Vermont Viewpoint

September 8th, 2025 - Brad Ferland talks with Matt Cota on energy and transportation updates, Craig Meads about the Northeast Street Rod Nationals, Elliot Greenblot from the AARP for Fraudwatch, and Senator Chris Mattos on issues, goals, and senate schedules. This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 09/08/2025.

David Zuckerman talks with Lia Ernst, legal director for the Vermont ACLU. We will discuss the work that the Vermont ACLU is doing to uphold the principles of the Constitution with respect to Vermonters' civil liberties. Next, he speaks with Senator Tanya Vyhovsky (P/D) to discuss her recent trip to Ukraine. What she saw on the ground and her meetings with various groups that are involved politica...

Ross Connolly talks with Richard Morrison, Senior Fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who joins the show to inform listeners about corporate welfare and the negative impact it has in the economy. Then, Duncan Schroeder, State Policy External Relations Manager with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, discusses portable benefits and overregulation in the gig worker economy....

Rob Roper speaks with Alison Despathy, a citizen activist and journalist discussing energy issues in Vermont and their impact on low income Vermonters. And Sara Viera, chair of the Election Integrity Network New England Coalition on movements around the region and in Vermont to enhance the security, fairness, and accuracy of elections. Published on 09/02/2025.

Kevin Ellis speaks with VT Attorney General Charity Clark on troops and Trump. And fall books recommendation from Bear Pond Books. Published on 08/29/25.

Host David Zuckerman is joined by Nicole DiVita, the President of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals and the President of Healthcare for AFT VT, and Ashley Smith who is a member of the National Writers Union and the Tempest Collective and writes for numerous publications including Spectre, Truthout, Jacobin, New Politics, Against the Current, and Tempest, for a conversation...

Host Brad Ferland talks in the first hour with John Holzscheiter and Andrea Wells, the parents of AJ Holzscheiter, who died by suicide, talking about the tribute and fundraiser AFTERGLOW, September 20th starting at 1:30 pm at Hard'ack Hill, St. Albans. Then Major Meghan Brady Smith of the Vermont Air National Guard talks with Brad about the free, family-friendly Open House, Sunday, September 7th,...

Host Kevin Ellis welcomes in Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Vermont Democratic Secretary of State, talking about mail-in voting and other electoral matters, and a program for younger Vermonters to run for office. Then Caledonia County Republican Senator Scott Beck talks about his efforts on the education reform bill, and the Vermont School Redistricting Task Force. And Kevin takes phone calls from listene...

In the first hour, David talks with Dan Barlow of the People's Health and Wellness Clinic about how free clinics fill gaps in our healthcare system for Vermonters without insurance. Then Ellen Amstutz and Amy Shollenberger talk about the Vermont Parent Child Center, and the support the VPCC provides for hundreds of families.

Host Ross Connolly welcomes in Jillian Snider, Resident Senior Fellow at R Street Institute, on the federal takeover of the DC Police, and crime in the nation's Capitol. AJ Kierstead, host of The New England Take podcast on New Hampshire's ban on transgender surgeries for youth, and the Granite State is already hosting 2028 presidential hopefuls. Paul Bean of Vermont Daily Chronicle, on his recent...

Rob welcomes in Mike Covey, with the Vermont Traditions Coalition, talks about wildlife encounters. Dave Soulia of FYIVT.com; on top stories on taxation and regulation in Vermont.

Brad opens with Evan Langfeldt, Chief Executive Officer - O'Brien Brothers -- on Housing in Vermont, and what it will take to build more homes. Brad talks about officiating a funeral and a wedding on Saturday. Addison County Senator Steve Heffernan talks about Affordability in Vermont, and Chittenden County - Southeast District Senator Thomas Chittenden on what the Senate is doing in the summer, a...

Kevin welcomes in Chad Ervin, director of the Film "Gone Guys", discussing the new film about the struggles of boys and young men in Vermont, and Vermont State Treasurer Michael Pieciak talks about President Trump's request for information about SNAP recipients, and whether or not he'll run for Governor in 2026.

David Zuckerman talks with members of Indivisible Vermont, Judi Daly, Ginny Sassaman, and Breanna Walsh about what inspired them to get involved, the issues that matter most to them, and how you can find an Indivisible group in your area. And Fran Miller and Kathy Shapiro of Jewish Voice for Peace will talk about the JVP mission, and perspectives on the horror unfolding in Gaza and Israel.

Host Ross Connolly welcomes in John Goodnight to talk about the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska; Americans for Prosperity Deputy Regional Director Rachel Burgin, on AfP's affordability tour across Vermont this summer, Dominik Lett, Budget Policy Analyst with the Cato Institute, on the National Debt, spending, and our fiscal path if reforms...

Rob Roper with Saint Michael's College Professor Doctor Robert Letovsky, and Guy Page, founder of Vermont Daily Chronicle.

Brad Opens the show with Vermont Governor Phil Scott, talking about racing, housing, education reform, vehicle registrations, and more. After a chat about a wonderful weekend hike under the full moon on Elmore Mountain, Brad welcomes in Elliott Greenblott with the AARP Fraudwatch. Then Allyssa Berthiaume, of the League of Vermont Writers, on their Summer Event, "Into the Words", coming up August 2...

This Episode of The Vermont Viewpoint aired on 08/08/25

Ross Connolly welcomes in Paul Craney, Executive Director - Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, on shared issues between Vermont and Massachusetts Chris Maidment, Republican Strategist, on the gerrymandering controversy in Texas and its impact on the 2026 midterm elections. John Byrnes, Strategic Director for Concerned Veterans for America, on veterans healthcare and stopping unnecessary wars, and Ilan...

Rob Welcomes in Paul Bean of Vermont Daily Chronicle about Geo-engineering and Bernie Sanders' brother; and Nancy Gassett, of the Windham County Republican Committee, talks about Election Integrity.

Rob Roper joins - Trump, school choice, taxes, climate change and all the rest. Both sides and really fun. This Episode of Vermont Viewpoint Aired on 08/01/2025

in todays (July 31st) Episode, Mia Schultz, Melody Mackin, and Amanda Garces join the show for a conversation about the important work of Vermont’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission—its goals, progress, and the path ahead. In the second hour, Dean Roy, candidate for Governor in 2026, shares why he wants to take on the Governor, his vision for Vermont and where he stands on key issues facing the...

Host Ross Connolly welcomes in Alison Despathy updating lawsuits against the Global Warming Solutions Act and how it could impact Vermonters. Sofia Hamilton with Americans for Prosperity on efforts in New England to ban nicotine and tobacco products. Rachel Burgin, Deputy Regional Director for Americans for Prosperity, on efforts to make Vermont more affordable, and their statewide tour coming in...

Rob talks first with Laura Derrendinger, with the Smartphone Free Childhood Leadership Council, on the impending smartphone bans in Vermont and New York Schools. Then former Vermont Governor Jim Douglas talks about his legal battle with Middlebury College on the school's renaming of the Mead Chapel, cancel culture, and other political issues in Vermont and in the country.

Brad welcomes in Melinda White, co-chair of the 4th Annual Substance Use Addiction Summit, Friday August 1st at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds, Tracy Thomasson, Director of Operations at SaVida Health, and Dawn Tatro, co-founder of Jenna's Promise sober housing program in Johnson. Then Brad talks with Scott Detwiler, the Public Affairs Officer at Vermont Army National Guard about the PRIME Progr...