Episodes

Martin Luther King Day marks one of the biggest ski weekends in Vermont in a typical year. But this is not a typical year. Travelers to Vermont are subject to universal quarantine requirements — and while there’s anxiety about how that will impact the tourism economy, resort communities are also worried about what happens when travelers break the rules. Guests: Heather Hebert (Jacksonville General Store), Todd Wright (St. Michael's College), Tracy Dolan (Vermont Department of Health), Emma Cott...

Martin Luther King Day marks one of the biggest ski weekends in Vermont in a typical year. But this is not a typical year. Travelers to Vermont are subject to universal quarantine requirements — and while there’s anxiety about how that will impact the tourism economy, resort communities are also worried about what happens when travelers break the rules. Guests: Heather Hebert (Jacksonville General Store), Todd Wright (St. Michael's College), Tracy Dolan (Vermont Department of Health), Emma Cott...

Martin Luther King Day marks one of the biggest ski weekends in Vermont in a typical year. But this is not a typical year. Travelers to Vermont are subject to universal quarantine requirements — and while there’s anxiety about how that will impact the tourism economy, resort communities are also worried about what happens when travelers break the rules. Guests: Heather Hebert (Jacksonville General Store), Todd Wright (St. Michael's College), Tracy Dolan (Vermont Department of Health), Emma Cott...

Vermont officials were unanimous in holding President Trump responsible for the violence in Washington this week. What should the storming of the U.S. Capitol mean for Vermonters — and how does our Republican governor fit in? Guests: Kemi Fuentes-George (Middlebury College), Linda Fowler (Dartmouth College)

Vermont officials were unanimous in holding President Trump responsible for the violence in Washington this week. What should the storming of the U.S. Capitol mean for Vermonters — and how does our Republican governor fit in? Guests: Kemi Fuentes-George (Middlebury College), Linda Fowler (Dartmouth College)

Vermont officials were unanimous in holding President Trump responsible for the violence in Washington this week. What should the storming of the U.S. Capitol mean for Vermonters — and how does our Republican governor fit in? Guests: Kemi Fuentes-George (Middlebury College), Linda Fowler (Dartmouth College)

The Deeper Dig will be back next week. This week: a guest post from The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman, a twice-weekly VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues with politicians, activists, artists, changemakers and citizens who are making a difference. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify to hear more. When Steve Goodman first appeared on the Vermont Conversation in March, he described the coronavirus as a tsunami about to overw...

The Deeper Dig will be back next week. This week: a guest post from The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman, a twice-weekly VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues with politicians, activists, artists, changemakers and citizens who are making a difference. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify to hear more. When Steve Goodman first appeared on the Vermont Conversation in March, he described the coronavirus as a tsunami about to overw...

The Deeper Dig will be back next week. This week: a guest post from The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman, a twice-weekly VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues with politicians, activists, artists, changemakers and citizens who are making a difference. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify to hear more. When Steve Goodman first appeared on the Vermont Conversation in March, he described the coronavirus as a tsunami about to overw...

The Covid-19 vaccine is here: 5,850 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Vermont this week, and frontline health care workers have already begun receiving the shots. And while there are still unanswered questions about how the next phase of the rollout will go, medical workers are already hailing the vaccine as the beginning of the end of the pandemic.

The Covid-19 vaccine is here: 5,850 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Vermont this week, and frontline health care workers have already begun receiving the shots. And while there are still unanswered questions about how the next phase of the rollout will go, medical workers are already hailing the vaccine as the beginning of the end of the pandemic.

The Covid-19 vaccine is here: 5,850 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Vermont this week, and frontline health care workers have already begun receiving the shots. And while there are still unanswered questions about how the next phase of the rollout will go, medical workers are already hailing the vaccine as the beginning of the end of the pandemic.

Proposed cuts to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont have sparked a backlash from thousands of faculty members and students. But with the university facing a budget shortfall of almost $28 million over the next three years, administrators have signaled that they’re unlikely to change course before those cuts become final. What happens now? Guests: Katherine Brennan (UVM religion major), Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst (UVM Humanities Center), Katya Schwenk (VTDigger)

Proposed cuts to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont have sparked a backlash from thousands of faculty members and students. But with the university facing a budget shortfall of almost $28 million over the next three years, administrators have signaled that they’re unlikely to change course before those cuts become final. What happens now? Guests: Katherine Brennan (UVM religion major), Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst (UVM Humanities Center), Katya Schwenk (VTDigger)

Proposed cuts to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont have sparked a backlash from thousands of faculty members and students. But with the university facing a budget shortfall of almost $28 million over the next three years, administrators have signaled that they’re unlikely to change course before those cuts become final. What happens now? Guests: Katherine Brennan (UVM religion major), Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst (UVM Humanities Center), Katya Schwenk (VTDigger)

While Burlington Progressives this week voted to put a member of their younger, more activist wing on the ballot, the party’s caucus revealed a split that could have ramifications for next year’s race.

While Burlington Progressives this week voted to put a member of their younger, more activist wing on the ballot, the party’s caucus revealed a split that could have ramifications for next year’s race.

While Burlington Progressives this week voted to put a member of their younger, more activist wing on the ballot, the party’s caucus revealed a split that could have ramifications for next year’s race.

"We will get vaccine," says Chris Finley, the immunization program director at the Vermont Department of Health. "When it will be here is the million dollar question." The state is making preparations in case doses are available as soon as early December. But how will that rollout actually work? And who will receive a vaccine first? Finley joined our weekly live Covid-19 interview series on Wednesday, Nov. 18, to answer readers' questions about the Covid vaccine.

"We will get vaccine," says Chris Finley, the immunization program director at the Vermont Department of Health. "When it will be here is the million dollar question." The state is making preparations in case doses are available as soon as early December. But how will that rollout actually work? And who will receive a vaccine first? Finley joined our weekly live Covid-19 interview series on Wednesday, Nov. 18, to answer readers' questions about the Covid vaccine.

"We will get vaccine," says Chris Finley, the immunization program director at the Vermont Department of Health. "When it will be here is the million dollar question." The state is making preparations in case doses are available as soon as early December. But how will that rollout actually work? And who will receive a vaccine first? Finley joined our weekly live Covid-19 interview series on Wednesday, Nov. 18, to answer readers' questions about the Covid vaccine.

As Covid-19 cases surge in Vermont, officials have been reminding well-intentioned Vermonters to take the state’s health guidelines seriously. But they’ve also begun addressing another group of people: skeptics, who believe the government response to Covid-19 is overblown. How pervasive have these opinions become? And how dangerous are they to public health? Guest: Dr. Turner Osler (UVM Larner College of Medicine)

As Covid-19 cases surge in Vermont, officials have been reminding well-intentioned Vermonters to take the state’s health guidelines seriously. But they’ve also begun addressing another group of people: skeptics, who believe the government response to Covid-19 is overblown. How pervasive have these opinions become? And how dangerous are they to public health? Guest: Dr. Turner Osler (UVM Larner College of Medicine)

As Covid-19 cases surge in Vermont, officials have been reminding well-intentioned Vermonters to take the state’s health guidelines seriously. But they’ve also begun addressing another group of people: skeptics, who believe the government response to Covid-19 is overblown. How pervasive have these opinions become? And how dangerous are they to public health? Guest: Dr. Turner Osler (UVM Larner College of Medicine)