A group of legislators and advocates are supporting a series of bills aimed at addressing Vermont’s opioid abuse crisis. We’ll discuss this legislation with Attorney General T.J. Donovan. Artist Matt Neckers has created rocket ships and a mobile […]

We’ll talk with Wendy Reynolds of Planet Axis. The organization creates inspiring documentaries including “Community Through Crisis,” which followed the exploits of Vermonters during the pandemic. Then we get the low down on Vermont’s captive insurance industry and why […]

Kevin O’Connor of VTDigger brings us up to date on plans for Town Meeting Day, concerns over municipal charters and what the Harris Hill Ski Jump has in store for its centennial celebration. We hear from another candidate for mayor […]

The real estate market is red hot. So, it’s a good time to know what your options are when it comes to securing a mortgage loan or when you’re thinking about refinancing. Steve Kendall of […]

For almost two decades, the Northland Journal has been covering the history and lore of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. We’ll learn about it from publisher Scott Wheeler. We then learn about the Historic Preservation Grants recently awarded by the […]

Burlington City Councilor Max Tracy is the Progressive Party’s candidate for Mayor. We’ll learn what plans he has for the city if elected mayor on Town Meeting Day. Then we delight in learning about the delicious Vermont […]

Chef Michael Kloti of Michael’s on the Hill spends the first segment talking food and offering helpful tips on what you might make for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day. Bob Ney then pops in with a look on […]

In the first segment, it’s an open phones free for all. Then, it’s a free-for-all of a different sort when we talk about music and life with Billy Bratcher of the Starline Rhythm Boys.

We’ll start the show by learning about a company based right here in Waitsfield whose maps are the go to guide to get you around places like Portsmouth, New Hampshire or Princeton, New Jersey. Then, we meet the guy […]

Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray begins a series called Seat at the Table this afternoon. The first will focus on broadband access. She joins us to discuss what she hopes to learn from these forums. VTDigger business reporter Anne Wallace […]

Break out the Cabernets, the Chardonnays and the Pinot Noirs. The first hour is Vermont Viewpoint’s first wine show. We’ll get suggestions and pairing help from Kitchen Table Bistro chef/owner Lara Atkins and master sommelier […]

COVID took care of wiping our Vermont’s Music Festivals last year. We’ll hear from Burlington Free Press Entertainment Reporter Brent Hallenbeck on potential festival plans for this year. Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington will discuss how […]

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is offering three Farm to School Grants this year. We’ll get the details on these programs. Then we speak with music producer Jim Rooney of Sharon who has worked with everyone from John […]

Pat McDonald hosts the show while Ric takes the day off. Sue Minter, Executive Director of Capstone Community Action, updates us on the Fuel Your Neighbor fundraising campaign and other Capstone initiatives helping people through […]

Lee Kittel hosts the show while Ric takes a couple days off. Lee invites Rabbi David Fainsilber of the Jewish Community of Greater Stowe on the show to talk about his and his community’s connection […]

During the first hour, Liz Scharf of Capstone Community Action joins us to discuss the financial counseling and coaching services that they offer. And she’ll discuss some of the programs that community members can participate […]

The USDA has three Dairy Business Innovation Centers across the country. The one that serves all of the Northeast is based in Vermont. We’ll learn what the center is and the many projects it has […]

We learn about the state’s river system from Richarda Ericson of the Vermont River Conservancy and the work her organization is doing to keep them vibrant. And programs they’ve instituted to give students a better […]

We open up with Bill “Spaceman” Lee to learn about his new book and his views on all things baseball. Next, we’ll tantalize you with some food talk as we learn about the South Indian […]

We start with ice fishing and finish with soup today. Shawn Good from Vermont Fish & Wildlife opens the show with the fundamentals of ice fishing to make sure everyone has an enjoyable and safe […]

Vermont Conversation’s David Goodman goes from host to guest as he spends the first hour talking about one of his passions that isn’t politics and social justice. He shares his knowledge of backcountry skiing and […]

Ric didn’t get a guest for the first half hour, so he’s opening up the phones looking for your suggestions on what to stream. Everyone seems to reach the end of everything they want to […]

Bad guys, baseball, bears and BIPOC is what we have in store today. Archer Mayor, author of the Joe Gunther Detective series tells us about his latest book, “The Orphan’s Guilt.” We then talk the importance baseball […]

Conservation biologist Kent McFarland will share how listeners can contribute to research and conservation policy with their smartphone, and discuss the alarming levels of toxic mercury in ecosystems on Vermont’s mountaintops. National correspondent Bob Ney brings us […]

We start the program by learning how to build really strong grant proposals from Barbara Floersch, author of the new book, “You Have a Hammer”. Then we head into the NEK to talk with Kingdom Trails director Abby Long. The […]

We begin by learning about Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s new initiative to acquire and restore wetlands in response to funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Lake Champlain Basin Program. Listener David Pratt then joins […]

We go on a trip all around the state with the executive director of the 251 Club of Vermont, Stephanie Young. The group promotes every city and town in the state. We hear about the work […]

It was to be a simple act of ratifying the electoral college results. The final step before Joe Biden will be inaugurated as President of the United States in two weeks. But, after listening to President Donald Trump earlier in […]

He is a hero in both the United States and France and a statue of him sits prominently on UVM’s green. But who was the Marquis de Lafayette and what did he do? Historian and author […]

With just a day before the new biennium, we continue speaking with lawmakers about what they hope to accomplish in this session. New Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint leads of the Legislative roundup. We hear about the Progressive Party […]

We’ll start the show by learning about a group in Newport hoping to restore community pride and momentum with the purchase of a boat called the Northern Star. We talk to neighborhood groups in Hardwick and East Hardwick about how they’re boosting […]

Farmers Markets are an important part of Vermont’s food economy. We’ll check in with three of the state’s markets to see how they fared in this pandemic year. Bob Ney updates us on what’s happening around the […]

Beware the red spotted lanternfly. We’ll start the show learning why this is the latest invasive insect that has Vermont’s state entomologist concerned. Then we get a large dose of sunshine when we speak with […]

There’s an effort to raise money to keep WGDR, the Goddard College radio station alive. Not only that, but it is being turned over by the school to the community. We’ll learn about these efforts […]

We’ll start the show by meeting Troy Austin of Essex, who is dedicated to doing good deeds, especially around the holidays. Then VTDigger’s Alan Keays joins us to discuss his recent “Tarnished Badge” series. In the three-part series, Keays […]

We chat with the gregarious Chef Joey Buttendorf who leads Capstone Community Actions’ Community Kitchen Academy. It’s a job training program that prepares underemployed and unemployed Vermonters for careers in the food service industry. We’ll then hear from National Correspondent Bob […]

We start by learning the conservation efforts of a piece of land in southern Vermont that includes representatives of nearly every important species of flora and fauna in the state. We hear about a couple […]

CLiF, the Children’s Literacy Foundation has been working to inspire a love of reading and writing among children in Vermont and New Hampshire since 1998. We’ll hear about their work from founder and executive director Duncan McDougall about […]

From revelations about what the Mayor knew and when, to moves by the city council regarding policing, to the pit that still sits downtown, Burlington keeps making news. We’ll get the latest from VTDigger’s Grace Elletson. National correspondent […]

When a Vermont business isn’t able to secure a bank loan, where do they go? We’ll start the show by learning about how the Vermont Community Loan Fund fills that gap, and the other programs […]

As the demand for local meat has risen in Vermont, the need for more slaughterhouse and meat processing facilities has risen. We’ll talk to two representatives from the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets on what’s […]

We start by learning how Norwich University students are testing wastewater to detect the presence of COVID and why this works. We’ll meet the woman who raffled off the right to give her a middle name […]

VTDigger’s Katja Schwenk provides insight into the recent announcement by UVM that they are considering dropping 12 majors, 11 minors and four graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences to close a budget gap. We then […]

Chip and Anson talk about a Dickcissel sighting. The Dickcissel is a midwestern bird with a unique song that occasionally makes its way over to Vermont, and this time was spotted in Waterbury which is […]

Lisa Scagliotti of the Waterbury Roundabout hosts the show while Ric takes some time off. Lisa talks with Monica Talbot Ogelby, contact tracing leader for the Vermont Department of Health, about how contact tracers aim […]

Former Governor Jim Douglas hosts the show while Ric takes a few days off. Two members of the Governor’s COVID response team, Mike Smith, Secretary of Human Services, and Mike Pieczak, Commissioner of Financial Regulation, […]

It doesn’t matter how many times you have to drive through snow or ice, getting tips on how to drive safely in the winter are always helpful. We’ll hear from a couple VTrans workers who know the roads […]

In the first hour, we get a history lesson from NVU-Lyndon Professor Paul Searls on how Vermont tried to attract people to move here from 1890 through the 1970s. And he’ll discuss all that went into building the […]

The Vermont Council on Rural Development has been working on an initiative they’re calling the Vermont Proposition. It looks to articulate priorities for our economy, environment, communities, and people. We’ll hear about the effort. We’ll meet master […]

We begin by getting a big-picture look at how Vermont’s labor market has been affected by the pandemic, how the state’s Department of Labor has handled an unprecedented surge in its caseload, and what’s coming […]

We’ve been hearing about the rising percentage of Vermonters who are food insecure since COVID-19 reached Vermont. We’ll hear from a couple of UVM researchers who have been collecting data on the subject from the outset of the […]

Capstone Community Action Executive Director Sue Minter talks about the Fuel Your Neighbors campaign and Capstone’s work on this Giving Tuesday. Distiller Al Hilton of Mad River Distillers introduces us the spirits they’re creating, including their […]

We start by checking in with Randolph Center organic dairy farmer Chester Abbott on the current state of dairy farming. Zeb Norris, program director and morning show DJ of WCVT, talks about the exciting changes happening at the […]

The day after the food holiday of the year brings the age-old question, “What do I do with the leftovers?” Two amazing cooks – Elizabeth Sengle and Luiza Bloomberg – offer some helpful hints and talking cooking […]

While performing arts organizations are having to deal with having no or reduced audiences, we’ll speak with Northern Stage Producing Artistic Director Carol Dunne about the innovative ways they’re delivering their shows. Ken Picard of Seven Days takes us […]

Lola Duffort of VTDigger provides an update on how Vermont schools are managing as we face the current surge of COVID-19 cases. Rob Meehan of Feeding Chittenden joins us to discuss the organization’s efforts to make sure 3,500 families in the […]

Oh, the places we will go today on Vermont Viewpoint. We’ll start by meeting a new Vermonter who was the first-ever World Palindrome Champion. But there’s so much more to Mark Saltveit. Then we talk to the moderator of a group whose goal […]

After winning her first election, we’ll hear from Lieutenant Governor-elect Molly Gray on her plans for this position. Deputy Health Commissioner Tracy Dolan discusses the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state and what Vermonters need to […]

In the first hour, we’ll talk with Ryan Christiansen from Caledonia Spirits about their fine liquors and the incredible accolades that were just bestowed upon Barr Hill Gin. We’ll also learn about the opportunity to get your Christmas […]

We’ll be covering a lot of varied ground on Vermont Viewpoint. From speaking to an East Montpelier farmer who raises burdock root, to the Abenaki chief who will be part of the COVID vaccine trial. We’ll also […]

Secretary of State Jim Condos will give us an update on Vermont’s election day turnout and a review of how polling places fared. Anne Sosin of Dartmouth College shares research on how COVID-19 has affected New England, specifically […]

Back to the Kingdom we go. This time to learn how the arts are helping to revitalize downtown Lyndon. Then we hear from Calais author Howard Norman. After a number of novels and a memoir, he […]

Two years ago, Christine Hallquist was trying to become Vermont’s governor. Now she’s trying to get broadband to the Northeast Kingdom as the administrator of NEK Community Broadband, a communications union district. Vermont’s regular rifle deer […]

Wednesday is Veteran’s Day and we visit the Museum at Camp Johnson that commemorates those who have served the military from Vermont. We’ll hear from Rik Palieri who has traveled the world playing with such […]

Ken kicks off the show with a new poem and the gang gets ready for Mother’s Day. Ken tips his hat to L.L. Bean who have switched from manufacturing clothes and gear to medical supplies. […]

Wondering when to pick your zucchini and squash? Peter tells you when the ideal time to harvest is and how to keep your zucchini and squash plants producing as much as possible. And a bonus […]