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Building queer community can be incredibly hard, when you're facing forces like bigotry or intolerance. It can also be hard when you live in a place like Vermont, where there just aren't a whole ton of people.Last week, our team went to The Barre Social Club to record a live panel discussion with Barre-area LGBTQ business owners and organizers who are trying to strengthen ties in Barre's queer community and support vulnerable people there.Our guests were; Liv Dunton of Fox Market and Bar in East Montpelier and Foxy's in Barre. Maddie Cobb is a co-owner of Slowpoke Exchange, a buy-sell-trade shop for vintage and modern clothing in Barre. Heather Ely is the executive director of the Rainbow Bridge Community Center in Barre - a nonprofit that provides support for vulnerable communities and a gathering space for connection. And Lee Baker is a potter and a co-organizer of Vermont Queer Craft.They also shared their thoughts on making Central Vermont home, the recent Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender affirming care, and about Pride Month – where Barre just hosted its fifth annual pride parade.Broadcast on Monday, June 23, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.

9:00 to 9:45Central Vermont Career CenterJody Emerson, Director of the Central Vermont Career Center, Superintendent of the Central Vermont Career Center School District. Jody also leads the Career Center Association.9:45 to 10:00Matt CotaMeadow Hill Consulting- Montpelier updates 10:10 to 11:00 Green Mountain Rug Hooking GuildSuzanne DirmaierSharon O'Neil

Song: vocal improvisation Improvised by: David Ruffin and Patricia Norton Notes: It's a first for A Breath of Song! An episode of improvisation -- David Ruffin is our guest, talking about the multiple benefits of the practice of improvisation, his teachers, leading menfolk in song circles, the particular challenges of having a big, beautiful voice, how singing together might build soil in these times... and more! We hope you join us in exploring the voice, and that our questions raise questions for you, too... Songwriter Info: David is a performing artist, community song leader and teacher with a passion for authentic expression. He loves creating space for voices to emerge fully and freely. He calls Central Vermont home, where he's grateful to be able to share his holistic approach to voice in community through lessons, workshops, community singing and performance collaborations. David's work is inspired by a diverse background including studies with Roy Hart Center voice teachers, deep dives in vocal improvisation, explorations in Voice Movement Therapy and over 20 plus years of performing arts, teaching and counseling/ministry experience. David believes singing helps us remember who we really are, what we're here to voice and, how we're, thankfully, so very bound up together in this.  Time Stamps: Start time of first improvisation: 00:04:40 Start time of second improvisation: 01:11:26 Links: David's website: www.davidruffinvoice.com David's Venmo: @David-Ruffin-Voice  Rhiannon: https://www.rhiannonmusic.com/  Bobby McFerrin: https://bobbymcferrin.com/  Wendy Tuck: And When I Rise: https://web.plumvillage.app/item/and-when-i-rise-2  Wendell Berry: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wendell-berry  “Shaker Tune” For All That Has Been is actually Let Go and Move by Velma Frye - https://youtu.be/-q9T3iiDOXA?si=EYMoNAdnR2XcK-uG  Heidi Wilson: The Feast: https://www.abreathofsong.com/episodes--show-notes/140-the-feast-with-guest-heidi-wilson  Evan Premo: http://www.evanpremo.com/  Boston Big Sing with Milly Roberts: https://www.bostonareasingingcircles.com/origins  “Beyond the Us and Them”: https://www.patreon.com/posts/build-soil-117107668  Robin Wall Kimmerer: https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/  Singing Revolution in Estonia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_Revolution  Circlesinging in Burlington: https://www.juneberrymusic.com/special-events.html  Judi Vinar: https://www.judivinar.com/  Ethelyn Friend in the Roy Hart tradition: https://www.ethelynfriend.com/  Fauré's Requiem – recording: John Rutter with the Cambridge Singers – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXpQCRhZw2laREcCUl4Hb4IWOX9MNEQf3  Moira Smiley: https://moirasmiley.com/  Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share   Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

Song: Where the Moss Grows Music by: David Ruffin Notes: We get to sing David Ruffin's beautiful moss song in three different keys, so you can experiment with the range and how it feels in your voice in different ways -- and really feel like you know the song well by the end! So this episode is a little longer than sometimes -- but it's a great way to get a slightly longer song and harmony into your body, and still under 30 minutes. Next episode is a conversation with David, and we'll get to know this song carrier... Songwriter Info: David is a performing artist, community song leader and teacher with a passion for authentic expression. He loves creating space for voices to emerge fully and freely. He calls Central Vermont home, where he's grateful to be able to share his holistic approach to voice in community through lessons, workshops, community singing and performance collaborations. David's work is inspired by a diverse background including studies with Roy Hart Center voice teachers, deep dives in vocal improvisation, explorations in Voice Movement Therapy and over 20 plus years of performing arts, teaching and counseling/ministry experience. David believes singing helps us remember who we really are, what we're here to voice and, how we're, thankfully, so very bound up together in this.  Sharing Info: The song is free to share but David welcomes financial and/or networking support if/when folks are so moved. Please contact him for recording and/or performing permission. Song Learning Time Stamps: Start time of teaching: 00:02:33 Start time of song in B-flat: 00:13:16 Start time of song in D-flat: 00:17:36 Start time of song in B: 00:23:38 Links: David's website: www.davidruffinvoice.com David's Venmo: @David-Ruffin-Voice  Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, major, harmonized Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share   Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

What does it feel like to crave drugs or alcohol? What kind of pain does withdrawal create? These are the kinds of questions Vermont Public's Erica Heilman asked Vermonters experiencing active drug addiction for a recent episode of her award-winning podcast Rumble Strip.Katie Jones, a Barre recovery coach with Turning Point Center of Central Vermont, helps listeners process the episode and shares her own experiences with recovery.

What does it feel like to crave drugs or alcohol? What kind of pain does withdrawal create? These are the kinds of questions Vermont Public's Erica Heilman asked Vermonters experiencing active drug addiction for a recent episode of her award-winning podcast Rumble Strip.Katie Jones, a Barre recovery coach with Turning Point Center of Central Vermont, helps listeners process the episode and shares her own experiences with recovery.

The decision came at the conclusion of an emotional four-hour meeting, in which even some proponents of consolidation said the board and administrators had failed to make a convincing case for closure.

“That Feeling You Can Only Say What It Is In French” By Stephen King Audioplay Adapted by Eric R. Hill “That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French” is a horror short story by Stephen King. It was published in The New Yorker magazine on June 22, 1998 and was later included in King's short story collection Everything's Eventual... The story is about a married woman who is on a trip to Florida with her husband to celebrate their 25th anniversary, but no matter how many times she feels deja vu in the car, she keeps waking up in the plane and experiencing the same events over and over again… Stephen King suggests that Hell is not "other people" but rather repetition, enduring the same pain over and over again without end. *** STARRING CAROL SHELTON Diane Jennings BILL SHELTON, PILOT, NARRATOR Eric R. Hill *** ABOUT THE CAST DIANE JENNINGS is an Irish Girl who often travels to the USA and offers a unique perspective comparing how everyday things are in Europe vs America & Canada. The channel appeals to those interested in a bit of craic & connecting with their Irish heritage in a fun upbeat way. Diane posts 2-3 times EVERY week. Usually on Mondays,Wednesdays & Fridays & is always available to interact during the First Hour of upload, so turn those notifications on. For bonus content check out Diane's Patreon where you will also get early release music reactions https://www.patreon.com/dianejennings You can also become a member to view these personal videos and unlock custom emojis and badges https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCep4XCEgpz2TZJkbk-rf5Pw/join Diane Jennings Patreon patreon.com/DianeJennings Diane Jennings Channel Membership youtube.com/channel/UCep4XCEgpz2TZJkbk-rf5Pw/join Diane Jennings Tik Tok tiktok.com/@dianodrama Diane Jennings Instagram instagram.com/dianodrama Diane Jennings Merch diane-jennings-shop.fourthwall.com/en-eur ERIC R HILL is an actor, director, playwright, composer, and lyricist from Vermont, USA. He holds degrees in Musical Theater Playwriting, and in Acting & Directing. He is also the Technical Director and Playwright-in-Residence for FSMAC-QuarryWorks Theater, a non-profit arts organization in Central Vermont. Eric is the founder and Creative Director of SEEING REDD Productions and STS Media, and the frontman of the alt-rock band “MUD SEASON.” When he is not busy creating, he is either driving to or from work or trying to find a fleeting moment to sleep. You can catch him on Twitch Tuesdays/Fridays at twitch.tv/ericthereddvt *** You can support STORIES TELLING STORIES on Patreon or by joining YouTube Memberships for as little as $1 a month. You can unlock episodes at least 24hrs in advance as well as gain access to BTS content, musings from the production desk, and more. SOCIALS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesTellingStories/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiestellingstories/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StoriesTellingStories

Central Vermont's queer community turns out in strong force to help clean up after recent flooding. Plus, Sen. Welch slams a plan to certify President Biden as the Democratic party's nominee weeks before the August convention, the Red Cross will open several emergency disaster supply distribution sites for flood victims, a new report says the lack of a secure treatment facility for youth in the criminal justice system is putting a strain on the state's whole child welfare system, the newly formed Commission on the Future of Public Education met for the first time this week, and Hunger Free Vermont says more free summer meal sites are open across Vermont this year than ever before.

Why are queer central Vermonters so responsive in a community crisis? Reporter Erica Heilman speaks with some members of the LGBTQ+ community in central Vermont about their swift response after the recent floods.

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released June 6, 2023There's good news to deliver on this episode of Around The Layout - progress is being made in Washington DC - but only on the model railroading front. That progress is being made by Marty McGuirk, who joins us to share his model railroading story. Learn how a visit to New London, Connecticut became the precursor to an outstanding career and love for the Central Vermont. Marty also shares how a kitchen remodeling project eventually yielded a brand new layout area and how Lance Mindheim helped guide Marty on a "3-3-3" plan for his next model railroad.Learn more about this episode and listen online:aroundthelayout.com/43Thank you to our episode sponsor, Southern Tier Grain Modelers Supply:www.tullymodels.com

Brad Ferland is joined by Zachariah Watson, Executive Director of Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity to talk about the ReStore, housing and homelessness.

In this episode of Broken Shovel, Eric and Lucas get their hands dirty (and maybe a little green) as they delve into the exciting world of spring and summer foraging in Central Vermont! Join the conversation on R/eddit, TikTok @BrokensShovelFarm, Facebook, or email us at BrokenShovel802@gmail.com

Hello Model Railroaders! Tonight, on the Second Section Podcast we have Marty McGurik on our show!  Marty will be sharing his beautiful rendition of the Central Vermont Railway with us.  Marty is a master of scenery and model composition.  Marty has been featured in all of the hobby's main publications, Model Railroader, Railroad Model Craftsman and Model Railroad Hobbyist.  In those articles he's shared his layout and railroad with others but tonight he's sharing with just the section crew!!!Marty has a blog and is on YouTube sharing his modeling exploits!  His YouTube channel is fantastic and can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@cvsne678Marty's Blog can be found here:https://centralvermontrailway.blogspot.com/Also in the show, Mike brings us a fantastic shortline from the state of Mississippi, which has connections to shortline we did many moons ago!Want to hear and see more of the Second Section Podcast? Check out the links below!Subscribe to our channel by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondSectionPodcast?sub_confirmation=1Support the Second Section Podcast by becoming part of the Second Section “Dispatchers” on Patreon!Support link: www.patreon.com/SecondSectionPodcastWanna be part of the Section Crew?  Join our Facebook community here: www.facebook.com/groups/secondsectionpodcast/Check us out at our website: https://secondsectionpodcast.com/Music: Good for Nothing Safety by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

In the second hour, Brad Ferland is joined first in-studio by Kimberly Lipinski, Director of Nutrition and Wellness at Central Vermont Council on Aging. Then, Brad talks with Governor Phil Scott.

In the second hour, Pat McDonald is joined by Tony Campos, Executive Director of Central Vermont Television. CVTV is a non-profit community media and technology center located in downtown Barre. 

A message from Emily Ruff at Sage Mountain: "On July 10th, a historic and catastrophic thousand-year-flood raged through Vermont. The entire Central Vermont region experienced tragic devastation as waters raced down mountainsides and rivers breached dams to levels not seen in our lifetime. That night, amidst torrential rain, the road to Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary turned into a raging waterfall of tumbling boulders and whitewater rapids, the flood tearing the only access to the Mountain down to the bedrock.  Your tax deductible donation helps sustain the Sanctuary through this long-term disruption so that we may continue our work of conservation, education and healing and continue the legacy of Rosemary Gladstar into the years to come." LEARN MORE AND DONATE Thank you for listening and your support! You can also WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THIS EPISODE  

One of the most common genres of questions we get has to do with local dialect and pronunciation. Today, thanks to question-asker Noah Waxman of Starksboro, we help settle a regional debate involving a beloved market in Central Vermont.Check out the web version of this episode to see photos from our reporting.Thanks to all the people who spoke to us outside the market: Brooke Haynes, Jo Palmer, Niclas Thein, Gail Helmer, Brian Albrecht, Karen Rookwood, Toby Bellows, Scout Vitko and Dick Atkinson. Special thanks to Anna Van Dine, Anna Ste. Marie, Celia Cadwell and, of course, the Mehuron family.This episode was reported and produced by Josh Crane, with support from the rest of the BLS team: Angela Evancie, Myra Flynn and Mae Nagusky. Ty Gibbons composed our theme music. Other music by Blue Dot Sessions.As always, our show is better when you're a part of it:Ask a question about VermontVote on the question you want us to tackle nextSign up for the BLS newsletterSay hi on Instagram and Reddit @bravestatevtDrop us an email: hello@bravelittlestate.orgCall our BLS hotline: 802-552-4880Make a gift to support people-powered journalismLeave us a rating/review in your favorite podcast appTell your friends about the show!Brave Little State is a production of Vermont Public and a proud member of the NPR Network.

There's good news to deliver on this episode of Around The Layout - progress is being made in Washington DC - but only on the model railroading front. That progress is being made by Marty McGuirk, who joins us to share his model railroading story. Learn how a visit to New London, Connecticut became the precursor to an outstanding career and love for the Central Vermont. Marty also shares how a kitchen remodeling project eventually yielded a brand new layout area and how Lance Mindheim helped guide Marty down a "3-3-3" plan for his next model railroad.Check out Marty's blog on his Central Vermont layouts:http://centralvermontrailway.blogspot.com/Thank you to our show sponsor, Weather My Trains:https://weathermytrains.com/Check out our website: www.aroundthelayout.comFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/aroundthelayoutSend us an email: aroundthelayout@gmail.com

After a half century, two Central Vermont musicians prepare to leave the Green Mountain State. Plus, a judge rejects a request to delay the end of emergency housing, the governor signs off on sheriff reforms, and the UVM Health Network looks to expand mental health services.

For the past half century, the Marshfield musicians have led several well-known local ensembles and taught hundreds of students. On Saturday, they'll perform their final show in the state.

Pat McDonald is joined again in-studio by Rocket, for a wide-ranging conversation. Then, she sits down with Kate Reilly, Co-Director of Case Management, and Kim Lipinski, Director of Nutrition & Wellness, for Central Vermont Council on Aging.

Join Megan and Carmen as they talk with Elijah Hawkes! A PBL on Restorative Practices in your school...lead by your students? GIVE ME MORE! This episode is full of ahas and wondering as we dig into restorative work with Elijah! This is a great episode for EVERYONE, but administrators, Elijah is a FANTASTIC resource for you! A little about Elijah! T. Elijah Hawkes has been a public school teacher and principal for more than two decades. He has worked in rural and urban school communities, including Randolph Union in Central Vermont and the James Baldwin School in New York City, where he was founding principal. In addition to New England and New York City, he has lived and worked in Senegal and Benin. In July, 2020, Hawkes joined the faculty of the Upper Valley Educator Institute as the Director of School Leadership Programs. He is a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association's Schools Committee and Senior Education Advisor to the Polarization and Extremism Research Lab (PERIL) at American University. His writings about adolescence, public schools and democracy have appeared in various books and publications. He is the author of two books: School for the Age of Upheaval: Classrooms that Get Personal, Get Political and Get to Work (2020) and Woke Is Not Enough: School Reforms for Leaders with Justice in Mind (2022). On Twitter: @ElijahHawkes

Today my guest is Emily von Trapp and her business is von Trapp Flowers located it Waitsfield Vermont. Emily is the third generation to grow and cultivate on her family's land and has been selling sustainably grown flowers in Central Vermont for over 25 years. I have to admit that I was amazed at the amount of flowers she produces and I'm thrilled to have Emily this week on The Flower Podcast. Emily von Trapp is a year round flower farmer and this year she will sustainably grows over 175,000 specialty winter tulips, in addition to many varieties of annual and perennial cut flowers in Waitsfield, Vermont. The daughter of a horticulturist and self-taught master gardener, she grew up surrounded by her parents' gorgeous gardens and blooms at the von Trapp Greenhouse. She has been selling sustainably grown seasonal flowers in the form of Market Bouquets to markets in Central Vermont for over 25 years. Emily sells her flowers to 15 markets and shops throughout Central Vermont and also through a Winter Tulip Bouquet CSA.  Learn more about Emily, von Trapp Flowers, and all of our past guests by visiting TheFlowerPodcast.com Visit LocalFlowers.org to find flower farmers and ASCFG members in your area. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. We are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Gaana, and many more! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for access to all of our Zoom chats, tutorials, IG Lives, and video extras. Sponsors of The Flower Podcast ASCFG Farmer Bailey Rooted Farmers Real Flower Business Chrysal Alaska Peony Cooperative

Today on Vermont Viewpoint, Pat McDonald hosts! Up first, she'll speak with Sandy Rousse, the President and CEO of Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice. They'll be discussing about the Focus on Home Health in Central Vermont. For the second half of the show, she'll be speaking with Carl Parton, the Owner of CVTSport.net. They'll be discussing Sports and Events in Central Vermont.

On today's Vermont Viewpoint, Pat McDonald hosts! She and her guests talk about Vermont Gatherings, and "The World", Central Vermont's Favorite Weekly Newspaper.

Today on Vermont Viewpoint, Gust Host Guy Page covers a whole host of topics. First up, Kevin Ellis talking about his blog post of being a liberal who now likes the FBI. Next up, Brad Broyles who talks about the Burlington Public Safety Summit he's hosting this coming Friday. At the summit, you can hear from key participants such as Christina Nolan. Beginning the second half of the show, Guy talks with Cindy Tabor from Care Net of Central Vermont about the services they offer, and her response to criticism from the pro-choice community. And wrapping up the show is Maggie Kerrin, the VT Coordinate for NEASE. NEASE is a group opposing legal prostitution. She's been on the ground in Burlington and Montpelier.

We're at the Aud this morning, but not for high school basketball playoffs. Rather, for the 13th Annual Central Vermont Job Fair. We'll spend the morning chatting with at least a dozen companies from the area who are looking to hire you! Listen all morning to hear about Central Vermont employers and what positions they currently have open. If you'd like to see a video version, you can go here: https://youtu.be/_8uQuCdbfec

We're on the road again as part of WDEV's 90th anniversary. Today, we'll be visiting Plainfield Hardware. We'll talk barbecue and pro fishing, songwriting and producing, fire safety and health care and much more. Get a great picture of this Central Vermont community as we broadcast live from Plainfield Hardware with Rich Christiansen and friends! 

As the Fuel Your Neighbors campaign nears its goal, Capstone Community Action Executive Director Sue Minter joins us to discuss how the annual program helps so many people in Central Vermont. We'll open the phones for a half hour, and then national correspondent Bob Ney joins us. We follow that by chatting with Chris Farnsworth of Seven Days to discuss his story on Burlington's Earth Prime Comics. After that, we head to the NEK to learn about the blessing of the snowmobiles. And then finish the morning by hearing about the outstanding work done by school nurses during the pandemic. 

We begin the show in Leicester to explore the lovely grounds of Foxglove Farm and its unique accommodations, small-batch maple syrup, fresh-cut flowers and a wide variety of handcrafted jewelry and knitted apparel. Next, we open the phones up for a half hour. Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus Editor Steve Pappas then provides a Town Meeting Day preview for communities in Central Vermont.  And we finish the morning catching up with Governor Phil Scott. 

As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third year, its impacts have fallen especially hard on young people. In December 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General warned of “devastating” mental health effects on youth, noting that there were significant increases in self-reports of depression, anxiety, and a 51 percent increase in emergency room visits for suicide attempts by adolescent girls in early 2021.Mentorship programs have long offered a way for young people to tackle challenges with the help of caring adults. Young people with mentors are half as likely to skip school and 55% percent more likely to attend college, according to MENTOR, an advocacy group.We explore mentorship with leaders of Vermont's mentoring programs: Chad Butt of MENTOR Vermont, Kimberly Diamond of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont, Beth Wallace of Everybody Wins Vermont, Kim Smith of Girls Boyz First Mentoring, and Pam Quinn of Twinfield Together. We also talk with a mentor and her 15-year-old mentee from Central Vermont about the impact of their partnership.

Join my conversation with Cortney SeltmanCortney Seltman is a professional pregnancy and new parent coach. From pregnancy through the postpartum transition, she helps new parents find their footing, gain confidence, and thrive so they can be fully present for the joy of their child's first years.Cortney offers mentoring and coaching for individuals and couples, offers Birthing From Within® Childbirth Preparation classes, and is currently developing a new group mentorship program for the childbearing years. She is a mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She's also a perinatal therapist, Certified Birthing From Within® Mentor, a Birth Arts trained doula, and EmbodiYoga trained yoga teacher. She is passionate about every pregnant person and every family feeling supported and nourished during the journey and transformation through pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. Cortney holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Brown University and a M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her mentoring style is person centered, strengths-based, feminist and mindfulness based. She is LGBTQIA+ affirming and committed to understanding and challenging systemic oppression and bias that affects mental health, the counseling field, and maternal and child health.Born and raised in Central Vermont, after a decade of traveling and exploring, she has been making her home on a small urban homestead in Pittsburgh since 2009 with her partner and three children. For the last year, she and her family have let the gardens go a little wild and been living and working out of an RV, hiking, biking and eating their way across the country. She loves sunshine, traveling, growing, harvesting and preparing food, designing spaces and adventures, moving her body, and creating celebrations and rituals that feed bodies and hearts. She spends most of her days caring for people, feeding people or cleaning up, writing, reading and listening, and working to build up communities that are supportive to all children and families. www.cortneyseltman.cominstagram: cortneyseltmanSpecial thanks you to Marcus for podcast music Sunday Coffee. You can reach him at: https://linktr.ee/mrcxsIf you like to be a sponsor, send email request to:livingthelifepodcast2020@gmail.comSubscribe and share and like:IG: @livingthelifepodcastFB Page: Living the Life Podcast Twitter: LTLpodcast2020Website: https://living-the-life-podcast.square.site/Support the showNwanneka Tesy is the Host and Creator of Living the Life Podcast

The mission of Good Beginnings of Central Vermont is to bring community to families and their babies. Any family with a new baby is eligible for our free services. Trained, pre-screened Postpartum Angel volunteers provide hands-on help to new parents in the home. Parent drop-in space, The Nest, is open weekly to the community on W, Th, and F. Baby Circles peer-led support groups meet regularly at the Nest and elsewhere in Central Vermont, and anyone caring for an infant is welcome. Expectant parents can enroll in Journey into Parenthood workshops at no cost for information, resources, and practical advice, and peer support that better prepares them for the postpartum period. They provide free infant carriers to low-income families and our Emergency Fund is available for families experiencing a financial crisis. During the pandemic, staff and volunteers continue to support families through expanded virtual services, home deliveries of food and essential supplies, and responding to an increased need for mental health referrals and financial assistance. www.goodbeginningscentralvt.org Mental Health Resources below.  Also on our website here.   PSI's local Helpline number:  802-276-0383 TEXT OR CALL (Central VT)   PSI's toll-free Helpline (anywhere) 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD)   The PSI Helpline is a toll-free telephone number anyone can call to get basic information, support, and resources. Dial extension 1 for Spanish and extension 2 for English. The Helpline messages are returned every day of the week. You are welcome to leave a confidential message any time, and one of the Helpline volunteers will return your call as soon as possible. If you are not able to talk when the volunteer calls you, you can arrange another time to connect. The volunteer will give you information, encouragement, and names of resources near you.

Lake Champlain ferry proposal, missing Central Vermont man, library connectivity initiative, and Vermont's future for prisons.

On this month's Northern Logger podcast, we interviewed Kevin Braman, a logger in Central Vermont who works by himself and uses a chainsaw and skidder to get the job done. We spoke with Braman about his 35 years in the business and what he has learned about caring for the woods and growing good timber.

Welcome to Resilience Radio! In this episode I introduce myself and why I am making a podcast. I grew up an herbalist's son, then went from dancer to massage therapist to structural integrator to occupational therapist. Over the 12 years I've worked as a health care practitioner in  Central Vermont, I've enjoyed connecting with the diverse network of other healthcare providers here and am excited to speak more deeply with them on this podcast! 

Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Member Spotlight Series pays homage to radio and podcast producers who are focusing on working class issues. In May 2020, En Masse was launched with the mission to build working-class unity in our struggles for economic and social justice by examining the dynamics of class and work using social theory, history, and personal experience. En Masse is a storytelling podcast about working-class life by oral historian and labor activist, Liz Medina. In each episode, we hear and discuss individual testimonies to the human costs of economic processes as well as working-class resistance. Each season reveals universal aspects of class and work through the personal experiences of the workers interviewed.  Liz Medina is also the co-chair of the Goddard College Staff Union, UAW 2322, and the Acting Director of the Vermont State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. She spent her childhood around Syracuse and Binghamton, in New York’s rust belt. When she moved to Central Vermont 4 years ago, she was drawn to Barre, VT. It reminded her of home. Barre is a distinctly working-class town that underwent an economic transformation that is recognizable in deindustrialized towns all across the United States.   About the Labor Radio Podcast Network Launched in April 2020, the Labor Radio Podcast Network focuses on working class issues that are often overlooked in the corporate-controlled media. The goal of the network is to help raise the voices of working people and strengthen organized labor to demand and achieve better treatment from workplaces and elected officials. The Labor Radio Podcast Network is both a one-stop shop for audiences looking for labor content and a resource for labor broadcasters and podcasters. Resources include a weekly podcast summarizing shows produced by network members, marketing on social media, a website listing network shows and how audiences can find them, a database for contacting expert guests, access to a private listserv for Network members, and a weekly video call to increase solidarity and support amongst members. If you are a journalist interested in learning more or if you’re a labor radio or podcast producer and want to join the network, contact us at info@laborradionetwork.org. Follow the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag #LaborRadioPod or visit the website at: https://www.laborradionetwork.org/. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LaborRadioNet/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/laborradionet INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/laborradionet/ WEEKLY PODCAST NETWORK SUMMARY: https://laborradiopodcastweekly.podbean.com/   #LaborRadioPod #1U #UnionStrong   Video and audio was produced by Evan Matthew Papp of Empathy Media Lab.

Vermont towns and cities can now enact local restrictions to blunt the effects of the coronavirus. This hour, we'll hear how some towns are limiting public gatherings and implementing strict new rules to protect their communities ahead of an influx of college students. We'll talk with a Central Vermont volunteer group helping residents suffering setbacks from COVID-19. And we'll hear about the costs of the pandemic to small towns and where relief could come from.

Vermont has had a long history of flooding. Of its approximately twenty major floods in the last two hundred years, the flood of November 3-4, 1927, was one of the most devastating (rivaled, and perhaps exceeded, by the floods in May 2011 in Central Vermont and the widespread damage from flooding related to Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011). A severe rainfall had swept across all of New England on that November weekend. But when the deluge hit Vermont, the state's soil had already become saturated and the streams were running full because of an unusually heavy precipitation in late summer and fall. For more background on this episode, please visit: https://vermonthistory.org/flood-of-27-1927

Anne Carter is an educator in Central Vermont. She worked for many years as a Special Educator. She is semi-retired and continues to work as an Instructional Coach, providing guidance to teachers who are working to refine their skills. Anne's compassion for teachers, children and families stands out. She shares her thoughts about our current COVID-19 circumstances paired along with her non-conformist tendencies, her sense of humor and her ability to not to take herself too seriously.

Since Ellen Polishuk and I talked about my interviews with Richard Wiswall and Julia Shanks last week I thought I’d replay them for listeners this week. Here’s the amazing Richard Wiswall. Welcome to today’s episode of the Organic Gardener Podcast! I am thrilled to introduce my guest who has written an amazing book about the business of organic farming  that I think will inspire listeners to think about the options for their future. His book starts out peaking interest with a quote from a talk a fellow farmer gave at the New England Vegetable and Fruit conference “Sometimes I think I should have listened to my parents and become a doctor or a lawyer, but you know, I don’t think I could take the pay cut.” (http://amzn.to/1LXjoSl) Eventually he would write the    (http://amzn.to/1LXjoSl)  This book comes with a companion CD that included templets for creating worksheets, budgets including cash flow projections, and even payroll. (http://catefarm.com/) He’s manager of the  Cate Farm (http://catefarm.com/)  a family owned and operated organic farm in Central Vermont that includes 22 acres and seven 100-foot long greenhouses of organic vegetables, medicinal herbs, and flowers. Everything they sell is certified organic. Tell us a little about yourself. So I’ve been farming full time for about 35 years now. Business has changed over the years, for the first 20 years, I was a highly diversified organic vegetable, herb and flower produce that sold to markets in Central Vermont and  through  Deep Root Organic Coop (http://deeprootorganic.coop/deeproot/) , which is a growers coop that sells to Boston and NY to bigger stores. We had a CSA in the nineties, went to Farmer’s market for 25 years. As I get older I don’t want to work as long and hard as I used to so we no longer do the CSA or Market, even though I’m big fans of both of them. The other thing I’ve been doing besides farming is to help other farmers trying to help tune up their businesses, because I’ve seen a lot of people after 9-10 years they’re struggle after making long hours, their burning out because the money is not there. I was helping others at conferences etc so I wrote the book because I saw things that came up over and over again that seem to be point needing to be addressed. In short farmers love doing what they do for all the right reasons, being outside and watching plants grow, and nurturing them and producing delicious nutritious food, what could be better there’s a fundamental satisfaction from that. I don’t think anybody gets into farming because they want to be a business person, and study business sheets and cash flow projections but ultimately the reality is farming is a business and you have to know the business end of it where you’re not gonna succeed. You can be as ecologically sustainable but if you aren’t economically sustainable that goes out the window because you wont be in business anymore. I try to get people to spend a little time to work on their business not just in their business, and ask them to set aside 3 hours to do some long range thinking and planning and look at the business and also analyze where the money comes and goes so you can work fewer hours and make more money, ultimately that would be great that’s what a lot of people want. I think a lot of farmers tend to over work themselves. Farmers can be guilty of self exploitation because they believe so strongly in what they do and  it’s a great life but they can work longer and longer hours and sacrifice other parts of your life to make your farm succeed but that self-exploitation has a boundary as some point where you can’t do that as much anymore and you can’t keep going or you burn out. That’s where I’m coming from, that’s where I like to point people, if you are going to try to make a living farming or market gardening, pay attention to the business end. I heard a guy say in a Facebook group the other day that... Support this podcast

On August 12, 1916 the Union Station opened for railroad customers. The original construction of the building was a long, complicated process. The state government of Vermont and the local Brattleboro government negotiated with two railroad companies, the Central Vermont, and the Boston and Maine, for over ten years to make Union Station happen. This is the story...

Today on First Cup with Jeremy (The Martial Arts Morning Coffee Vlog Show): Jeremy talks about the flooding happening in Central Vermont, how he approaches that from a preparation standpoint, answers a viewer question about meditation - and does he meditate, discusses the burning of the Notre Dame cathedral, and waxes philosophical about the impermanence of man and why you should work to remain present in the moment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Download In this episode Kyle sits down with a close friend in the psychedelic space, Lucas Jackson. They have shared many experiences such as Near Death Experiences, leading breathwork workshops, and other similarities. They cover topics such as the Near Death Experience, Ayahuasca experience, Breathwork tools, and accepting death, finding meaning and integrating these exceptional experiences. 3 Key Points: Exceptional experiences are not always euphoric and light, they can also be dark and cathartic and make it difficult to transition back into ‘real life’. Lucas explains his Ayahuasca experience as his darkest and hardest. He felt alone with no help, no one to talk to to help understand it, he felt as if he actually died. But this gave him a realization and acceptance of death. The key to making it through and putting understanding to the dark experiences is having the right tools, such as a community of understanding people, practices such as breathwork, yoga, meditation and just simply coming back to the breath. Support the show Patreon Leave us a review on iTunes Share us with your friends – favorite podcast, etc Join our Facebook group - Psychedelics Today group – Find the others and create community. Navigating Psychedelics Trip Journal                                              Integration Workbook             Show Notes About Lucas Lucas' interest in psychedelics started in high school, the books that he read then were influential He had a near death experience at 19 He came down with a lung issue and was in the hospital for 2 months and in and out of different stages of consciousness After that experience his interest for psychedelics and breathwork grew Lucas describes it not totally as a single NDE but more as being so close to death for an extended period of time He says it wasn't mystical and great, coming back to ‘real life’ had some dark qualities Revisiting a Dark Past Lucas says he wrote stuff down when he was in the hospital with a breathing tube and couldn't talk and one day he went through it all and it was very dark and cathartic When he went through and read his past writings, he said that he felt sympathy for the ‘him’ that wrote it He says it is hard to remember the person he was before his experience and illness Breathwork After he dropped out of school, he started up a farm in Vermont and then toward the end of that he started to feel restless and there were synchronicities that led him to breathwork He heard that Stan Grof was going to be doing a talk at a local bookshop and he met Lenny and Elizabeth Gibson He ended up doing breathwork training in New York He explains the experience as more powerful than what he would have imagined He said he wanted to tell everyone about it after the first breathwork experience Kyle says its common with any exceptional experience, people want to run and tell the world Lucas says the sitting was just as powerful as the breathing It's not often that you have someone sit at your side for 2-3 hours giving you full attention Lucas says that his GTT training was supposed to take 2 years and he thought he was going to get through it in 2 years no problem and he is in his 5th year doing the program and he loves the pace Kyle says that part of the training in breathwork is doing your own work Lucas says with this kind of work, you don't get through it and you're done, It's a continuous process Robert Anton Wilson’s ‘maybe’ logic helps Lucas with being okay with not knowing He had a few experiences where he went through a ‘death’ feeling, and then he would let go and blast through this ‘light’ and then feelings oneness and wholeness Ayahuasca Lucas went through the ‘death’ experience and thought it was actually real, he felt complete void and nothingness That experience haunted him for years His ayahuasca experience was really about the purge, letting go of absolutely everything James Fadiman The remoteness of the experience was what he was seeking, being so far removed from everything he had known, everything that made him comfortable The shaman was known for his potency of the brew There is no consistency among the dosage He felt very alone during the experience, he had no help, but it was almost special because it taught him that he is alone always anyway so there was some comfortability with the realization The shaman didn't speak English and the messages that he received through the translator didn't make him feel completely safe about his experience It took him over 3 years of chewing on the content and the questions before feeling somewhat okay Lucas’ advice to anyone wanting to do this is ‘take off, make time for this, you'll need more time than you think’ “I believe that there is a collective pool to tap into, where you're processing the suffering of all, and once you hit that, it's an abyss and you have to surrender. It can be so freeing.” - Lucas Spiritual Emergence Lucas says there wasn't any day or event where he felt like he was going to have to go to the hospital or harm anybody, but it's because he has the correct tools and great community For him, the first experience was fun and exciting and then you want to do more and then you get into the work and the hard stuff "What is, waking up?" - Lucas There's the Ram Dass idea that the tool will fall away when its usefulness has been exhausted Lucas says the tool is having a daily practice, and for him its a breathing practice Grof’s framework was a lifesaver for Lucas “What are you going to do with the reality you are presented with?” - a quote from The Truman Show movie “Even if this is all an illusion, why not make this the best illusion, the best dream?” - Lucas How are we showing up to the world after something so exceptional? Final Thoughts What is this world for? Lucas mentions an Alan Watts video, it says life is like a dance, there is no goal, and then after the dance we sit down “What is the particular thing that we are trying to achieve? General improvement of all humanity sounds like a good goal. Hopefully psychedelics can be a huge tool in moving towards that.” -Lucas Lucas says that he isn't a therapist, but he is available to talk with someone if they may need it. Having an open and welcoming therapist is great, but if they've never had an exceptional experience, it's helpful to talk to someone who has, therapist or not. About Lucas Jackson Lucas has spent his life wandering through inner and outer landscapes, collecting experiences, and sharing those experiences with those closest to him. His outer wanderings have led him to working with earth and plants around the world, including starting a biodynamic/permaculture food forest in Central Vermont. Lucas has also spent time working with people who were experiencing extreme states of consciousness while at Soteria-Vermont and while volunteering with The Zendo Project. The galleries of his inner world are made up of psychedelic musings, astrological insights, and various constellations of esoteric traditions. Lucas holds degrees in Environmental Science and Psychology and is currently pursuing an MA in Religious Studies. Lucas can be reached through his email address at lucasjackson24@gmail.com as well as on Instagram @biodellic. He is available for astrological readings and is happy to meet others interested in discussing the topics covered throughout this episode of the podcast.

The music scene in Vermont is vast and diverse. From acts at small town farmer’s market to popular bands playing at resort venues, there is music for all kinds of tastes in Vermont. In this episode, we interview local musician, singer and songwriter Sammy Blanchette about his take on the music scene, how he got started and his recommendations on where to listen to music in Central Vermont, including in Ludlow, Vermont (home of Okemo ski resort). Also, listen to him play an original song and a popular cover. And of course, check out his lightning round suggestions.

Here are the highlights of my interview with Lauren Andrews: From Psych Nurse to CBD Aromatics on Women Developing Brilliance.Who is Lauren Andrews?Lauren Andrews is an RN, Clinical Aromatherapist and President of AroMed Aromatherapy. AroMed has 2 retail locations in Central Vermont and an active online store. AroMed's CBD Aromatics line can be found in over 25 shops in California, Vermont, and New Hampshire.Lauren is also a recent graduate of the University of Vermont's Cannabis Science and Medicine Program.Overcoming Life's StrugglesAfter years of being in a psychiatric nurse, and coming close to getting assaulted by a patient one day, Lauren realized it was time to begin a new career path.She used her passion and knowledge in the field of aromatherapy to open her first retail location in Montpelier, VT.From there, she continued her learning and earned a certification from the University of Vermont's Cannabis Science and Medicine program, which allowed her to confidently design a line of CBD Aromatics - combining her 2 loves.Shining a Bright LightIn the beginning, Lauren felt like she had to do it all. Once the success of the store became too much to handle (as a team of 1), Lauren let go of the reins and began hiring team members.Sharing her vision and making sure they were sufficiently educated in order to adequately represent her and her product line were keys in bringing on the perfect hires. Knowing that teaching and new product creation was really what fulfilled her made it easier to delegate and step back from any micro-managing.I loved my time with Lauren becauseHer integrity shines through. I love and admire people who invest the time, money, and effort to continue their base of knowledge and are willing to share it with their tribe. I believe in Lauren's mission in a big way and can't wait to continue to support her cause.Connect with Lauren: https://aromedofvt.com/

Topics covered in this episodeUsing herbs as preventative medicine Daily tonic herbs for men's healthHow to incorporate herbal routines into our daily livesHerbal support for more acute situations: Anxiety & Depression, Cardiovascular Health, Prostate Health & VirilityAbout Rosemary GladstarRosemary Gladstar is, literally, a star figure in the field of modern herbalism, internationally renowned for her technical knowledge and stewardship in the global herbalist community. She has been learning, teaching and writing about herbs for over 40 years and is the author of eleven books. Her work includes Medicinal Herbs, a Beginners Guide, Herbal Healing for Women, Herbal Healing for Men, Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, and The Science and Art of Herbalism, an extensive in depth home study course. She lives and works from her home, Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center and Botanical Sanctuary — a 500-acre botanical preserve she founded in Central Vermont. She is also the Founding President of United Plant Savers, director of The New England Women’s Herbal Conference and founder and past director of the International Herb Symposium. Where to find Rosemary GladstarWebsite: https://www.sagemountain.com/ Buy her Book "Herbal Healing for Men" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2O0qVKtDisclaimer: The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only, and is not meant to replace professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you are in need of medical care, and before making any changes to your health routine.

This week on NEXT: months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, we check-in on life on the island. Plus, we look at conservation projects around New England, including a debate between “green” and “grey” infrastructure on Plum Island, Massachusetts. We visit a forest in Vermont that is helping to meet greenhouse gas goals in California and review a debate about whether or not to turn an old stone quarry into a massive reservoir in Connecticut. We hear about a proposed development in Central Vermont and the four small towns that banded together to stop it. Finally, we discuss how the trade war between the U.S. and China is affecting Maine’s lobster industry, and speak with two cousins who are bringing the Maine lobster bake around the country. It’s NEXT. (more…)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this month, twelve towns in central Vermont chose Town Meeting Day to ask local voters whether or not they want to band together to improve connectivity. Each community chose to participate in forming a regional Communications Union District, which will allow them to plan, bond for, and develop regional Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) infrastructure. For episode … Continue reading "Central Vermont Internet: Communities Commit To Communications Union District – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 298"

Rosemary Gladstar shares stories about how to create a retreat center that is also a sanctuary for plants, animals, and people. What are the key ingredients that go into making a place such as Sage Mountain a true sanctuary – a place of safety and sacredness?Rosemary Gladstar's Sage Mountain Retreat Center & Native Plant Preserve is one of New England’s foremost learning centers for herbs and earth awareness. Located on 500 wilderness acres in central Vermont, this beautiful piece of Earth Mother is a natural sanctuary and teaching site. There is an incredible assortment of wild herbs and flowers growing in habitats that vary from meadows, forest to swamp. Our wild neighbors include deer, bear, moose, beavers, bobcat, otters, fox, and a wonderful variety of feathered folk that honor us with their presence. Rosemary Gladstar is, literally, a star figure in the field of modern herbalism, internationally renowned for her technical knowledge and stewardship in the global herbalist community. She has been learning, teaching, and writing about herbs for over 40 years and is the author of eleven books. Her work includes Medicinal Herbs, a Beginners Guide, Herbal Healing for Women, Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, and The Science and Art of Herbalism, an extensive in-depth home study course. She lives and works from her home, Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center and Botanical Sanctuary — a 500-acre botanical preserve she founded in Central Vermont. She is also the Founding President of United Plant Savers, director of The New England Women’s Herbal Conference and founder and past director of the International Herb Symposium.Support the show (https://www.natureevolutionaries.com/donations)

Many online communities do not allow members to upload images to include in their posts. In such cases, members often rely on third party image hosting services. Among the most popular of these, for a long time, has been Photobucket. But last month, Photobucket made a change. After 14 years of allowing people to upload images for free and embed them within posts on online communities, in blogs and on websites – they stopped. Without notice. Immediately, quite possibly billions of images across the web broke, and were replaced with what some have compared to a ransom note, imploring people to pay if they want their image to be displayed. The price: $39.99 a month or $399.99 a year. This has led to widespread media coverage and criticism, much of it coming from online communities impacted by the change. Former MetaFilter director of operations Jessamyn West, who recently participated in a community-led effort to migrate from one image sharing service to another, joins the show, alongside copyright expert Jonathan Bailey, to sift through this story and what online communities should take away from it. Including: Why Photobucket’s rollout of this change guaranteed people would leave their service How online communities can respond to situations like this What copyright implications community owners should be aware of Big Quotes “Regardless of [whether or not Photobucket had a community], they created a community by making this change. They created a community of people uniting in the fact that Photobucket has taken them for granted. … They’ve created a community of criticism and people who are literally on Twitter coming together, and on online communities coming together, over the fact that they trusted Photobucket and now they cannot.” -@patrickokeefe “Legally speaking – and this is part of what’s really frustrating about it – Photobucket is pretty much in the right here. They have the right to modify their terms of service at any time. … You agree to it, and they can do it. Now the caveat to that is we, as users, trust them not to abuse that. We understand they need that right because new legal issues come up, or they might need to make shifts here and there, but we also trust that they aren’t going to abuse that to hurt us. This is a situation where Photobucket did that.” -@plagiarismtoday “[The Photobucket situation] allows you to have a community conversation. … A lot of the management [of communities] has to do with the personality issues, more than the tech issues, because the software just does what it does. So hotlinking and images were always seen as someone else’s problem. … I feel like communities in general have gotten more sophisticated but that doesn’t mean everybody’s more sophisticated. And so it might be worth having conversations about what the options are.” -@jessamyn “A lot of people, with Photobucket, made a whole bunch of assumptions that were completely reasonable. Only they turned out not to be true.” -@jessamyn “If hosting images raises significant legal issues to you, it’s likely because your community has significant legal issues, regardless of the images. Basically, you’re already sitting on a landmine, you’re not going to make it significantly worse.” -@plagiarismtoday About Jessamyn West Jessamyn West is a librarian and community technologist who writes a column for Computers in Libraries magazine. She runs a regular drop-in time to help digitally divided people use technology in Central Vermont. Jessamyn is the author of Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide and is a frequent public speaker at library conferences throughout North America. She’s a Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab Fellow for 2016 through 2017. About Jonathan Bailey Jonathan Bailey is the webmaster and author of Plagiarism Today and works as a copyright and plagiarism consultant at CopyByte. Though not an attorney, he has resolved hundreds of cases of plagiarism involving his own work and has helped countless others protect their work and develop strategies for protecting their content and avoiding infringement. Related Links Our first panel episode, from last week Photobucket, a popular free image hosting service that launched in 2003 “Amazon and eBay Images Broken by Photobucket’s ‘Ransom Demand'” by Leo Kelion for BBC News, which also includes details about how online communities were impacted TILT, where Jessamyn shares links and resources for librarians Plagiarism Today, Jonathan’s site Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide, Jessamyn’s book MetaFilter, which recently turned 18 years old, where Jessamyn was on staff for 10 years MLTSHP, an image sharing community that is owned by previous members of MLKSHK, an identical site that closed CopyByte, Jonathan’s copyright consulting agency “Update to Our Terms of Service” from Photobucket’s blog, a nondescript blog entry that didn’t actually point out the big change that was about to occur Photobucket’s paid plans and pricing “Photobucket Launches Unlimited 3rd Party Hosting Plan,” a press release issued after the initial wave of criticism Google search showing discussion about this situation in numerous online communities Photobucket’s blog, which, before this news, had not been updated in about 20 months “Photobucket and a Different Kind of Content Theft,” Jonathan’s article on this topic Flickr Pro, a paid subscription service from popular image sharing site Flickr PlayStation Vue, a live streaming TV service from Sony, which Jonathan cited as a good example of good customer service surrounding a negative change Imgur, another free image sharing service “Photobucket ‘Ransom’ is Making Your Amazon, eBay Listings Pricier” by Alyssa Newcomb for NBC News “Photobucket Addresses Complaints Over New Policy That Charges Heavy Users $400” by Tamara Chuang for The Denver Post Archive Team, “a loose collective of rogue archivists, programmers, writers and loudmouths dedicated to saving our digital heritage,” led by Jason Scott Internet Archive, which archives websites (and much more) ImageShack, a service that used to be free, that Patrick referred to as being free, but is no longer actually free Chaos Dwafs, an online community dedicated to the Warhammer gaming series “Photobucket Migration to the Darklands – Stage I,” a thread on Chaos Dwarfs about their efforts to help members migrate the photos they had shared on the community, that were hosted on Photobucket, from Photobucket to the community server rank2traffic.com, a site with historial Alexa website ranking data Listing for photobucket.com on rank2traffic.com Previous Community Signal episode with Jessamyn, where we discussed death in online communities “Photobucket Migration to the Darklands – Stage II,” a thread on Chaos Dwarfs, detailing their efforts to migrate photos posted by members who are no longer present on the community Wikipedia page for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, which Jonathan works with to help combat revenge porn Copyright.gov, the website for the U.S. Copyright Office Register a DMCA designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office, as Jonathan suggested librarian.net, Jessamyn’s blog Transcript View the transcript on our website Your Thoughts If you have any thoughts on this episode that you’d like to share, please leave me a comment, send me an email or a tweet. If you enjoy the show, we would be so grateful if you spread the word and supported Community Signal on Patreon. Thank you for listening to Community Signal.

Jessamyn West is a member of mlkshk, an online community that’s closing. She’s part of a community-led effort to build the next place where this group of people will get together. Best known for her work in the library space, she’s also an experienced online community practitioner, having spent 10 years on staff at MetaFilter, leaving as director of operations. Building on our recent discussions about the thoughtful way to close a community, we look at mlkshk as an example of a group that has done it right. Plus: The differences and similarities between dying and being banned from an online community Why it’s easy for community members to love new ideas, but hard to get them to commit to helping make them real The disconnect between wanting to be a moderator and actually being good at it Big Quotes “One of the things that happens with hobbyist communities, as opposed to giant corporate communities, is the person who’s running it has to kind of love being there as one of the primary things in their life.” -@jessamyn “I like to joke that I’ve created 20, 30, 40 online communities just by banning people, where they get mad and they say, ‘I’m going to create a new community.’ I’m like, ‘Okay. That’s fine. Create your own thing. That’s great. We just can’t do that thing here any longer, because it’s not what we’re about.'” -@patrickokeefe “For some people, I really do feel like the internet kind of flattens who we are to a certain extent. Not in a negative ‘the internet isn’t real’ way, but just in a ‘the internet can’t tell you certain things about people you interact with, and some of those things may matter’ way. It’s hard to say it without sounding really judgmental.” -@jessamyn “It’s so important for [some people] to not be judgmental about personality problems that you wind up with people who are borderline sociopaths, who are unmoderatable, just because people are like, ‘Well, that’s just how that person is.’ You’re like, ‘Well, how that person is, is that they harass female Wikipedians.’ You’ve got to make a choice, right? You just have to make a choice.” -@jessamyn “If you make a decision to leave [our community], that’s your choice, and maybe you’ll come back. You’re welcome, even as a non-member, to talk to us about what the issue is. But for people within the community, they’re like, ‘The goal is that nobody leaves.’ To me, that’s like saying the goal is that nobody dies. Sure, that sounds like a good idea at some level, but realistically, if nobody died, there would be huge problems and, if nobody left the community, you would wind up with a stagnation that would be difficult in its own way, that the community is not supposed to be everything to everyone.” -@jessamyn About Jessamyn West Jessamyn West is a librarian and community technologist who writes a column for Computers in Libraries magazine. She consults with small libraries and businesses in Central Vermont to help them use technology to solve problems and runs a regular drop-in time to help digitally divided people use technology. She is the author of Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide and is a frequent public speaker at library conferences throughout North America. She has a library newsletter and a blog. Related Links Jessamyn on Twitter Computers in Libraries magazine, which Jessamyn writes for Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide, Jessamyn’s book MetaFilter, an online community where Jessamyn was a member of staff for 10 years, resigning as director of operations TILT-Y MAIL, Jessamyn’s librarian-themed newsletter librarian.net, Jessamyn’s blog David Lee King, digital services director at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, mutual friend of Jessamyn and Patrick Community Signal episode with David Lee King Nashua Public Library, one of Patrick’s libraries as a kid Community Signal episode about the IMDb message board closure with Timo Tolonen Community Signal episode with Gail Ann Williams mlkshk, an image sharing community Andre Torrez, application engineer at Slack and founder of mlkshk Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter, who works in editorial at Slack Amber Costley, design lead at Begin and founder of mlkshk “Beloved Image Sharing Site mlkshk Saunters Off Into the Sunset” by Matthew Panzarino at TechCrunch, about mlkshk’s plans to close in 2014 Post from mlkshk’s blog about why they didn’t shut down in 2014 Discardia, a book by Dinah Sanders, that provides “a flexible, iterative method for cutting out distractions and focusing on more fulfilling activities” Josh Millard, who currently runs MetaFilter Paul Bausch, known as pb on MetaFilter, who previously served as the community’s sole developer and technical administrator Greasemonkey script that enables you to see, on MetaFilter, who has been marked as a librarian by Jessamyn Ask MetaFilter, the community’s question and answer section “mlkshk Shutting Down”, about the site’s forthcoming closure GitHub, a development platform where some current members of mlkshk are collaborating to build the next place they will hang out at “holdkris99’s Death Was a Hoax” by Josh Millard, about a MetaFilter user who faked their own suicide Community Signal episode with Matt Haughey, where we talked about the fake suicide “A Member of Your Online Community Lies About Committing Suicide: What Do You Do?” by Patrick, which Jessamyn left a comment on Wikipedia page for Godwin’s law LearnedLeague, the online trivia league that Jessamyn is a member of “Jeopardy! Contestant Who Died Before Show Aired Keeps Win Streak Going” by Keith Allen for CNN, about a former member of LearnedLeague LearnedLeague’s in memoriam page, created at Jessamyn’s suggestion Community Signal episode about managing a cancer community with the online community manager of Breast Cancer Network Australia’s online community Details about MetaFilter’s “brand new day” policy, which allows banned members to return ColdChef, a MetaFilter member who is a third-generation undertaker and funeral home manager Jessamyn’s consulting website Jessamyn’s personal blog Transcript View the transcript on our website Your Thoughts If you have any thoughts on this episode that you’d like to share, please leave me a comment, send me an email or a tweet. If you enjoy the show, we would be grateful if you spread the word. Thank you for listening to Community Signal.

On Town Meeting Day 2017, Eli Harrington visited two Mad River Valley towns in Central Vermont, Waterbury Center and Moretown, to ask real Vermonters at polling stations engaging in direct democracy what they thought about the legalization discussion overall and asked if they thought their towns might be receptive to a future legal cannabis business.

Stephanie Panagopoulos visits Paradigms with her personal style of storytelling. Stephanie is a writer and lives in Central Vermont. Music by: Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Danny Kirwan, Herbie Hancock & Joni Mitchell, BLøF, Laura Nyro, The Guess … More ... The post Stephanie Panagopoulos: Writer appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Jordan Heimburger of the band Glass Waves talks about their music and inspirations. Ariel Zevon and Adam Woogmaster join us in the studio to talk about local agriculture in Central Vermont. Music by: The Kinks, Glass Waves, Fleetwood Mac, Warren … More ... The post Jordan Heimburger, Musician, and Ariel Zevon and Adam Woogmaster appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.