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Places Go

Credits:  "Places Go" was produced by Chris Attaway and Cristal Duhaime. The story editor was Mira Burt-Wintonick. The piece originally aired on CBC's Love Me.  More ep

Rest in Peace Bonnie Tyler

A few days ago we lost a power ballad hero. Bonnie Tyler is gone. She wrote my favorite song, Total Eclipse of the Heart. Years ago I forced people to listen to me sing t

Life of Kaye: Healthy Dollars

Credits Life of Kaye is produced by me and Kaye Phipps. Thank you karaoke singers! For more information about monthly karaoke in Montpelier, I think you can find inform

Life of Kaye: Some kind of a speaker

Welcome to a new,  periodic series called Life of Kaye. This first episode is called:  Some Kind of a Speaker.   The series is produced by me and Kaye Phipps. Send us

A Day on the Road with a Visiting Nurse

Home health and hospice nurses provide all kinds of healthcare to people in their homes...day and night, and in mud and snow. I knew of these folks because I met some of

Ladies' Day at Vermont Quick Lube

Vermont Quick Lube is where I've been getting my oil changed for years, because I love it there. They are fast and nice and they offer coffee. Everyone at Vermont Quick L

A Requiem for Larry Massett

From The Kitchen Sisters Presents: Pioneering radio artist Larry Massett, a producer's producer, who led listeners into unexpected worlds and influenced so many in publi

I Eat the Marshmallow

This is a same-day reaction to this morning’s story called: A springtime show about how about the economy that partly explains why we feel ashamed. That story features a

A Springtime Show about the Economy that Partly Explains why We’re Ashamed

This is a conversation with a money manager in Scotland who has given a great deal of thought to why many of us feel confused and ashamed about our financial lives. Afte

Hold On

This is a story about a song. Six years ago, seventeen-year-old Finn Rooney killed himself in his home in Walden, Vermont. A couple days later, his community held a bonf

What class are you, Habib and Arwa?

I met Arwa and Habib Meiloud because they’re Anne’s kids and Anne works at the post office in the village here in East Calais. They live in the house right across the roa

What class are you Kaye?

Kaye Phipps lives in Montpelier, Vermont. Right now she works as a custodian at a local grocery store. She’s also been a florist, a housekeeper, and a house cleaner. But

What class are you Jules?

Jules Guillemette grew up on their family farm in Lamoille County, Vermont, which has been in the family nearly 100 years. Since then, Jules has worked as a chef, a meat

What class are you Trudy?

What Class are You? is a periodic series I make for Vermont Public, which started back in 2022. I wanted to talk with people about growing political and cultural divides

The Thanksgiving Show

This is a show about Thanksgiving, and what it sounds like. It is made entirely of your recordings.  Thank you everyone for sending me recordings. We have made a show  t

Thanksgiving show SAMPLER

A couple days ago I asked you to send me some recordings from Thanksgiving. I figured I'd give you a little better sense of what I'm looking for.  Happy Thanksgiving all

Let's Make a Show about Thanksgiving

Let's make a show about Thanksgiving. I have always wanted to do this, and the time has come. Anyone who is willing, I would love you to record a voice memo this week ab

An American Life

Music for this show is by Brian Clark, who is awesome. 

The Party

Thank you Phil Edfors of Vermont Public for cleaning up the whale recordings. This was no small feat and I am grateful. The whales were recorded for an oceanic soundscap

Joslyn House Revisited

Credits Thanks to all the residents who talked with me, and the beautiful Arlene and Becky Wright, managers of the house. My friend Kelly Green produced this show with