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Brave Little State dives into the Vermont rap scene

By Mikaela Lefrak,

Published August 30, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT

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MC and producer Jarv, a native of Windsor, now lives in Brooklyn and just finished cross-country summer tour. — MC and producer Jarv, a native of Windsor, now lives in Brooklyn and just finished a cross-country summer tour.

This hour, we listen to a recent episode of Brave Little State tackling a listener's question on what it's like to be a rapper in Vermont. Reporter Mae Nagusky follows the journey of Burlington-based MC and comedian Omega Jade. We also speak to Jarv, a Windsor native who now lives in Brooklyn. He'll talk about how he got his start, the realities of touring and what it's like to make music in Southern Vermont.

Our guest:

Jarv, rapper and native of Windsor

Broadcast live at noon Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak

Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.

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Andrea Laurion

Andrea Laurion joined Vermont Public as a news producer for Vermont Edition in December 2022. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. Before getting into audio, Andrea worked as an obituary writer, a lunch lady, a wedding photographer assistant, a children’s birthday party hostess, a haunted house actor, and an admin assistant many times over.

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Mae Nagusky

Mae Nagusky was an Intern with Brave Little State from 2022 to 2023.

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