Vermont Edition
Noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
Hosted by Mikaela Lefrak, Vermont Edition convenes conversations and shares stories about the communities in our region. Whether you’re a local leader, a lifelong Vermonter or a brand new listener, this is your show.
Latest Episodes
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For the latest installment of our At Home series, we head to the home of Vermont's former governor and a one-time presidential hopeful. -
We reflect on the power of the penny after the U.S. Mint ceased its production in November. -
Chill out this summer with a juicy beach read, sprawling epic or timely nonfiction.
Special Series
Vermont Edition at Home
We get to know local luminaries in the comfort of their own homes — and bring you along with us.
Town by Town
For one hour each month, we’ll hone in on one of Vermont’s 252 towns or cities. At the end of the hour, we’ll randomly select our next town, and it goes on from there!
Here's what we're discussing this week.
- Monday, Jun. 15: Burlington High School has a new building and is saying goodbye to the Macy's that served as a temporary location for the past five years. We're joined by BHS Superintendent Tom Flannagan to talk about the school's experience in the unorthodox learning environment, and looking ahead the new Burlington High School facility.
- Tuesday, Jun. 16 : The World Cup is here! We'll check in with a GBH News reporter in Boston and hear from the owner of Vermont's first soccer bar, SLIDE IN, in Shelburne.
- Wednesday, Jun. 17: Ahead of Juneteenth, we'll hear about Vermont during slavery and the people of the state who served as stops on the Underground Railroad. Among our guests gospel Kathy Bullock, leader of the "Singing a Journey of Freedom: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation Tour," and Joan Gorman of the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh.
- Thursday, Jun. 18: The new graphic novel Charity & Sylvia tells the story of an openly lesbian couple in the early 19th century. We'll be joined by author Tillie Walden, Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup with Vermont Humanities, and Coco Moseley of the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury.
Latest Episodes
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A proposed battery facility in Vergennes has been met with pushback from neighbors.
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The design/build architects of Prickly Mountain created homes and buildings unlike anything built before. -
The United States celebrates its semiquincentennial anniversary this year.
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Vermont's top lawyer has been waging legal battles with Meta and TikTok for years. -
Vermont Public statehouse reporters help us understand the past two years of lawmaking and the 'biennium of retreat.' -
Vermont is the first state in the nation to ban paraquat, a highly toxic weed killer.
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Plus, a look at how state lawmakers want to curtail the power of federal immigration enforcement in Vermont. -
Biologists from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and a community scientist tell us about the hundreds of insect species in Vermont. -
Plus, we'll hear from two sets of Vermont twins who are also business partners.
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Mirna Valerio, Christine Tyler Hill, and Graham Montague discuss how they share their real-world passions with an online audience.
