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 StateJulie Cadwallader Staub is curious about the Vermont families who are on waiting lists for child care. “What decisions are they forced to make? How are they managing?”
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Brave Little StateNoah Waxman of Starksboro asked us to settle a regional debate involving a market in central Vermont that’s been around for more than 80 years.
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Brave Little StateIn honor of graduation season, we’re featuring local stories from high school and college students — all on the theme of “change.”
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Brave Little StateElla Wegman-Lawless has done her fair share of communal and intentional living in Vermont. She wondered: “How much of Vermont as a place cultivates that?”
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A new study explores a connection between Major League Baseball and climate change. Plus, legislation to protect Vermont workers, a bill that would require universal pre-kindergarten, a gathering in Randolph dedicated to queer health care, and increased air pollution in Burlington.
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The rise of natural burials in cemeteries around the state. Plus, the Scott administration pushes for a cybersecurity council, an unsuccessful prison escape attempt, UVM plans to go carbon-neutral, and an especially bad allergy season.
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A fire at a shelter in the Upper Valley highlights some of the tensions of Vermont’s housing crisis. Plus, lawmakers advance protections for abortion providers, another person held at a state prison has died, and Rep. Balint introduces her first piece of legislation.
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What ongoing legal battles mean for access to an abortion medication. Plus, a sentencing in a high-profile killing, legal protections for people involved with drug-checking, and an interim president for the Vermont State Colleges System.
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Short, unexpected vignettes of Vermont life are beginning to appear on our airwaves and other platforms. Here's what's up.
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Brave Little StateA March Madness-style approach to celebrate our state's outsized cultural impact.