17 Best Vermont Public Podcasts

A list of the most popular Vermont Public podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.

17 Best Vermont Public Podcasts

  • 1. But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

    But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world. Know a kid with a question? Record it...Show More

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    Coronavirus For Kids, And The Science Of Soap

    31:14 | Mar 13th, 2020

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    As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, the World Health Organization has declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic. We’re answering questions about the virus with infectious disease doctor Krutika Kupp...Show More

  • 2. Brave Little State

    What if you could decide what stories Vermont Public should be covering, before they're even assigned? That's the idea behind Brave Little State.

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    Our 8th Annual Brief History of Vermont Road Names

    34:15 | Aug 28th

    Every summer, we add a new chapter to our favorite annual tradition: investigating the origins of Vermont’s strangest road names, as chosen by our listeners. This summer’s crop included Horn of the M...Show More

  • 3. JOLTED

    A five-part podcast about a school shooting that didn’t happen, the line between thought and crime, and a Republican governor in a rural state who changed his mind about gun laws.

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    Part 1: The Shooting That Didn’t Happen

    18:41 | Sep 6th, 2018

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    Jack Sawyer’s journal contained a startling confession. It landed him in jail, and sent shockwaves through the state of Vermont.

  • 4. Vermont Edition Podcast

    Vermont Edition brings you news and conversation about issues affecting Vermont.Subscribe to the Podcast with the links below or via RSS.Visit the Vermont Edition page to listen to the archives and for more about the show.

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    Seven Days celebrates its 30th anniversary

    49:50 | Sep 4th

    The Vermont alt weekly Seven Days is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Every week, they publish a print paper, and every day they share local news and stories online. We’ll hear from the paper’s co-fo...Show More

  • 5. Eye On The Night Sky

    Meteorologists gather information from various online sources and from a network of dedicated weather observers to produce accurate, local weather forecasts covering the tri-state region of Vermont, New Hampshire, and northern New York, as well as pa...Show More

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    Eye On The Night Sky For Wednesday, September 3

    01:17 | Sep 3rd

    Eye On The Night Sky For Wednesday, September 3

  • 6. VPR Commentary Series

    More than 50 commentators provide perspective and opinion about current events, topics of interest, and often showcase the work of writers and storytellers.

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    McCallum: Canine Cognitive Disfunction

    02:30 | Aug 21st, 2019

    When my aging terrier started slowing down last year, I took it in stride. She was twelve, and according to an online calculator, old enough to collect doggie Social Security. But just one year later,...Show More

  • 7. All Things Gardening Podcast

    Each week, Charlie Nardozzi joins Vermont Public’s Mary Engisch for a conversation about gardening, and to answer your questions about what you're seeing in the natural world.We'll spend time every episode addressing your gardening problems so you ca...Show More

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    How to remedy buggy flowers, dried-out lilacs and sad plum trees

    05:06 | Sep 7th

    The wet spring followed by a hot, dry summer contributed to certain garden issues. Lilacs, fruit trees and flowers have suffered but will bounce back with the right remedies.

  • 8. Local News Podcast

    VPR News is Vermont's statewide, public broadcast and digital news service.

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    Finding God, and a place to pee, in East Barnard

    04:33 | Sep 5th

    Randy Leavitt, whose family has been in East Barnard for 10 generations, is building an outhouse with a composting toilet outside the village church. It will be open to the public.

  • 9. Outdoor Radio

    The Vermont Center for Ecostudies and Vermont Public unite the sounds and science of nature in this monthly feature. The program is hosted by biologists Kent McFarland and Sara Zahendra, who share their knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm for wildlif...Show More

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    Outdoor Radio: Invasive Zebra Mussels

    07:53 | Dec 16th, 2020

    Zebra Mussels are an invasive species in Lake Champlain. Not only do they consume a great deal of the food supply in the lake, but they also attack native mussel species by sticking to them and robbin...Show More

  • 10. VPR Cafe

    The VPR Café is a weekly feature that's all about Vermont food and the people who grow it, prepare it and love it.

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    VPR Cafe: Changing Of The Guard At Half Pint Farm

    07:23 | Jul 26th, 2019

    Ownership of a vegetable farm in Burlington's Intervale has recently changed hands. Although small, Half Pint Farm provides many area restaurants with fresh produce and is known for its colorful stand...Show More

  • 11. Timeline: Vermont Public Classical

    Join VPR Classical host James Stewart on a journey into the events, characters and concepts that shaped our Western musical tradition. We'll start at the very beginning and trace the steps of music through history. This music, and its history, is our...Show More

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    Timeline - Chevalier Part 5 - The White Chevalier

    05:25 | Nov 10th, 2023

    We’ve been exploring the life of Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a multi-talented violinist, composer and conductor who was famous in France in the 18th Century. In the last four episodes, ...Show More

  • 12. Live From The Fort

    Live From The Fort is a music video series by Vermont Public Radio. The intimate performances, recorded at VPR studios in Colchester's historic Fort Ethan Allen, provide an opportunity to discover and explore the rich and diverse contemporary music s...Show More

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    Sabouyouma Performs On 'Live From The Fort'

    1:23:49 | May 6th, 2019

    On Thursday May 2nd, 2019 Sabouyouma, led by Guinean-born Ousmane Camara & Senegalese percussionist Assane Coly, brought their high energy 7-piece polyrhythmic Afro-Funk groove machine for a set in St...Show More

  • 13. Dorothy's List

    Dorothy's List is VPR's book club for kids! Each month we highlight a book nominated for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. We visit schools and libraries where the book is being read, check out how young readers are interacting with ...Show More

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    Dorothy's List: Alan Gratz Wins Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award For Second Straight Year

    04:56 | Jun 4th, 2019

    Each spring, upper elementary students schools in the Mt. Abraham Unified School District travel to the middle and high school library for a Jeopardy! -style trivia competition about the books nominat...Show More

  • 14. Eye On The Sky

    The Eye On The Sky is Vermont's weather service. It is a production of the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium and Vermont Public Radio.

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    Midday Forecast September 07, 2025

    00:58 | Sep 7th

    Midday Forecast September 07, 2025

  • 15. Mitch's Sports Report

    Sports can be fun, thrilling, and heartbreaking... local, national or global. Vermont Public Radio's Mitch Wertlieb loves talking sports and has been known to express an almost imperceptible preference for certain teams.

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    Mitch's Sports Report: U.S. Women Are Once Again Champs Of The Football World

    03:32 | Jul 8th, 2019

    The U.S. women's soccer team completed its run through the World Cup tournament in Lyon, France yesterday, the first team to win back to back championships since Germany pulled off the feat in 2003 an...Show More

  • 16. My Heart Still Beats

    A six-part series from Writers for Recovery and VPR, featuring conversation about addiction and original writing from the recovery community around Vermont.

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    Bonus Episode: Voices From The Series

    1:19:33 | May 16th, 2019

    What role does storytelling have in addressing the opioid crisis? In March, Vermont Public Radio hosted a gathering at the Turning Point Center of Burlington to talk through that question with the tea...Show More

  • 17. The Frequency: Daily Vermont News

    Vermont Public's daily news podcast. Get up to speed on what's happening every day in Vermont in under 15 minutes. Hosted by Henry Epp and Anna Van Dine, and available every weekday morning by 6:30 a.m.

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    Fall color fall

    09:03 | Sep 4th

    Considering the effect this summer’s drought will have on the fall foliage season. Plus, the Vermont Medical Society scores a legal victory against the Trump administration in a case about removing pu...Show More

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