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Rumble Strip
Rumble Strip

A show about the holidays, and how much we love and hate them

By Erica Heilman
Published December 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM EST
Man with somber expression holding a very large cooked turkey on a platter
Tobin Anderson
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Tobin Anderson and a turkey, Calais, Vermont

I have always wanted to make a story about the holidays and how much we love and hate them. They are full of chaos and affection and complex interpersonal dynamics.

This year I asked listeners to send me recordings from their Thanksgiving holiday and I made a story with these recordings, which I hope will remind you of all that you love, and love less, about Thanksgiving.

A large legion hall with people sitting at tables eating a Thankgiving buffet and a couple guys in front sitting at a bar drinking beer
Ashton Allen
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Thanksgiving 2025 at the American Legion, Hardwick, Vermont

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Erica Heilman
Erica Heilman produces a podcast called Rumble Strip. Her shows have aired on NPR’s Day to Day, Hearing Voices, SOUNDPRINT, KCRW’s UnFictional, BBC Podcast Radio Hour, CBC Podcast Playlist and on public radio affiliates across the country. Rumble Strip airs monthly on Vermont Public. She lives in East Calais, Vermont.
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