This was one of the most remarkable interviews of my life. Vaughn was a 118-pound barber when he was drafted and sent to Vietnam. This is the story of Vaughn's war, and how the war's been with him every day of his life since he came home. An American Life. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/an-...

This message from @schiff.senate.gov is well done and well worth watching.

Not the most important story of the day but it seemed important to me. I've never seen so many lego heads. 'Plastic figurines were everywhere, their heads removed from their bodies and organized in neat rows by facial expression.' www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because wood pieces may be embedded in the batter.

This is awful and brilliant. Important. I follow @jeffsharlet.bsky.social like it’s the middle of the night and there’s a group of us in the woods but he’s the only one with a flashlight. open.substack.com/pub/slowcivi...

A story no one is talking about - last week's high school shooting in Denver. 16-year-old white boy radicalized online and promoting white supremacist and anti-Semitic conspiracies, inspired by - and a fan of - terrorists who promoted replacement theory. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Susan and I have been friends for 30 years and every now and then we get together and try figure out what the hell is going on. Our latest installment is about health (cancer), the latest humbling stages of parenting, and the goddamn federal government. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/rei...

Hi, immunologist here: (a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes) RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can “see in kids faces that they have inflammation” That’s NOT how immunology works. He is an anti-science profiteer. Start calling him such.

Weird. But my voice is in an auction to raise money for my community radio station, WGDR. I'll record your voicemail greeting. I can also sing it, which i might actually prefer. Anyway, the CPB just got AXED, so it's time to support public and community media. givebutter.com/c/VeryVermon...

Since the beginning of time, ladies of a certain age (my age and older) have stood together in bodies of water, talking. It is a scientific fact. This is a show about my own swimming hole and the ladies who stand in it. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/lad...

Last night public radio lost federal funding. I encourage podcast producers to pull for public radio now. Reach out to your listeners. Encourage them to give. Shows like mine would not exist without public radio. www.rumblestripvermont.com/campaigns/vi...

Thank you Fez Gielen and @thecreativeindependent.com for this excellent interview. It included all the stuff that’s important to me. I appreciate it. thecreativeindependent.com/people/podca...

The Rapture. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/upm...

Hardwick State is a weekend-long university where anyone can be a teacher and anyone can be a student and it happens during the awfulest time of year. In this show you will hear about belly dancing and soldering pipes. All the things you need to know. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/har...

Larry Massett died last week. He was my favorite radio producer and my mentor and all week I'm running his stories. Today is a conversation btw Larry and Joe Frank about the Porsche and BMW and which is better. Also it's a drag race. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/83

A story about an awesome library that straddles the U.S./Canadian border and a recent visit to this library by our Secretary of Homeland Security, #KristiNoem, where she behaved in a way that was profoundly embarrassing because she is a trivial person. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/the...

Podcast and radio people. Are there new apps/methods for gettting good, warm sound in phone/internet interviews? I'm interviewing someone in another country and want good sound but don't want someone in room w her while I interview. Do people sometimes set up tape synch then leave the room??

This is the best thing ive read in ages. open.substack.com/pub/lookinga...

This is nice. I am grateful. podcastreview.org/list/indie-p...

Here is the 3rd episode of What Now Sounds Like, the AI Isn't Very Smart edition. You will laugh. You will cry. Or maybe you won't laugh or cry. But it will keep you company. Hear the primal screams of your fellow humans around the world. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/wha...

Stellar article @ the the Civic Standard in @newyorker.com. Most national rags get Vermont so wrong. They leave out all the salt and subtlety. Chelsea Edgar KILLED it here. This shit is next level. Also best coining of the phrase 'cheese and shit'. www.newyorker.com/news/dispatc...

Episode 2 of What Now Sounds Like, a show about our desperate times comprised entirely of your recordings from around the world. This time: calls to the credit card company, Trump is circling overhead, and bells. They're tolling. We can all hear them... www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/m1u...

Here is a show about what right NOW sounds like. You sent me your recordings and I made a show as fast as I could with them, and I hope you keep sending and we keep making these shows. Episode 1 of What Now Sounds Like. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/tcb...

The latest from What Class are You?…where Mark talks about the comforts of lower class and addiction as a class all its own. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/m3b...

Forrest Foster found a new old truck. It's a Christmas miracle! I went up and drove around with him and we talked about the truck and his weird stint as a sexton and I complained about feeling old. Thank you EVERYONE who donated. You're the best. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/tha...

My cat died. She was only two and a half. I am gutted and here is a story with the woman who made an awful day a little less awful. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/eri...

Icy as shit out there. Anybody got Vermont road reports on here? Is there a Vermont weather contingent I don't know about yet? Where o where is Matt Sutkowski?

Forrest Foster needs a new old truck for the farm. Yesterday we started a GoFundMe. We've raised over 12k in 24 hours. It's the most hopeful I've felt in ages. Can you help us get to the finish line? I promise I'll make the best truck show EVER when we hit 15k. www.gofundme.com/f/help-farme...

Many listeners asked how they could help Forrest Foster after the last show. Best thing is if we could help him get a new used ton truck before winter. Here's a little audio about it and a link to a Go Fund Me. Any amount helps and THANK YOU! www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/hel...