Bordertown
Our goal is to serve as an instrument for relationship building and communication, and to encourage the conversation around resiliency, equity and justice. Our intention is to celebrate life and community - and to help create conditions for all life to thrive.
Episodes
75 episodes
Episode 50 - Flood Series - Julia Watson, Capital Grounds
The Bordertown Flood series tells the stories of Central Vermonters experiencing the 2023 flood disaster. Today we welcome Julia Watson the owner of Capital Grounds. Julia took over ownership of Capitol Grounds in January of 2020 fr...
Episode 49 - Flood Series - Lalitha Mailwaganam
The Bordertown Flood series tells the stories of Central Vermonters experiencing the 2023 flood disaster. Today we welcome Lalitha Mailwaganam. Lalitha moved to Vermont from Malaysia in 2002. She is a single mom to two teens, a dog, two cat...
Episode 48 - Flood Series - Alec Long, Chill Gelato
The Bordertown Flood series tells the stories of Central Vermonters experiencing the 2023 flood disaster. Today we welcome Alec Long. Alec and his wife Amanda purchased Chill Gelato last year and had reopened it in March....
Episode 47 - Flood Series - Katie Swick
The Bordertown Flood series will introduce you to some of Vermont’s small businesses, community members, government officials anyone in the community that is collectively experiencing the 2023 flood disaster in Vermont. On July 11th...
Episode 46 - Flood Series - Tim Heney
The Bordertown Flood series will introduce you to some of Vermont’s small businesses, community members, government officials anyone in the community that is collectively experiencing the 2023 flood disaster in Vermont. On July 11th...
Episode 45 - Flood Series - Cindra Conison, Quirky Pet
The Bordertown Flood Series! The Bordertown Flood series will introduce you to some of Vermont’s small businesses, community members, government officials anyone in the community that is collectively experiencing the 2023 flo...
Episode 44 - Elena & Juniper
This episode features my daughter Elena, and her friend Juniper! Recorded on Dec. 16th, 2019 this is a fun conversation we had at the Rabble Rouser Chocolate Factory! A fun chat with two 9-10 year-olds...pre-pandemic!
Episode 43 - Cara Robechek
Cara Robechek is the Executive Director of the Vermont Energy Education Program, whose mission is to build a deep understanding of energy through education, encouraging choices that result in sustainability in our communities, economy and envir...
Episode 42 - Skyler Perkins
Skyler currently worksin Washington DC as Project Manager for the Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy. He joined that organization in June, 2018, following his completion of his Masters program in Community Development and Appl...
Episode 41 - Libby Bonesteel
Libby Bonesteel is the Montpelier/Roxbury School District Superintendent. Prior to that she was the director of communication and instruction at Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union. She also has experience as a consultant, adjunct professor, t...
Episode 40 - Michele Braun, Executive Director, Friends of the Winooski River
In this episode we welcome Michele Braun, the Executive Director of the Friends of the Winooski River.Michele took the helm at the Friends of the Winooski in 2018. She was the founding president o...
Episode 39 - Tom Sabo, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Systems
n this episode we welcome Tom Sabo, the Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems.Tom is an award-winning high school teacher, leading sustainability educator, prominent local...
Episode 38 - Jim Birmingham, Director of Food Services, Montpelier Schools
In this episode we welcome Jim Birmingham, Food Service Director of the Montpelier Roxbury School District.He is a graduate of Johnson State College and attended culinary school at Le Cordon Blue, Lo...
Episode 37 - David Zuckerman, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In this episode we welcome David Zuckerman, The Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.David Zuckerman is the co-founder of Full Moon Farm, ...
Episode 36 - Halloween Special featuring author, William Alexander
In this special "Halloweed Episode" we welcome author, William Alexander.William shares a few ghost stories and his experience as an author of fantasy, science fiction, and other unrealisms for young reade...
Episode 35 - Walter Poleman
In this episode we welcome Walt Poleman , Senior Lecturer and Director of the Ecological Planning Program at the University of Vermont.Walt specializes in natural history, p...
Episode 34 - Ryan Geary
In this episode we welcome Ryan Geary, owner the of The Hive , and co-owner of Rabble-Rouser.He works in a variety of mediums and disciplines, including...
Episode 33 - Janice Walrafen, All Together Now!
In this episode we welcome Janice Walrefen of All Together Now.Janice Walrefen co-creates AllTogetherNow!, Community Arts Center in East Montpelier, with Ellen Leonard. Together they teach sum...
Episode 32 - Matthew Binginot
Matthew Binginot is a designer producer, and lover of all forms of media creativity. He is especially drawn towards photography, music, film and graphic design, although he is always seeking new for...
Episode 31 - Bennett Shapiro
This week our guest is Bennett Shapiro of Madtech Sound. If you go to a live music event in this area, you are bound to see Bennett, walking around with his magic tablet, making things sound good....
Episode 30 - Rabble-Rouser Creative Vision, with Jaquelyn Rieke
This episode is a conversation about how the Bordertown podcast aligns with the Rabble-Rouser creative vision. Our guest is the founder of Nutty Steph’s and one of the visionary’s behind Rabble-Rouser, Jaquelyn Rieke. She will provide backgroun...
Episode 29 - Rabble Rousers-Opening Celebration
We're taking the show on the road. After several years of recording interviews in our home studio, we are embarking on a public conversation at Montpelier’s new Rabble Rouser – Chocolate Factory and Community Center.In this episode we jo...
Episode 28 - Chuck Collins
Chuck Collins is a Senior Policy Analyst for the Institute for Policy Studies. He is the author of many books including Born on Third Base <...