by Ryan Newswanger | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Back to the Anything for Speed episode. [racing sounds]It’s a Thursday night in August, and hundreds of people have come to the Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre to take part in a Vermont tradition.[racing sounds]Beaver Dragon: Oh yeah, raced a lot of...
by Ryan Newswanger | Dec 27, 2018 | Episodes
People have raced cars in the Green Mountains since 1903. There were racetracks in every corner of the state: at fairgrounds, in farmers’ back fields, and finally at dozens of dedicated racetracks. Thousands of Vermonters have been drivers, mechanics, track officials,...
by Ryan Newswanger | Nov 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Back to the Coming Home from the Great War episode. Linda Radke: Well, it’s right in the popular song tradition. You could almost write it yourself, and I can imagine the song coming out, being shown in the window of his printing shop. And I also see, around the...
by Ryan Newswanger | Nov 29, 2018 | Episodes
More than 600 Vermonters died overseas fighting in World War I. But thousands more brought their unique experiences of battle back to their home state. Download the Episode Subscribe to the Show This Episode’s Featured Object: “Oh, You Twenty-Sixth Division”...
by Ryan Newswanger | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Back to the Tales Behind the Tombstones episode. Heather: It’s a lot of noise. It’s a lot of…it’s like it bombards your senses when you start doing this. It’s very physical. It’s very hard on your body. It’s very loud. Heather Milne...
