The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman

Recent Episodes

Becca Balint looks ahead as incoming Senate leader

Posted December 2, 2020 • 00:35:37

When Sen. Becca Balint is sworn is as the Vermont Senate’s new president pro tem next month, she will shatter not one, but two glass ceilings over...

Ted Kennedy and the liberal moment

Posted November 29, 2020 • 00:29:23

Sen. Edward Kennedy, who died in 2009, was an iconic figure in American politics, part of an American political dynasty that has been rocked by fame...

Kesha Ram breaks barriers as the first woman of color in Vermont's Senate

Posted November 27, 2020 • 00:24:14

Kesha Ram is used to breaking barriers. At the age of 34, she already has an impressive list of firsts: she was elected to the Vermont House in 2008...

Nicholas Christakis on the nation's Covid-19 failures

Posted November 20, 2020 • 00:35:08

How can it be that with all the advances of science and medicine, the U.S. is fighting a virus with the old-fashioned tools of isolation and face...

Garrett Graff on Donald Trump's post-presidency

Posted November 18, 2020 • 00:31:52

Could Donald Trump launch a nuclear strike before leaving office? He could, and no one could stop him, writes Vermont journalist Garrett Graff this...