Art & Culture

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with a librarian and booksellers about their recent favorite books.

The National Dog Show has been a staple of Thanksgiving Day for two decades. This year, it features three new breeds: the Bracco Italiano, the Russian toy and the mudi.

The 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate Alyssa Gaines visited Holyoke, Massachusetts, this week for a reading of her work with students close to her own age, some who had dropped out of high school and are now working toward graduation.

Nightmare Vermont is one of the largest haunted houses in the state. Since opening in Essex Junction in 2004, this all-volunteer Halloween event has provided classic jump scares and an immersive theater experience. And Vermont Public’s Marlon Hyde got a behind-the-scenes walkthrough.

A number of pollinating bees are either endangered or threatened in Vermont, and a group of steelpan drummers wants to bring awareness to the dwindling pollinator populations. As Vermont Public’s Marlon Hyde reports this group is using music that originates from the Caribbean to make a difference.

Two film experts try to convince host Mikaela Lefrak to give the horror genre another try.

The Vermont Historical Society in Barre has more than 170 dolls. This hour, we hear the stories behind the spookiest dolls in their collection.

A new tree-centric series of events being put on by the Putney Public Library hopes to encourage residents to get outside and explore Vermont’s forests.

Hinesburg resident and author Jane Taylor's new book Spirit Traffic tells the story of her 10,000-mile family motorcycle road trip across the country.

This hour, we re-air host Mikaela Lefrak's interview with Strafford musician Noah Kahan from August.