Brave Little State
By Vermont Public
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Episodes: 173
Jan 10, 2023
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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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Is Vermont’s motel program a ‘magnet’ for out-of-staters experiencing homelessness?
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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When the Space Race and arms dealing came to the NEK (encore)
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Our 7th Annual Brief History of Vermont Road Names
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Are Vermonters happy?
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Jeezum crow!
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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What 'old streams' can teach us about flooding (encore)
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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What were Vermont’s ‘poor farms’ like?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Why is it so hard to get a primary care provider?
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Why doesn't Chittenden County have better public transit options?
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May 23, 2024 |
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The Montpelier Molar Mystery
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May 09, 2024 |
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Mud Season Madness (encore)
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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What’s up with the Vermont wave?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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‘Recognized’: An update
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Investigating far-right extremism in northern New York
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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What impact does the VAST trail have on Vermont's economy?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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What is the Upper Valley?
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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How do Vermont libraries stay alive and vibrant?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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What relationships are possible between Burlington and her sister cities, Bethlehem and Arad?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Why do people like Phish? (Encore)
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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How are towns hit by summer floods doing?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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What’s the deal with Act 250?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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What effect has noncitizen voting had in the Vermont cities where it's legal?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Raising biracial kids — and preserving heritage — in Vermont
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Recognized: Chapter Three
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Recognized: Chapter Two
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Recognized: Chapter One
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Why are so few Hollywood movies and TV shows filmed in Vermont?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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What’s the deal with Vermont’s fire towers?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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What if Vermont were to buy motels for emergency housing?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Our 6th Annual Brief History Of Vermont Road Names
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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From gold mines to witch windows (Encore)
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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What is it like to be a rapper in Vermont?
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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What 'old streams' can teach us about flooding
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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What do families do when they're stuck on waitlists for child care?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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How do you pronounce the name of the Waitsfield supermarket ‘Mehuron’s’?
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Student Takeover
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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The nickname Barre would like you to stop using
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May 25, 2023 |
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5 Vermonters talk about guns
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May 11, 2023 |
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What’s the deal with intentional living communities in Vermont?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Where did all Vermont’s stone walls come from?
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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What has put Vermont on the pop culture map?
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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How many Airbnbs are 'taking away' from Vermonters? It's complicated
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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How much does Vermont's power grid depend on fossil fuels?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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How has the geology of Vermont affected its character? (Encore)
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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The complexities of medical aid in dying in Vermont
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Homegoings #7: Liza Phillip
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Why doesn’t Vermont have freestanding birth centers?
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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What happened to all the restaurant workers?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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How do Vermont breweries manage their wastewater?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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What’s the Asian American experience like in Vermont?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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What role did Vermont play during Prohibition?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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What's the secret to downtown revitalization?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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How did Vermont profit from slavery?
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Telling Indigenous stories through music
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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What did the sale of the Lake Monsters mean for Vermont baseball?
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Why do people leave Vermont?
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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What’s Vermont’s small-town dating scene like?
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Our 5th Annual Brief History of Vermont Road Names
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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What's the status of cannabis dispensaries in Vermont?
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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What’s it like to hike the Long Trail? (Encore)
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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When the Space Race (and arms dealing) came to the NEK
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May 19, 2022 |
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How are people who moved to Vermont during the pandemic doing now?
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May 05, 2022 |
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How can older Vermonters 'age in place'?
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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A history of Jewish life in Vermont
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Would Vermont be a good place to ride out an apocalypse?
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Mud Season Madness
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Homegoings #6: Naomi, Faith and Don
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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What if we funded public education differently?
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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How can Vermont solve its housing crisis?
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Why are Vermont co-ops so successful?
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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How’s Vermont doing with composting?
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Homegoings #5: Rajnii Eddins
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Why do people like Phish? A guide for the uninitiated
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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The mysterious fire that destroyed a beloved sugar house
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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An investigation into a prominent Vermont landlord
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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What would it take to end Daylight Saving Time?
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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How's Vermont's Amish community doing?
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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When will there be a vaccine for Lyme disease?
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Vermont vs. New Hampshire: What's The Beef?
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Our 4th Annual Brief History Of Vermont Road Names
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Tropical Storm Irene, 10 Years Later
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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The Vermont Accent, Explained
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Why Is The F-35 Based In Vermont?
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Black Comfort, Or Lack Thereof, In Vermont
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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The Secret Life Of Moose ... Crossing Signs
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Homegoings #4: DonnCherie
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Homegoings #3: Rivan Calderin
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Homegoings #2: Senayit Tomlinson
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Homegoings #1: Bobby Hackney Jr.
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May 25, 2021 |
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What's Going On With Vermont's Pensions?
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May 20, 2021 |
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Meet And Greet
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May 06, 2021 |
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Vermonters On The Edge Of The Benefits Cliff
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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The History Of French Canadian Immigration In Vermont (Encore)
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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The Vermonters Lost To COVID
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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The Rise And Fall Of Vermont's One-Room Schoolhouses
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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What Do I Need To Know About Moving To Vermont?
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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A Vermont Town & City Pronunciation Guide
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Ask Bob: Leahy And The Impeachment Trial
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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It Was A Pandemic 'Escape Community' In 1918. And Now?
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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If You're Worried About Climate Change, Where Should You Live?
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Where Do The Terms 'Woodchuck' And 'Flatlander' Come From?
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Who Are Vermont's Electors?
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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How Are The U.S.-Canada Border Restrictions Affecting Vt. Families And Businesses?
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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What's Vermont Doing To Improve Broadband Access?
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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The Pros And Cons Of Wood Heat, Rekindled
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Is Vermont Really Having A COVID Boom?
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Bob Answers Questions About Vermont Voting
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Are Trump's 2016 Voters Still Behind Him?
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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What's The State Of Religion In Vermont?
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Our 3rd Annual Brief History Of Vermont Road Names
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Who Will Get The COVID Vaccine First?
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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How To Support Vermonters Of Color: 'Listen To Us'
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Why Do Some Vermonters Display The Confederate Flag?
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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A Master Class In Finding The Bright Side
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Remembering Vermont's 19th Century Black Communities
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Is Vermont Really 'So Expensive'?
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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End-Of-Life Wishes In A Pandemic
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May 22, 2020 |
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In A Food Shortage, Could Vermont Farms Feed The Whole State?
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May 08, 2020 |
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What Happens If A Presidential Candidate Dies?
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May 01, 2020 |
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How Are Vermont Prisons Handling COVID-19?
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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How's Everybody Doing?
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Tips From A Home-Schooling, Remote-Working Mom
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Goodbye, Ollie: Remembering Vermont's Favorite Camel
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Is Town Meeting Outdated? (And More)
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Why Has Vermont Never Sent A Woman To Congress?
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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As Colleges Close, How Will Vermont Schools Survive?
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Vermont's 'Brand' Helps These Businesses. Do They Help Vermont?
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Why Does Vermont Have So Many Dollar Generals?
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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What Do Vermont Constables Do, Anyway?
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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How Can Vermonters Drive Less?
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Will Burlington's Champlain Parkway Ever Get Built?
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Why Are Child Care Professionals Paid So Poorly In Vermont?
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Another Taste Of Star Pudding
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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What Happens To Vermont's Recycling?
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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A(nother) Brief History Of Vermont Road Names
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Happy Third Birthday To Us!
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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What's The Plan For The 'Pit' In The Middle Of Newport?
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Does Vermont Have Any Patches Of Old Growth Forest?
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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What Draws So Many Writers And Poets To Vermont?
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May 03, 2019 |
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How Is Climate Change Affecting Vermont Right Now?
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Why Does Vermont Have Such A Housing Crunch?
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Legislation vs. Investigation: How Is Rep. Peter Welch Balancing His Work?
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Heating With Wood?
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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What Does It Take To Start And Run A Successful Small Business In Vermont?
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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Why Are There So Many African-Americans Incarcerated In Vermont?
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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What's It Like To Hike The Long Trail?
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Presenting JOLTED, A New Podcast From VPR
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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A Brief History Of Vermont Road Names
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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4 Vermont Towns Vs. 1 Utah Developer: What Happened With NewVistas
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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Those 'Aging Hippies' Who Moved To Vermont ... Where Are They Now?
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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What's The History Of French Canadian Immigration Into Vermont?
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May 04, 2018 |
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Is Vermont Really Losing Young People?
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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Is The Northeast Kingdom Really So 'Different'?
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Mar 09, 2018 |
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Who Oversees Vermont's County Sheriffs?
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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The Complicated History Of Hydro-Quebec
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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Vermont Hustle: What It's Like To Work 3 Jobs
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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What Would It Look Like If Vermont Seceded?
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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What's The History Of The Underground Railroad In Vermont?
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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How Has The Geology Of Vermont Affected Its Character?
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Sep 08, 2017 |
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Low Pay, Weird Schedule: Who Exactly Can Pull Off The Legislator Lifestyle?
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Your Vermont History Fix, From Gold Mines To Witch Windows
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Jul 07, 2017 |
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What's It Like To Be A Migrant Worker In Vermont?
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Jun 09, 2017 |
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What Can Be Done About Vermont's Aging Sewer Systems?
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May 05, 2017 |
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A Tribute To Vermont's Old, Falling-Down Barns
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Apr 07, 2017 |
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Why Is Vermont So Overwhelmingly White?
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Mar 03, 2017 |
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What's The Deal With Coydogs?
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Jan 06, 2017 |
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Almost 100,000 Vermonters Voted For Donald Trump. Why?
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Dec 03, 2016 |
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What Is The Status Of The Abenaki Native Americans In Vermont Today?
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Nov 04, 2016 |
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Your Vermont Ghost Stories: A Halloween Special From 'Brave Little State'
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Oct 21, 2016 |
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Are Utility Bills 'So High' In Vermont? It's (Really) Complicated
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Oct 07, 2016 |
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Does Vermont Really Have An Embezzlement Problem?
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Sep 02, 2016 |
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'Cow' Or 'Ke-ow'? The Past, Present And Future Of The Vermont Accent
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Aug 05, 2016 |
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Welcome to Brave Little State
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Jul 07, 2016 |