Good conversation that takes its time, hosted by Erica Heilman.
We raised ALL the money for Forrest's new old truck and we are so GRATEFUL!!!
Forrest really needs a new old truck. Will you pitch in a few bucks?
I’ve made lots of stories about my friend Forrest Foster, a dairy farmer in Hardwick. He prides himself on... more
This summer, a one-in-a-thousand-year flood hit the village of Plainfield, Vermont. A local apartment building, which everyone called the Heartbreak... more
All four of the people in this story are in recovery, but they spent years in the world of active... more
Mark Utter was born with a form of autism that makes it impossible for him to say what he's thinking.... more
On the one-year anniversary of a 100-year flood, Vermont experienced another devastating flood. This is the story of one Plainfield,... more
There are about 15 million people in this world having thoughts and ideas that they can't put into words. People... more
This is a follow-up show to Finn and the Bell. If you haven't heard that story, you might want to... more
Will Staats worked for both Vermont and New Hampshire for forty years as a wildlife biologist. He’s also a passionate... more
A conversation with dairy farmer Forrest Foster in his sugarhouse in the blessed, FINALLY almost springtime in Vermont.
This is a show I made a few years ago that very significantly involves Total Eclipse of the Heart, which... more
Kasey Phipps is transgender and has always been transgender. But Kasey didn’t grow up in a place where the word... more
Ashley Messier grew up in Essex, Vermont with an abusive father and with little money, and she found herself repeating... more
Ashton runs a concrete business and in his free time he makes community meals at the American Legion in Hardwick.... more
Kathleen lives in Derby, Vermont in a subsidized apartment with two cats, two pugs, and about 400 clocks. She was... more
Many of you got in touch with me after Isaac's story aired in the first week of What Class Are... more
When I met Ethan Perry, he was taking a break from his job at Family Dollar in Orleans VT. At... more
Mike Donofrio moved to Vermont with his family when he was two years old. He grew up, he left... more
John Rodgers runs a construction business up in West Glover, Vermont most of the year. He runs a plow business... more
In this episode I talk with one of my favorite poets and writers, Garret Keizer. Garret has written extensively on... more
This is episode 5 of What Class Are You. Kytreana was one of the first people I interviewed for this... more
This is episode 4 of a special series called What Class Are You, wherein I drive around asking people to... more
Irfan Sehic and his family fled the war in Bosnia when he was seventeen, and landed in Barre, Vermont. Irfan... more
What Class Are You is a series about money and privilege and how much or little of it you've got.... more
First episode in a series called What Class Are You? This time...Susan Randall, a private investigator in Vermont, talks about... more
This is a rerun of what could be called a VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL, and I hope you enjoy it. Last year... more
These are some stories from Vermont's 100 year flood last July in Vermont. It devastated our state. In my hometown... more
This is one of my all time favorite shows. I made it for Vermont Public in 2019 and I think... more
East Hill Tree Farm is my new sponsor. It’s the place where I buy all my trees and berry bushes... more
I got in a car accident. For some reason I thought it would make me feel better to talk with... more
John Rodgers is a stonemason in West Glover. He also runs a construction business, plows driveways and rents properties, and... more
A lot of people in rural America live near small towns or villages. Here in Vermont, a lot of small... more
My friend Kelly Green is a defense attorney who represents people accused of murder. She spends a lot of time... more
Susan’s been a private investigator in Vermont for 24 years. She defends people who are accused of crimes, which often... more
Forrest Foster is a dairy farmer in Hardwick, Vermont and a friend of mine. This past spring, on Memorial Day,... more
I am a terrible vegetable gardener. And I have friends who are GREAT vegetable gardeners, who also raise their own... more
We just had a massive, devastating flood here in Vermont. And Hardwick got hit pretty hard. This all happened exactly... more
Rose Friedman and Tara Reese were in the early stages of starting the Civic Standard, an organization that gives the... more
This is a show about guns. I made this story for Brave Little State, a podcast of Vermont Public, which invites... more
This is a guest episode by my friend Bianca Giaever, producer of the podcast Constellation Prize. This is the first... more
For years I've been wanting to make a show about the terrible cultural divides growing in our country, but I... more
Mary Lake is a sheep farmer and sheep shearer and itinerant slaughterer. She is a tall, muscular woman in bib... more
It's town meeting day here in Vermont. In most of New England, town citizens become legislators for one day a... more
Sheila LaPoint wrote a post in Front Porch Forum asking if there was anyone in town who could turn her... more
Tom Mustill is a conservation biologist and he makes beautiful films about where nature and people meet. He’s worked with... more
This show is about crime. Really crimey crime.
Jay Allison makes the kind of radio that made me want to make radio. It isn’t news, and it doesn’t... more
Forrest Foster was loading up the tractor with kindling for deer camp. It was two days before deer season. I... more
Nick Paley is a writer, editor and director for film and TV, and a co-writer on the recent film, Marcel... more
Vaughn Hood was a 118-pound barber when he was drafted into the Vietnam War. And in Vaughn’s war, most men... more
Armand Patoine sat with me in his tea house, deep inside his garden, which leads down to a stream. He... more
My son is leaving for his freshman year of college in a week and I am feeling maudlin. I listened... more
Leland is my neighbor and for the last seven years, we’ve been getting together in the spring to talk about... more
Tiana and I talk about what she has planned for her 1-year anniversary with her boyfriend.
Ira Karp lives on a farm in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, surrounded by music, puppets, and a family of incredible storytellers.... more
This show is a kind of coda to Finn and the Bell.... At long last, the bell is in its tower... more
It seems that a lot of people feel like they have to hide the amount of grief they experience when... more
I've been thinking of getting a dog for years but even though I have an eighteen-year-old son, I've never felt... more
He’s always practical and always generous and these things are always the same thing.
Helena is taking her citizenship test. I asked her to record what it feels like to become an American.
I was cleaning and listening to Foreigner and I thought of Grant Owen. The perfect company for New Years.
It's been another hard year for Pam and Andrea and Amanda.
A hunter and wildlife biologist takes me bird hunting.
Finn Rooney killed himself in Walden, Vermont. This is a story about who he was and what he left.
After forty years farming this land, Peter Dunning is getting done.
A show about the people who stand with the accused
In cases where a defendant seems unjustly accused, the defense attorney is our hero. But if they seem guilty...or if... more
Susan delivers a dead owl to the Fairbanks Museum and then we talk about Covid.
What does justice lose when human contact is lost?