Vermont Edition
Noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
Hosted by Mikaela Lefrak, Vermont Edition convenes conversations and shares stories about the communities in our region. Whether you’re a local leader, a lifelong Vermonter or a brand new listener, this is your show.
Here's what we're discussing this week.
- Monday, Apr. 28: An interview with Gov. Phil Scott. We'll ask him about the budget process taking place in the legislature, education funding, and his approach to governing under the drastic changes taking place at the federal level.
- Tuesday, Apr. 29: The Trump administration is pushing to expand foresting public lands in Vermont. We dig into the environmental impacts and the economic pros, cons, and middle-grounds of logging for timber on public land.
- Wednesday, Apr. 30: New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss joins Vermont Edition to discuss his newest graphic memoir, “You Can Never Die.”
- Thursday, May 1: We dive into the impact music can have on mental health. Plus, Vermont Symphony Orchestra closes their season with a powerful theme.
Latest Episodes
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Three forest experts discuss the many uses of Vermont's forested lands, and the potential local impact of an executive order about timber production. -
"I don't believe we can live in chaos for the next three and a half years," Vermont's Republican governor said on Vermont Edition. -
For the first installment of our new At Home series, Mikaela Lefrak joined actor and singer François Clemmons in his Middlebury living room to discuss his life, career, and his iconic role on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. -
For our ongoing poetry series, we speak with LA-based poet and musician Alexandria Hall, who grew up in Vergennes. -
"The Vermont Farm Project" is based on three years of interviews with farmers in our region.
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For a special joint broadcast with the CBC's Radio Noon, listeners from Vermont and Québec share their opinions on the current state of U.S.-Canada relations. -
A new report finds that hundreds of local dairies have closed, but the number of dairy processors has doubled in the last 10 years. -
This is the latest in a weekly series from Vermont Edition marking National Poetry Month in April. -
The arrests of Mohsen Mahdawi and Rümeysa Öztürk, two legal US residents who advocated for ending the war in Gaza, has raised questions about Vermont's involvement in federal immigration enforcement.
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Filmmakers talk about the upcoming Made Here Film Festival and filmmaking in Vermont.
