Local News Podcast
1) Deer camp in Chelsea, in a bus in a field in the snow
Since there's no movie theater or bowling alley or much of any formal entertainment in Chelsea, you have to make your own fun as you go along.
2) A lifetime on the water with sailing instructor Janice Lange
Janice Lange has been sailing for most of her life. She’s an 86-year-old athlete, coach and teacher, and she teaches sailing lessons on Lake Champlain.
3) A show about the holidays, and how much we love and hate them
This year I asked listeners to send me recordings from their Thanksgiving holiday, and I made a story with these recordings.
4) Trump’s deportation campaign has hit Vermont. Immigrants say they’re here to stay
In the last 10 months, federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Vermont. Those arrests have upended the lives of individuals and the families they support, and sent shockwaves through thei...Show More
5) After 40 years on his hill farm, Peter Dunning was getting done
Peter farmed, mostly alone, for nearly 40 years. We sat at his kitchen table and talked about what it's like to farm for a whole life, then see it go fallow.
6) Independent movie theater opens in downtown Burlington
Grab your popcorn — daily movies are back in Burlington. The city hasn't had a dedicated movie theater since Merrill’s Roxy Cinema closed last year.
7) Women find community in Vermont land stewardship
Land owners and enthusiasts are creating connections through Women and Our Woods Vermont, a women-led network.
8) Clare Dolan makes a teddy bear for a neighbor in the darkest part of winter
Sheila LaPoint wrote a post in Front Porch Forum back in the fall of 2022, asking if there was anyone in town who could turn her grandmother's fur coat into a teddy bear.
9) This St. Albans artist and chef says 'cooking is like painting'
Chepe Cuadra is an artist and a chef in St. Albans. For almost a decade, he’s been selling Nicaraguan and Spanish food at farmers markets across Vermont.
10) A Winooski chef finds peace in fly fishing
Andrew Wyslotsky is a chef in Winooski and an avid fly fisherman. He started fly fishing in 2020, and it quickly became an essential part of his mental health.