Vermont Conversation Podcast Archives - VTDigger

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: How Sen. Bernie Sanders went from ‘political loser’ to progressive trailblazer

by David Goodman February 4, 2026, 6:13 pmFebruary 5, 2026, 8:09 am

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Vermont Conversation: Local clergy see Minnesota as ‘testing ground’ for Trump’s immigration crackdown

by David Goodman January 28, 2026, 4:32 pmJanuary 28, 2026, 5:20 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: House Speaker Jill Krowinski on the state budget, federal immigration crackdown

by David Goodman January 21, 2026, 5:22 pmJanuary 28, 2026, 3:37 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Cartoonist Alison Bechdel on hope, humor and ‘waking up’ in dark times

by David Goodman January 14, 2026, 7:17 pmJanuary 16, 2026, 8:50 am

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: ‘An act of war’ — Sen. Peter Welch on Trump’s Venezuela and Capitol insurrection

by David Goodman January 7, 2026, 4:55 pmJanuary 8, 2026, 9:09 am

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Vermont Conversation: Yankee editor Mel Allen on a half century of New England storytelling

by David Goodman December 17, 2025, 6:18 pmDecember 17, 2025, 6:50 pm

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Vermont Conversation: A former EPA official on how the plastics industry sabotages real recycling

by David Goodman December 10, 2025, 7:00 pmDecember 10, 2025, 7:41 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Israel banished a rabbi’s daughter. Now they’re both speaking out.

by David Goodman December 3, 2025, 4:59 pmDecember 3, 2025, 8:18 pm

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Vermont Conversation: VTDigger Editor-in-Chief Geeta Anand on rebuilding trust through local news

by David Goodman November 26, 2025, 5:01 pmNovember 26, 2025, 7:56 pm

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Vermont Conversation: ‘We don’t have a safety net’: A family confronts a future without health insurance

by David Goodman November 19, 2025, 5:33 pmNovember 21, 2025, 3:02 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Maria Stephan on the 3.5% Rule and combatting authoritarianism

by David Goodman November 12, 2025, 3:33 pmNovember 12, 2025, 7:00 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Pianist Adam Tendler transforms his father’s death into ‘little masterpieces’

by David Goodman November 5, 2025, 4:55 pmNovember 5, 2025, 5:02 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin on ‘the fight of our lives’ under Trump

by David Goodman October 29, 2025, 4:43 pmOctober 29, 2025, 5:17 pm

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Inside VTDigger

VTDigger to host conversation with new editor-in-chief Geeta Anand in Manchester

by Libbie Sparadeo October 28, 2025, 1:44 pmOctober 28, 2025, 1:44 pm