Visioning the Future and Vermont
Part of the George D. Aiken Lecture Series, Former Surgeon General of the United States Dr. David Satcher discusses the future of healthcare in America.
View ArticleProfessor Frank Bryan discusses presidential greatness
Professor Frank Bryan discusses presidential greatness, observing that no president since 1952 has been ranked as great. Is it possible to be considered a great president in the post-modern world?
View ArticleThe Making and Breaking of Public Heroes
A distinguished panel, including Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean, Newsweek political correspondent Howard Fineman, Republican Advisor Ron Kaufman, former CBS News political editor Dotty...
View ArticleWar vs. Truth: Freedom's Dilemma
Barrie Dunsmore discusses the tension between the First Amendment rights of the news media and the national security responsibilities of the federal government.
View ArticleAuthor and environmentalist Bill McKibben presents "Vermont as a Hopeful Place."
In an early celebration of Earth Day, VPR presents author and environmentalist Bill McKibben's presentation: "Vermont as a Hopeful Place."
View ArticleAmbassador Peter Galbraith on the Iraq War
Ambassador Peter Galbraith and veteran U.S. diplomat offers his views on the current war in Iraq and considers options available for U.S. Policy in the region.
View ArticleChief Justice of the United States John Roberts
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts reflectes on his time spent with the man he considers his mentor, William Rehnquist.
View ArticleRetired General Anthony Zinni
Retired Marine General Anthony Zinni offers his views on what he calls “the new world disorder.”
View ArticleThe Coming Pandemics
VPR collaborates with the Vermont Council on World Affairs to present this panel discussion about how a flu pandemic will affect Vermont and the United States.
View ArticleJoseph Ellis: American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of...
Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph Ellis shares his view that the politically active late eighteenth century was a time of triumphs and tragedies. All of which contributed to the shaping of our burgeoning...
View ArticleThe Sounds of Spanglish
Spanglish - the intercourse of Spanish and English - is used daily by millions of Americans. This emergence of Spanglish as a form of communication is one of the more influential markers of an America...
View ArticleKen Burns: No Ordinary Lives
Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns' "The War"explores the most intimate human dimensions of World War II. This worldwide catastrophetouched the lives of every family in America. In this presentation,...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage & the Family
Three Supreme Court Justices from different New England states each address their participation in landmark rulings from their respective courts on same-sex marriage.
View ArticleGloria Steinem
Vermont Woman Newspaper brought feminist and author Gloria Steinem to Burlington June 11th in celebration of the Magazine's sixth year and Steinem's 75th birthday.
View ArticleJuan Williams: An insider's view of Washington
NPR Senior news correspondent Juan Williams addressed the Vermont Business Rountable as part of their 2009 Summer Celebration Thursday evening. VPR Presents gives you a chance to hear it.
View ArticleGov. Douglas addresses the National Press Club
Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, Chair of the National Governors Association, addressed the National Press Club about the role of states in national health club reform.
View ArticleJournalist Paul Roberts Speaks at UVM
Listen to Paul Roberts, author of "The End of Food," at 8 Monday evening. Roberts spoke at UVM as part of the George D Aiken Lecture Series last week. Hear his dicussion about the shortcomings of...
View ArticleVPR Presents Lilly Ledbetter
When Lilly Ledbetter learned her male coworkers were paid more for doing equal work, she filed a complaint and began a wage discrimination debate that landed in the Supreme Court. Ledbetter appeared at...
View ArticleSarah Chayes at Dartmouth
Former NPR reporter Sarah Chayes has been living and working in Afghanistan for almost a decade. A dynamic speaker, Chayes makes Afghanistan’s political problems easy to understand. She recently spoke...
View ArticleVPR Presents Paul Searls
Professor Paul Searls argues that Vermont is divided between uphillers, who've been here for generations, and newer residents, or downhillers. VPR Presents Paul Searls on how these two groups shape...
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