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  • The Irasburg Investigation

    11:01
    In this episode, Gary Shattuck, author of Night Rider Legacy: Weaponizing Race in the Irasburg Affair of 1968, and Lane Marshall, a former Vermont State Trooper, and later director of the Vermont State Police, speak of the Irasburg Affair, a shooting-turned-adultery case from the 1960s in Irasburg, Vermont. Marshall was the first officer to respond to the shooting and describes for the first time his involvement and impressions in this racially charged case that soon became a pivotal moment in Vermont history. Special thanks to Gary Shattuck, Lane Marshall, Emmet Avery, Sarah Blow, and Richard Watts. Produced by Ben Keil.Narration and Music by Ben Keil

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  • Police Spending

    21:44
    In this episode, Vermont Viewpoint host, Ric Cengeri talks with UVM students about the Center's report on town police spending across the state.Link to the project: https://www.vermontresearch.org/Audio by WDEV Radio, and interview by Vermont Viewpoint host, Ric Cengeri. Mixed by Leah Kelleher.Check out the full-length Vermont Viewpoint episode: https://wdevradio.com/town-police-spending-report-path-paws-wdev-90/

  • Town Leaders Survey

     17:31
    In this episode, Vermont Viewpoint host, Ric Cengeri talks with UVM students about the Center's Vermont town survey.Link to the project: https://www.vermontresearch.org/Audio by WDEV Radio. Interview by Vermont Viewpoint host, Ric Cengeri.Check out the full-length Vermont Viewpoint episode: https://wdevradio.com/embassy-wife-sculpture-trail-the-bobolink-project-vt-town-survey/Mixed by Leah Kelleher.

  • 13. The Story of Church Street

    12:03
    Bill Truex, was one of the founders of the Church Street Marketplace – Emma Bipart-Butler tells the story of one of the first and most successful outdoor pedestrian malls in the US.

  • 4. President Trump's Federal Bench

    13:39
    In this episode of Mudseason, we sit down with University of Vermont professor of political science Lisa Holmes to talk about President Trump's judicial appointments.

  • 3. SHORTCUT: Vermont Town Meeting

    04:37
    In this episode of Mudseason, we talk with scholar and historian Frank Bryan about the importance of Town Meeting in Vermont.Produced and edited by Eliza Giles.

  • 2. 1981: Burlington's Mayoral Election

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    In 1981, Bernie Sanders, with the help of community organizers around Burlington, defeated Mayor Gordon Paquette in a mayoral race that shook the city. It was the beginning of Bernie's rise in Vermont politics... one which would eventually lead him to his campaign for president. In this episode of Mudseason, we talk with Phil Fiermonte who worked alongside Bernie for most of the last 40 years.Phil Fiermonte served as Senator Bernie Sanders’ State Director for 20 years, was his Field Director for several statewide campaigns, was a Senior Advisor on Senator Sanders’ 2016 Presidential race, and worked as a community organizer at the King St Youth Center in the early 1980s, and as union organizer for the American Federation of Teachers.This episode was also featured by Vermont Digger in their weekly podcast, The Deeper Dig:https://vtdigger.org/2020/02/07/deeper-dig-bernie-sanders-phil-fiermonte-burlington-mayor/Episode produced and edited by Eliza Giles.