Aug 29, 2025 - Kevin Ellis with VT Attorney General Charity Clark on troops and Trump. And fall books recommendation from Bear Pond Books.
Kevin Ellis speaks with VT Attorney General Charity Clark on troops and Trump. And fall books recommendation from Bear Pond Books. Published on 08/29/25.
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Aug 28, 2025 - Host David Zuckerman talks about Vermont Healthcare, Labor Day, and finding houses for thousands of unhoused people.
Host David Zuckerman is joined by Nicole DiVita, the President of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals and the President of Healthcare for AFT VT, and Ashley Smith who is a member of the National Writers Union and the Tempest Collective and writes for numerous publications including Spectre, Truthout, Jacobin, New Politics, Against the Current, and Tempest, for a conversation about Labor Day, and the importance of organized labor in helping working class individuals whether unionized or not. He also discusses the upcoming Labor Day events across the state.Then, Brenda Siegel, Executive Director of End Homelessness Vermont, joins David to talk about her work helping find housing for hundreds, if not thousands, of unhoused people, including many who have been kicked out of temporary housing by Governor Scott and the legislature. They also discuss how the state's inaction and lack of planning led to significant challenges for those individuals as well as many communities across Vermont.
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Aug 25, 2025 -- Host Brad Ferland with the hosts of Afterglow fundraiser, and the Vermont National Guard Open House
Host Brad Ferland talks in the first hour with John Holzscheiter and Andrea Wells, the parents of AJ Holzscheiter, who died by suicide, talking about the tribute and fundraiser AFTERGLOW, September 20th starting at 1:30 pm at Hard'ack Hill, St. Albans.Then Major Meghan Brady Smith of the Vermont Air National Guard talks with Brad about the free, family-friendly Open House, Sunday, September 7th, from 10 to 3, at the Vermont Air National Guard Base in South Burlington.
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Aug 22, 2025 Host Kevin Ellis talks mail-in voting with the Vermont Treasurer Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, and education reform with Senator Scott Beck
Host Kevin Ellis welcomes in Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Vermont Democratic Secretary of State, talking about mail-in voting and other electoral matters, and a program for younger Vermonters to run for office.Then Caledonia County Republican Senator Scott Beck talks about his efforts on the education reform bill, and the Vermont School Redistricting Task Force.And Kevin takes phone calls from listeners.
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Aug 21, 2025 - Host David Zuckerman talks about Healthcare for the Poor and Uninsured, and the Vermont Parent Child Center
In the first hour, David talks with Dan Barlow of the People's Health and Wellness Clinic about how free clinics fill gaps in our healthcare system for Vermonters without insurance.Then Ellen Amstutz and Amy Shollenberger talk about the Vermont Parent Child Center, and the support the VPCC provides for hundreds of families.
Vermont Viewpoint covers a lot of ground, both geographically and topically. You'll hear from lawmakers, newsmakers, business people and your own friends and neighbors. This is the show you want to tune into to hear what compelling and/or fun topic you'll be introduced to each day.