
Vermont Edition brings you news and conversation about issues affecting your life. Host Mikaela Lefrak considers the context of current events through interviews with news makers and people who make our region buzz.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 326 | Founded | 21 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Society & Culture | |||

Before social media, before the internet existed at all, local newspapers kept our communities informed and connected. But even in print’s heyday, making newspapers profitable has always been an uphill battle.
Today on Vermont Edition: veteran journ... more
Vermont might be picturesque, but these Green Mountains are no strangers to scandal. This brave little state has its own long history of counterfeiting, illicit gambling, mysterious murders and more.
The exhibition Vermont Vice at the Bennington Mu... more
It's the latest installment in our monthly series, Town by Town. Each month, we spend a whole hour learning about one of the state’s 252 towns and cities. At the end of the hour, we spin a big wheel to decide what town is next.
This hour: Lemington,... more
Governor Phil Scott is in the tightest reelection bid of his career. In a new poll Democrat Amanda Janoo is within 10 points of the governor.
I’m Mikaela Lefrak. Today on Vermont Edition: the results of Vermont Public’s 2026 poll. What do people thi... more
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I’m from New England and love visiting Vermont. The hosts are always polite even when callers are a little blunt. Although the callers tend to be very nice! You can learn a lot from this show regardless of where you live.
One suggestion I have is that while each episode says it’s been edited for clarity and brevity, it feels like some content could be cut such as calls from people who can’t hear the hosts or vice versa. The hosts having to cut off callers who go on for too long is a little awk... more
You don’t seem to have an editor. You leave in irrelevant calls, and the resulting fluster that it causes the hosts. Mikaela stutters and stammers and she sounds perpetually stuffed up. “Verbont” I can’t stand it. The guests are good, and the topics are interesting. Please make it sound more professional and smoother
I love the show but some of the programs are just boring and useless.
I love Jane Lindholm and miss her very much, the new hosts voices are super annoying.
I love when brave little state does it because they are clear and factual.
Aren’t some of the Nuremberg codes “The experiment should be so conducted as to avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury” and “Proper preparations should be made and adequate facilities provided to protect the experimental subject against even remote possibilities of injury, disability, or death“? How is giving a vaccine at an inn, Jazzfest or speedway conducting the (emergency authorized) vaccination as to avoid all unnecessary physical and mental injury? How is administ... more
Its ok but I like your other podcast ‘but why?’ better I’ve listened to all the episodes of it.
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This program focuses on regional news, policy, and culture with a strong emphasis on Vermont and border-related topics. Episodes frequently feature public officials, business and industry leaders, local farmers, educators, and community organizers, alongside long-form profiles of local culture, history, and the arts. The show often pairs policy discussions (housing, healthcare, education, economic development) with grounded, on-the-ground perspectives from residents and regional experts, including cross-border trade and Vermont's evolving industries like wine and film. A notable strength is its blend of rigorous interviewing, civic storytelling, and community voices, making it a practical, people-centric source for listeners who want to und... more
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Recent guests on Vermont Edition include:
1. Charlie Nardozzi
2. Margaret Nelson
3. Lonnie Poland
4. Hank Harder
5. Jenna Antonino-DiMare
6. Ari Rockland-Miller
7. Emily Neasley
8. Jay Nichols
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