David Goodman, Author at VTDigger

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Vermont Conversation: Dr. Becca Bell on the chaos at the CDC, and the uneven future of vaccine access

by David Goodman September 3, 2025, 5:16 pmSeptember 4, 2025, 6:30 am

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Vermont Conversation: Writer and organizer Bill McKibben on how the renewable energy revolution can bolster democracy

by David Goodman August 27, 2025, 4:29 pmAugust 27, 2025, 4:32 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: Sen. Peter Welch slams Trump on his ‘ugly bill’, DC takeover and war in Gaza

by David Goodman August 13, 2025, 4:57 pmAugust 14, 2025, 1:41 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Winooski Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria on why he was detained at the border

by David Goodman August 6, 2025, 4:25 pmAugust 6, 2025, 5:01 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Journalist Garrett Graff on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb and the rise of authoritarianism today

by David Goodman July 30, 2025, 4:20 pmJuly 30, 2025, 4:24 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Planned Parenthood’s Nicole Clegg on reproductive rights without clinics

by David Goodman July 16, 2025, 6:59 pmJuly 16, 2025, 7:20 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Sociologist Arlie Hochschild on the rise of the right in rural America

by David Goodman July 9, 2025, 6:06 pmJuly 18, 2025, 1:54 am

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: ‘Don’t back down’ — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25

by David Goodman July 2, 2025, 6:15 pmJuly 2, 2025, 6:16 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: ‘This is about white supremacy’ – Rep. Becca Balint on fighting the Trump administration

by David Goodman June 25, 2025, 6:01 pmJuly 3, 2025, 10:40 am

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BEST OF Vermont Conversation: CNN’s Elle Reeve on how far-right extremism became the Republican mainstream

by David Goodman June 18, 2025, 4:01 pmJune 18, 2025, 9:23 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont Conversation: As Vermonters go hungry, the Trump administration threatens cuts to food assistance

by David Goodman June 11, 2025, 4:01 pmJune 13, 2025, 3:01 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki on Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and the global crackdown on truth

by David Goodman June 4, 2025, 4:23 pmJune 4, 2025, 4:38 pm

Vermont Conversation: Jasper Hill Farm’s Mateo Kehler confronts Canadian boycott and Vermont’s affordable housing crisis

by David Goodman May 28, 2025, 5:28 pmMay 28, 2025, 6:37 pm

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Vermont Conversation: Flutist Karen Kevra on a quarter-century of making world-class music in Vermont

by David Goodman May 21, 2025, 7:08 pmMay 21, 2025, 8:20 pm