The Deeper Dig

Recent Episodes

Virus in Vermont, Part 2: The survivors

Posted March 10, 2021 • 00:25:22

The Covid-19 vaccine gives hope that some kind of normal life will start again soon. But it won’t bring back everything we’ve lost over the past...

Virus in Vermont, Part 1: The responders

Posted March 2, 2021 • 00:26:38

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Vermont saw a massive outpouring of community support. Those who helped respond to the crisis now say they never expected...

Bringing students back

Posted February 19, 2021 • 00:23:38

While most of Vermont's schools have maintained in-person or hybrid models since the fall, a recent push to fully reopen classrooms this spring has...

Xusana Davis on race, belonging and 'Vermontiness'

Posted February 12, 2021 • 00:21:45

In a new report, Vermont's director of racial equity discusses how people of color in Vermont, like in the rest of the country, face disproportionate...

How CityPlace stalled

Posted February 7, 2021 • 00:20:59

After years of delays, how will one of Burlington’s most ambitious development projects move forward? And why did things go so wrong? It depends on...