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**Vermont Viewpoint**

Vermont Viewpoint covers a lot of ground, both geographically and topically. You’ll hear from lawmakers, newsmakers, business people and your own friends and neighbors. This is the show you want to tune into to hear what compelling and/or fun topic you’ll be introduced to each day.

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Brad Ferland talks St. Patrick's Day, Clean Heat Standard and Steve Lambrecht Mar 18, 2025

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This episode aired March 17th, 2025

9:00 to 9:15

Open show, Brad

St. Patrick’s day

9:15 to 10:00

Senator Sam Douglas

Crossover, Clean heat standard, Montpelier updates

10:00 to 11:00

Steve Lambrecht

Boundless Brothers. Book

A graduate of Annapolis with a degree in aerospace engineering, TOPGUN pilot Brigadier General (retired) Steve Lambrecht flew one hundred combat missions in Bosnia and Iraq as a US Marine F/A-18 and Air Force F-16 fighter pilot, amassing over 3,473 hours of flight time. Steve lives with his wife, Laura, and their four children in Vermont, where he works as a United Airlines pilot.

Kevin Ellis hosts VTV Mar 14, 2025

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TBA

David Zuckerman talks Cannabis, Tariffs, Uganda and Blues Mar 13, 2025

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Tim Egan, former NH State Representative and professor of media and economics at Vermont State University to discuss tariffs and impacts for local business as well as cannabis law in Vermont.

Followed by an irreverent conversation with Blues Harmonica player and Former VT State Representative Bob Stannard from Manchester Vermont. We discussed his recent trip to Uganda and various topics related to federal and state policy as well as random banter about a few different topics.

Brad Ferland talks Town Meeting Day Votes, Writers for Recovery and Author Stephen Russel Payne Mar 11, 2025

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9:00 to 9:30

Rachel Feldman

Shalom Alliance

Update on town meeting day votes

9:30-10:00

Gary Miller

Gary is the creative director of Writers for Recovery, a series of workshops for people recovering from susbtance use disorder. He is the co-host of My Heart Still Beats, a project of Writers for Recovery.

10:00 to 11:00

Author Stephen Russel Payne

Stephen Russell Payne is a fourth-generation Vermonter from the Northeast Kingdom town of St. Johnsbury. A lifelong writer, he has published fiction, non-fiction and poetry in a number of publications including Vermont Life magazine, the Tufts Review, The Vermont Literary Review, Livin’ the Vermont Way magazine and Route 7- Vermont Literary Journal.

Brad Ferland speaks VT Chamber, Crossover Legislation Updates and Elisabeth Von Trapp Mar 10, 2025

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9;00-9:45

Meghan Sullivan

Vermont Chamber

Legislative updates

9:45 to 10:00

Senator Scott Beck

Crossover Legislation updates

10:00 to 11:00

Elisabeth Von Trapp

Childhood in Vermont coming from Austria

Concerts in the Southern United State in 2024

What's next in life

David Zuckerman speaks with Laura Sibilia on the Committee on Energy and Lauren Hierl, the Executive Director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council Mar 10, 2025

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This episode aired 03/06/25

9:00

Representatives Laura Sibilia from West Dover (Ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure) and Kate Logan from Burlington (Committee on Environment) discussing elections laws as well as privacy, coercive debt and more.

10:00

A discussion with Lauren Hierl, the Executive Director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) to discuss a wide range of issues from energy to forests and forever chemicals.

Kevin Ellis on Child Care, Bob Ney and the Upcoming Green Mountain Film Festival Mar 07, 2025

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9am - Essay or news review

9:15 - Child Care with the owners of Turtle Island in Montpelier. Where to get it, why’s it’s so expensive and what the legislature is doing about it.

10 am - Bob Ney

10:30 - Upcoming Green Mountain Film Festival with the festival’s organizers.

Ross Connolly speaks on Legislation/Affordability, Policy Priorities, John Quincy Adams Society and The National Federation for Independent Businesses Mar 05, 2025

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9-9:30am Rob Roper updates listeners on the stalemate in the legislature on energy, taxes, and affordability and how the inaction is impacting Vermonters

9:30-10am Rep Zak Harvey joins the show to discuss legislative priorities and the current status of key policy priorities for lowering costs

10-10:30 John Gay, Executive Director of the John Quincy Adams Society, discusses the recent tensions with Ukraine, a path to peace, and a new world order in foreign policy

10:30-11am John Reynolds, State Director for National Federation for Independent Business (NFIB), informs listeners how his organization helps small business, the economic outlook for VT, and how we can improve VT’s business climate

Brad Ferland talks Meadow Hill, VP Vance's VT Visit and Champlain Toxicology Lab Mar 04, 2025

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9:00 to 9:30

Matt Cota

Meadow Hill

Meadow Hill helps navigate Vermont’s business, political, and regulatory landscape. We provide management and advocacy assistance to trade associations, focusing on energy, transportation, and economic development.

9:30 to 10:00

Matt Cota continues

Open phone lines,

VP Vance visit to Vermont, favorite candidates on Town meeting day

10:00 to 11:00

Jessica Fike

Champlain Toxicology Lab

Account manager

Brad Ferland speaks with Sen. Russ Ingalls, Sen. Sam Douglas, Fraudwatch and Amanda Headley Mar 04, 2025

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This episode aired 03/03/25

9:00 to 9:30