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The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman — 318 episodes
Alternative media pioneer Nat Winthrop on a half-century of covering Vermont
Grace Potter on how she achieved musical stardom by trespassing
‘What can I do?’ Ami Fields-Meyer on what global dissidents can teach Americans
‘You have a choice on how you respond.’ Kelly Brush on thriving after a life-altering accident
Author Chris Bohjalian on writing, activism and challenging the language of genocide
‘I’m sorry that this isn’t what we promised.’ Immigration attorney Jill Martin Diaz on fear and hope in Vermont’s immigrant community
Some joy, some tragedy. 2 Vermont authors on the struggles of rural living
‘How the Democrats Screwed Bernie.’ Former Sanders chief campaign strategist Tad Devine on the 2016 presidential race
‘Strive for that more perfect union.’ Rep. Becca Balint on resurgent white nationalism, war in Iran and her mixed feelings about America’s 250th
Cartoonist Tillie Walden celebrates early American queer love in Vermont in new book
‘Going to where the silence is.’ Journalist Amy Goodman on 30 years of speaking truth to power
Are smartphones birth control? Economist Caitlin Myers on sex, abortion access and talking across divides
Celebrating and defending protest, America’s founding principle
‘Action is the antidote to despair.’ Ben Cohen fights to save the soul of Ben & Jerry’s.
Journalist Jasper Craven on the toxic mix of militarism and masculinity
Going fast and breaking barriers
Shepherd, farmer and award-winning author Helen Whybrow on life, death and belonging
What happens when law enforcement is lawless?
Who made the president a king?
‘I am not afraid’: One year after arrest, Mohsen Mahdawi refuses to be silent
Who killed abortion rights?
"There are more of us than there are of them" — Vermonters speak out against Trump and in defense of democracy
Freed for now from ICE detention, Minister Steven Tendo on being a beacon of hope
How a melting Greenland went from universal wonder to imperial prize
Bill McKibben on fighting climate denialism with democratic power
How Ben Ogden became the best men’s cross-country skier in US Olympic history
Vermont Rep. Becca Balint on ICE, Epstein and presidential fealty
How Sen. Bernie Sanders went from perennial trifle to progressive trailblazer
Vermont clergy see Minnesota as 'testing ground' for Trump's immigration crackdown
House Speaker Jill Krowinski on the state budget and federal immigration crackdown
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel on cultivating a 'little oasis of queer freedom'
'An act of war' — Sen. Peter Welch on Trump's Venezuela and Capitol insurrection
Vermont Conversation: Yankee editor Mel Allen on a half century of New England storytelling
A former EPA official on how the plastics industry sabotages real recycling
A Vermont Jewish student banished from Israel speaks out
VTDigger Editor-in-Chief Geeta Anand on rebuilding trust through local news
'We don’t have a safety net': A Vermont family confronts a future without health insurance
Maria Stephan on the 3.5% Rule and how nonviolent protest can stop authoritarianism
Pianist Adam Tendler transforms his father’s death into 'little masterpieces'
Rep. Jamie Raskin on 'the fight of our lives' under President Donald Trump
Vermont Conversations: A field report from Vermont's historic 'No Kings' rallies
Mohsen Mahdawi & Bernard Avishai on Palestine, Israel and what lasting peace would take
Oscar Mayer heir Chuck Collins on how billionaires are fleecing everyone
Cynthia Miller-Idriss on 'the common thread' of misogyny and violent extremism
Former Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy revisits Vermont's most notorious crime
Will free speech survive Trump? FIRE's Aaron Terr is concerned.
Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump's assault on immigrant rights
Dr. Becca Bell on the chaos at the CDC, and the uneven future of vaccine access
Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy
Sen. Peter Welch slams Trump on his 'ugly bill', DC takeover and war in Gaza
Winooski Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria on why he was detained at the border
Journalist Garrett Graff on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb and the rise of authoritarianism today
Planned Parenthood's Nicole Clegg on reproductive rights without clinics
Sociologist Arlie Hochschild on the rise of the right in rural America
'Don’t back down' — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25
'This is about white supremacy' – Rep. Becca Balint on fighting the Trump administration
Best of: CNN’s Elle Reeve on how far-right extremism became the Republican mainstream
As Vermonters go hungry, the Trump administration threatens cuts to food assistance
Award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki on Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and the global crackdown on truth
Jasper Hill Farm's Mateo Kehler confronts the twin challenge of tariffs and Vermont's affordable housing crisis
Flutist Karen Kevra on a quarter-century of making world-class music in Vermont
A walk in the woods with Mohsen Mahdawi
Attorney General Charity Clark sues Donald Trump and warns ‘there are consequences’ for defying courts
Bill Lippert on the 25th anniversary of Vermont's landmark civil unions law and the backlash against LGBTQ+ people
Journalist Jeff Sharlet on American fascism and how a civil war is speeding up
Trump's immigration crackdown comes to Vermont
Journalist Garrett Graff on the rise of authoritarianism and how Covid changed Vermont
Retiring Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine on the state of public health in Vermont
Best of: New York Times columnist Nick Kristof
Can capitalism save us? Will Patten believes Vermont shows us how
'Another World is Possible', says journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Wall Street Journal correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov on why Trump admires Putin
The Mirnavator challenges herself and others to get outside their comfort zone
'An attempted coup' — Rep. Becca Balint on Trump's power grab
One woman's odyssey from Africa to asylum in Vermont
ACLU leaders on how freedom and unity will overcome fear and division
Facing 'systematic abandonment' by the Trump administration, Vermont refugees confront fear and uncertainty
Bill McKibben on fighting for change under the new Trump administration
Sen. Phil Baruth & Rep. Jill Krowinski on what comes next after losing the most Democratic seats in the U.S.?
Journalist and artist Myra Flynn on creating a "righteous space for art and race"
Best of Vermont Conversation: Author Julia Alvarez on borders and bridges
Best of the Vermont Conversation: A new Santa Claus is coming to town and ‘he is a uniter’
Million meter man Noah Dines on his record-setting year of living strenuously
Civil rights and environmental leader Ben Jealous on fighting and winning in tough times
John Rodgers and the future of Vermont politics
Elizabeth Price on the anniversary of her son, Hisham Awartani, 'being alive'
Vermont Rhodes Scholar Lena Ashooh on working "towards a brighter future"
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark on fighting the next Trump administration
Former Gov. Madeleine Kunin on the next Trump presidency
Ex-GOP strategist Stuart Stevens on the presidential election
PolitiFact founder Bill Adair on how lies threaten democracy
Front Porch Forum co-founder Michael Wood-Lewis insists that social media can build community
What are the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Dartmouth Prof. Tarek El-Ariss on despair and hope in the Middle East
Yale historian Timothy Snyder on freedom and fascism
CNN's Elle Reeve on how far-right extremism became the Republican mainstream
Peter Welch on Harris-Trump debate, voter suppression and potential election violence
Corinne Prevot of Skida and Sam Hooper of Vermont Glove on the trials and tribulations of making it in Vermont
Where are all these superstorms coming from?
'Hope is making a comeback': Vermont DNC delegates cast their votes for Harris
Zephyr Teachout on theater, politics and being ‘willing to fight’
Investigative reporter Jason Moon exposes a century of abuse in New Hampshire's juvenile justice center
Bill Mares chose how and when to end his life. He had a few things he wanted to say before he died.
New York Times reporter Peter S. Goodman on how the world ran out of everything
Becca Balint on the ‘freedom election,’ the Israel-Hamas war and fighting cynicism
“All history is current:” Jay Craven on filmmaking as activism and reimagining Vermont's founding story
One year after devastating floods in Barre, stories of survival and anxiety
Stop panicking and fight, Stuart Stevens tells Democrats
Best of the Vermont Conversation: The ‘courageous doctor’ who helped legalize abortion in Vermont
Can bikes replace cars and help save the planet?
How Rob Mermin ran away with the circus and spent a life under the Big Top
Harvard professor Steven Levitsky on how the ‘tyranny of the minority’ threatens democracy
Are the kids all right? Vermont high school students speak out
Journalist Jonathan Mingle on how a rural community defeated a major gas pipeline
New York Times Columnist Nick Kristof on exposing global injustice and chasing hope
Dartmouth Professor Annelise Orleck was arrested but not silenced
Campus protesters speak out in solidarity with Gaza
Surviving and escaping the Twelve Tribes cult
Father Michael Lapsley on becoming a healer after assassination attempt
Peace activist Jules Rabin on his century of raising hell and raising bread
Adventurer and author Jan Reynolds on breaking the glass summit
Filmmaker Bess O'Brien turns her camera on hunger, poverty and those ‘just getting by’
Legendary activist Tom Hayden on SDS, Chicago 7, climate change and making a difference
Acclaimed Vermont author Laura Waterman reflects on her life in the mountains and her husband's death
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak on making history as the 1st queer woman elected as Burlington’s mayor
20 years after the Deaniac insurgency, Howard Dean still swinging hard on politics
‘An amazing person in this world’: Mother of Hisham Awartani on his return to college after attempted murder
‘What is happening to really ensure that Black lives matter,’ NAACP leader Mia Schultz asks
Best of the Vermont Conversation: Matthew Desmond
‘A trail for everybody’ — Catamount Trail founders ski the length of Vermont to mark 40th anniversary
‘If All Else Fails’: Looking at far right extremism in the Northeast
Best of the Vermont Conversation: Katherine Paterson
Felicia Kornbluh on the perilous state of reproductive rights
Doxxed and defiant: Harvard student activist Eva Frazier refuses to be silent
Best of the Vermont Conversation: John Irving
Naomi Klein dives into the far right conspiratorial mirror world to find her doppelganger
Best of the Vermont Conversation: Alison Bechdel
Garrett Graff on UFOs, conspiracy theories, and the fate of civilization
‘This hideous crime did not happen in a vacuum’
Ken Squier’s lifelong conversation with Vermonters
Vermont voices on the Israel-Hamas war
A collaborative approach to divorce
What are the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Rep. Becca Balint navigates attacks, antisemitism and the "horrible situation" of war in Israel and Gaza
Walking Across America to Fix Democracy
How Vermont embraced eugenics in the 20th century
Best of the Vermont Conversation: Investigative journalist Jane Mayer
Peter Schumann on 60 years of Bread and Puppet Theater
Is truth dead?
Nikhil Goyal’s searing classic about coming of age in poverty
4 decades of changing students' lives at the Governor's Institutes of Vermont
Champlain College President Alex Hernandez on the transformative power of an education
Stephen Kiernan offers ‘a healing book’ for a divided nation
Fire, floods and the Great Displacement
Ex-GOP strategist Stuart Stevens on the existential battle to save democracy
A New Hampshire reporter exposes sexual abuse in substance use recovery industry and faces relentless attacks
Johnson and Jenna's Promise recover from twin disasters
Peter Welch on climate change-fueled disasters and democracy in the crosshairs
‘Someone was watching over me’: A near death and a second chance for Barre
Coming together and giving back in Waterbury
Disaster, grace, and resilience: A Vermont community after the flood
How the United States nearly disunited
WSJ reporter Brett Forrest on upheaval in Russia
Can community schools cure what ails education?
'A Good Ally': From peacemaker to culture warrior, Rep. Becca Balint stands her ground
Made in Vermont: The Marriage Equality Revolution
Bernie’s mitten maker weaves a tale of empowerment and overcoming abuse
The radical act of hanging out
In war on doctors, Vermont OB-GYNs strive to be 'a beacon of light and hope'
‘I'm not giving up’: Voices from Vermont's housing crisis
Trailblazing trans lawmaker Rep. Taylor Small on fighting anti-LGBTQ+ attacks and being 'a beacon of hope'
Who benefits from poverty? Matthew Desmond says many of us do.
Best of the Vermont Conversation: Ed Koren
Author Tracy Kidder on homelessness, hope and telling stories that matter
A lifelong advocate for the homeless confronts violence and crisis with commitment 'to heal, to start again'
Journalist Sue Halpern on threats to democracy
A literacy crusader fights poverty and prejudice with books
Best of the Vermont Conversation: Rep. Jamie Raskin
Journalist Jeff Sharlet on America's "slow civil war"
The endangered ski bum
‘Skiing saved my son’s life’
Best of the Vermont Conversation: Yale professor Timothy Snyder
Middlebury President Laurie Patton on divestment, diversity and resisting censorship
Vermont Conversation: Red, white and blacklisted: The Red Scare in Hollywood and Vermont
Kiah Morris continues her fight for justice
Vermont Conversation: Food, love and mental illness
Bill McKibben on ‘a moment of extraordinary opportunity’
Are we doomed to fight?
Sen. Patrick Leahy passes the gavel after a half-century
The last American newspaper
Greed is not good — Jon Erickson on building an economics of prosperity
‘Dictator Hunter’ Reed Brody on his global quest to bring tyrants to justice
‘I am trans, I am here’: Randolph high school student speaks out after hate campaign
A new Santa Claus is coming to town and ‘he is a uniter’
Barack Obama's speechwriter on "the power of a president's words"
The abortion election and male allies
Reclaiming the outdoors and finding Black joy
A couple's journey into the uncharted world of Alzheimer's disease and dementia
Literary icon John Irving on LGBTQ+ rights, abortion and ‘The Last Chairlift’
Legendary cartoonist Ed Koren on art, humor and his mortality
A ‘Token Black Girl’ breaks her silence
How anti-science disinformation spreads poison
America's long battle for voting rights
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe on how to talk to climate deniers
How Ralph Nader launched a movement in Vermont
Journalist Thom Hartmann on ‘Brunch With Bernie’ and threats to civil liberties
Becca Balint on her race to defend democracy and make history
Stroke survivors bike across America to raise awareness and hope
Vermont's anti-Republican Republican congressional candidate Liam Madden
A child of the radical Weather Underground reconsiders its legacy
From homelessness to Harvard
From performing for presidents to making music for mental health
Will local news survive?
Delivering justice from Island Pond to Kosovo
The human cost of America's forever wars
Chamber music for the people
What the world can learn from South Africa
Have Supreme Court justices become 'politicians in robes?'
What happens to abortion rights after Roe?
The “courageous doctor” who helped legalize abortion in Vermont
Bill McKibben reconsiders his boyhood and the American dream
Peabody award-winning podcaster Erica Heilman on death, grief and love in a Vermont community
The extraordinary class of 2022
How abortion became a battlefront in the culture wars
A dirt road revival to win rural voters
Fighting a wave of censorship
Fighting for abortion rights to honor her late mother's struggle
Rep. Jamie Raskin on losing his son and saving democracy
Can anxiety be good for you?
An abolitionist newspaper rises again
Journalist Joel Simon on the ‘Infodemic’ of lies making people sicker
The mother of all toxics battles
‘It feels like a dangerous hiatus right now’: New Yorker journalist Jane Mayer on how dark money fuels right-wing extremism
The roots and way out of Vermont's housing crisis
Transgender Vermont educator responds to Fox News attack with ‘love and light’
GOP operative Stuart Stevens on how Republicans went from Cold Warriors to Putin apologists
Vermont Land Trust navigates a contested landscape
Should public money pay for religious schools?
Kit DesLauriers on skiing the world's highest Seven Summits
David Sanger on the end game in Ukraine
Why is Russia at war with Ukraine?
Does Vermont need a Truth Commission?
Bill McKibben on Russia's fossil fueled aggression
One couple’s story of romance and chronic illness
Garrett Graff on the unlearned lessons of Watergate
Mentors and youth tackle challenges together
The mother-son Olympic connection of Barbara Ann Cochran & Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Katherine Paterson on writing books that are beloved — and banned
The 'pandemic-to-prison pipeline' and the student mental health crisis
Project N95 works to mask the masses
Vasu Sojitra on breaking barriers in backcountry skiing
Jeremy Jones on the fight to save winter
Rebecca Bell on kids, Covid and caregivers at 'their breaking point'
America is in the 'legal phase' of fascism, says Yale Prof. Jason Stanley
Rep. Peter Welch says it’s ‘an all-hands-on-deck moment’ to defend democracy
Mark Levine on Omicron as an inflection point
What's so funny about Vermont?
Gregg Gonsalves on how — and how not — to stop the pandemic
As Covid rages in New England, officials attack public health
Are we in danger of losing winter?
Can farmers survive?
How to spend money and not wreck the world
Fritjof Capra on finding balance and connection in a turbulent world
Kekla Magoon on writing 'to make the world a better place'
The race for a shot to save the world from Covid-19
Gus Speth on the U.S. government's 50-year role in causing the climate crisis
A recovering opioid user seeks justice in the crime of the century
Musician Karen Kevra returns to performing on a new stage
Can Vermont reach its renewable energy goals?
Vermont's last Republican congressman
Confronting the addiction epidemic behind the Covid pandemic
Why do people hate government?
How Vermont's greatest fraud happened
Where will homeless Vermonters live?
John Killacky on culture wars and the night Trump came to Vermont
A new film traces Rutland's struggles with poverty and xenophobia
Author & activist Bill McKibben launches his Third Act
Abortion rights and the “fight for democracy”
Is Vermont squandering its Covid-19 success?
A superintendent confronts a 2nd pandemic school year
The long history of public health panic, politics and backlash
Is Vermont fertile ground for white extremists?
Uncovering a family's secret Nazi past
Vermont teens sing and speak their truth in 'Listen Up' musical
A widow's quest for truth
Could the next election be stolen?
We're not done with Covid-19
How did German democracy collapse and give rise to Nazism?
Will moving beyond fossil fuels help or hurt low-income Vermonters?
Political cartoonist Jeff Danziger on how his Vietnam service led to holding the powerful to account
Is rural America a place of hope or despair?
Andrew Bacevich on ending the "catastrophe" of American militarism
Shedding her secret, outdoor athlete and trans trailblazer Alex Showerman becomes role model
Daniel Ellsberg on leaking the Pentagon Papers and helping to end the Vietnam War
Trading fame and fortune to work with Vermont’s homeless youth
Dorothy Day's granddaughter continues her radical work for peace and the poor
Becca Balint recaps the historic 'Covid session'
Who's afraid of critical race theory?
Black Lives Matter in a Vermont town
Is there an inoculation against misinformation?
The state of hate
Madeleine Kunin on poetry, pearls and politics
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel reveals the 'Secret to Superhuman Strength'
Mark Rank debunks the myths of poverty
Syd Ovitt, a sexual assault survivor who sparked a movement
Anne Sosin on surviving Covid and studying Vermont's response
Author Jessica Lahey on how to prevent kids from getting hooked
The player who nearly integrated baseball 42 years before Jackie Robinson
Rev. Lennox Yearwood on why 'racial justice is climate justice'
Oscar Mayer Heir Chuck Collins on how the rich hide wealth
Journalist Eva McKend blazes trails from Vermont to D.C.
Donovan v. George: Why are Vermont's top prosecutors at war?
Should prisoners get priority for vaccination?
Vermont journalist Theo Padnos on surviving al-Qaida
Tyeastia Green on race and policing in Burlington
How misinformation poses a threat to democracy
Jessie Diggins smashes records in the ski world
What explains vaccine hesitancy?