Democracy Dispatch

News & Politics Podcasts

Vermont Conservation Voters’ Political Outreach Director, Justin Marsh, hosts a weekly conversation with legislators, energy and climate leaders, and environmental champions.

Episodes

The Past, Present, and Future of Vermont’s River Communities

The 2026 Democratic Candidates for Lieutenant Governor

When The Trees Came Back: The Great Battle to Save Vermont's Forests

Toxics Reform Round-up: Artificial Turf and Metals in Baby Food

Why Vermont’s Wind Energy Development has Withered

Act 181 and Vermont's Land Use Policy

Checking in with Sen. Anne Watson on Climate, Water, and Land Use Policy

2026 Halftime Report

Back to the Atom? Vermont Reconsiders Nuclear Energy

Pause or Prepare? Two Paths on Data Center Policy

Waste Not: Vermonters Building a Circular Economy

Treasurer Pieciak is Delivering on Affordability

Taxing the Richest Vermonters to Recapture Federal Tax Cuts

Paraquat: The Deadly Toxic Vermont Should Ban

Previewing the 2026 Election After One Year of Trump

VCV’s Rising Star Award Winners (w/ Rep. Chloe Tomlinson and Rep. Dara Torre)

Setting Intentions (w/ U.S. Rep. Becca Balint)

Campaigns, Candidates, and Creemees (Special Crossover Episode)

2025 Session Shakedown

Birthday Cheers & Legislative Years (w/ Sen. Alison Clarkson)