by Ryan Newswanger | Feb 14, 2018 | Episodes
From Communes to Commerce The 1970s are often remembered in Vermont as the decade when thousands of new transplants made the state their home. While the country grappled with scandals like Vietnam and Watergate, back-to-the-land communes offered settlers an...
by Ryan Newswanger | Jan 17, 2018 | Episodes
Selling Vermont In the years after World War II, Vermont transformed the way it sold itself to outsiders. That shift in identity made Vermont a four-season state for travelers. It also changed the state’s landscape. Download the Episode Subscribe to the Show This...
by Ryan Newswanger | Dec 6, 2017 | Episodes
Memphis has soul, Nashville has country. What is Vermont’s music? You may as well ask, “Who is a Vermonter?” Even in the 1930’s, those questions resisted easy answers. Download the Episode Subscribe to the Show This Episode’s Featured Object: “A Vermont Kitchen...
by Ryan Newswanger | Nov 5, 2017 | Episodes
Vermont’s Great Flood On Saturday morning, when the waters began to recede, it became clear that this was an unprecedented catastrophe. To this day, the 1927 flood is considered the biggest natural disaster in Vermont’s history. But the flood was an even...
