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What if you could decide what stories Vermont Public Radio should be covering, before they're even assigned? That's the idea behind Brave Little State, a podcast where you ask the questions, you decide what VPR investigates, and then you work with us to find the answers.
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10/22/2026
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Spooky season is upon us — witches, werewolves … Wampahoofuses? Gather ‘round the campfire with us as we explore some of the creepy, mysterious and otherworldly questions our listeners have asked us over the years.
View original10/8/2026
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Election Day is less than a month away. You’ve probably thought about the big races on your ballot. But what about the ones near the bottom of the page? Or all those obscure positions appointed after Town Meeting Day?
View original9/10/2026
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Private equity firms and big corporations have poured billions of dollars into veterinary medicine over the past decade, drawn by the increasingly important role pets play in our lives — and how much we're willing to spend to keep them healthy.
View original8/27/2026
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This year’s crop of Vermont road names — Green Dolphin, Butternut Gutter, Old Shincracker — are more peculiar than ever. And they’ve got the origin stories to match.
View original8/13/2026
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Instead of answering a listener question about Vermont, we indulge the curiosity of a live audience about the making of the show itself.
View original7/30/2026
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Bethel, Vermont is home to a rare geological treasure: a brilliant granite that’s often described as the whitest in the world.
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During our marathon day at the Village Scoop, we got a real taste of Vermont summer at its peak, in all its sweltering, melting glory.
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The United States is turning 250 this summer. Here’s what that means to Americans all over the country, from California to Louisiana to Vermont.
View original6/11/2026
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Vermont doesn’t have enough beds for all the men incarcerated here. So, the state sends them more than a thousand miles away to a private facility in Mississippi — all while a prison sits vacant in Windsor, Vermont. One listener wants to know: Why?
View original5/21/2026
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There’s a saying that twins are “in the water” in the town of Sheldon. Our journey to get to the bottom of this curious bit of local lore takes us from a dairy farm in Franklin County to a university in Amsterdam and back.
View original4/23/2026
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The salty, greasy truth? Vermont has the fewest fast food restaurants per capita of any state. We dug in to find out why — and just how far some Vermonters will go to get their fill.
View original4/9/2026
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Exploring the stuff — and stories — we usually keep stored away.
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A story about the mess a toxic industry left behind and the fight over how to clean it up.
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Sixteen volunteer firefighters have joined the Norwich department since 2020. At the firehouse, Vermont’s issues with declining volunteerism and its aging population seem far away.
View original2/19/2026
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Ice is unavoidable during winter on the Champlain Islands. Surrounded on all sides by an icy expanse, islanders embrace this seasonal terrain — as a place to walk the dog, to skate and to fish.
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Vermont has among the weakest forms of county government in the United States, placing a big burden on towns. Is there a better way forward?
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For centuries, there's been conflict over who has the authority to deploy the National Guard — including here in Vermont.
View original12/18/2025
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A few years ago, one man was digging around in his backyard when his shovel hit a glass bottle. Then he found another, and another — all with words like “remedy,” “tonic” and “quick cure” embossed on them.
View original12/4/2025
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Question-asker Manny recently got out of prison. He’s curious about finding a place where he could stay sober while readjusting to life outside a prison cell. It turns out, his options look different today than they would have even a few years ago.
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