Made Here
Thursdays at 8:00 pm on our main channel, and various times on our PLUS channel.
Films made by, and about your neighbors. Made Here brings you the important thoughts, ideas, and issues of our region.
All past seasons and topical collections of our many episodes are available free on demand in our mobile apps and the PBS Smart TV app. Something for everyone, browse today!
Latest Episodes
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Made HereOver his lifetime, Brian Boland built and flew more than 100 hot air balloons, and ran the Post Mills Airport in Orange County. Boland always had a colorful story at the ready. And with a tweed cap and a gray beard, the man known locally as the Balloon Guy also looked the part of an eccentric airman.
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Made HereMeet the Scientist introduces viewers to the people working to protect the natural and cultural heritage of Lake Champlain. Host Jenn Jarecki sat down with Chris Sabick, interim co-director and director of archeology and research at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.
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Made HereA Journey to the White Mountains in Words and Music is the latest film in Vermont Public's Made Here series. Filmmaker Elizabeth Myer approached New Hampshire author Howard Mansfield and musician Ben Cosgrove about recording their stage show, which melds 19th century paintings of the White Mountains with clips of modern tourism hotspots.
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Made Here'The Merrimack: River at Risk' asks why the watershed is at risk, and whether we can save it. Host Jenn Jarecki sat down with director Jerry Monkman to learn more.
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Made Here'The Bear's Den' showcases Townshend's Charlie Dion, his chainsaw carvings and philosophical musingsThe Bear's Den gives us a glimpse inside Charlie Dion's life as a chainsaw carver, craftsman and homesteader in the woods of Townshend.
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Made HereThe next documentary in the Made Here series takes us into the world of Keith, a superfan of New York native and folk rocker Ani DiFranco. In Dear Ani, she is the sometimes uncomfortable main focus of Keith's music, art and mania.
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Made Here'Whitman Brook' is a documentary about its namesake – an apple orchard in Quechee. The film deals with love, loss, and rejuvenation through cultivating and maintaining the orchard.
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Taylor Hoar, 20, is one of the track’s only female drivers, and Kaiden Fisher, 15, is the youngest ever to win a division championship.
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Filmmaker Daniel Levesque chronicles the outpouring of support from activists and community members after the city moved to close a homeless encampment in October 2021.
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For “Sugar Bob” Hausslein, the roughly six-week sugaring season marks the beginning of spring. It also brings his community together.