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Rumble Strip: Forrest and I sit in the truck and talk about pain

Vermont Public | By Erica Heilman
Published January 12, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST
A tractor sits at the entrance to a barn surrounded with snow.
Erica Heilman
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Rumble Strip
During their conversation about pain, Forrest Foster and Erica Heilman waited for a delivery of heifers to Foster's barn.

On the latest installment of Rumble Strip, Erica Heilman compares notes on how to manage pain with Forrest Foster, an independent dairyman in Hardwick.

For the full conversation with Foster, find the full episode on the Rumble Strip website.
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Erica Heilman
Erica Heilman produces a podcast called Rumble Strip. Her shows have aired on NPR’s Day to Day, Hearing Voices, SOUNDPRINT, KCRW’s UnFictional, BBC Podcast Radio Hour, CBC Podcast Playlist and on public radio affiliates across the country. Rumble Strip airs monthly on Vermont Public. She lives in East Calais, Vermont.
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