Best VT RADIO Podcasts (2025)

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A cap on drug prices at Vt. hospitals will save millions. Hospitals say they can’t afford it 5:00

20m ago5:00

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Vermont hospitals currently have the highest markups for drug prices in the country. Under the new law, drug prices at Vermont hospitals would be the lowest in the country.By Lexi Krupp

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Summer reading: Ease into the season with these book recommendations 49:50

1h ago49:50

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Summer reading: Ease into the season with these book recommendationsBy Vermont Public

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New historic roadside markers and soccer star Sam Mewis 49:50

20m ago49:50

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Vermont’s roadways are dotted with iconic green and gold markers. They tell stories of our region’s past. Today on Vermont Edition, the state’s Historic Preservation Officer tells us about the state’s newest historic markers, like the one for Devil’s Bowl Speedway, New England’s fastest dirt track, or another in Fayston for Ralph Waldo Ellison, aut…

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Why did Governor Scott pause the electric vehicle mandate? 49:17

2d ago49:17

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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?…

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Trump targets heating assistance program that helps millions in Northeast 4:31

2d ago4:31

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The Trump administration want to cut the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Advocates in the Northeast warn the results would be dangerous to residents, if not deadly.By Miriam Wasser

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The education bill that's divided Vermont's legislature 49:50

23h ago49:50

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Vermont’s legislative session was supposed to be over, but one massive and potentially historic bill will keep lawmakers in Montpelier longer than expected. That bill? Education reform. Today on Vermont Edition: a trio of local education reporters break down the ed reform debate. This bill seeks to fundamentally transform how Vermont schools are ru…

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor, June 1, 2025 28:59

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor with Frances Rahaim, Ph.D. "The Money Doctor" Guest, Senator Michael D. Brown - How Broken IS DC? In this FinFit Special Edition, Frances Rahaim, Ph.D. (“The Money Doctor”), sits down with former U.S. Shadow Senator Michael D. Brown for a raw conversation about dysfunction in Washington, the cost of political…

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Vikings and JJ MaCarthy are On Time Arrivals for OTAs 49:27

7d ago49:27

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NFL organized team activities (yes, that’s what OTA stands for—not offseason training actions—which they are—or over-technical assessments—which may happen--or overtly tubular algorithms—which won’t, since we don’t think they are a thing) began this week. The Vikings players assembled at TCO Performance to reacquaint with each other and get to know…

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What's in the Waterbury water that makes businesses bloom? 49:50

5d ago49:50

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Darn Tough. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Ben and Jerry’s. Ivy Computer. Verde Technologies. KORE Power Battery Cell Developers. What do all these businesses have in common? They either were, or still are, in the small town of Waterbury, Vermont. Today on Vermont Edition: what makes this one town in Washington County a good home for growing compa…

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When one of their own lost his home, this pick-up group turned to soccer 4:43

6d ago4:43

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Players in the White River Valley have been coming together over soccer for decades. But of course, it’s about more than just soccer.By Sabine Poux

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Checking in on Lake Memphremagog and Lake Champlain 49:50

6d ago49:50

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Lake Memphremagog provides drinking water for around 200,000 Canadians, and recreation for countless Vermonters. It also faces serious environmental challenges. Today on Vermont Edition: the fight to restore and protect the water quality of our region’s largest lakes. We’ll hear from a Quebec-based group about their effort to designate Memphremagog…

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Vermont's community radio stations get state funding for disaster response work 4:38

7d ago4:38

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Lawmakers put $150,000 in the budget for community radio stations. The money will help the stations purchase public safety equipment so they are better equipped to assist in disaster response.By Howard Weiss-Tisman

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Rep. Balint on the budget bill; outgoing VT Progressive Party leader; and Seven Days on local food 49:47

7d ago49:47

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First up, we're joined by Josh Wronski, the outgoing Executive Director of the Vermont Progressive Party to talk about his tenure there, what he learned in his nine years leading Vermont's third party, and how they should move forward. Then, Rep. Becca Balint joins us to talk about the Big Beautiful Bill, Medicaid cuts, the war in Gaza, impeachment…

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Sweet survival: Vermont businesses navigate climate cocoa crisis 4:39

8d ago4:39

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Chocolate is one of Vermont’s top food exports. But cacao doesn’t grow here — and climate change has been disrupting the global supply chain.By Keely Ehnstrom, Community News Service, Kate Newton, Community News Service

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor, May 25, 2025 57:53

9d ago57:53

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor with Frances Rahaim, Ph.D. "The Money Doctor", Why Money Isn't Just Math with Joy Slabaugh from Relational Wealth Framework In this eye-opening episode of Financial Fitness with The Money Doctor, Frances Rahaim, Ph.D. sits down with Joy Slabaugh a licensed therapist and founder of the Relational Wealth Framew…

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Seniors 13:34

10d ago13:34

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Thirty-seven hours before graduation, Erica Heilman talks with nine high school seniors about their hopes and dreams for the future...and prom. They also talk about prom.By Erica Heilman

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Should I stay or should I go? One recent grad reflects on a future in Vermont 5:14

12d ago5:14

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Most people who go to college in Vermont leave the state after graduation. That's more than any other state.By Lucia McCallum, Community News Service

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Vermont state auction draws deal-hunters from across the Northeast 3:02

14d ago3:02

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Maybe you need an orange plow truck. Or a Mount Philo State Park leaf blower. Or a park ranger’s rowboat that might not float. Everything's a treasure for someone.By April McCullum

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NFL Meetings Come to Minneapolis—What did the Owners Decide? 1:05:06

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Minnesota was the epicenter of the NFL this week! Why? Did the Vikings win the Super Bowl or secure the first overall pick of the next NFL Draft? No, neither of those things happened. Rather, Minneapolis hosted the NFL Meetings this week in which the owners voted on a few issues.By Joe Oberle, Mark Craig

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Vermont Edition At Home: Alison Bechdel 44:30

12d ago44:30

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In the latest installment of our series, Vermont Edition At Home: The award-winning cartoonist Alison Bechdel chats with us from her home studio in Bolton. Alison Bechdel is one of the country’s most renowned cartoonists. Her graphic memoir Fun Home was turned into a Tony Award-winning musical. Her new graphic novel, Spent, is set in Vermont.…

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Wild lake trout populations have rebounded in Lake Champlain. But scientists don't know why 5:03

13d ago5:03

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For the first time in decades, scientists are not going to stock Lake Champlain with hatchery lake trout. That's because wild fish are finally spawning and sustaining their populations again.By Abagael Giles

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Got junk? Vermont's home organizers want to help you declutter 49:54

16d ago49:54

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Spring is an annual rite of passage, a time of transition and regrowth. Some spend it gardening. Others reconnect with friends. And a few of us, like Vermont Edition's Mikaela Lefrak, derive actual joy from spring cleaning. Two professional home organizers joined Mikaela to share their best spring cleaning tips: Sarah Thompson of St. George and Ami…

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With a home-cooked banquet, Abenaki citizens taste traditional foods and preserve culture 4:16

14d ago4:16

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The banquet, called Wlipogwat, offered a taste of animals and plants harvested on Abenaki territory. It's part of ongoing efforts by Odanak and Wôlinak First Nations to protect their knowledge, culture and homelands.By Elodie Reed

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Sen. Phil Baruth on the state budget, property taxes, and the Trump Administration 49:49

14d ago49:49

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Sen. Phil Baruth on the state budget, property taxes, and the Trump AdministrationBy Vermont Public

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Vermont prepares for floods in 2025 49:51

15d ago49:51

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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. For some towns, the floods of 2023 and 2024 caused immense damage and upended lives. While we all hope 2025 doesn’t make this list, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Here to to talk flood preparedness is th…

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Former AHS Secretary Mike Smith shares plans for reviewing UVM Health Network costs 5:20

16d ago5:20

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Former Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith was recently asked to lead a review of cost effectiveness of many programs at the University of Vermont Health Network. He told Vermont Public that the network’s administrative costs was one area he planned to look into.By Bob Kinzel

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor, May 18, 2025 57:59

16d ago57:59

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor with Frances Rahaim, Ph.D. "The Money Doctor" Financial Literacy for College Students | Joe Pack on Tickup PickSix Investing Challenge: Joe Pack, TickUp offers $50,000 Grand Prize! Today on Financial Fitness, we’re talking with Joe Pack, founder of Tickup and creator of the PickSix stock-picking competition —…

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Vermont musicians Fawn and The Wormdogs share their Tiny Desk Contest videos and songs 8:04

19d ago8:04

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Nearly 40 Vermont musicians submitted their videos to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Vermont Public chatted with a few about the original songs they chose and their video ideas. (And we asked them to sit at our colleague's tiny — and meticulously decorated — desk and pose for photos).By Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston

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Vermont Edition's annual spring gardening show with Charlie Nardozzi 57:00

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Today is Vermont Edition’s annual spring gardening show. Our guest is Charlie Nardozzi – gardening consultant extraordinaire, speaker, and TV and radio host. You can hear him on Sunday mornings right here on Vermont Public for All Things Gardening. This year's show was in front of a live audience at Vermont Public’s Colchester studio.…

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Vermont has paused PCB testing in schools, but cleanup costs keep piling up 4:23

20d ago4:23

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Statewide, Vermont has already invested $37.5 million into PCB testing and remediation, and just a little over $3 million is left. More than half of all schools that fall under the state's mandate haven't even been tested yet.By Lola Duffort

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Vermont musicians Chris Nicotera and Elbi Lewes share their Tiny Desk Contest submissions 7:02

20d ago7:02

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Nearly 40 Vermont musicians submitted their videos to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Vermont Public chatted with a few about the original songs they chose and their video ideas.By Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston

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Three new art and culture offerings in our region 49:50

20d ago49:50

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Three new art and culture offerings in our regionBy Vermont Public

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A training program would bring doctors to rural Vermont, if it gets state funding 4:32

21d ago4:32

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Vermont is heading for a shortage of primary care doctors, especially in rural areas, and the problem starts where doctors do their training. A new residency program aims to change that.By Lexi Krupp

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Vermont musicians Rik Palieri, Judi Emanuel and Bredda Mike share their Tiny Desk Contest entries 8:41

21d ago8:41

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Nearly 40 Vermont musicians submitted their videos to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Vermont Public chatted with a few about the original songs they chose and their video ideas. (And we asked them to sit at our colleague's tiny — and meticulously decorated — desk and pose for photos.)By Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston

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Hot Times at Ol’ TCO for Vikings Rookie Minicamp 54:08

24d ago54:08

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The state of Minnesota experienced temperatures north of 90 degrees this past week, so that must mean it is the dead days of August and training camp begins, right? Well, not exactly. It is May and has been unseasonably warm and the Vikings have assembled—but it’s just the rookies and their minicamp at TCO Performance Center. Still, the new footbal…

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Vermont Supreme Court Justice Karen Carroll and lawyer Andrew Cliburn 49:50

21d ago49:50

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Vermont’s only law school is the heart of South Royalton. Many residents wonder if the school will stay there, or if it’ll leave town. Today on Vermont Edition, we share a recent episode of Brave Little State. It digs into this listener question about Vermont Law and Graduate School: “Do South Royalton and the surrounding towns actually have to wor…

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Vermont musicians The Hokum Brothers and Wes Pearce share their Tiny Desk Contest submissions 6:48

22d ago6:48

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Nearly 40 Vermont musicians submitted their videos to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Vermont Public chatted with a few about the original songs they chose and their video ideas. (And we asked them to sit at our colleague's tiny — and meticulously decorated — desk and pose for photos.)By Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston

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The local impacts of national arts funding cuts; Trump administration sues Vermont 49:52

22d ago49:52

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First, Leading arts organizations in Vermont are reeling, after finding out they’ve lost grant funding from the federal government. The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, the Flynn Center, and Northern Stage are just a few of the local groups that face significant cuts. The head of the Vermont Arts Council, Susan Evans McClure, explains the role of federa…

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Vermont musicians Sarah Bell and Miles of Fire share their NPR Tiny Desk Contest submissions 6:42

23d ago6:42

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Nearly 40 Vermont musicians submitted their videos to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Vermont Public chatted with a few about the original songs they chose and their video ideas. (And we asked them to sit at colleague Eric Ford's tiny — and meticulously decorated — desk and pose for photos.)By Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor, May 11, 2025 57:46

23d ago57:46

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor with Frances Rahaim, Ph.D. "The Money Doctor" 22 Years. Thousands Fed. The Story Behind the North Quabbin Food-A-Thon - Jay Deane Interview! For over two decades, the North Quabbin Food-A-Thon has united our small towns in a big way—feeding thousands and funding local food pantries through the power of commun…

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Wanderstop designer Steven Margolin on video games and life in Burlington 4:51

26d ago4:51

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Game developer and Burlington resident Steven Margolin worked as the lead designer on Ivy Road's Wanderstop, the independent studio's first video game.By Nathaniel Wilson

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The Arts That Shape Us 49:50

27d ago49:50

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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 V…

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Vermont agriculture secretary says dairy farmers are concerned about migrant farmworker arrests 6:07

27d ago6:07

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Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts said farmers across the state are concerned about federal immigration enforcement after border agents arrested eight migrant farmworkers last month in northwestern Vermont.By Bob Kinzel

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Vermont Public's CEO Vijay Singh on federal funding, plus a new book on Quebec's Eastern Townships 49:50

27d ago49:50

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There’s an effort underway by the Trump administration to defund public media in America. Vermont Public's CEO Vijay Singh will answer listener questions along with our own to get a clearer view of public media’s mission, its message, and future if financial support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is eliminated. Plus, Quebec's Eastern …

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The NFL Schedule is Here! Well, Almost 53:16

29d ago53:16

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The NFL sent an email explaining that the schedule release is “almost here!” Not that it was released, but that it is almost released. (It’s almost like the email saying the Draft was almost here.) You can register and “be the first to know when the 2025-26 schedule drops.” Well, this NFL observer is all atwitter.…

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Vermont history inspires two new works of fiction 48:47

28d ago48:47

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Vermont author Bailey Seybolt used marvel at the beauty of one old Burlington building. Her research unearthed a dark history. Seybolt sits down with Mitch Wertlieb to discuss her true-crime novel, Coram House, and the notorious real-life abuses at St. Joseph's Orphanage it's based on. Then; the story of Vermont's founders like Ethan Allen and Bene…

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Urban and rural Vermont communities face a primary care shortage 49:50

29d ago49:50

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Urban and rural Vermont communities face a primary care shortageBy Vermont Public

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor, May 4, 2025 58:00

30d ago58:00

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Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor with Frances Rahaim, Ph.D. "The Money Doctor" Justin Lawrence Adult Education And Life Transformation Franklin County Technical School's own Justin Lawrence joins The Money Doctor to talk Adult Education. Obstacles? Cleared. Tuition? $0 for qualifying enrollees. In the time a part-time job would take, a new c…

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Two local orchestras celebrate music and fight mental health stigma 49:50

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Two local orchestras celebrate music and fight mental health stigmaBy Vermont Public

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Kwesi Works Some Mensah Magic in the Vikings 2025 Draft 49:23

1M ago49:23

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With an eye toward protecting their sophomore quarterback J.J. McCarthy, the Vikings put a major emphasis on the offensive line during free agency (Matt Fries and Ryab Kelly) and continued that with the Jackson pick. There will likely be a competition at left guard, but the versatile and intelligent Jackson could step in and start and solidify a fo…

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