Mudseason: Recent Episodes
Center for Research on Vermont
Welcome to Mudseason. Join us as we 'cut through the mud' to bring you stories supported by original research. This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Research on Vermont, a cross-discipline group of scholars that focuses on providing original knowledge to the world through examining the state's social, economic, cultural and physical environment. The Center covers issues and stories about the state of Vermont, or produced by scholars based in Vermont. Episodes are created and produced by students at the University of Vermont, so you'll hear a new voice each time.
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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
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/
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
As the Vermont Legislature considers expanding the role of Efficiency Vermont, we talk with one of the organization’s founders about the creation of the first state-wide electric efficiency utility in the country. Producer Leah Kelleher discusses Vermont and clean energy with Beth Sachs and Scudder Parker for this episode of Mudseason.
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Mudseason Shortcuts: Short Takes on Vermont Research.
A shortened version of our previous episode, Civil Unions: Vermont's Fight for Equality
This episode was featured on Vermont Public Radio on Sunday, December 22nd in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Baker Decision, the landmark case that put the first ever civil union bill in the legislature.
Episode recorded and produced by Eliza Giles.
Music by Eliza Giles.
Producer Leah Kelleher discusses what Vermont's environmental education programs are doing right with Recycle Rhonda and Sage Ryan.
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Mudseason Shortcuts: Short Takes on Vermont Research.
Producer Leah Kelleher chats with Recycle Rhonda from the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) about new composting laws coming to Vermont.
Learn more: https://www.communitynews.net/home/recycle-rhonda-teaches-young-students-about-waste-disposal
Shortcut of our earlier episode, The Endangered State.
Shortcuts: Short Takes on Vermont Research.
Until the early 90's, Vermont was the only state to not have a Walmart, giving itself the nickname, "The Endangered State". In 1995, Vermont opened its first Walmart in Bennington and plans for more stores were underway. Producer Leah Kelleher sits with Paul Bruhn, President of the Preservation Trust of Vermont and Emily Wadhams, former Vice President for Public Policy at the National Trust for Historic Preservation as they tell the story of Vermont's battle with Walmart.
Original episode produced and edited by Leah Kelleher, shortcut edited by Eliza Giles.
Until the early 90's, Vermont was the only state to not have a Walmart, giving itself the nickname, "The Endangered State". In 1995, Vermont opened its first Walmart in Bennington and plans for more stores were underway. Producer Leah Kelleher sits with Paul Bruhn, President of the Preservation Trust of Vermont and Emily Wadhams, former Vice President for Public Policy at the National Trust for Historic Preservation as they tell the story of Vermont's battle with Walmart.
Produced and edited by Leah Kelleher
Inaugural episode of Mudseason Shortcuts: Short Takes on Vermont Research.
This episode is a shortened edition of one of our earlier podcasts, "Vermont Politics and the Silver Screen", featuring Senator Phil Baruth. We focus on the Fred Tuttle vs. Jack McMullen VPR debate and how John O'Brian made his movie Man with a Plan a reality.
Produced and edited by Eliza Giles.
Dr. Wolfgang Mieder is a professor of German and Folklore at the University of Vermont, and one of the world's leading experts on proverbs. In this episode of Mudseason we sit down with him and talk about proverbial language in American politics... from Abraham Lincoln to the most recent democratic debates.
Produced and edited by Eliza Giles.
Professor of Economics Dr. Stephanie Seguino talks about her work in Vermont uncovering bias in policing. Seguino's research has opened up discussion about racism and racial bias in Vermont both in policing and elsewhere.
Produced and edited by Eliza Giles.
Join our host Leah Kelleher as we talk with Darby Bradley, the former president of the Vermont Land Trust as we learn about the history of land conservation in Vermont. Since 1977, the Vermont Land Trust has conserved over half a million acres of Vermont land, protecting forest and farms across the state.
Produced and edited by Leah Kelleher.
Join CRVT director Richard Watts and Vermont Representative Bill Lippert in a conversation about Civil Unions in Vermont. Learn about how in early 2000, Vermont became the center of media attention as the first place in the world to grant all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of the marriage statutes to same sex couples, ultimately laying the groundwork for future full marriage equality legislation.
Produced by Eliza Giles
Join producer Eliza Giles, author Steve Terry and student Louis Augeri as they discuss their upcoming book about Senator George Aiken. How did a Vermont farmer become a player on the world stage in the lead-up to the Vietnam War? How can reflecting on this senator help us understand our current political climate? Listen to find out.
This episode was produced and edited by Eliza Giles.
In this episode politician, writer, and professor Phil Baruth tells the story of Vermont's sensational 1998 senate election when 'Man with a Plan' movie star Fred Tuttle ran against Patrick Leahy.
Listen as CRVT Director Richard Watts and Phil Baruth discuss this important moment in Vermont history and the role of movies and television in American politics.
Special thanks to Vermont Public Radio for coverage of the 1998 debate featured in this podcast.
Episode produced and edited by Eliza Giles.