Vermont Viewpoint

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Brad Ferland speaks with Becca and Tim Lindenmeyr: new owners of Elmore Store, Senator Sam Douglas and Senator Scott Beck on Montpelier updates May 19, 2025

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May 19th, 2025

Host Brad Ferland

9:00 to 10:00

Mark Isselhardt Elmore Community Trust

Becca and Tim Lindenmeyr

New owners of Elmore Store

Grand Opening

Complete restoration

Historical artifacts in the walls

Complete Lake view and community center

10:00 to 10:30

Senator Sam Douglas

A freshman’s Senator’s observations

10:30 to 11:00

Senator Scott Beck

Montpelier updates

Session coming to an End

Education Bill???

Kevin Ellis HOSTS VTV May 16, 2025

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TBA

David Zuckerman speaks with Peter Cammann and Chuck Collins about fishing stories and life lessons and about the current political/economic system May 15, 2025

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This episode aired 5/15/25

David Zuckerman hosts Authors Peter Cammann and Chuck Collins. The first discussion flows through fishing stories and life lessons of what's important. In the second hour we discuss how the political and economic system has concentrated wealth in the hands of the very few and how that has harmed our whole society.

Ross Connolly speaks on Americans for Tax Reform, New Hampshire’s efforts to lower housing costs, the potential impact of tariffs on the film industry/changes in cannabis policy and healthcare policy May 14, 2025

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9-9:30am Dennis Hull, Americans for Tax Reform, rejoins the show to update listeners on the federal tax bill renewal process and when Americans can expect more certainty on taxes

9:30-10am Representative Alissandra Murray (D-NH) informs listeners about New Hampshire’s efforts to lower housing costs by putting partisanship aside and working together to make meaningful change and how Vermont should follow the same model

10-10:30am Honorable Timothy Egan, Professor at Northern Vermont University and Chair of the Board of the NH Cannabis Association, joins the program to discuss the potential impact of tariffs on the film industry and updates listeners on changes in cannabis policy

10:30-11am Sofia Hamilton, Policy Analyst for Americans for Prosperity, breaks through the noise in healthcare policy. What actually reduces prices and efforts to reform healthcare nationally.

Jon Murad on Governor Jim Douglas, Tucker Jones and David Kelly, Board member with Keisha Luce Executive Director at Highland Center for the Arts May 13, 2025

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Vermont Viewpoint

WDEV

May 13, 2025

Guest Host Jon Murad

9:00 to 10:00

Governor Jim Douglas

Secretary of State to State Treasurer have the roles changed?

Middlebury College is embroiled in a lawsuit stemming from its decision to remove the name of former Vermont Governor John Mead from its chapel. Updates on the lawsuit and public reaction

How changes in Washington are affecting Vermont. Vermont's relationship with Quebec: how does ongoing "51st state" rhetoric affect that?

Funding and tariffs

Check and balance in the United States

10:00 to 10:30

Tucker Jones

Assistant General Counsel of Department of Public Safety Raise the age legislation and bail revocation.

Are we making progress with public safety. What roles are State’s attorney’s and Judges playing in all of this?

10:30 to 11:00

Highland Center for the Arts  Highlights of the Highland Center for the Arts Exciting new shows and about the arts in Vermont

David Kelly, Board member

Keisha Luce Executive Director

Brad Ferland on Legislative update, guest hosting and Kate Blouin Executive Director Hope Grove Recovery May 13, 2025

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May 12, 2025

Host Brad Ferland

Guest Host Jon Murad

9:00 to 9:15

Brad and Jon chatting about guest hosting

9:15 to 10:00

Sen Thomas Chittenden

Legislative update

10:00 to 11:00

Kate Blouin Executive Director Hope Grove Recovery

Cheryl Diersch. Step Out Vermont

Kevin Ellis on House Education Committee, Friends of Vermont Public Education, Vermont Rural Schools Community Alliance and Miriam Hansen on her trip to Montreal May 09, 2025

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Rep. Peter Conlon, Chairman of the House Education Committee. Ken Fredette, member of the Friends of Vermont Public Education. Cheryl Charles from the Vermont Rural Schools Community Alliance, and Miriam Hansen on her trip to Montreal with 50 Vermonters to pursue goodwill.

David Zuckerman on Lyme's disease and healthy choices to avoid toxic exposures May 09, 2025

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This episode aired on May 8th 2025.

David interviews Rachel Nevitt and then Amy Todisco Hartshorn to discus Lyme and tick-borne illness for Lyme awareness month and general green living and simple health choices to reduce toxic exposures in your day to day living.

Ross Connolly talks Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Vermont over climate initiatives, War in Gaza and escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Liberty Forum, and the Porcupine Freedom Festival, and Rep Keith Ammon, Majority Floor Lead May 09, 2025

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This episode aired May 7th, 2025

9-9:30am Rep Zak Harvey joins the show to discuss the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Vermont over climate initiatives

9:30-10am John Goodnight, foreign policy expert, discusses the War in Gaza restarting and the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan

10-10:30am Eric Brakey, Executive Director of the Free State Project, informs listeners about Liberty Forum, the Porcupine Freedom Festival, and their mission in New Hampshire

10:30-11am Rep Keith Ammon, Majority Floor Leader in the New Hampshire House, discusses his bill becoming law in NH making the Granite State the first in the nation in investing in Bitcoin.

Brad Ferland speaks with Matt Cota on weekly Legislative updates, Tim Johnson Arsenault Retired southern Vermont WTSA radio personality and Lloyd Devereux Richards Vermont Author of Stone Maidens and his new novel The Runner May 09, 2025

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This episode aired May 6, 2025

Host Brad Ferland

9:00 to 9:30

Matt Cota weekly Legislative update

The beat goes on

9:30 to 10:15

Tim Johnson Arsenault

Retired southern Vermont WTSA radio personality in Windham County and recently retired Vernon Town Clerk

The story of two public careers of news and service to Vermonters

10:15 to 11:00

Lloyd Devereux Richards

Vermont Author of Stone Maidens and his new novel The Runner

t’s a standalone thriller of young man who gets involved with someone he believes is a savvy businessman and ends up abandoned in a terrible situation and on the run from some very bad people.

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