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We are a podcast focusing on how Vermont regularly fails to live up to its progressive/liberal ideals. “All of Vermont’s Wonder, None of its Trolls.”

Unsolicited Bridge Pics


    • Jul 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    A Hater's guide to the 2022 Vermont Primaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 85:27


    We are back with the Rake Vermont! Brie, Matt, and Mike take you through a journey as we look at Vermont politics over the last year, check out the 2022 August primaries, and predict the future.

    Objectively Biased: Vermont Media's Capitalism Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 64:27


    To access this episode's transcript or to support us, check us out on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/unsolicitedbridgepicsvt

    The Monsters Behind the Lake Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 67:49


    We talk with Vermont’s preeminent socialist sports guy, Matt Moore @VTSHIC, about the history of baseball in Vermont, how capitalists use sports to sanitize their wealth and exploitation, how even Vermont sports are becoming part of international finance, and how the new Lake Monsters owners, hedge funders, take this exploitation to a whole new level.

    Dumpster Fireside Chat March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 59:45


    Brie and Charles bring you a peek into the conversations we have for fun. Whatever that is. In this chat, we cover topics in the past week of the news, including ponderings about whether Miro Weinberger should be compared to the KKK by anonymous posters or state senators, the Burlington luxury real estate market, and the latest prison reform legislation.

    Vermont History: Community Land Trusts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 65:42


    Vermont’s housing crunch is nothing new. For decades, Vermont has looked for housing solutions to create “perpetual affordability” for our communities. Yet here we are, with rental vacancy rates at 3.4% in VT at large, 1.9% in Chittenden County, and a squeezed 1.5% in Burlington, according to VHFA. More troubling is that 48% of renters in Vermont are cost burdened – paying more than 30% of their income for housing. This is the 12th highest percentage in the nation. And among homeowners, 27% of those with mortgages are cost burdened, the 7th highest percentage in the nation. How did we get here? In our latest episode, we examine the history of Community Land Trusts (CLTs) in Vermont, taking some time to contrast policies in the 1980s, the age of Reaganomics, when under Bernie Sanders, Burlington gave the US its first municipality-funded CLT. We examine their legacy, arguing that while CHT was meant to defend affordable housing and radically challenge the capitalist hegemony, it instead operates as a “nickel and dime real estate agency,” a slightly more beneficent landlord, and ultimately an accomplice to gentrification. Their initial mission has been lost in the “unholy alliances” CHT has had to make as it has become part of the landscape of Vermont housing.

    Just Cause: The Justest of Rental Causes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 28:09


    A quick look at why you should vote YES for Just Cause and why landlords and other powerful community members are resorting to racist signage and fear tactics in their campaign against it... and also why it's not really going to do much! "Although these protections will not help residents who simply can no longer afford the rents, they can reduce the incidence of indiscriminate evictions, giving residents more time to adjust to higher rents and, if needed, look for alternative housing arrangements. When paired with rent stabilization policies, they can promote stability for existing residents for many years." https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/26328276.pdf?ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A11acb8efe739f34a75622d7c55a65d11 For more info on Burlington's proposal: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/Just-Cause-Eviction

    Bike Lanes Are Gentrifier Lanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 72:16


    Vermont, for many, is synonymous with green spaces littered with the occasional tree-hugger, cow, or septuagenarian democratic socialist, so it’s no surprise that its citizens have been pushing for more sustainable transportation options. In this episode, we examine where the current conversation is with transportation infrastructure in Burlington, the glaring absence of some important voices, and reflect a bit on what Vermont’s transportation infrastructure could look like. We draw on some of the research in “Bike Lanes are White Lanes” by Melody Hoffman (https://www.amazon.com/Bike-Lanes-Are-White-Advocacy/dp/0803276788). Burlington's Walk-Bike Masterplan: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/planbtvwalkbike

    The Fire on King: Is Code Enforcement Protecting Tenants?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 41:39


    In this episode we discuss the horrific fire at 199 King Street and how Code Enforcement, Bill Ward, and Mayor Weinberger cannot keep tenants safe. Gofundme: https://t.co/jP91kT9cnl?amp=1 City Council call-in: https://t.co/WXoXl8uYcv?amp=1

    50 Shades of Molly Gray: Vermont's Neoliberal Girlbosses Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 50:00


    In part two we dive into Molly Gray's resume, how she defended Private Military Contractors and extractive imperialist slavers in her role within the useless 'regulatory body' of the International Code of Conduct Association (ICOCA), her national-security and CIA-adjacent donors, and how Burlington is becoming a national-security and extractive-industry hub with ties to international development and other local "progressive' politicians. More on the ICOCA: https://icoca.ch/2020/10/05/new-podcast-series-future-security-trends/ Original thread is here https://twitter.com/BtvNormal/status/1313106514069147651

    I'm Kunin Out: Vermont's Neoliberal Girlbosses Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 40:46


    We talk with Twitter user Pitfiend (@BTVNormal) about what 'Molly Gray CIA' means, UVM's history of ruining radicals, the decades long Bernie Sanders vs Kunin battle in local politics, and how this battle plays out today. Original thread is here https://twitter.com/BtvNormal/status/1313106514069147651

    Councilor Brian Is Pining For Landlords

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 58:00


    Join us on a journey through an emergency podcast where we discuss Burlington mayoral candidate and city councilor's appreciation of local developers and slumlords, two days before the Progressive Mayoral caucus! Source Material at http://charleswinkleman.com/2020/11/29/brian-pine-bridge-builder-or-shady-backroom-deal-maker/

    Brandon del Pozo's Defund the Police Straw Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 10:11


    Brie addresses the latest op-ed from Brandon del Pozo, rising star in police reform and expert in sophistry. He continues to argue with straw man versions of defund or abolish the police, showcasing his inability to engage in meaningful discussion with people with whom he differs in opinion all the while asserting intentionally misleading information. Brandon's op-ed: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-way-forward-on-police-reform-20201118-vd6rcixvafdwdmervdh6zraebm-story.html (https://www.startribune.com/amid-sharp-rise-in-minneapolis-shootings-slayings-a-solution-appears-elusive/573079021/) (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/18/fact-check-did-minneapolis-city-council-defund-the-police) (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/10/28/after-pledging-to-defund-police-mpls-city-council-still-rethinking-public-safety) (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/15/with-violent-crime-on-the-rise-in-mpls-city-council-asks-where-are-the-police)

    Sauce A-Bove the Law: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 50:23


    In part 2 of the Bove Brothers Slumlord saga, we talk about family drama, share some of the terrible things Mark Bove has done, read some horror stories from tenants, and discuss why Healthy Living and City Market refused to even consider a Boves boycott.

    Breaking Garlic Bad: The Boves and their Slumlord Sauce

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 55:23


    In this two-parter we discuss Vermont's most notorious Italian family, the slumlord Boves. We dive into how they are connected to Almighty Peaks Painting, one of the state's largest heroin dealers, how Mayor Weinberger and Code Enforcement Director Bill Ward have their own personal and financial relationships to the Boves, and how landlord and State Senator Dick Mazza's own mafioso-tendencies helped hide over a decade of tenant abuse. You can learn more at BoycottBoves.com

    A Tale of Two Pities - Shumlin and the EB-5 Pit of Doom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 59:02


    In this 2-part episode we discuss the EB-5 Ponzi Scheme at Jay Peak and in the Northeast Kingdom, what's happening with the Newport Pit, how Senator Leahy is the 'Godfather of the EB-5 program, how capitalism and gentrification lead to these financial disasters, and more!

    A Tale of Two Pities - Miro and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Mall

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 49:28


    In this 2-part episode we discuss Burlington's downtown pit, the story's villain Don Sinex, why Tax Increment Financing is a scam, and how neoliberalism/capitalism/austerity make most communities desperate for any investment.

    The Del Pozo Debacle Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 58:52


    In this episode we discuss at length how Charles learned that Brandon del Pozo had trolled him with a fake twitter account, the political fallout from it, and how Brandon has learned nothing while now labeling himself as a 'police reformer'.

    The Del Pozo Debacle Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 66:28


    Gabrielle and Charles discuss former Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo, his numerous controversies while chief in Burlington, Vermont for 5 years, and his unprofessional interactions with local resident and advocate Mike Fife.

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