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Vermont Conversation — 50 episodes
Historic: Breaking down 2020 election with Stuart Stevens of Lincoln Project & VTDigger
“Extreme majority:” Impact of the most conservative Supreme Court in a century
“A caricature of illegitimacy:” Sen. Patrick Leahy on the Barrett SCOTUS hearings
Is Trump Fascist? Yale Professor Jason Stanley on How Fascism Works
Democracy on the ballot: Gov. Howard Dean on the stakes in the 2020 election
Gov. Madeleine Kunin on Trump’s tirades, democracy in peril & hope
Will your vote count? Sue Halpern on election security threats
“Trump has crossed the Rubicon:” Authors Lawrence Rosenthal & John Judis on the presidential debate and white supremacy
Can the CDC be trusted? Ex-top CDC official Dr. Howard Frumkin on political interference in science
No human is “illegal:” Trailblazing journalist Maria Hinojosa on the immigrant human rights crisis
“We are at a tipping point:” Yale historian Timothy Snyder
“I’m extremely worried:” Rep. Peter Welch on legislating during a national crisis
CNN’s Brian Stelter on Trump, Fox News, and ‘Distortions of Truth’
Music, mental illness and ending stigma with Vermont’s Me2 Orchestra
Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki & pro athletes call for voting in sports arenas to protect 2020 election
Hatemonger: Author Jean Guerrero on Stephen Miller & white nationalism
Stolen election? Ari Berman on voter suppression and threats to the 2020 election
Vermont’s RNC delegates on the “extremely successful” presidency of Donald Trump and Democratic responsibility for coronavirus deaths
Fighting to vote: A century of struggle for women’s suffrage
“We can do this:” Vermont DNC delegates voice hope and “terror” about 2020 election
Can Vermont schools safely reopen? A top educator & pediatrician confront the challenges
“You’re either a coward or complicit:” Why ex-Navy SEAL Dr. Dan Barkhuff is fighting Trump
“It Was All a Lie:” Top GOP operative Stuart Stevens on renouncing his party & defeating Trump
Election 2020: Democratic candidates Rebecca Holcombe & David Zuckerman make their case for being Vermont’s next governor
The fight to save abortion rights: UVM Prof. Felicia Kornbluh on the Supreme Court and reproductive justice
Is it safe to return to school in a pandemic? Pediatrician Dr. William Raszka makes the case
“This is not a public health crisis — it’s a political crisis:” Stanford epidemiologist Dr. Steve Goodman on the exploding COVID-19 pandemic & the abdication of leadership
“The Crisis of American Democracy:” WaPo media columnist Margaret Sullivan on the collapse of local journalism
“We’re on the road to something new:” Emily Bernard, acclaimed author of “Black is the Body”
Vt. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson on COVID relief and the road ahead
Black Lives Matter & criminal justice reform: Vt. Judiciary Chair Sen. Dick Sears
“The greatest voter fraud is denying an American the right to vote:” Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos
We need “a radical reconception of policing:” Ex-Police Chief Brandon del Pozo
Black Lives in the Green Mountains: Race & racism in Vermont
How Democracies Die: Harvard Prof. Steven Levitsky
Is America at a tipping point? Bill McKibben on the Uprising
“Racism is death by a million cuts:” Former Rep. Kiah Morris on roots of the rebellion
“We have to defend the country from martial law:” James Lyall of ACLU of Vermont
Essential but abandoned: Undocumented farmworkers in Vermont demand recognition
“This is a crisis on top of a crisis:” Undocumented people fight for survival and support during pandemic
Who lives and who dies? Harvard epidemiologist Nancy Krieger on health disparities, COVID-19 & “our common humanity”
“We are in serious trouble:” Prof. Amitai Etzioni on Trump and the threat of fascism
“We are in an unprecedented moment:” Sens. Sanders, Leahy & Rep. Welch on COVID-19 response and road ahead
Is Trump accountable for COVID-19 deaths? Eugene Jarecki launches #TrumpDeathClock
“It’s time for the next generation of leadership:” Molly Gray runs for Vermont Lt. Governor
“Lean on me:” Coping with COVID
“We’re nowhere near where we need to be:” Stanford epidemiologist Steve Goodman on COVID-19 testing, easing restrictions & a Second Wave
Hunger grows in Vermont
“This is a wake-up call:” Donna Carpenter of Burton Snowboards on fighting COVID-19, climate change & paying it forward