Erica Heilman

Listener audio recorded almost exactly a year ago has interesting resonance now. Here's episode 3 of What Now Sounds Like.

Bill Barbot discusses what he's learned about class perceptions since moving to Vermont, and the value of living in a place where towns are not divided starkly by class in this latest episode of "What Class are You?"

Even though Kaye Phipps sometimes works multiple jobs, she often comes up short. In this episode, she talks about how having limited income can make her feel like a child, long into adulthood.

Jordan Hepburn talks about the challenges of starting a farm in Vermont without land or capital in the next installment of "What Class Are You?"

Siblings Arwa Mint Meiloud and Habib Ould Meiloud share their perspectives on the roles that race and class have played in their lives so far for the latest installment of "What Class Are You?"

When you work in the trades, your income depends on your body's ability to do the work. In this installment of "What Class Are You," Jules Guillemette talks about the challenges of having income that relies on good health, and difficult questions about holding onto a valuable farm that has passed down through generations.

Trudy Richmond worked all her life, then realized she'd never save enough money for a comfortable, private retirement. In this latest episode of What class are you?, Trudy talks about how she planned a future where she could qualify for subsidized housing and health care in her old age so she could retire with security.

T.O. has been in and out of jail his whole adult life and before that, he was in Spofford, a juvenile detention center in the Bronx.

The first time I met T.O., he'd just gotten out of federal prison. We talked about what it's like to get out of prison with no housing, no job and no prospects.

In the months after they got a puppy, Chris and Beth in Birmingham, England, sent me voice recordings. Which were amazing. And I made a story with them.