Vermont Viewpoint

In the first hour, Pat McDonald is joined by Montpelier City Manager Bill Fraser to talk about the impact of the flood on City Hall and continued updates on the city's recovery.

In the second hour, Kevin Ellis is joined by human rights activist Sara Haj-Hassan. Sara is a Jordanian American with insight on what is happening in Palestine.

In the first hour, Kevin Ellis is joined in-studio by Radio Vermont Forecaster Roger Hill to talk about the Milne Travel trip to Antarctica in January. Kevin is also joined by the trip director Jean-Roch de Susanne. Then, Kevin is joined by State Representative Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, who is running to be the next mayor of Burlington.

In the second hour, Pat McDonald is joined in-studio by Ben Doyle, interim chair of the Montpelier Flood Recovery Commission, and president of the Preservation Trust of Vermont.

In the first hour, Pat McDonald welcomes back Linda Joy Sullivan, Mayor of Newport City, to talk about Vermont’s housing crisis and human trafficking.

In the second hour, Brad Ferland is joined in-studio by Missisquoi Valley Union High School history teacher Jason Barney. Jason has won the Gilder Lehrman Institute's Vermont History Teacher of the Year Award and is part of a discussion about the anniversary of the Paul Lawrence case, where dozens of Franklin County residents were arrested by false testimony by then Detective Paul Lawrence. And later, Brad welcomes in St. Albans Attorney James Levy who represented a number of defendants in the Paul Lawrence case.

In the first hour, Brad ferland welcomes in-studio Bridgeside Books Owner Katya D’Angelo. Brad talks with Katya about being named one of VermontBiz Rising Stars Class of 2023, upcoming events at the bookstore, and more.

In the second hour, Kevin Ellis is joined by our Friday regular guest, National News Correspondent Bob Ney, and a reporter from Seven Days. This week, reporter Ken Picard tells Kevin about his recent story: UVM Scientists Unearth Bad News for Our Climate Future Beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. Then, Kevin talks with Ella Butter, an American social worker and lawyer currently living in Israel, about her experiences in the region.

Kevin Ellis starts the show reviewing important vocabulary terms in the Israel/Hamas war. Then, Kevin welcomes former US. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford on the show to talk all things about the war in Israel.

In the second hour, Pat McDonald welcomes in-studio friend of WDEV Chris Barbieri. Chris is the former President and former Asia Division Director at the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Pat and Chris talk all things China.