The Frequency
Vermont Public's daily news podcast. Get up to speed on what's happening every day in Vermont in under 15 minutes. Available every weekday morning by 6 a.m.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 170
- Years Active
- 2025
The long view
A conversation with former Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, whose eight-term tenure was the third longest in the history of the US senate. Plus, Vermont in April received 68 Million dollars more in rev…
00:10:00 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
Capitol recap: In abeyance
Lawmakers have taken a two-week pause to hammer out an education reform bill they couldn’t get over the finish line by the scheduled end of the legislative session, and we’ll examine whether they’re …
00:05:07 |
Sat 07 Jun 2025
Price Caps
Vermont lawmakers are trying to control healthcare costs by capping how much hospitals can charge for specialty drugs and we hear from Woodstock resident and comedian Vicki Ferentinos. Plus, lawmaker…
00:13:35 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Sam's club
We speak with FIFA World Cup champ Sam Mewis as she prepares to coach two women’s exhibition games for the Burlington-based Vermont Green FC soccer club. Plus, cuts to federal food benefits could aff…
00:11:11 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Sales glitch
Considering the fate of Vermont’s electric vehicle sales mandate now that the Governor has paused its implementation. Plus, Gov. Scott says he will sign a bill delivering 14 million dollars in tax cu…
00:12:09 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Overtime
A reporter roundtable discussion about the extra work needed this legislative session to pass an education reform bill. Plus, it’s unclear whether Gov. Scott will sign a bill that would shift the wor…
00:09:39 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
Chilling effect
The threat to a program that’s helped millions of low-income people in the northeast pay their heating bills. Plus, federal officials detain migrant workers employed at an affordable housing project …
00:09:24 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Capitol Recap: Burning midnight oil
Lawmakers in Montpelier scramble to complete legislation on key issues including education reform and housing, but it’s unknown exactly when they’ll reach the finish line..
00:06:08 |
Sat 31 May 2025
Cleaning house
The joys of spring cleaning with two Vermont professional home organizers. Plus, many construction projects along the state’s shores are paused for spring fish spawning season, a new study shows wild…
00:16:01 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Pick-up kicks
Visiting the White River Valley to find out how a popular pick-up soccer league helps bring folks from all walks of life together to get some kicks. Plus, a Senate-approved bill would change how Verm…
00:08:17 |
Thu 29 May 2025
Capitol recap: Climate standstill
Democratic lawmakers have spent the last five years laying the groundwork for the most aggressive emissions-reduction policies Vermont has ever seen. But a political seachange after the November elec…
00:06:14 |
Sat 24 May 2025
Should I stay or should I go?
A young Vermonter debates whether to leave the state after graduation and a dispatch from the annual state surplus auction. Plus, Vermont’s unemployment rate ticks up slightly in April, federal immig…
00:12:12 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Benefit of the trout
Lake Champlain’s wild lake trout population is sustaining itself on its own again, but scientists aren’t sure what’s brought the fish back. Plus, voters in Bethel and Royalton shoot down a school bon…
00:09:07 |
Thu 22 May 2025
Preserving Culture
Members of Odanak First Nation in Quebec use food to preserve their knowledge, culture and homelands. Plus, Governor Scott signs a bill that keeps education property taxes nearly flat, a state budget…
00:08:10 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Forest Management
How do we manage forest and the human-need for wood in the face of climate change. Plus, fatal opioid overdoses declined in Vermont last year, flash flooding closed roads and inundated downtowns acro…
00:11:21 |
Tue 20 May 2025
The Fixer
Former Human Services Secretary Mike Smith outlines his plans for looking into the cost effectiveness of programs at the University of Vermont Health Network. Plus, the Trump Administration has termi…
00:09:46 |
Mon 19 May 2025
Foundation formula
A massive education reform bill advanced out of a key tax-writing Senate committee Thursday and is poised to receive a floor vote early next week.
00:07:14 |
Sat 17 May 2025
Fawn and the Wormdogs
We finish our series showcasing Vermont musicians who entered this year’s NPR Tiny Desk contest with Fawn and the Wormdogs. Plus a federal judge orders the release of a Vermont farmworker who was det…
00:11:13 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Cleaning costs
A huge rebuild may be needed at Hartford’s high school due to PCB contamination, and we hear more from Vermont-based musicians who submitted entries to this year’s NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert contest. Pl…
00:16:35 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Primary need
Why Vermont is in dire need of a new residency program to train primary care doctors, and we hear from two more Vermont-based musicians who competed to win this year’s NPR’s Tiny Desk contest. Plus, …
00:15:43 |
Wed 14 May 2025
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