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Non-monogamous relationships: the good, the bad, the reality

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This hour, host Connor Cyrus talks with Vermonters about nontraditional, non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships.

Did Disney lie to us when it promoted one true love? Less than five percent of the approximately 4,000 mammal species practice monogamy, scientists estimate.

This hour, we’re exploring ethical nontraditional relationships—everything from platonic life partners to polyamory. Some Vermonters say non-monogamous relationships are becoming more common, but there is still a pretty big stigma in many social circles.

Host Connor Cyrus will talk with a non-monogamous Vermont couple and a relationship therapist to discuss communication, boundaries and what it takes to have healthy relationships.

Our guests are:

  • Frank Miranda and Peter Crane, non-monogamous Vermont couple
  • Katie Hoar, licensed clinical social worker, Firefly Counseling in Waterbury

Broadcast live at noon on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

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Connor Cyrus joined Vermont Public as host and senior producer in March 2021. He was a morning reporter at WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Lyndon State College (now Northern Vermont University), he started his reporting career as an intern at WPTZ, later working for WAGM in Presque Isle, Maine, and WCAX Channel 3, where he covered a broad range of stories from Vermont’s dairy industry to the nurses’ strikes at UVM Medical Center. He’s passionate about journalism’s ability to shed light on complex or difficult topics, as well as giving voice to underrepresented communities.
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022. Before moving to Vermont, she was a journalist in New York City for 20 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.