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4 days ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Jon Ehrens
Electric vehicles – EVs – don’t emit pollutants into the air. That’s a good thing, if you’re focused on cutting emissions and curbing climate change. But they’re also often more expensive than gas cars, and the charging infrastructure along roads and highways isn’t fully built out yet. Considering these challenges, how do you get people to buy EVs? In Vermont, the legislature enacted a new regulation in 2022 to end gas-powered car sales by 2035.
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1 week ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Jon Ehrens
The US House of Representatives has passed a massive budget bill by a margin of one vote. Every Democrat voted against it. Now the bill is off to the Senate, where it’s expected to be tweaked, but ultimately passed. U.S. Congresswoman Becca Balint (D-VT) spoke with Vermont Edition's Mikaela Lefrak on Tuesday about the budget bill, including cuts to Medicaid and tax reductions. She also spoke about the war in Gaza, tariffs and the possibility of impeaching President Trump for a third time.
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1 week ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Jon Ehrens
It's our monthly check-in on the local food and beverage scene with Melissa Pasanen, food writer for Seven Days. Pasanen tells us about the goings-on in local farmers markets, gives us some ideas for where to make a reservation this season, and shares some shakeups in the restaurant business. Broadcast live on Tuesday, May 27th 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.
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1 week ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Jon Ehrens
The U.S. famously has a two party political system — Republicans and Democrats. Vermont does things a little differently — here, we have Republicans, Democrats, and Progressives. The Vermont Progressive Party is about to undergo a period of transition. Its executive director of nearly a decade, Josh Wronski, will step down at the beginning of July. He joins Vermont Edition to reflect on his years leading the party, and where he hopes it goes in the future.
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2 weeks ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Jon Ehrens
Parts of our region are experiencing a very wet and muddy spring. For some, the rains bring up tough memories of the flooding of recent years. While we all hope 2025 doesn’t bring with it another summer of flooding, it’s better to be safe than sorry. On Monday's Vermont Edition, our guests shared tips for preparing yourself and your home for another season of rising waters. 1.
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3 weeks ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion |Jon Ehrens
Time to get the shovels out and fire up the hose for Vermont Edition's annual spring gardening show! Charlie Nardozzi – gardening consultant extraordinaire, speaker, and host of All Things Gardening— joined Vermont Edition host Mikaela Lefrak in front of a live audience from Vermont Public's Stetson Studio to answer questions on moldy soil, berry bushes, new flower varieties and more. Broadcast live on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments or tips?
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3 weeks ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Jon Ehrens
Arts and culture organizations across Vermont have been notified that their federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts have been canceled. Affected organizations include the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Folklife, and the Flynn Center in Burlington. Susan Evans McClure is the executive director of the Vermont Arts Council, which is the local partner agency for the National Endowment for the Arts.
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3 weeks ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Jon Ehrens
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Vermont and three other states for legislation that allows them to sue oil companies for damage caused by climate change over the last 30 years. Vermont was the first in the state to pass such a law, called the Climate Action Superfund. Pat Parenteau, a professor at Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Environmental Law Center, tells us about this lawsuit and the two other lawsuits coming from outside of the state and how they may play out.
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1 month ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Eric Ford |Jon Ehrens
We’re excited to present a new podcast created by the nonprofit Vermont Folklife. It’s called The Arts That Shape Us. It’s devoted to exploring the state’s cultural heritage and what different local artforms say about the past and present of Vermont. This podcast is one of ten projects funded by Vermont Public’s Made Here Fund, created to support Vermont media makers. Vermont Folklife’s Director of Education and Media, Mary Wesley, hosts the show. In this first installment, she takes us to Barre.
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1 month ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mitch Wertlieb |Jon Ehrens |Andrea Laurion
A new book, Quebec's Eastern Townships and the World: A Region and Its Global Connections, shines a light on the culture, history, and natural beauty found in the area known as the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
