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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Mohsen Mahdawi & Bernard Avishai on Palestine, Israel and what lasting peace will take

by David Goodman October 15, 2025, 6:09 pmOctober 15, 2025, 6:11 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Oscar Mayer heir Chuck Collins on how billionaires are fleecing everyone

by David Goodman October 8, 2025, 4:37 pmOctober 8, 2025, 4:38 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Cynthia Miller-Idriss on ‘the common thread’ of misogyny and violent extremism

by David Goodman October 1, 2025, 8:14 pmOctober 1, 2025, 8:14 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Former Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy revisits Vermont’s most notorious crime

by David Goodman September 24, 2025, 5:46 pmSeptember 24, 2025, 5:46 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Will free speech survive Trump? FIRE’s Aaron Terr is concerned.

by David Goodman September 17, 2025, 4:12 pmSeptember 17, 2025, 4:56 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump’s assault on immigrant rights

by David Goodman September 10, 2025, 4:37 pmSeptember 10, 2025, 4:54 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Dr. Becca Bell on the chaos at the CDC, and the uneven future of vaccine access

by David Goodman September 3, 2025, 5:16 pmSeptember 4, 2025, 6:30 am

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Vermont Conversation: Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy

by David Goodman August 27, 2025, 4:29 pmAugust 27, 2025, 4:32 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Sen. Peter Welch slams Trump on his ‘ugly bill’, DC takeover and war in Gaza

by David Goodman August 13, 2025, 4:57 pmAugust 14, 2025, 1:41 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Winooski Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria on why he was detained at the border

by David Goodman August 6, 2025, 4:25 pmAugust 6, 2025, 5:01 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Journalist Garrett Graff on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb and the rise of authoritarianism today

by David Goodman July 30, 2025, 4:20 pmJuly 30, 2025, 4:24 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Planned Parenthood’s Nicole Clegg on reproductive rights without clinics

by David Goodman July 16, 2025, 6:59 pmJuly 16, 2025, 7:20 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Sociologist Arlie Hochschild on the rise of the right in rural America

by David Goodman July 9, 2025, 6:06 pmJuly 18, 2025, 1:54 am

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: ‘Don’t back down’ — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25

by David Goodman July 2, 2025, 6:15 pmJuly 2, 2025, 6:16 pm