Josh Crane
Senior Producer & Managing Editor, Engagement JournalismJosh Crane is part of Vermont Public's Engagement Journalism team. He's the senior producer and managing editor for Brave Little State, a podcast based on questions about Vermont that have been asked and voted on by the audience, and runs Vermont Public's Sonic ID project.
Previously, Josh was a podcast producer at WBUR in Boston where he made Endless Thread, a narrative culture show about the internet, and Season Ticket, a daily sports show in collaboration with the Boston Globe. He also served as a curator and producer for PRX. His reporting and producing have won numerous awards, including a National Edward R. Murrow Award.
Josh is a graduate of Middlebury College and the Transom Story Workshop for audio storytelling. When he’s not making radio, he’s probably out in the woods with his dog or cheering for the Celtics.
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Brave Little State"Recognized" is a special series from Brave Little State about Abenaki peoples and the ongoing dispute about who belongs to their communities.
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A recent episode of Brave Little State about fire towers is followed by a live discussion on current efforts to add safety features to the ones remaining on state lands.
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Brave Little StateThe smash hit Netflix series Wednesday takes place in Jericho … and was filmed in Romania. Megan Matthers of Sutton wants to know — why?
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Brave Little StateMore than a century ago, an alliance of conservationists and wealthy landowners joined forces to set up fire towers across the state. Today, 13 towers are still standing and open to the public — while others have fallen into obscurity.
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Brave Little StatePandemic-era funds used to shelter people at motels have dried up. But the need for emergency housing in Vermont has not.
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Brave Little StateExploring the origins of Vermont’s most peculiar road names — as chosen by listeners. In this installment: Tigertown, Hateful Hill and Gerts Knob.
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Brave Little StateInstead of taking on one of your questions about Vermont, we’re taking on three — in a kind of local history lightning round.
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Brave Little State“Something was always telling me poetry is your purpose … I was just scared of it.”
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The focus of Vermont's flooding emergency shifted to Addison County on Saturday. The Otter Creek in Middlebury has been rising since this morning, and a landslide Friday night hit at least a dozen homes in Ripton.
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Brave Little StateOur rivers weren’t always this fast, deep or powerful — we made them this way.