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The first and only podcast devoted to helping you become great at the drums by asking the people who should know - great drummers. And unlike other podcasts, I actually play drums with these guys and record it so you can listen as we talk.
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Doris Sumner is the author of "Camp Life: Combating the Sexism We Tolerate and Why the Military Should Take the Lead." She served in the military for 36 years in several capacities, including as State Equal Opportunity and Diversity Manager for the Vermont National Guard.Autor: WCAX News
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Why an Overdose Prevention Center Makes Sense
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Lawmakers will try later this month to overturn Gov. Phil Scott's veto of a bill allowing for the creation of an Overdose Prevention Center in Burlington. Ed Baker, a retired psychotherapist, and David Mickenberg of the Drug Policy Alliance discuss how the center would save lives and reduce the strain on emergency workers.…
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Ashley Van Zandt, a mother of two from Lyndonville, suffered from an unusual aftereffect from Covid that left most foods tasting and smelling like "moldy garbage" or the "bottom of your compost bucket" for a year until she tried a radical treatment in Texas.Autor: WCAX News
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Vermont's Stretched Medical Safety Net
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The head of the coalition of Vermont's free health care clinics says: "More people falling through the cracks into the safety net is indicative of a system that is failing." Olivia Sharrow blames "out of control hospital costs" for the rise in uninsured and underinsured people seeking help at the state's nine free clinics.…
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State Treasurer Mike Pieciak was elected in 2022. Before that he served as Commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation, where he played a key role in the state's Covid response and helped untangle the Ponzi-like fraud at Jay Peak. Part of his job as treasurer includes overseeing the Unclaimed Property Division, from where I received my $…
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The Holocaust and the "Long" Second World War
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UVM History Department senior lecturer Andrew Buchanan discusses why it's important to look at what happened before 1941 and after 1945 to understand the full implications of World War II... even to today.Autor: WCAX News
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State Officials and the EB-5 Scandal
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Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer has released a 69-page report on the role of state officials in the EB-5 ponzi scheme scandal. Three developers, Ariel Quiros, Bill Stenger and William Kelly were sentenced to jail in connection with the fraud.Autor: WCAX News
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Ten years ago, Vermont documentary filmmaker Bess O'Brien put the spotlight on opioid addiction in "The Hungry Heart." Now, she aims to raise awareness about Vermonters facing food and housing insecurity in "Just Getting By." The film tours from March 22 - April 12 throughout the state.Autor: WCAX News
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Dan Daltry served as a contact tracer for the Vermont Department of Health in the frightening early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency four years ago. Daltry, an infectious disease program manager, has worked for the department since 2006. This interview will also appear as part of the Vermont Historical Societ…
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Lawmakers and Vermonters are bracing ahead of Town Meeting Day over potentially staggering increases in education property taxes.Autor: WCAX News
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Howard Center: Help (and Hope) Is Here
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Howard Center helps people and communities by providing services to address mental health, substance use, and developmental needs. Beth Holden, Chief of Client Services, Dan Hall, Director of Outpatient Services, and Dr. Heidi Melbostad, Director of the Chittenden Clinic discuss some of the challenges clients and the Burlington-based organization a…
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Bill Stenger: Fall from Grace, Pt 1
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Northeast Kingdom developer Bill Stenger served jail time in connection with the EB-5 scandal that rocked Vermont. The Newport businessman led the effort to raise more than $400 million from foreign investors to fund projects in Jay, Burke and Newport. In part 1 of "Fall from Grace," Stenger discusses his 9 months at a Massachusetts prison and his …
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Northeast Kingdom developer Bill Stenger served jail time in connection with the EB-5 scandal that rocked Vermont. The Newport businessman led the effort to raise more than $400 million from foreign investors to fund projects in Jay, Burke and Newport. In Part 2 of "Fall from Grace," Stenger discusses his culpability, remorse and post-prison effort…
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Michael Monte, the executive director of Champlain Housing Trust, discusses the complex challenges to create affordable housing and the recent surge of homeless people in Vermont.Autor: WCAX News
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Lindsay DesLauriers, president of Bolton Valley, discusses her family's history owning the Chittenden County site and some of the challenges of being an independent ski operation.Autor: WCAX News
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Former Ambassador Skip Vallee talks about the suicide of his 27-year-old son, Charlie, and the foundation the family started for research on Long Covid.Autor: WCAX News
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House Speaker Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, discusses priorities and goals for the second half of the 2023-2024 biennium.Autor: WCAX News
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Senate President Pro Tem Phil Baruth, D/P-Chittenden Central, discusses goals for the second half of the legislative biennium starting January 3, as well as accomplishments in 2023.Autor: WCAX News
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Ken Squier, the voice of NASCAR motor racing and owner of WDEV Radio, died two weeks ago at the age of 88.Autor: WCAX News
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Former Gov. Jim Douglas discusses the lawsuit against Middlebury College leaders for removing the Mead Memorial Chapel sign in 2021.Autor: WCAX News
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BTV Mayor's Race -- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
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Emma Mulvaney-Stanak is running for mayor in Burlington as a Progressive.Autor: WCAX News
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Democrat Karen Paul has entered the race for mayor. Paul has been on the City Council since 2008 and serves as its president.Autor: WCAX News
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Democrat Joan Shannon is running for mayor. She's served on the City Council for 20 years.Autor: WCAX News
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Madeleine Kunin, the only woman to serve as governor of Vermont, just turned 90. She talks about her extraordinary life, love and loss.Autor: WCAX News
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The opioid crisis is taking its toll on Burlington Fire Department medical response personnel. How close are they to the breaking point?Autor: WCAX News
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9/20/23 - Burlington residents use social media to combat thieves stealing bikes to sell for drugs or to use and abandon.Autor: WCAX News
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Listen and Subscribe in iTunes Worth noting - the audio is almost twice as long as the video, and contains the unabridged interview and unabridged drumming audio clips Arthur's a legit celebrity on Youtube, where, arguably, it matters most. I first discovered him while doing my daily drum-video-full-immersion experience, and found his drum cover so…
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Listen and Subscribe in iTunes Worth noting - the audio is almost twice as long as the video, and contains the unabridged interview and unabridged drumming audio clips I first became aware of Kassa Overall when a friend recommended me to sub for him on a gig. Needless-to-say it was humbling to try to fill his shoes (and man would I like another sho…
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Subscribe in Itunes I've been a fan of Colin Stranahan ever since I saw him perform in a band with my friend Jake Saslow, Matt Stevens, and Harish Raghavan years ago in Williamsburg, while he and Jake were on a break from the Monk Institute (they were roommates). Since then Colin's "blown up", touring with his and my hero Kurt Rosenwinkel, finishin…
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