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Aaron Shrewsbury
A show about curiosity, and place we love: Vermont. Ask a question, shape our coverage and join our community here.
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Brave Little StateAre Vermonters happy? It’s a big question. And certainly not one with a "yes" or "no" answer. Happiness looks different depending on who you ask. So we asked five Vermonters what happiness looks like to them.
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Brave Little StateWe’ve all heard it. Some of us have uttered it. But can anyone definitively say where the phrase ‘jeezum crow’ came from?
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Brave Little StateHere we are again. Exactly one year after historic floods ravaged Vermont, parts of the state are again dealing with devastating flooding following heavy rains. But understanding why these floods are so destructive is not as simple as looking at the sheer amount of rain we got.
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Brave Little State investigates a listener question about poor farms, and a local author discusses the last such farm to shut down in Vermont.
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Brave Little StateVermont towns used to be required by law to provide welfare for local residents. That's where poor farms came in.
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Brave Little StateIt's our favorite summer tradition: you choose the roads, we uncover the origin stories.
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Brave Little StateWait times are long and clinicians are maxed out. Brave Little State takes a look at where the future of primary care is headed.
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Brave Little State investigates a listener question about public transportation, and a regional transit planner answers your questions.
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Vermont's largest public transportation provider, Green Mountain Transit, is reintroducing fees in the Burlington area for the first time since the pandemic. At the same time, it’s dealing with issues with ridership and funding, and service cuts loom on the horizon.
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Brave Little StatePublic transportation is critical for many people in Burlington and its neighboring towns. There were once big dreams to make it better, but now the system is instead facing cuts. What happened?