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Sniffing out the connection between memory and smell

Our sense of smell has the power to trigger strong memories. This hour, we hear from listeners on what smells resonate with them.
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Our sense of smell has the power to trigger strong memories. This hour, we hear from listeners on what smells resonate with them.

Does the smell of chocolate chip cookies bring up fond childhood memories? Or maybe the crisp scent of fall makes you nostalgic for your back-to-school days? There's a powerful connection between our memories and our sense of smell.

Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with a scent scientist on what exactly is going on in the brain, and chats with people in scent-heavy industries—wine, aromatherapy, cannabis and composting—on how their sense of smell influences their work.

Our guests are:

Broadcast live on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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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.
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.
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022 and now serves as the Managing Editor and Senior Producer. 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.