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Rev. Gary Kowalski of Burlington, Vt., Unitarian minister and author of several books including "Revolutionary Spirits," about the faith of America's founding fathers.
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Quebec Premier Jean Charest
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Fran Stoddard sits down with Quebec Premier Jean Charest. Charest has served in that role since 2003. He is also leader of the Quebec Liberal party and has been a member of the Canadian Parliament and four-time Cabinet Minister.
Fran Stoddard sits down with Quebec Premier Jean Charest. Charest has served in that role since 2003. He is also leader of the Quebec Liberal party and has been a member of the Canadian Parliament and four-time Cabinet Minister.
Jon Turner
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Fran Stoddard talks with Jon Turner, veteran of the Iraq War and co-founder of the Combat Paper Project and Warrior Writers. The projects help create community, healing and a means of communication for combat veterans.
Fran Stoddard talks with Jon Turner, veteran of the Iraq War and co-founder of the Combat Paper Project and Warrior Writers. The projects help create community, healing and a means of communication for combat veterans.
Anais Mitchell
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Fran Stoddard visits with Anais Mitchell, a folk singer/songwriter who grew up on a sheep farm in Addison County. Mitchell has traveled the world and written an epic folk opera that has garnered international attention.
Fran Stoddard visits with Anais Mitchell, a folk singer/songwriter who grew up on a sheep farm in Addison County. Mitchell has traveled the world and written an epic folk opera that has garnered international attention.
Mary Holland
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Fran Stoddard visits with Mary Holland of Hartland, Vt. The naturalist, photographer, environmental educator and author (Naturally Curious) shares her adventures in the wild, highlighted by remarkable images and stories.
Fran Stoddard visits with Mary Holland of Hartland, Vt. The naturalist, photographer, environmental educator and author (Naturally Curious) shares her adventures in the wild, highlighted by remarkable images and stories.
David Sanger
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Fran Stoddard talks with David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times. Sanger has covered three presidents and the most complex foreign policy and national security issues of our time. He is a part time resident of Weston, Vt.
Fran Stoddard talks with David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times. Sanger has covered three presidents and the most complex foreign policy and national security issues of our time. He is a part time resident of Weston, Vt.
John Abele
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Fran Stoddard talks with John Abele, retired founder and chairman of Boston Scientific. An innovator in medical technology, Abele also founded the Kingbridge Collaboration Institute, a 'collective intelligence' center in Ontario.
Fran Stoddard talks with John Abele, retired founder and chairman of Boston Scientific. An innovator in medical technology, Abele also founded the Kingbridge Collaboration Institute, a 'collective intelligence' center in Ontario.
Alec Webb And Megan Camp
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Fran Stoddard visits with Alec Webb and Megan Camp. The energetic duo has been the driving force behind the creation and growth of Shelburne Farms, a global model of agricultural sustainability.
Fran Stoddard visits with Alec Webb and Megan Camp. The energetic duo has been the driving force behind the creation and growth of Shelburne Farms, a global model of agricultural sustainability.
Samir Sumaida'ie
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Fran Stoddard talks with Samir Sumaida?ie, who was appointed in 2006 as Iraq?s first ambassador to the United States in 15 years. Previously, he helped establish Iraq?s new government, following a career in business.
Fran Stoddard talks with Samir Sumaida?ie, who was appointed in 2006 as Iraq?s first ambassador to the United States in 15 years. Previously, he helped establish Iraq?s new government, following a career in business.
Gary Hirshberg
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Fran Stoddard visits with Gary Hirshberg, CEO of New Hampshire?s Stonyfield Farm, the world?s leading producer of organic yogurt and a national leader in socially responsible business practices.
Fran Stoddard visits with Gary Hirshberg, CEO of New Hampshire?s Stonyfield Farm, the world?s leading producer of organic yogurt and a national leader in socially responsible business practices.
Tom Stearns & Pete Johnson
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Fran Stoddard talks with two Vermont agricultural entrepreneurs. Tom Stearns is founder and president of High Mowing Organic Seeds in Wolcott. Pete Johnson heads up Pete?s Greens in Craftsbury. Both are leading proponents of a new vision for community and
Fran Stoddard talks with two Vermont agricultural entrepreneurs. Tom Stearns is founder and president of High Mowing Organic Seeds in Wolcott. Pete Johnson heads up Pete?s Greens in Craftsbury. Both are leading proponents of a new vision for community and
Wanda Hines
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Fran Stoddard visits with Wanda Hines, director of Burlington's Social Equity Investment Project. Hines is a lauded community organizer and advocate whose past experience has focused on diversity, hunger and w omen's issues.
Fran Stoddard visits with Wanda Hines, director of Burlington's Social Equity Investment Project. Hines is a lauded community organizer and advocate whose past experience has focused on diversity, hunger and w omen's issues.
Paul Bruhn
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Fran Stoddard talks with Paul Bruhn, who has run the Preservation Trust of Vermont for over 30 years, and has had an untold, far-reaching impact on communities throughout the state.
Fran Stoddard talks with Paul Bruhn, who has run the Preservation Trust of Vermont for over 30 years, and has had an untold, far-reaching impact on communities throughout the state.
Peter Gould
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Fran Stoddard visits with Peter Gould of the comedy duo Gould and Stearns. He?s also an award-winning playwright and author, and the director of a youth theater in Brattleboro and a Shakespeare camp in Craftsbury
Fran Stoddard visits with Peter Gould of the comedy duo Gould and Stearns. He?s also an award-winning playwright and author, and the director of a youth theater in Brattleboro and a Shakespeare camp in Craftsbury
Ehud & Vatsala Sperling
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Fran Stoddard talks with Ehud and Vatsala Sperling of Rochester, Vt. He's a book publisher, she's a physician. The two hail from very different cultures and their unusual courtship and successful marriage makes for an uplifting, thought-provoking love story. They've written a book about that experience.
Fran Stoddard talks with Ehud and Vatsala Sperling of Rochester, Vt. He's a book publisher, she's a physician. The two hail from very different cultures and their unusual courtship and successful marriage makes for an uplifting, thought-provoking love story. They've written a book about that experience.
Eric Aho & Pippo Lionni
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Fran Stoddard visits with two successful artists. Eric Aho of Saxtons River, Vt., is considered one of America?s top landscape artists. Parisian Pippo Lionni is an international graphic designer who just completed a major United Nations project and recent
Fran Stoddard visits with two successful artists. Eric Aho of Saxtons River, Vt., is considered one of America?s top landscape artists. Parisian Pippo Lionni is an international graphic designer who just completed a major United Nations project and recent
Mike Smith
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Dr. Blanche Podhajski
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Fran Stoddard talks with Dr. Blanche Podhajski, who founded the Stern Center for Language and Learning. The center has become a respected international literacy and learning resource.
Fran Stoddard talks with Dr. Blanche Podhajski, who founded the Stern Center for Language and Learning. The center has become a respected international literacy and learning resource.
Bill Ryerson
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Fran Stoddard visits with Bill Ryerson of Shelburne, Vt. Ryerson runs Population Media Center, an organization that helps create serial dramas to promote behavior change in countries around the world.
Fran Stoddard visits with Bill Ryerson of Shelburne, Vt. Ryerson runs Population Media Center, an organization that helps create serial dramas to promote behavior change in countries around the world.
Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield
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Kyle Thompson
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Fran Stoddard talks with Kyle Thompson (a.k.a. Fattie B.) of Burlington, Vt. Thompson is a hip-hop artist, DJ, visual artist and entrepreneur whose art and music are making waves across the country.
Fran Stoddard talks with Kyle Thompson (a.k.a. Fattie B.) of Burlington, Vt. Thompson is a hip-hop artist, DJ, visual artist and entrepreneur whose art and music are making waves across the country.
Chris Curtis
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Thomas Christopher Greene
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Tim Newcomb
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Tim Newcomb of Worcester, VT, has been covering Vermont as a political cartoonist for over 25 years. He is also an illustrator and graphic designer.
Tim Newcomb of Worcester, VT, has been covering Vermont as a political cartoonist for over 25 years. He is also an illustrator and graphic designer.
Pamela Polston And Paula Routly
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Fran Stoddard interviews Pamela Polston and Paula Routly, publishers of Seven Days, one of the premier alternative weekly newspapers in the country.
Fran Stoddard interviews Pamela Polston and Paula Routly, publishers of Seven Days, one of the premier alternative weekly newspapers in the country.
Howard Norman
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George Woodard
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Fran Stoddard talks with George Woodard, an organic farmer, actor, musician, story teller and film director from Waterbury, Vt.
Fran Stoddard talks with George Woodard, an organic farmer, actor, musician, story teller and film director from Waterbury, Vt.
Gwen Ifill
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Fran Stoddard sits down with Gwen Ifill, host of Washington Week, PBS NewsHour correspondent and author of ?The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.?
Fran Stoddard sits down with Gwen Ifill, host of Washington Week, PBS NewsHour correspondent and author of ?The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.?
Amy Goodman
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Fran Stoddard talks with Amy and David Goodman. Amy is an internationally acclaimed journalist and host of the syndicated news program ?Democracy Now.? Her brother David, who lives in Waitsfield, Vt., is also a journalist and the author of seven books.
Fran Stoddard talks with Amy and David Goodman. Amy is an internationally acclaimed journalist and host of the syndicated news program ?Democracy Now.? Her brother David, who lives in Waitsfield, Vt., is also a journalist and the author of seven books.
Captain Richard Phillips
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Fran Stoddard sits down with Capt. Richard Phillips of Underhill, Vt. The merchant marine's capture by Somali pirates and subsequent rescue in April 2009 made international news. He has just published a book about that experience and his heroic efforts to save his crew, his ship and himself.
Fran Stoddard sits down with Capt. Richard Phillips of Underhill, Vt. The merchant marine's capture by Somali pirates and subsequent rescue in April 2009 made international news. He has just published a book about that experience and his heroic efforts to save his crew, his ship and himself.
Robert & Mary Belenky
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Fran Stoddard interviews Robert and Mary Belenky, educators and psychologists from Marshfield, Vt., who have influenced education and community development across the globe.
Fran Stoddard interviews Robert and Mary Belenky, educators and psychologists from Marshfield, Vt., who have influenced education and community development across the globe.
Steve Shepard
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Christopher Lloyd
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Ron Krupp
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Cornelius Hogan
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Tanya Lee Stone
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Jack & Christine Lazor
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Kenneth & Joann Davis
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Tom Bodette
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Tom Bodette of Dummerston, is a humorist, NPR radio personality, commercial actor, and author of eight fiction and travel books.
Tom Bodette of Dummerston, is a humorist, NPR radio personality, commercial actor, and author of eight fiction and travel books.
Louise Penny
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Emily Bernard
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Adj. General Michael Dubie
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Gwyneth Walker
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Fran Stoddard talks with Gwyneth Walker of Braintree, Vt., a composer of orchestral, choral and band music whose catalogue includes over 190 commissioned works.
Fran Stoddard talks with Gwyneth Walker of Braintree, Vt., a composer of orchestral, choral and band music whose catalogue includes over 190 commissioned works.
Sisters Of Mercy Janice Ryan & Elizabeth Candon
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Fran Stoddard visits with Sisters of Mercy Janice Ryan and Elizabeth Candon. Both were raised on Vermont farms and both have served major leadership roles in higher education and state government.
Fran Stoddard visits with Sisters of Mercy Janice Ryan and Elizabeth Candon. Both were raised on Vermont farms and both have served major leadership roles in higher education and state government.
Judith Jones
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Fran Stoddard talks with Judith Jones, legendary book editor for Julia Child, James Beard and John Updike, and "The Diary of Anne Frank." Jones is also the author of a cookbook, "The Pleasures of Cooking for One." She lives in Vermont and New York City.
Fran Stoddard talks with Judith Jones, legendary book editor for Julia Child, James Beard and John Updike, and "The Diary of Anne Frank." Jones is also the author of a cookbook, "The Pleasures of Cooking for One." She lives in Vermont and New York City.
Ray Vega
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Daniel Lusk & Angela Patten
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Moses Pendleton
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Billy Brauer
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Jan Reynolds
(#906)
Hawk Ostby
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Lauren-Glenn Davitian
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Tom Evslin
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Gordon Mccall
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Host Fran Stoddard talks with the multi award-winning Canadian director, actor, playwright, screenwriter, educator, producer and artistic director.
Host Fran Stoddard talks with the multi award-winning Canadian director, actor, playwright, screenwriter, educator, producer and artistic director.
Lyman Orton
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Fran Stoddard interviews Lyman Orton, the proprietor of The Vermont Country Store and Co-Founder of The Orton Family Foundation.
Fran Stoddard interviews Lyman Orton, the proprietor of The Vermont Country Store and Co-Founder of The Orton Family Foundation.
David Macaulay
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Bill Schubart
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Haviland Smith
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Sue Halpern
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Joseph Olshan
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Caro Thompson
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David Sellers
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
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Charles Simic
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James Macintyre
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Gary Kowalski
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Gaye Symington
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Anthony Pollina
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Governor Jim Douglas
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Bill Mares
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Madeleine Kunin
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William Metcalfe
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Vaughn Carney
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Soovin Kim
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Rita Markley
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Alan Newman
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Allen Shawn
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Tom Messner
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Greg Delanty
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Cynthia Needham
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Ken Burns
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Saleem Ali
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Lyn Heward
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Jacob Edgar
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David Giancola
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Jack Dubrul
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Matt Wilson/Donald Knaack
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Skip Morrow
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Jerome Couelle
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Ron Powers
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Frank Manchel
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Raul Hilberg
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Jeanne Brink
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Don Mclean
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David Budbill
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Simone Dipiero
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Claude William Genest
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France Dionne
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Elizabeth Titus Putnam
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Bill Haugland
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Craig Mitchell
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Marc Estrin
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Peter W. Galbraith
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Michele Choiniere
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Stephen Kiernan
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Fayneese Miller
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Marialisa Calta
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Jean-Michel Cousteau
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Jeffrey Hollender
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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
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Chris Graff
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Alison Bechdel
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Peter Schumann
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Ethan Murrow
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Peter Langrock
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Mark Nash & Kathryn Blume
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Paula Kerger
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Anne Macksoud
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Rob Mermin
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Kris Kristofferson
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Rev. Frederick Buechner
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Mel Kaplan
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Stephen Huneck
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Ken Squier
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Pete Sutherland
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Richard Erdman
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Peter Clavelle
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Tom Cullins
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Helen Husher
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David Finney
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Midori
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Robin Lloyd-Close Captioned
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Gretchen Morse
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James Howard Kunstler
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Virginia Carter
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William Ackerman
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Galway Kinnell
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Gordon Robison
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Warren Kimble
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Tim Brookes
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Lois Mcclure And Art Cohn
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Christopher Wren
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Nina Meyerhof
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Richard Wolfson
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Kevin Mckenzie
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Lola Aiken
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David Moats
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Garret Keizer
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Gov. Madeleine Kunin
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Luis Guzman
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Peter Fox Smith
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Thomas Naylor
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Richard Ketchum
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Rob Perkins
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Jane Beck
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Tom Slayton
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Joe Bruchac
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Special Edition: Windy Acres
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Peter Post
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Lilian Baker Carlisle
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Phil Hoff
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Bernd Heinrich
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Ellen Mcculloch Lovell
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