - week in review.

9:10-9:45 - Sunny Eappen, UVMMC CEO

10 am - Bob Ney

10:30 am - Jay Craven on his latest film coming to Waterbury. 

10:15 - The great fiddler player Natalie MacMaster joins us from the road before her show at the Barre Opera House to discuss her career.

(9-10)

Reps. Mari Cordes and Bram Kleppner on to speak about income based taxes for education

(10-11)

Vermont Law and Graduate School President and Professor of Law Rod Smolla on to speak about the Constitution and the current Presidential Administration Executive Orders

9-9:30am Sarah Scott, Deputy State Director with Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire, joins to discuss how occupational licensure laws can limit opportunity and the chances of New Hampshire passing universal education freedom accounts.

9:30-10am Niyoka Powell, Executive Director of Rhode Island Families for School Choice, updates listeners about the bipartisan coalition for education reform in the Ocean State and her candidacy for RI GOP Vice Chair

10-10:30am Mike Sylvester, Canadian political expert, talks about the USA vs Canada rivalry in hockey and politics

10:30-11am David Iglesias, State Government Affairs Associate with Libertas Institute, talks about bipartisan efforts to advocate for digital privacy, regulatory sandboxes, and healthcare affordability

I will be in studio tomorrow, but all these guests will be remote. Congresswoman Balint will be in person for our interview at noon.

This episode aired on 02/13/2025.

9-10 Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Lets Grow Kids and Chris who is an owner of a early education facility.

9:00 to 9:45

Daniel Franklin

The Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (VAMHAR), in collaboration with Recovery Partners of Vermont (RPV), is pleased to announce Recovery Day 2025, February 19th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Governors' Ballroom at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier.

9:45 to 10:00

Open show & Calls

Continued discussion on President’s Day

Who was Ralph Flanders

Ralph E. Flanders: A Featured Biography

In a dramatic Senate floor speech on March 9, 1954, Vermont senator Ralph E. Flanders became one of the first members of the Republican Party to denounce fellow senator Joseph McCarthy’s methods in fighting communism. Flanders introduced the resolution that would eventually lead to McCarthy’s censure by the Senate on December 2, 1954. Reflecting on this battle, Flanders later wrote, “The conviction grew that something must be done about this, even if I had to do it myself.” During his two-term Senate career, Flanders served on a number of key committees, including Armed Services, Banking, and Finance. Although he had no official college diploma, Flanders received 16 honorary degrees and was an accomplished mechanical engineer and inventor in the field of machine tools from a young age until his death in 1970.

10:00 to 11:00

Doris Sumner, Author

Memoir: Life at Camp

Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment: Alive and Well in the Military

U.S. military veteran, author, and diversity consultant focused on fostering gender equality in the workplace. I believe a discussion on the tangible benefits of diversity and its challenges in traditionally male-dominated institutions

9:00 to 9:15

Open show and phones, weather updates

9:15 to 10:00

Senator Chittenden

updates on Education, Safety and Clean Heat Standards

10:00 to 10:45

Nic Longo

Running for re-election

Colchester School Board

Background and goals