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
Hokum and Pearce
We continue our series showcasing Vermont musicians who entered this year’s NPR Tiny Desk contest with the Hokum Brothers and Wes Pearce. Plus, the Trump administration terminates a federal grant aim…
00:10:54 |
Tue 13 May 2025
Fire and Bell
We hear from Vermont-based musician Sarah Bell and the band Miles of Fire as they compete to be winners of NPR’s annual Tiny Desk Concert. Plus, the Trump administration sues Vermont and three other …
00:10:54 |
Mon 12 May 2025
Capitol Recap: Houses in motion
Lawmakers in Montpelier scramble to finish a bill aimed at alleviating Vermont’s housing crisis.
00:06:02 |
Sat 10 May 2025
Tea change
Speaking with the designer of a highly reviewed video game called Wanderstop that infuses parts of Vermont’s largest city into the action. Plus, a legal defense fund is created to help non-citizen Ve…
00:14:32 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Dairy case
A conversation with Vermont’s Agriculture Secretary about the federal government’s crackdown on immigration and the effect it may have on the future of the state’s dairy industry. Plus, three migrant…
00:10:11 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Message of hope
In his first interview with local media since being released from prison, Moshen Mahdawi speaks about his detention by immigration authorities and the message of hope he’s trying to send now. Plus, H…
00:11:02 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Bliss Out
Longtime New Yorker cartoonist and New Hampshire resident Harry Bliss talks about his new graphic memoir. Plus, Many of Vermont’s federally qualified health centers face dire financial straits, stat…
00:09:56 |
Tue 06 May 2025
Corrections crisis
Lawmakers, union leaders and administration officials all agree that the shortage of prison workers in Vermont is a major problem, but there’s no agreement about how to address the issue. Plus, racia…
00:11:08 |
Mon 05 May 2025
Anyone’s guess
The challenge facing state lawmakers as they try to craft a budget with uncertain projections on how much federal revenue will be available.
00:06:03 |
Sat 03 May 2025
Trail mix
Why there’s an urgent call to support and save public access to trails that cross over into private land. Plus, House lawmakers approve a state constitutional amendment protecting collective bargaini…
00:14:16 |
Fri 02 May 2025
The exception
A conversation with Lt. Gov. John Rodgers about a wide range of issues, including his willingness to speak out against the Trump administration and his advocacy for reforming state cannabis law. Plus…
00:09:53 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Second home hike
Lawmakers in Montpelier are revisiting an idea to place heavier taxes on second homes to help ease the state’s housing crisis. Plus, Trump administration cuts cancel thousands of pounds of food that …
00:08:32 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
'We don't have a great hand to play here'
A conversation with Gov. Phil Scott about tensions over federal immigration policy and the effects being felt in Vermont. Plus, the town of Woodstock moves to buy a local water system from a private …
00:09:35 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
A grand slam
Poet Geof Hewitt, Vermont's reigning poetry slam champion, performs each week at an open mic in Calais backed by a group of improvising musicians. Plus, lawmakers consider a new program to finance in…
00:10:30 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Capitol Recap: Expanded Access
In this week’s edition of the Capitol recap, the Vermont Senate gave final approval on Friday to legislation that seeks to expand access to reproductive care.
00:05:56 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
White Hare/Brown Hare
Researchers are looking for ways to help snowshoe hares adapt to a changing climate. Plus, Vermont State Police investigate the non-fatal shooting of a Milton police officer, the state senate gives i…
00:08:55 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Big Night
Cars and climate change have annual early spring migrations for amphibians more treacherous. Plus, a judge orders the feds to keep a detained Columbia University student in Vermont, college president…
00:09:10 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Sea Squirts
More invasive species, like sea squirts, are being found on New England’s floating docks and piers and they may stick around thanks to warmer ocean temperatures caused by climate change. Plus, U.S bo…
00:08:36 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Mussel Loss
Wild blue mussels have all but disappeared from New England’s coastline, a reality that’s been hard for people who harvest them for a living. Plus, Catholic Vermonters remember Pope Francis, who died…
00:08:52 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Spongy moths
This week we bring you a series of stories from our public radio partners around New England exploring how the region’s flora, fauna and fungi are living with climate change. Plus lawmakers are tryin…
00:08:09 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
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