Episodes

As more sectors of the economy reopen for business, the downturn caused by Covid-19 is already having an outsized impact on low-wage workers. And while state and federal lawmakers have advanced some short-term relief measures, analysts wonder whether the pandemic could trigger a long overdue conversation about inequality. Guests: Bram Kleppner (Danforth), Stephanie Yu (Public Assets Institute), Anne Wallace Allen (VTDigger)

As more sectors of the economy reopen for business, the downturn caused by Covid-19 is already having an outsized impact on low-wage workers. And while state and federal lawmakers have advanced some short-term relief measures, analysts wonder whether the pandemic could trigger a long overdue conversation about inequality. Guests: Bram Kleppner (Danforth), Stephanie Yu (Public Assets Institute), Anne Wallace Allen (VTDigger)

As more sectors of the economy reopen for business, the downturn caused by Covid-19 is already having an outsized impact on low-wage workers. And while state and federal lawmakers have advanced some short-term relief measures, analysts wonder whether the pandemic could trigger a long overdue conversation about inequality. Guests: Bram Kleppner (Danforth), Stephanie Yu (Public Assets Institute), Anne Wallace Allen (VTDigger)

With Vermonters living under new guidelines about physical distancing and wearing masks, state agencies — and news outlets like VTDigger — have seen an uptick in reports about people who aren’t following the rules. And while we can’t do much to resolve those complaints, researchers say there’s a reason people feel an impulse to tell on each other in trying times. Guests: Liz Pinel (University of Vermont), Colin Meyn (VTDigger), Jens VonBulow, Faye Hilliker

With Vermonters living under new guidelines about physical distancing and wearing masks, state agencies — and news outlets like VTDigger — have seen an uptick in reports about people who aren’t following the rules. And while we can’t do much to resolve those complaints, researchers say there’s a reason people feel an impulse to tell on each other in trying times. Guests: Liz Pinel (University of Vermont), Colin Meyn (VTDigger), Jens VonBulow, Faye Hilliker

With Vermonters living under new guidelines about physical distancing and wearing masks, state agencies — and news outlets like VTDigger — have seen an uptick in reports about people who aren’t following the rules. And while we can’t do much to resolve those complaints, researchers say there’s a reason people feel an impulse to tell on each other in trying times. Guests: Liz Pinel (University of Vermont), Colin Meyn (VTDigger), Jens VonBulow, Faye Hilliker

Michael Akey discovered he tested positive for Covid-19 one day after he was released from the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans. He says the outbreak there — the first in the state to trigger facility-wide testing — could have been prevented. Guests: Michael Akey, Alan Keays (VTDigger)

Michael Akey discovered he tested positive for Covid-19 one day after he was released from the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans. He says the outbreak there — the first in the state to trigger facility-wide testing — could have been prevented. Guests: Michael Akey, Alan Keays (VTDigger)

Michael Akey discovered he tested positive for Covid-19 one day after he was released from the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans. He says the outbreak there — the first in the state to trigger facility-wide testing — could have been prevented. Guests: Michael Akey, Alan Keays (VTDigger)

The Scott administration has loosened restrictions on some workplaces for the second week in a row as part of a plan to slowly reopen Vermont’s economy. To prevent another wave of infections, public health officials are getting a second chance to try a containment strategy that wasn't possible the first time around. Guests: Mark Levine (Vermont Health Commissioner), Katie Jickling (VTDigger health care reporter)

The Scott administration has loosened restrictions on some workplaces for the second week in a row as part of a plan to slowly reopen Vermont’s economy. To prevent another wave of infections, public health officials are getting a second chance to try a containment strategy that wasn't possible the first time around. Guests: Mark Levine (Vermont Health Commissioner), Katie Jickling (VTDigger health care reporter)

The Scott administration has loosened restrictions on some workplaces for the second week in a row as part of a plan to slowly reopen Vermont’s economy. To prevent another wave of infections, public health officials are getting a second chance to try a containment strategy that wasn't possible the first time around. Guests: Mark Levine (Vermont Health Commissioner), Katie Jickling (VTDigger health care reporter)

Hospitals across the state are transforming their facilities to get ready for a potential surge of coronavirus patients. But they’re preparing without knowing exactly when that surge might hit — or how severe it could be.

Hospitals across the state are transforming their facilities to get ready for a potential surge of coronavirus patients. But they’re preparing without knowing exactly when that surge might hit — or how severe it could be.

Hospitals across the state are transforming their facilities to get ready for a potential surge of coronavirus patients. But they’re preparing without knowing exactly when that surge might hit — or how severe it could be.

New models show social distancing measures could help COVID-19 cases in Vermont peak as early as this month. But officials and experts warn that those restrictions will need to stay in place long after the worst has passed.

New models show social distancing measures could help COVID-19 cases in Vermont peak as early as this month. But officials and experts warn that those restrictions will need to stay in place long after the worst has passed.

New models show social distancing measures could help COVID-19 cases in Vermont peak as early as this month. But officials and experts warn that those restrictions will need to stay in place long after the worst has passed.

Skyrocketing unemployment claims show that nearly 15,000 Vermonters have already lost their jobs due to business cutbacks during the coronavirus outbreak. What happens next for those workers — and for the state's economy? Guests: Brennan Neill, Art Woolf (VTDigger columnist), Elaine McCrate (UVM economist)

Skyrocketing unemployment claims show that nearly 15,000 Vermonters have already lost their jobs due to business cutbacks during the coronavirus outbreak. What happens next for those workers — and for the state's economy? Guests: Brennan Neill, Art Woolf (VTDigger columnist), Elaine McCrate (UVM economist)

Skyrocketing unemployment claims show that nearly 15,000 Vermonters have already lost their jobs due to business cutbacks during the coronavirus outbreak. What happens next for those workers — and for the state's economy? Guests: Brennan Neill, Art Woolf (VTDigger columnist), Elaine McCrate (UVM economist)

Vermont’s senior senator has been in Washington for negotiations over the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. Two bills have passed with broad bipartisan support — but the third, a trillion-dollar stimulus proposal, could see a bigger fight. Guests: U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.

Vermont’s senior senator has been in Washington for negotiations over the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. Two bills have passed with broad bipartisan support — but the third, a trillion-dollar stimulus proposal, could see a bigger fight. Guests: U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.

Vermont’s senior senator has been in Washington for negotiations over the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. Two bills have passed with broad bipartisan support — but the third, a trillion-dollar stimulus proposal, could see a bigger fight. Guests: U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.