• Landlord in the legislature
    May 5 2026

    In today's episode, A Medicare rule that’s leaving some rural Vermonters with higher medical bills, plus Vermont Public’s recent reporting on a prominent Northeast Kingdom landlord and his legislator spouse who now writes eviction law.

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    12 mins
  • Some New Englanders scramble for Canadian citizenship
    May 4 2026

    In today's episode, efforts in the legislature to limit property tax increases this year, programs helping people dealing with food insecurity and a study inviting Chittenen County residents to share their experiences with the F-35 fighter jets that fly over the area and If your ancestors came from Canada, you might be considered a Canadian citizen.

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    11 mins
  • Capitol Recap: the policy and politics of taxing the rich
    May 2 2026

    In this week’s edition of the Capitol Recap, the latest from Montpelier from Vermont Public’s Lola Duffort and Peter Hirschfeld break down the policy – and the politics – of taxing the rich.

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    5 mins
  • Are you 'Splanky'?
    May 1 2026

    In today's episode, A Brattleboro theater company features actors with disabilities, a new parcel of land in the Green Mountains will be preserved and open to the public, and we’ll hear The Friday Song from a Central Vermont jazz and swing musician.

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    12 mins
  • Music for memory
    Apr 30 2026

    In today's episode, Vermonters now have the ability to sue federal agents they claim have violated their constitutional rights, and we’ll learn how music therapy can be beneficial to people with dementia.

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    11 mins
  • A Strafford doctor's unusual gift has ripple effects
    Apr 29 2026

    In today's episode, A big bridge construction project gets scheduled, more on possible dam removal in Hardwick, and an unusual prize in a small Vermont town’s fundraiser.

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    10 mins
  • Farming snow
    Apr 28 2026

    In today's episode, An airport in Canada has installed a memorial to two pilots killed in a recent accident, researchers say continued investment in the national suicide prevention program could save lives, and climate change is negatively affecting Vermont’s traditional ski season. One local resort is trying something new.

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    10 mins
  • Eating for the planet
    Apr 27 2026

    In today's episode, lawmakers in Montpelier are bracing for the governor to veto another bill, a local researcher's findings were just published on multiple sclerosis, and we’ll learn if it’s possible to eat affordable, healthy food that’s also good for the climate.

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    9 mins