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Vermont Edition
Got junk? Vermont's home organizers want to help you declutter

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 49:54


Spring is an annual rite of passage, a time of transition and regrowth. Some spend it gardening. Others reconnect with friends. And a few of us, like Vermont Edition's Mikaela Lefrak, derive actual joy from spring cleaning.Two professional home organizers joined Mikaela to share their best spring cleaning tips: Sarah Thompson of St. George and Amie Davis of Georgia, Vt.If you need an extra dose of motivation, you could hire a DJ like Burlington-based Taraleigh Weathers, also known as DJ Cheetahtah. She'll come to your house to play music while you clean. She's also working launching her own YouTube channel that you can watch and listen to as you clean.

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Vermont Edition's annual spring gardening show with Charlie Nardozzi

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 57:00


Today is Vermont Edition's annual spring gardening show. Our guest is Charlie Nardozzi – gardening consultant extraordinaire, speaker, and TV and radio host. You can hear him on Sunday mornings right here on Vermont Public for All Things Gardening. This year's show was in front of a live audience at Vermont Public's Colchester studio. 

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Vermont Supreme Court Justice Karen Carroll and lawyer Andrew Cliburn

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 49:50


Vermont's only law school is the heart of South Royalton. Many residents wonder if the school will stay there, or if it'll leave town.Today on Vermont Edition, we share a recent episode of Brave Little State. It digs into this listener question about Vermont Law and Graduate School: “Do South Royalton and the surrounding towns actually have to worry about the Vermont law school leaving, or is it just a recurring rumor?” Produce Sabine Poux learns about the law school's footprint in that part of the state.Plus, a live discussion with Vermont Supreme Court Justice Karen Carroll and lawyer Andrew Cliburn on how the law school shaped their careers.

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New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss and poet Sarah Audsley

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 49:50


Today on Vermont Edition, the celebrated cartoonist Harry Bliss discusses his new graphic memoir, You Can Never Die. It's about his life, his relationship with his dog Penny, and his grief over her death. We'll learn about his successful cartooning career with the New Yorker and collaborating with the comedian Steve Martin.Plus: April is National Poetry Month. For the final installment of our April poetry series, we'll talk with Sarah Audsley of Johnson. Her poetry often reflects her experiences as a Korean American adoptee living in Vermont.

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Vermont Edition At Home: François Clemmons

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 47:55


Vermont Edition is launching a new series, featuring intimate conversations with noteworthy Vermonters right in their own living rooms. It's called Vermont Edition At Home. For the first installment, Mikaela Lefrak went to the Middlebury home of François Clemmons.. Clemmons is best known for playing Officer Clemmons on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.Clemmons discusses how he came to embrace his Blackness, his homosexuality, and his desire to be a performer.Broadcast live on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.

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A cross-border conversation with Québec

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 50:34


Vermonters and Quebeckers share much more than a border. We do business together, get our passports out for vacation, and visit family. But this year, the threads that hold us together have frayed.Vermont Edition co-hosted a cross-border conversation in partnership with Radio Noon, a call-in program from the CBC in Quebec. Mikaela Lefrak and Radio Noon host Shawn Apel took calls and emails from listeners on both sides of the border about the current state of U.S.-Canada relations. We also heard about the real-world repercussions of President Donald Trump's “51st state” rhetoric.Vermont Public reporter Peter Hirschfeld joined the conversation as well to talk about the effect the Trump administration is having on Canadian tourism in Vermont, and how the state's lawmakers are reacting to the increased tensions. Broadcast live on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.

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Vt.'s Secretary of State and two superintendents on the real-world effects of federal cuts

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 49:50


Today on Vermont Edition, Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas. We'll discuss the SAVE Act, which she opposes, and get her take on Vermont's election integrity in the face of cuts to the federal office that handles election security infrastructure.Then, we'll be joined by the superintendents of two school districts, one from central Vermont and the other in the Northeast Kingdom. We'll hear how their school budgets are shaping up and how they're preparing for education changes from Washington.

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Layoffs at Health and Human Services, and Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 49:50


Today on Vermont Edition, we'll explore the massive changes underway at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A program known as LIHEAP offsets utility bills for more than 6 million Americans. Vermont Public reporter Abagael Giles tells us about the future of the program. We'll also talk with a Head Start supervisor in Windham Southeast school district, and the head of an agency that feeds hundreds of low-income, older Vermonters. Plus: Vermont's poet laureate, Bianca Stone helps us celebrate National Poetry Month.

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Will there be a next chapter for the Vermont Marble Museum?

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 49:50


Today on Vermont Edition: the history of the Vermont marble industry. Quarries around the state produced beautiful black, red, dark green and white marble. A Brandon historian will share stories of what it was like to work in a quarry, and the importance of marble to our region. We'll also hear about the Marble Museum's closure and the uncertain future of its collection, with the head of the Preservation Trust of Vermont.Then: the annual Public Philosophy Week returns. Two local philosophy professors will tell us about upcoming philosophical lectures and mind-stimulating discussions around the state.

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Vermont's outgoing Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine on navigating the pandemic

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 49:50


March marks the five-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine was a steadying force through the early days of the lock down, a conduit of quickly evolving health guidance, and an advocate for the vaccine.Gov. Phil Scott tapped Dr. Levine in 2017 to lead Vermont's Department of Health. As health commissioner, he provided guidance on public health concerns like opioid addiction, teen substance use, and respiratory viruses. He sat down with Vermont Edition ahead of his retirement at the end of March.

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Vermont's Outgoing Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine on navigating the pandemic

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 49:50


March marks the five-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine was a steadying force through the early days of the lock down, a conduit of quickly evolving health guidance, and an advocate for the vaccine.Gov. Phil Scott tapped Dr. Levine in 2017 to lead Vermont's Department of Health. As health commissioner, he provided guidance on public health concerns like opioid addiction, teen substance use, and respiratory viruses. He sat down with Vermont Edition ahead of his retirement at the end of March.

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Mud season's greetings! Ideas for enjoying this time of year

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 49:51


This episode of Vermont Edition also included a conversation with VTDigger reporter Peter D'Auria about plans for a juvenile detention facility in Vergennes and some possible updates to Vermont's Raise the Age law.Your shoes are soggy. Your car wheels are spinning. You're not sure if you should dress for sun, rain, or even snow. Yes, it's mud season. Some Vermonters like Keegan Tierney, the Green Mountain Club's director of field programs, approach mud season with optimism and energy. Others, like Vermont Edition host Mikaela Lefrak, drudge their way through the sludge each year. Vermont's state geologist Ben DeJong, University of Vermont geology professor Paul Bierman, along with mud-loving Tierney explained how this season affects our landscape, and ways to make the best of it.Broadcast live on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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So you think you've seen a catamount?

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 49:51


The only definitive proof of a catamount living in present-day Vermont is Rally Cat, the UVM mascot dancing on the sidelines of sports games. The actual animal has not been officially documented in the state since 1881. Still, many Vermonters swear they've seen catamounts — also known as pumas, cougars, or mountain lions.On the latest installment of the Vermont Edition series Animal Hour, Mikaela Lefrak was joined by Declan McCabe, a biologist from St. Michael's University in Colchester, and renowned wildlife tracker and naturalist Sue Morse of Jericho. They discussed how to identify big cat species, be it a mountain lion, lynx, or bobcat.

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How the DOGE effect is being felt in Vermont

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 49:30


In the name of government efficiency and cutting foreign spending, the Trump administration is freezing funds and furloughing workers at many federal agencies. Billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs are at stake. Leaders of organizations in our region that receive federal funding join us to discuss the local impact.We'll hear about the major changes to institutions like USAID when we speak with Eric Postel* of Bennington, a Senior Advisor at DAI, Inc., and a USAID political appointee during the Obama and Biden administrations, and Nazgul Abdrazakova, President and CEO of Resonance Global, based in Winooski. Their organizations both receive USAID funding. The Vermont Afghan Alliance receives funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support Afghan refugee resettlement. Executive director Molly Gray and Yassin Hashimi, who leads the organization's employment program, explain the uncertainty caused by the funding cuts. Then, we're joined by Jack Glaser, a local biomedical researcher whose organization, MBF Bioscience in Williston, receives federal grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). *Eric Postel spoke to Vermont Edition a personal capacity and not on behalf of DAI, Inc.Broadcast live on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments, or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.

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Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak on public safety, taxes and more

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 46:52


The mayor joined Vermont Edition to discuss challenges facing Vermont's largest city.

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Secretary of Education Zoie Saunders discusses the plan for sweeping changes to Vermont schools

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 49:39


It's hard to find a subject more frustrating to Vermonters in recent years than education. Specifically, how to fund it, how to make it affordable, and how to ensure that all Vermont students have access to a high quality learning environment. Today on Vermont Edition, we're joined by Vermont's Education Secretary, Zoie Saunders. We'll hear why the Scott administration is aiming to fundamentally change the way how schools are run in the state, including a massive consolidation school districts, a statewide curriculum, how schools are funded, and more. We'll also speak with the head of Vermont's teacher's union, Don Tinney, and the executive director of the state's Rural Education Collaborative, John Castle, for their initial reactions to the plan. And Vermont Public's education reporter Lola Duffort joins us as well for analysis.

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Vermont Edition: Live from the Statehouse!

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 55:03


Vermont Edition takes you inside the Statehouse for the first day of the legislative session.

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Sen. Peter Welch wants to better regulate generative AI

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 49:51


How can artists know if their creations are being used to train artificial intelligence? And if they are, should those artists be compensated? On today's show we speak with Vermont's Chief Data and AI Officer Josiah Raiche about the state's role in regulating AI, and artist Jane Adams helps us parse the philosophical questions AI poses to the creative process.On Capitol Hill last year, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt) introduced nearly a half dozen bills concerning AI. He's vowed to continue those efforts during this new Congress. Welch has also joined the influential Senate Finance Committee, alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt). This committee deals with taxation, trade agreements, tariffs and government health programs. In an interview on Vermont Edition, Senator Welch explains why he opposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China proposed by President-elect Donald Trump, as well as his work on regulating AI.Broadcast live on Monday, January 6th, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Get to know Vermont Public CEO Vijay Singh

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 47:03


Vermont Public CEO Vijay Singh joined Vermont Edition to reflect on his first three months leading Vermont Public. Before coming to Vermont, Singh worked for CapRadio, an NPR affiliate in Sacramento, and the Los Angeles affiliate LAist. He shared insights from these experiences and outlined his vision for the future of Vermont Public.Then, Vermont Public reporter Erica Heilman shares a question about class as part of an ongoing series. We hear about her latest episodes.

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Some of our favorite interviews from 2024

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 49:32


Over the past year, hundreds of people in our region joined Vermont Edition as guests. We parsed out complex topics like education spending and the opioid epidemic with elected officials and journalists. We chatted about everything from deer hunting, to houseplant care, to the weather. And we shared your calls and emails as we celebrated collective joys like the eclipse, and collective heartbreaks like the summer flooding.For our last Vermont Edition of the year, we share some of our favorite interviews and moments of 2024: drag queen and Center for Cartoon Studies graduate Sasha Velour, former Gov. Madeleine Kunin, the small team of southern Vermonters who successfully lobbied for a state mushroom, and locals who witnessed the April 8th total solar eclipse.

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Vermont Edition
A Brave Little State double feature

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 55:00


Vermont Edition presents two BLS episodes. First, we hear about the U.S. Postal Service in Vermont. Then, we go hunting.

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Vermont Edition's soup-er show

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 48:30


Soup is one of those meals that inherently brings people together — maybe it's the warmth, the fusion of ingredients and spices, or the act of ladling into carefully clutched bowls. Soup is also part of the culinary tradition of cultures around the globe.Vermont Edition brought together chefs and listeners to share soup-making tips. Our guests were Joe Buley Jr. of Joe's Kitchen at Screamin' Ridge Farm in East Montpelier, and Caroline Hannon and Bex Slatterly of the Queer Soup Night event series in Brattleboro. This episode also featured Seven Days food writer Jordan Barry. She joined us for our monthly chat about food and beverage news.

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Gov. Phil Scott discusses priorities as we head into new session

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 46:37


The Vermont legislative session begins on January 8th, and lawmakers and administration officials are preparing for the new biennium. First elected in 2016, Gov. Phil Scott won a fifth term in November with nearly 74% of the vote. The election results signaled significant changes under the Golden Dome, as Republicans gained seats in the House and Senate, breaking the Democrats' supermajority. Scott joins Vermont Edition to discuss his priorities for the upcoming session, including property taxes, education spending, and the incoming Trump administration.Then, Vermont Public senior reporter Bob Kinzel provides an analysis of the governor's interview and discusses what's unique about this political moment in Vermont and what seems like business as usual.

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72 books to read this winter, recommended by Vermonters

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 43:02


Cold weather means cozying up with a good book. How can a book worm choose when there's so many options? Count on Vermont Edition's winter book show as a guide for some good reads. Claire Benedict, co-owner of Bear Pond Books, along with Randal Smathers, director of the Rutland Free Library, and Megan Butterfield, youth library manager at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington, give us their recommendations for the year and suggestions for readers of all ages. Broadcast live on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at noon

Vermont Edition
Live from Jay Peak: A ski season preview

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 53:26


Vermont Edition hits the slopes at Jay Peak Resort for a look at the current ski season.

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Live from Jay Peak: A ski season preview

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 53:26


To kick off ski season, Vermont Edition broadcast live from Jay Peak Ski Resort in Orleans County, a ten minute drive from the Canadian border.Steve Wright, president and general manager of Jay Peak, and Martin Clements, Jay Peak's assistant ski patrol director, share updates on snow conditions and how the resort has been preparing for this season. Former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist Barbara Ann Cochran talks about her family's skiing legacy and the ways she supports athletes' mental preparedness. Jordan and Momo Antonucci, who run the Miso Hungry food cart at Jay, give an inside scoop on their signature ramen and other après-ski favorites.

Vermont Edition
100 years of pro hockey in America

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 49:16


On December 1st, 1924 — one hundred years ago yesterday — the Boston Bruins became the first American hockey franchise to take the ice in the fledgling National Hockey League, beating the Montreal Maroons in front of new fans curious about the viability of this Canadian sport.Today on Vermont Edition, guest host Mitch Wertlieb speaks with hockey historian Eric Zweig and sports business expert John Wong to discuss the infancy of the NHL and how it grew in America.

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3 Thanksgiving baking tips from Gesine Bullock-Prado

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 46:48


Thanksgiving dinner is delicious, but cooking for a crowd can be stressful. What time do you put in the turkey? How do you make a flaky pie crust that'll finally impress your grandma? And how do you get those blasted lumps out of the mashed potatoes?!Thankfully, Gesine Bullock-Prado has the answers. She runs a baking school in the Upper Valley called the Sugar Glider Kitchen, and hosts “Baked in Vermont” on the Food Network. She's also a New York Times bestselling cookbook author — her latest is called "My Vermont Table: Recipes for All Six Seasons."Here are three kitchen tips from Vermont Edition's Thanksgiving cooking show, which also featured Hartland baker Susan Reid:Tip #1: Your turkey doesn't need to be in the oven all dayMany of us are probably overcooking our turkeys, leading to dried-out meat and soggy skin. Bullock-Prado cooks her bird on high heat to ensure the skin gets extra crispy. She also seasons it well with a dry brine — an overcooked, under-salted turkey is an all-too-common Thanksgiving crime.Rather than following the cooking time on the Butterball wrapper, use a meat thermometer to know when your turkey's done. Poke your bird in the thickest part of the thigh without touching the bone. Once it's out of the oven, let it sit for a while so it can finish cooking and soak in all those good juices.Tip #2: Make your pumpkin pie aheadBullock-Prado and Reid agree: Making your pumpkin pie filling early will make the flavors really pop. You can also make your pie…

Vermont Edition
Goodbye to Merrill's Roxy Cinema, and the theatergoing experience

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 49:41


Chittenden County was once home to 28 movie theaters. Many small towns had their own community movie theater that acted as a hub for people to come together and enjoy the latest flick. Today, there are fewer than two dozen movie theaters left in the entire state. With the closing of Merrill's Roxy Cinema, it could be argued that we are witnessing the end of the movie theater era and all of the life experiences that accompany seeing movies with friends and neighbors. To talk about all of this, we're joined by Vermont Public producer Eric Ford and UVM film professor Sarah Nilsen. We'll also hear from Vermont International Film Festival Executive Director Steve MacQueen, and a married couple on a mission to see a movie in every theater in Vermont. Then, Vermont Edition producer Andrea Laurion takes us to Middlebury, where one man is determined to play the national anthem of every nationality represented at the college on the bells that ring out each day over the campus.

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Winners of Vermont's elections discuss the path ahead

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 49:45


Today on Vermont Edition, we'll get a breakdown of the main takeaways from the state's elections with Vermont Public statehouse reporter, Peter Hirschfeld. Then, we speak with winners of major local and statewide races. Republican John Rodgers appears to have won the lieutenant governorship, besting Progressive Democrat David Zuckerman, the incumbent. Republicans flipped six seats in the Vermont Senate, ending the Democratic supermajority. We'll hear from one of those Republican winners, Steve Heffernan of Addison County. And Democratic state senator Thomas Chittenden of South Burlington will tell us about his re-election and gives us his take on why some candidates from his party were not able to hold on to their seats. Lastly, Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint joins us to give us her thoughts on the results on the national stage, including the re-election of President-elect Trump, and how the changes in congress will affect her work next year.

Vermont Edition
Boo! It's our Halloween special

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 46:20


In honor of Halloween, Vermont Edition explores some of the spookiest places in our region — eerie graveyards, centuries-old buildings, haunted dorms and more. Director of Collections and Access at the Vermont Historical Society Amanda Gustin shares stories about our region's troubling tombstones and gory graveyard tales.Then, producer Daniela Fierro takes us on a trip to East Corinth, where scenes from the 1988 cult classic "Beetlejuice" and its 2024 sequel "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" were shot.Broadcast live on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments, or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.

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Musician Grace Potter wants to spark Vermonters' creativity

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 49:01


Vermont Edition revisits a conversation with the Grammy-nominated musician from July.

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October 7th and the year that followed

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 49:49


The war in Gaza has reached a grim milestone. It's been one year since the shocking and deadly Hamas-led attack in Israel, and one year of bombardments in Gaza that targeted everything from military strongholds to hospitals full of civilians.On this episode of Vermont Edition we open our phone lines to hear audience reflections on the past year. We speak with Tarek El-Ariss, the James Wright Professor and Chair of Middle Eastern Studies at Dartmouth College. His memoir of growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, “Water on Fire: A Memoir of War," came out earlier this year. University of Vermont associate professor, Peter Henne, discusses his research and teaching, which focuses on the Middle East and global religious politics.Broadcast live on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Fall into autumn with food recs from Seven Days

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 13:04


Every month, a Seven Days food writer joins Vermont Edition to talk about local food, restaurant openings and closings, and other big news from our region's food and beverage scene. In this edition of the series, Jordan Barry shares her favorite you-pick apple orchards, information about Vermont Chicory Week, and upcoming restaurant openings.

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Tapping trees and making cheese

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 49:51


Sugaring connects us to the trees around us, and produces a delicious, sweet product for our pancakes, salad dressings and marinades. But it can also cause its fair share of headaches — like when you have to battle rugged terrain, bad weather and plundering woodland creatures to get that sap you want so much.Peter Gregg knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of sugaring. In his recently published memoir, "The Sugar Rush," Gregg tells the story of how he and his longtime best friend fell in love with sugaring. Gregg runs a 1,000-tap sugaring operation in Rupert and is also the longtime publisher of "The Maple News," the largest trade magazine for the maple syrup industry in the US and Canada.Then: Over the past four decades Vermont Creamery has grown from a small artisan dairy company based in Websterville to a must-have brand for retailers like Wegmans and Whole Foods. This year, it celebrates its 40th anniversary. The company's co-founder, Allison Hooper, joins Vermont Edition to mark the milestone.

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Live from the Tunbridge World's Fair

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 47:03


Racing pigs, cattle pulls and the storied Larkin dancers — the Tunbridge World's Fair is one of Vermont's most beloved and longest-standing annual traditions.The fair dates back to 1867. Each year tens of thousands of people come to central Vermont for its four-day run. Vermont Edition visited for a live broadcast.

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5 tips for connecting with people who disagree with you politically

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 36:21


Vermont Edition speaks with members of Braver Angels, a group that fosters conversations across political divides.

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Vermont Edition's 2024 ice cream show serves up your favorite local scoops

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 46:59


We talk with the owners of Palmer Lane Maple, Vermont Cookie Love, Cold Cow Creamery and other purveyors of frozen treats.

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What makes you happy? People in our region respond

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 47:15


Vermont Edition hosts a conversation about finding happiness, inspired by a recent episode of Brave Little State.

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Gov. Phil Scott on flood recovery, property taxes and the presidential election

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 49:17


The governor joined Vermont Edition to address recent flooding, national politics and working across party lines.

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FEMA to add capacity to review Vermont's buyout applications

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 15:31


Vermont Edition speaks with Stephanie Smith, the state hazard mitigation officer with Vermont Emergency Management, about the property buyout program.

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Sen. Peter Welch discusses the one-year anniversary of the flooding

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 17:07


Vermont's junior senator joined Vermont Edition to discuss flood resiliency, the Rural Recovery Act, and nonprofit theater funding.

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Eye on the Sky: Steve Maleski hands the microphone to new meteorologist Megan Duncan

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 35:41


Steve Maleski, a meteorologist whose forecasts have helped buoy Eye on the Sky for 40 years, is retiring. And, a new voice — Megan Duncan — will be joining the meteorologists Mark Breen and Lawrence Hayes to keep Vermont Public listeners updated on the weather. Maleski and Duncan joined Vermont Edition host Mikaela Lefrak to reflect on Maleski's tenure and welcome Duncan into the role.

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Vermont's U.S. Rep. Becca Balint explains her focus on mental health legislation

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 23:47


Balint joins Vermont Edition to discuss a new mental health bill, her views on House Speaker Mike Johnson and her reelection campaign.

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As the session nears end, a conversation with President Pro Tem Sen. Phil Baruth

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 18:44


Senate President Pro Tem Phil Baruth joins Vermont Edition. Baruth discusses property taxes, Act 250 reform, and Governor Phil Scott's expected vetoes.

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Episode 226: Jacob Kaplan-Moss on Compensating Open Source Maintainers (but not that way)

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 33:35


Guest Jacob Kaplan-Moss Panelist Richard Littauer | Amanda Casari Show Notes This episode of Sustain explores the challenges and dynamics of funding open source projects. Host Richard Littauer and co-host Amanda Casari welcome guest Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Board Member and Treasurer of the Django Software Foundation, and Security Architect at Latacora. The discussion covers Jacob's recent blog post on the criticism faced by open source maintainers who seek compensation, highlighting the backlash encountered from seeing grants to selling T-shirts. The conversation also explores the ethical use of open source software, the importance of supporting maintainers financially, and the complexities surrounding the definition and licensing of open source software. Additionally, this episode touches on the personal connection to open source, the struggle for maintainers to find sustainable funding models, and the potential impact of high net worth individual donations. Download this episode now to hear more! [00:00:53] Richard highlights Jacob's association with Django and his role as a security architect and brings up a blog post Jacob wrote about the experience of being an open source maintainer. He shares examples of maintainers who face undue criticism for monetizing their open source work in various ways and his thesis. Also, Richard endorses the Blue Oak Council and PolyForm Project. [00:06:24] Amanda appreciates the blog's message about the sustainability of open source and the need to pay maintainers. Jacob recounts the largely positive reception of his post but also addresses the critical and unproductive responses, and he clarifies his stance on the importance of formal definitions of open source. [00:10:14] Richard suggests the term “Big Tent Open Source” and discusses the importance of having standards to precent open washing while also encouraging diversity in licensing. Jacob uses the term “monogamish” as an analogy for a more flexible approach to open source licensing. [00:11:46] Amanda discusses her background in releasing various types of open source work and how it sometimes differs from web apps, and touches on the complexities of open source licensing. She asks Jacob about his concerns regarding the adoption of open source in larger systems, and he shares his experience with government technology procurement, stressing the necessity of precise definitions of open source in that context. [00:16:40] Richard shifts the conversation to ethical considerations of open source work, specifically when software is used for harmful purposes, like state interventions. Jacob gives us a nuanced view on the ethical use of open source software and the impossibility of drawing a clear line between good and evil uses. [00:20:56] Jacob provides insights into the Django Software Foundation's current scale, funding, and staffing, highlighting the significant impact even a small increase in funding could have, and he discusses the challenge of scaling funding across the vast number of open source projects to achieve broad sustainability. [00:23:16] Jacobs talks about the potential of engaging high net worth individuals and family foundations for donations as they may be more receptive than corporations. [00:24:54] Richard discusses the groups privilege and raises the question regarding giving back to open source or to the broader community, and Jacob explains he avoids judging others' financial decisions but acknowledges his own better-off position and the personal moral obligation he feels to give back. [00:27:05] The conversation shifts to Richard asking Jacob how to support each other's capitalist ventures while contributing to the open source community. He suggests congratulating individual successes and learning from them, while also being comfortable criticizing the systems and institutions that may be at odds with open source values. [00:28:53] Find out where you can learn more about Jacob on the internet. Quotes [00:01:40] “There's this dynamic that happens around open source, where when someone takes money, someone always shows up to criticize them for it.” [00:04:07] “Anytime an open source maintainer figures out a way to get paid to build a lifestyle, at the very least comfortable, we should be celebrating that.” [00:06:46] “The community has coalesced around a definition of open source as defined by the OSI. I was like wait a minute, how are you conflating the open source community with one foundation? I don't agree with this conflation of the OSI speaks for all open source.” [00:13:39] “If you work in technology for the government ling enough, eventually you come to realize that every problem is a procurement problem.” [00:18:16] “Even the MIT license is, do whatever you want, just don't sue me.” [00:22:18] “To reach a point where I would say that open source as a whole is broadly sustainable, I would want every single project to have that level of funding associated with it.” Spotlight [00:30:11] Amanda's spotlight is a book coming out next month called, “Software Engineering for Data Scientists.” [00:30:42] Richard's spotlight is the book, “Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World.” [00:31:20] Jacob's spotlight is the PolyForm family of licenses and the book, “Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project.” Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) podcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:podcast@sustainoss.org) SustainOSS Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainoss) Open Collective-SustainOSS (Contribute) (https://opencollective.com/sustainoss) Richard Littauer Socials (https://www.burntfen.com/2023-05-30/socials) Amanda Casari X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/amcasari?lang=en) Jacob Kaplan-Moss LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobian/) Jacob Kaplan-Moss Website (https://jacobian.org/) Jacob Kaplan-Moss Mastodon (https://social.jacobian.org/@jacob) Django Software Foundation (https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/) Django (https://www.djangoproject.com/) Latacora (https://www.latacora.com/) Jacob's Blog post: “Paying people to work on open source is good actually” (https://jacobian.org/2024/feb/16/paying-maintainers-is-good/) Blue Oak Council (https://blueoakcouncil.org/) PolyForm Project (https://polyformproject.org/) PolyForm Licenses (https://polyformproject.org/licenses/) Pamela Chestek LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pchestek/) Sasha Magee X/Twitter post on government procurement (https://twitter.com/sashax/status/941036458307076097) 18F (https://18f.gsa.gov/) What you should know about Vermont's proposed wealth taxes (Vermont Edition) (https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2024-02-12/what-you-should-know-about-vermonts-proposed-wealth-taxes) Software Engineering for Data Scientists by Catherine Nelson (https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/software-engineering-for/9781098136192/) Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671722/better-living-through-birding-by-christian-cooper/) Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project by Karl Fogel (https://producingoss.com/) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Jacob Kaplan-Moss.

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