Best UVM Podcasts (2025)

A UVM alum’s widow helped make what is now an annual concert series that's celebrating its 70th anniversary. Plus, The head of the University of Vermont Health Network is stepping down, All three members of Vermont’s congressional delegation say that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, A school bus company and its …

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Dairy Grant Applications: Tips and Resources from UVM, UMaine, and UNH 22:42

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6d ago22:42

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On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, we have a crossover with the Northern New England Tri-State Dairy Team. This team is made up of dairy specialists from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The mission of the Tri-State Dairy Team is to bring these states together to advance dairy management through collaborative educational programs, address sha…

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What's next for Vermont's healthcare system? 11:00

3h ago11:00

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The leader of the state’s largest health network resigned, amid pressure from regulators and the public to rein in costs. Plus, a model to tackle overlapping problems like crime, addiction and homelessness is gaining popularity in some Vermont towns, Vermont health leaders say they're working to preserve access to vaccines in the state, the State a…

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No Drought of Wisdom at Darby Farm 54:42

1d ago54:42

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Send us a text Heather Darby is a seventh generation farmer in Alburgh. She is an expert in sustainable agriculture at the UVM Extension Service. She has a Masters in Agronomy and a PhD in crop and soil management. We talked about this year's severe drought and her concerns about the future viability of farming here in Vermont.…

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You Are Salt and Light

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By Matthew 5:7-16

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How much does $790 million dollars build? 13:26

1d ago13:26

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A Breakdown of Vermont’s $790 million investment in housing. Plus, estate tax revenues will rise as wealthy baby boomers begin to die, A ferry boat service connecting Vermont and New York has halted its operations for the season early, Rutland City Police created a "Safe Exchange Zone" in front of its precinct, Killington’s Town Manager passed away…

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Inviting AI into classrooms 10:33

4h ago10:33

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A Middlebury College course explores how students can use AI to develop their creative writing. Plus, calls for more security for public officials in light of recent political violence, drought conditions put a North Country town under a state of emergency, school libraries in the region are updating policies about books and advocates for English-s…

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Mushrooms, Veggies, Meat and More! From Farmers Market to on Farm Cider House at 1000 Stone Farm: EP33 1:34:24

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Text me a message! Today’s Episode comes to you from Brookfield Vermont where we visit with Kyle Dodda and Betsy Simpson of 1000 Stone Farm. They’ve got many balls in the air with a wide range of crops from veggies to perennial fruit, eggs and meat, hard cider and a restaurant. They sell retail out of a farmstore, wholesale, CSA & go to a farmers m…

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Thrush hour 7:47

3h ago7:47

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How scientists are working to save the tiny Bicknell’s Thrush, a delicate songbird that travels thousands of miles to Vermont’s tallest peak to raise its young. Plus, state health care regulators make deep cuts to next year’s proposed UVM Medical Center budget, the state employees union is asking the Scott administration to reconsider its return to…

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Afghan delicacies 8:12

1d ago8:12

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Afghan refugees are helping a Windham County school district serve up high quality vegetarian fare for students who don’t eat meat. Plus, Vermont’s home prices continue to rise even as the pandemic-era buying binge starts to level off, Gov. Scott taps an executive from Rutland Regional Medical Center to serve as Vermont’s next health commissioner a…

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Snake in the Grand 14:48

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There’s excitement over the discovery of a timber rattlesnake in a part of Vermont the reptile had not previously been spotted. Plus, Vermont’s Secretary of State says she won’t comply with a Trump Administration request to turn over voter data, there’s been a vacancy easing in Chittenden County’s notoriously tight rental market, the co-founders of…

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Court rules a Christian academy can play ball 9:03

5h ago9:03

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A Christian high school that was banned from sports competitions in the state for refusing to play against a team with a transgender athlete celebrates a legal victory. Plus, The Scott Administration says it plans to move forward with its new policy to restrict remote work for many state employees, Vermont health officials have confirmed the first …

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From Drought to Deficit: Navigating Winter Feed Shortages in Dairy with Sarah Allen and Carl Majewski 20:33

13d ago20:33

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On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Dr. Glenda Pereira, Assistant Professor for the University of Maine and State Dairy Specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has a conversation with Sarah Allen and Carl Majewski from the University of New Hampshire. We discuss how the drought stress may impact forage production and invent…

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Sex ed dilemma 8:49

10d ago8:49

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How Vermont plans to keep teaching sex education in schools amid Trump administration threats to end federal funding over gender identity references. Plus, Burlington’s City Council green-lights two-million dollars in state grant funding to develop an overdose prevention center, a former state director of the Vermont Council of Special Education Ad…

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The Notorious Murder that Brought Clarence Darrow to Vermont 47:21

14d ago47:21

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Send us a text Former Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeff Amestoy writes about why famed lawyer Clarence Darrow became involved in a grisly murder case in the Green Mountain State in the 1920's. The book, Winters' Time: A Secret Pledge, a Severed Head, and the Murder that Brought America's Most Famous Lawyer to Vermont, can be purchased from t…

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Bern notice 9:35

4h ago9:35

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Sen. Bernie Sanders talks about building a grassroots working class agenda for the Democratic party while fighting the influence of billionaires trying to curry favor with the Trump administration. Plus, federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a woman who pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a border patrol agent in Vermont, an in…

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Angling for redemption 11:51

4d ago11:51

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A New Hampshire man has his dream of becoming a fishing guide blocked by a decades-old Granite State law regarding people with past felony convictions. Plus, once-frozen federal money has now been released allowing Vermont to build eleven new fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, state regulators suggest Brattleboro Memorial Hospital may ne…

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Spiritual relief 13:48

4d ago13:48

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We visit an East Barnard church that’s just built a new outhouse on the grounds that’s free and open to the public. Plus, Sen. Sanders calls on Health Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign over his handling of federal vaccine policy, Rutland Regional Medical Center reaches a settlement with state regulators over a two-year old budget issue, a Shelbu…

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Blessed Are the Poor In Spirit

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By Matthew 5:2-6

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Fall color fall 9:03

5d ago9:03

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Considering the effect this summer’s drought will have on the fall foliage season. Plus, the Vermont Medical Society scores a legal victory against the Trump administration in a case about removing public health data from federal websites, the Scott administration’s plan to have state workers in their offices more often faces pushback from the unio…

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Maine Cheese Festival with Heather Donahue 16:43

20d ago16:43

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On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Dr. Glenda Pereira, Assistant Professor for the University of Maine and State Dairy Specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has a conversation with Heather Donahue about the Maine Cheese Guild and the Maine Cheese Festival. Heather, along with her husband Doug, own and operate Balfour Far…

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Rooster rehab 11:19

6d ago11:19

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Visiting a sanctuary in Springfield that rehabilitates roosters rescued from illegal cockfighting rings. Plus, Amazon plans to appeal after its proposal for a distribution facility in Essex was denied, a new UVM volunteer program aims to foster friendships between teens and seniors, Vermont’s Attorney General spearheads an effort to stop the spread…

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The One Who Teaches with Authority

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By Matthew 4:23-5:2; 7:28-29

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The creemee chronicles 9:35

11d ago9:35

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Meet one woman documenting the dozens of creemees she eats every year, one cone at a time. Plus, The Trump Administration is threatening to pull Vermont’s funding for a federal sex education program if it doesn't remove language that references gender identity, Governor Phil Scott says he thinks the state’s voluntary paid family and medical leave p…

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Consolidating Vermont’s schools 9:23

12d ago9:23

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In an effort to streamline Vermont’s K-12 school system, a task force of state lawmakers and retired school administrators are working to create new district maps. Plus, Governor Phil Scott says he's pleased to see many of Vermont's larger school districts restrict student cell phone use, Vermont Public announced layoffs, U-S Senators from New York…

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Cover Crops in Action with Jason Lilley 24:13

27d ago24:13

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On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Dr. Glenda Pereira, Assistant Professor for the University of Maine and State Dairy Specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has a conversation with return guest Jason Lilley who is an Assistant Extension Professor of Maine Sustainable Agriculture and Maple Industry Educator for the Univer…

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Shaping the future of Connecticut River dams 9:28

13d ago9:28

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Three hydroelectric dams along the Connecticut River are being relicensed, and there are proposals to make big changes to how they operate. Plus, health insurance plans on the state marketplace are raising rates, though not as much as in recent years; Burlington City Council looks to improve safety in a major downtown park; contract disputes keep s…

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Protecting Voters and Elections in "Unprecedented" Times 36:55

28d ago36:55

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Send us a text Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas says the Trump administration is attempting to tamp down voter participation with false claims about the accuracy of elections, "witch hunt" requests she'll oppose to turn over sensitive voter information and calls to scrap mail-in voting. Those efforts, along with sending National Guard troop…

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A library that straddles two countries 10:04

14d ago10:04

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A play about how Muslim families relied on a library that straddling the U.S. and Canada border during the Trump Administration's first term has taken on new meaning in the President's second term. Plus, the Scott Administration seeks federal disaster relief money to Northeast Kingdom towns recovering from flooding last month, remembering late Aben…

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Bowling together 7:20

15d ago7:20

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A visit to Brattleboro’s year-round senior bowling league. Plus, Vermonters rally to show support for Brattleboro Memorial Hospital as it considers cost saving measures that include layoffs, an outside firm is being hired to develop a new visual brand identity for Vermont, the city of Vergennes and the town of Panton are in a dispute over a contest…

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Where there’s smoke 14:06

18d ago14:06

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Examining the causes behind recent increases in wildfire smoke in Vermont. Plus, school choice advocates argue stricter rules in the new education reform law regarding where families can use publicly-funded school vouchers violate a clause in the state constitution, the head of Vermont’s cannabis control board reacts to news that the Trump administ…

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Youth mental health 8:36

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Discussing new research that shows a growing number of kids and teenagers in Vermont are struggling with mental health issues. Plus, Gov. Scott disputes Trump administration claims that Vermont is illegally providing a safe haven for undocumented immigrants, hundreds of acres of land has been permanently conserved as a community forest in Wolcott, …

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Brains, Bears and Butchery: Tall Tales from Extension Life with Dr. Gregg Rentfrow 21:54

1M ago21:54

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In this laugh-filled episode of the Maine Farmcast, host Dr. Colt Knight is once again joined by longtime collaborator and friend Dr. Gregg Rentfrow for a storytelling session unlike any other. From mistaken 911 calls while covered in blood to black bears with a taste for Twinkies, Colt and Gregg swap wild tales from their careers in extension and …

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Let’s get physical (media) 10:46

1M ago10:46

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We speak with the owner of a music store in Randolph about the resurgence in vinyl records, CD’s, and other forms of physical media. Plus, Vermont’s Secretary of State says President Trump’s call for an end to mail-in voting would be unconstitutional, Vermont joins a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration from withholding over a billion dollars …

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Camp Agape 9:02

1M ago9:02

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Visiting a summer camp for young kids who have an incarcerated parent. Plus, UVM Health Network could make more than 80 million dollars in profit next year if state regulators approve the hospital’s budget plans, midwives at Copley Hospital say they’ll be laid off once the hospital closes its birthing center later this year in a cost-cutting move, …

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Seeking answers 10:25

1M ago10:25

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The family of a man fatally shot by Vermont State Police while he was undergoing a mental health crisis are asking questions about why the incident led to his death. Plus, Gov. Scott denies a request from President Trump to send Vermont National Guard troops to the District of Columbia, some Lamoille County residents are asking state regulators to …

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Historic restoration 13:50

1M ago13:50

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Deconstructing a home on the property of Montpelier's founding settler to its original state as a floodplain. Plus, an overnight shelter for young adults opens in St. Albans, three people have died recently in Montreal due to extreme heat, Rep. Becca Balint decries president Trump’s order deploying National Guard troops to the District of Columbia …

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Northern slights 9:03

1M ago9:03

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Gauging the economic impact as Canadian visitation to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom drops in response to president Trump’s hostile rhetoric and tariffs. Plus, the UVM Medical Center will reduce the number of patients admitted for overnight care in a cost cutting move, there’s a shortage of school counselors and psychologists in Vermont as public scho…

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Artificial Intelligence on the Farm: Grant Writing, Marketing, and More with Ashley Wright 38:29

1M ago38:29

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In this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Colt Knight welcomes Ashley Wright from the University of Arizona to explore the exciting potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for modern livestock producers. Are you a farmer overwhelmed by paperwork, grant applications, or the constant demands of social media marketing? AI might be the solution you've b…

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Spurning bridges 9:15

1M ago9:15

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Why a New Hampshire town is pausing work on a multi-million dollar project to fix a pair of pedestrian bridges between Brattleboro and the Connecticut River. Plus, a renowned Vermont climate expert calls for a national day of activism to rally for solar energy projects amid federal rollbacks, parts of the northern Champlain and St. Lawrence Valleys…

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Burlington Boosters 56:16

1M ago56:16

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Send us a text A grassroots group, Building Burlington's Future, recently formed to confront some of the issues facing the Queen City and advocate for policies to make the city "affordable, safe and vibrant."

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Words carried on the wind 7:55

1M ago7:55

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The Montshire Museum in Norwich has what’s known as a wind phone in its 100-acre forest for people who want to speak to lost loved ones. Plus, State regulators review budgets from Vermont hospitals with a requirement to keep expenses and insurance rates at no more than a three percent hike from last year, construction begins on forty new affordable…

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State of the state’s prisons 9:57

1M ago9:57

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A conversation with the retiring head of Vermont’s Department of Corrections after his nearly four year tenure. Plus, Gov. Scott faces backlash for his decision to provide the federal government with the sensitive personal information of people receiving food assistance benefits, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital puts its budget before state health car…

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Adult day service needs 13:40

2M ago13:40

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Day programs providing critical care for older adults and people with disabilities have been closing in Vermont, but efforts are underway to extend services in some areas. Plus, state officials move to expand access to Vermont’s medical cannabis program, a local donation will add more than 50 acres of land to Roxbury State Forest, Vermont’s Supreme…

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PQC & Math Culture with Krystal A. Maughan [UVM], [RQS - QSim] 47:44

1M ago47:44

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Before you listen! Helpful Acronyms to deal with the jargon: - PQC = Post Quantum Cryptography, area within quantum computing & cryptography where researchers are developing quantum-safe protocols resilient against quantum cryptography attacks. - LDPC Codes = Low Density Parity Check, a type of error correction method - Block Encoding = a technique…