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Before Your Time

Exploring Vermont's history, one object at a time.

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A Foot in Both Worlds

A Foot in Both Worlds

People speaking Spanish as they milk cows may not fit our traditional image of a Vermont farm. But workers from Mexico a... Read more

8 May 2023

21mins

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The Curious Catamount

The Curious Catamount

Though said to be extinct, catamounts live on in the minds of many Vermonters. In this episode we retrace a Barnard pant... Read more

21 Mar 2023

23mins

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A Town Solves a Problem

A Town Solves a Problem

Town meeting is central to our identity as a little state on a human scale that does things differently. But what happen... Read more

1 Mar 2021

21mins

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Send Me a Box

Send Me a Box

We examine some of the products that people have mailed from and to Vermont, from maple syrup to complete houses and alm... Read more

19 Feb 2021

20mins

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Vermont on the Silver Screen

Vermont on the Silver Screen

From A Vermont Romance to Funny Farm, our state has been featured in films for over a century. What are the myths that H... Read more

23 Jul 2020

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Green Up Day

Green Up Day

Vermont’s Green Up Day celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. In 1970, the day featured closed interstate highways, ... Read more

29 May 2020

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The Long Enough Trail

The Long Enough Trail

Stories from those who founded, hiked, and loved Vermont’s Long Trail, including the first women to through-hike the “fo... Read more

20 Feb 2020

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Princes and Free Men

Princes and Free Men

It’s well-known that Vermont is one of the whitest states in the Union. And so the stories of African American Vermonter... Read more

19 Dec 2019

26mins

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After the Crossing

After the Crossing

Many different groups of people, from many different continents, have helped build our state. But from the 19th century ... Read more

6 Sep 2019

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Green Mountain Grab Bag

Green Mountain Grab Bag

It’s a shame that some of the things we record get edited out of our stories. So here’s an episode of lost clips: bike w... Read more

1 Aug 2019

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