{"id":539642,"date":"2023-05-04T15:58:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T19:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?page_id=539642"},"modified":"2023-06-15T16:22:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:22:39","slug":"vermont-conversation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/podcasts\/vermont-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Conversation Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Vermont Conversation with David Goodman<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A VTDigger podcast featuring in-depth interviews on local and national issues with special guests who are making a difference. Hosted by award-winning journalist David Goodman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-blue-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-alignright ts-4 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack is-style-default has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"539642\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>LATEST EPISODE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631037\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-jill-martin-diaz tag-podcast tag-u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement tag-vermont-asylum-assistance-project tag-vermont-conversation category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/vermont-conversation-vermont-asylum-assistance-project-confronts-trumps-assault-on-immigrant-rights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump&#8217;s assault on immigrant rights\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project in Burlington on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756326159&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;jill-martin-diaz-3 20250827&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jill-martin-diaz-3 20250827\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project in Burlington on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/vermont-conversation-vermont-asylum-assistance-project-confronts-trumps-assault-on-immigrant-rights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump&#8217;s assault on immigrant rights<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPeople are really starting to look at what&#8217;s going on in the immigration system as a microcosm for what could happen to our democracy if left unchecked, not just for noncitizens, but for everyone,&#8221; said attorney Jill Martin Diaz.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/vermont-conversation-vermont-asylum-assistance-project-confronts-trumps-assault-on-immigrant-rights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tListen now\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T16:37:46-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 4:37 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T16:54:05-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 4:54 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"539740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/podcasts\/vermont-conversation-square\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Vermont-Conversation-Square.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vermont-Conversation-Square\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Vermont-Conversation-Square.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Vermont-Conversation-Square.png\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Vermont-Conversation-Square.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-539740\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to listen to Vermont Conversation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to every episode right here on our website or subscribe on the following podcast apps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-vermont-conversation-with-david-goodman\/id1182144448\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/search\/vermont%20conversation\">Google Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5DDHyNnmYe1BPg78T0Lfac\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-blue-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recently aired episodes<\/h3>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-4 is-2 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"539642\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630585\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-podcast tag-rebecca-bell tag-robert-f-kennedy-jr tag-u-s-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention tag-vaccines tag-vermont-conversation category-health type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/03\/vermont-conversation-dr-becca-bell-on-the-chaos-at-the-cdc-and-the-uneven-future-of-vaccine-access\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/becca-bell-800x600.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont Conversation: Dr. Becca Bell on the chaos at the CDC, and the uneven future of vaccine access\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/becca-bell-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/becca-bell-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/becca-bell-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/becca-bell-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/03\/vermont-conversation-dr-becca-bell-on-the-chaos-at-the-cdc-and-the-uneven-future-of-vaccine-access\/becca-bell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/becca-bell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"becca-bell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Becca Bell. Photo courtesy of Kristy Dooley&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/becca-bell-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/becca-bell-1200x800.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/03\/vermont-conversation-dr-becca-bell-on-the-chaos-at-the-cdc-and-the-uneven-future-of-vaccine-access\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont Conversation: Dr. Becca Bell on the chaos at the CDC, and the uneven future of vaccine access<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Vermont pediatrician warned that Medicaid cuts, which will result in some\u00a045,000 Vermonters losing health insurance, will fall hardest on children, who make up one third of the program&#8217;s enrollees in the state. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-03T17:16:36-04:00\">September 3, 2025, 5:16 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-04T06:30:03-04:00\">September 4, 2025, 6:30 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630222\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bill-mckibben tag-climate-change tag-podcast tag-renewable-energy tag-solar tag-vermont-conversation tag-wind category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/27\/vermont-conversation-writer-and-organizer-bill-mckibben-on-how-the-renewable-energy-revolution-can-bolster-democracy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite-1200x900.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont Conversation: Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite-1200x900.png?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite-600x450.png?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite-200x150.png?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630240\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/27\/vermont-conversation-writer-and-organizer-bill-mckibben-on-how-the-renewable-energy-revolution-can-bolster-democracy\/mckibben-composite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite.png\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"McKibben-composite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bill McKibben and his new book &#8220;Here Comes the Sun&#8221; (W.W. Norton 2025). Photo by Storyworkz&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McKibben-composite-1200x800.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/27\/vermont-conversation-writer-and-organizer-bill-mckibben-on-how-the-renewable-energy-revolution-can-bolster-democracy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont Conversation: Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cFour years ago or so we passed some invisible line where it became cheaper to produce power from the sun and the wind than from burning things. And that&#8217;s a completely epochal moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-27T16:29:56-04:00\">August 27, 2025, 4:29 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-27T16:32:46-04:00\">August 27, 2025, 4:32 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"629401\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-donald-trump tag-peter-welch tag-podcast tag-vermont-conversation category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/13\/vermont-conversation-sen-peter-welch-slams-trump-on-his-ugly-bill-dc-takeover-and-war-in-gaza\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont Conversation: Sen. Peter Welch slams Trump on his &#8216;ugly bill&#8217;,\u00a0DC takeover and war in Gaza\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"626652\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/peter-welch-5-20250707\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, speaks during a roundtable marking the anniversary of the 2023 and 2024 floods in Montpelier on Monday, July 7, 2025. Welch has proposed a bill to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751906738&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;120&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;peter-welch-5 20250707&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"peter-welch-5 20250707\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, speaks during a roundtable marking the anniversary of the 2023 and 2024 floods in Montpelier on Monday, July 7, 2025. Welch has proposed a bill to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peter-welch-5-20250707-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/13\/vermont-conversation-sen-peter-welch-slams-trump-on-his-ugly-bill-dc-takeover-and-war-in-gaza\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont Conversation: Sen. Peter Welch slams Trump on his &#8216;ugly bill&#8217;,\u00a0DC takeover and war in Gaza<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welch has tallied the impact of President Trump\u2019s economic policies and determined that they will cost families in Vermont an average of $2,120 each year. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-13T16:57:40-04:00\">August 13, 2025, 4:57 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-14T13:41:16-04:00\">August 14, 2025, 1:41 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/tag\/vermont-conversation\/\">View all episodes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"528450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/davidgoodman300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DavidGoodman300.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DavidGoodman300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DavidGoodman300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DavidGoodman300.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DavidGoodman300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-528450\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the host, David Goodman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>David Goodman is an award-winning journalist and the author of a dozen books, including four New York Times bestsellers that he co-authored with his sister, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman. 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