Local News Podcast
1) A Vermont animal sanctuary proves that roosters can live peacefully after cockfighting
VINE Sanctuary in Springfield specializes in a once-rare form of rehabilitation for roosters rescued from cockfighting and other dangerous situations. The teaching sanctuary also provides haven for co...Show More
2) Champlain Valley high schooler starts poker club to empower girls
The international Poker Power organization teaches women and girls poker-playing strategies that aim to strengthen risk assessment, decision making and financial literacy. Lark McCarron started the fi...Show More
3) Daphne Kalmar on teaching elementary school, which is a little like being a short order cook
Daphne Kalmar taught elementary school for over 20 years, and she was one of those teachers — one of the exciting and inspiring ones you never forget.
4) Erosion, federally endangered sturgeon spark debate over Connecticut River dams
Operators are proposing big changes for how they run three dams on the Connecticut River.
5) Haskell Free Library inspires Vermont play about borders and belonging in the Trump era
During the first Trump administration, Muslim families used the library, which sits on the Vermont-Quebec border, to meet loved ones they couldn’t visit in the U.S. because of a travel ban.
6) Remembering Abenaki elder, cultural preservationist Jeanne Brink
Brink spent most of her life in Vermont's Washington County. She first got exposure to Abenaki language and traditions through her grandmother, Elvine Obomsawin Royce, and other relatives, who would m...Show More
7) Rolling strikes with Brattleboro’s senior bowling league
There’s one league at the Brattleboro Bowl that plays all year round, but you can only join it if you're over age 50.
8) Jay Allison on the origins of public radio and why we should keep it around
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was eliminated through a bill passed by Congress. Why does it matter?
9) Is Vermont seeing more wildfire smoke because of climate change?
Wildfires have always affected air quality in New England. But scientists say climate change is changing how they burn and bringing more smoke to the region.
10) At this Vermont summer camp, kids with incarcerated parents ‘don’t have to hide’
For two decades, Camp Agape has supported kids and families impacted by parental incarceration.