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 Killacky: Father And Son | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 161

My father was a difficult man – hard working all his life and hard drinking for much of my youth. We were estranged for many years, until his cancer...

 4 Issues: Candidate Sue Minter On Guns, Taxes, Marijuana And Health Care | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 280

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sue Minter stopped by Vermont Edition on Wednesday for a one-on-one interview as we look ahead to the August...

 New Policy Helps Clarify Police Role In Immigration Enforcement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 181

Beginning July 1, Vermont law enforcement agencies will operate under a new bias-free policing policy. Those involved in writing it say it represents a...

 Vermonters With Chronic Pain Are Now Eligible For Medical Marijuana | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 241

Attempts to legalize cannabis in Vermont fell short in the Statehouse this year. But lawmakers still managed to pass reforms to the state’s drug laws,...

 Harlan Mack On His Salvaged Bicycle Bear And The Art Of Working With No Expectations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 360

Sculptor, painter and blacksmith Harlan Mack tells a story through his art. And Mack, who is the sculpture tech at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson,...

 Lorber: LGBT Rallying Cries | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 176

Following the massacre of mostly queer and transgender Latinos and Latinas at the gay bar in Orlando, we rallied. In Burlington, police estimated that...

 Vermonters With Disabilities Condemn Stereotypes In Film 'Me Before You' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 256

“Live Boldly” is the studio tagline for a romantic summer drama called Me Before You. But critics say the film fails to live up to its inspirational...

 Our National Parks: New Models | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 166

Yellowstone was the first national park in 1872 and it set the standard for many that followed – Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Sequoia, Mount Rainier and...

 Our National Parks: A Call To Stewardship | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 156

Birthdays are a time to celebrate, but an opportunity to look forward as well.

 Our National Parks: Indigenous Voices | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 159

Though the national parks have famously been called “America’s best idea," this sentiment is not universally accepted.

 Our National Parks: Beyond Boundaries | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 170

Visitors to our national parks may notice that the boundaries of many parks are marked by straight lines. These lines are political boundaries that have...

 State Drops Charges Against McAllister In First Of Two Sexual Assault Cases | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 495

State senator Norm McAllister's rape trial ended abruptly this morning as prosecutors dismissed two counts of sexual assault against him.

 McAllister's Accuser Takes The Stand On First Day Of Sexual Assault Trial | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 133

Sen. Norm McAllister’s trial on charges of sexual assault began Wednesday morning with prosecutors describing a survivor who didn’t want to share...

 Kunin: Faith In Diversity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 169

After the horrifying massacre in Orlando - we search for answers. “Why? Why?” We listen to the radio, turn to social media, and watch TV and see the...

 Dartmouth Weighs The Pros And Cons Of Divesting From Fossil Fuel Stocks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 277

The decision for institutions to divest from fossil fuels is more complicated than just a list of pros and cons, according to a new report commissioned...

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