Mikaela Lefrak
Co-host & senior producer, Vermont EditionMikaela Lefrak joined VPR in summer 2021 as co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Prior to that, she was a reporter and host at WAMU, the NPR member station for the greater Washington, D.C. region. She hosted What's With Washington, a podcast exploring the quirks and mysteries of the D.C. region, and 51st, a podcast miniseries about D.C.'s fight for representation. Her reporting has aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. She has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Lefrak was formerly an editor at The New Republic, where she produced politics and culture podcasts. She has also worked as a producer at PRI’s The World and WGBH Boston, and served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in Oakland, California.
Lefrak is a graduate of Middlebury College, and received a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. Outside of work, she loves watching baseball, playing softball, reading, biking and scouting out the best places in town to buy french fries.
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This hour, University of Vermont professors of political science and history talk with host Mikaela Lefrak about the Supreme Court's decision that reverses Roe v. Wade. -
This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with attorney David Sleigh and Leslie Gensberg, widow of attorney Bob Gensberg, about their yearslong efforts to free one "Gitmo" detainee, Abdul Zahir.
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Co-host Mikaela Lefrak talks with VPR's Myra Flynn and storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer about Juneteenth and what it means to them.
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This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak will talk to local bike and tourism experts about Vermont's growing trail networks and other cycling trends.
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Vermont Edition hosts Connor Cyrus and Mikaela Lefrak reflect on answers from four recent primary debates with the Republican and Democrat candidates for Vermont's U.S. House and U.S. Senate seats.
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The Montpelier-based writer and publisher joins Vermont Edition to discuss her new ABC book, which comes with tips for reducing carbon emissions.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with a Vermonter who found a threatened orchid species in Chittenden County, and a state botanist about the flower's significance.
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This hour, Vermont Edition co-host Mikaela Lefrak and Seven Days staff writer Chelsea Edgar moderate a debate between the Democratic candidates for the U.S. House.
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This hour, Mikaela Lefrak moderates a debate with the three Republican candidates for the U.S. House.
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This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak talks with VPR reporter Liam Elder-Connors about his exclusive interview with Bill Stenger before Stenger goes to prison on a federal charge related to the EB-5 fraud.
