WCAX Election Podcast
WCAX Political Reporter Calvin Cutler and WCAX Producer Brett Miller discuss politics in Vermont and across the region, featuring access to interviews and newsmakers as we head toward the general election in November.
Episodes
12 episodes
BONUS EPISODE: Senator Patrick Leahy's Legacy/Vermont Candidates Claim Victory
After nearly half a century in office, Senator Leahy is coming home.In this episode, WCAX's Calvin Cutler and Brett Miller talk to Chris Graff, longtime Vermont journalist and former AP Vermont bureau chief, about Leahy's time in office...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:05:13
Episode 11: Election Results
The results are in! At least, they are in Vermont.Calvin Cutler and Brett Miller talk to Middlebury political science professor Bert Johnson about Tuesday's winners and losers, discuss the happenings at the Vermont Democratic Party's el...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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28:30
Episode 10: Election Night Preview
With just days to go before Election Day 2022, Calvin and Brett go down the ballot reviewing each race and proposed amendment Vermonters will vote on this year.They also discuss what makes a candidate newsworthy and reminisce about the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:07
Episode 9: Year of the Woman?
Vermont is the only state that hasn't sent a woman to Capitol Hill. This week Calvin and Brett talk to former Vermont AP Bureau Chief Chris Graff about why that is.Plus hear from Becca Balint, who could make history as the first woman V...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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29:58
Episode 8: Vermont's Next Treasurer
Calvin Cutler and Brett Miller discuss the races for Treasurer and Secretary of State.Brett interviews Mike Pieciak, Democrat for Treasurer, and WCAX's Kiana Burks interviews H. Brooke Paige, Republican for Treasurer and Secretary of St...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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56:58
Episode 7: The Polling Episode/Sarah Copeland Hanzas
Calvin and Brett discuss the latest UNH poll commissioned by WCAX and interview Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Democrat for Vt. Secretary of State
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:52
Episode 6: The Senate Race
Examining the race to succeed Patrick Leahy as Vermont Senator.Middlebury College political science professor Bert Johnson helps us understand the role of the Senate, and we talk to the candidates: Rep. Peter Welch and Gerald Malloy abo...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:09:44
Episode 5: The Gubernatorial Race
This week Calvin Cutler and Brett Miller speak with Governor Phil Scott and Brenda Siegel, looking to unseat him as governor of the Green Mountain State.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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59:31
Episode 4: Where the Party At?
With weeks to go until Election Day, we interview Vermont Democratic Party Chair Anne Lezak and Vermont GOP Chair Paul Dame.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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52:54
Episode 3: The Lieutenant Governor Race
Brett and Calvin discuss the role the Lieutenant Governor plays in Vermont's system of government. Brett talks to Vermont's Republican candidate Caledonia Senator Joe Benning and Vermont's Progressive Democrat candidate David Zuckerman.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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45:16