There's No "A" in Creemee

Joanna Grossman and Andy Julow
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Joanna Grossman and Andy Julow team up for There’s No “A” in Creemee: Vermont Politics, Culture, & Beyond. The show will discuss VT politics and culture from two seasoned insiders. The show crosses Vermont’s deep cultural divides: rural / urban, male / female, working class / elite, red / blue district all through the lens of a deep friendship.

  1. 3d ago

    Ryan Kriger on Data Privacy, Data Brokers & the Vermont Way

    Joanna and Andy welcome Ryan Kriger — former Vermont and FTC privacy attorney, now Deputy Chief of Privacy at the Massachusetts AG's office — for a deep dive into one of the defining issues of our digital age. Ryan breaks down what data brokers actually are, why HIPAA doesn't protect as much of your health data as you think, how states like Vermont are stepping up where the federal government won't, and what makes Vermont's approach genuinely different. In the opener: the U.S. Secretary of Education's surprise Essex school visit (and the walkout it inspired), the filing deadline fallout, last-minute legislative exits, and the education funding bill that's not quite the rollback it's being sold as and Ryan raids his sprinkle cabinet. You will want to watch the video.

    48 min

  2. Jun 2

    Should VT Tax Millionaires More? Anika Heilweil on the Fair Share Campaign

    Anika Heilweil from the Public Assets Institute stops by to break down Vermont's Fair Share campaign — a push to recapture a portion of the massive federal tax cuts headed to the wealthiest Vermonters under HR-1. Anika explains why 80% of Vermonters support increased taxes on the wealthy, why the bill stalled in the statehouse, and what the data actually show on tax flight. In our opener, Joanna gives an update on her Democratic Party neutrality resolution — which the bylaws committee scheduled without telling her, naturally — and we officially unveil our new intro featuring the late, great Chuck the Rooster.Plus: Andy and Joanna play Robin Hood with $400 million in would-be state revenue — from property tax cuts to tiny homes to ACA subsidy restoration — and Anika reveals her go-to creemee order.

    44 min

  3. May 26

    Maura Collins on Why Vermont's Affordable Housing Math Doesn't Add Up

    Joanna and Andy sit down with Maura Collins, Executive Director of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, for a deep dive into Vermont's housing crisis. Maura explains how VHFA moves Wall Street money to Vermonters, why Vermont median home prices are nearly 5x median income, and why $450 million in tax-exempt bond money sits unused while 850 apartments could be built today. Plus: the post-2008 rule quietly killing condo development, what you can do locally at housingdata.org, and Maura's shocking Creemee confession. In the opener: canvassing dispatches, a two-Creemee week, Mets win the Subway Series, Joanna's Democratic Party primary neutrality resolution, and Senator Heffernan's disturbing floor comments on trans identity. #TheresNoAInCreemee #VTPoli #VermontPolitics #VermontHousing #AffordableHousing #VHFA #HousingCrisis #VTLeg #VermontPodcast #MauraCollins #HousingPolicy #LetsBuildHomes #MetsWin #SubwaySeries #TransRights #VermontLife #CreemeeHeresy #HousingData

    1 hr

  4. May 19

    The Podiversary Special, Part 2: Charity Clark & Owen Foster Turn the Tables on Joanna & Andy

    The mic takeover continues as Owen Foster and Charity Clark take the wheel and put Joanna and Andy through a delightfully rigorous Vermont quiz — dairy cows, state mottos, switchel, the Vermont wave, and a pronunciation segment that exposes who truly drops their T's. Before the buzzer sounds, the group digs into Vermont's most stubborn challenges — education, housing, healthcare, and affordability — and why self-reliance may be the only answer as federal support melts down. Plus: Vermont's smallness as both superpower and social limiter, the Long Trail as spiritual home, and a Vermont history deep dive into the Young Turks and the Mountain Rule. Also: dream podcast guests, Creemee orders all around, and some very old baseball grudges. Hashtags: #TheresNoAInCreemee #VTPoli #VermontPolitics #VermontHistory #MountainRule #YoungTurks #RealVermonter #VermontQuiz #Switchel #Creemee #VermontValues #LongTrail #VermontCulture #OwenFoster #CharityClark #VTElections2026 #BraveVermontState #VermontPodcast

    50 min

  5. May 12

    The Podiversary Special, Part 1: Charity Clark & Owen Foster Turn the Tables on Joanna & Andy

    It's our podiversary! For this special anniversary episode, we hand the mics to two fan favorites — Attorney General Charity Clark and Green Mountain Care Board Chair Owen Foster — who turn the tables and interview Joanna and Andy. We cover the podcast's scrappy origin story (yes, the bike shop), the thinking behind the name, Vermont's shrinking media landscape, the cultural problem of incumbency, party neutrality, what people get wrong about politicians, and whether two-year terms are a feature or a bug. Plus: the couch tape line makes an on-air debut, and Charity shares her all-time favorite piece of social media hate mail. #TheresNoAInCreemee #VTPoli #VermontPolitics #Podiversary #CharityClark #OwenFoster #VermontMedia #Democracy #Incumbency #GreenMountainCareBoard #VermontPodcast #VTElections2026 #BehindTheMic #VermontLife

    43 min

  6. May 5

    Double Scoop: Round up on Ed Policy, State Shutdowns, Wealth Tax, & Farewell to Chuck

    On this Double Scoop episode, Joanna and Andy catch up on all the political and policy news fit to podcast. We survived another week on the doors — rained on, recognized by a fan, and mourning two beloved pod mascots: Chester and Chuck. Then it's statehouse time. We ponder if legislators can handle devices better than high school students. Also, the governor is threatening to shut down Vermont state government, we get the latest on the buydown, and forced school district consolidation. Meanwhile, the wealth tax is picking up steam. Plus: Act 181 loses Tier 3 and the road rule, data privacy heats up in two competing bills, and Joanna asks why legislators keep vetoing bills before the governor even gets the chance. #TheresNoAInCreemee #VTPoli #VermontPolitics #VTLeg #WealthTax #EdFinance #Act181 #DataPrivacy #GreenUpDay #VTElections2026 #Creemee

    43 min

  7. Apr 28

    Taxes & Moose with Ways & Means Chair Rep. Emilie Kornheiser

    Andy returns from his birthday moose expedition to the Northeast Kingdom. Joanna makes a shocking confession about creemees. Plus, a teaser of the all-star cast for the upcoming pod-iversary. On the policy front: the Vermont ticket scalping bill hits snags in Senate Economic Development (even with a Noah Kahan endorsement), Act 181's Road Rule and Tier 3 look headed for full repeal, and H-955 — the education transformation bill — passes the House with a second homeowner tax attached and heads to the Senate. Then, live from the Statehouse, Joanna and Andy sit down with Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. Emilie breaks down how Vermont actually raises money — from the consensus revenue forecast and the emergency board to property tax buy-downs and the second homeowner's tax that could be a game-changer for Vermont homesteaders. She also weighs in on the fair share campaign, keeping Vermont dollars out of Amazon's pocket, and what it means to fund democracy from the ground up. In Last Licks, Andy redeems his mooseless weekend with stories of moose in deeply wrong places — hospital lobbies, Walmart trampolines, and one very tipsy moose stuck in a Swedish apple tree.

    57 min

  8. Apr 21

    UVM Health's New Pres Steve Leffler on Affordability, Rural Access & Vermont's Healthcare Future

    Joanna kicks off the episode fresh from the campaign trail — and with a fresh set of trolls. Meanwhile, there's a big win to celebrate: the Act 250 commission has ruled in favor of the community again in the fight against Amazon.Then, Joanna and Andy sit down with Dr. Steve Leffler, the brand-new CEO of UVM Health and President of UVM Medical Center about the future of UVM medical. #TheresNoAInCreemee #VTPoli #VermontPolitics #VermontHealthcare #UVMHealth #SteveLeffler #HealthcareAffordability #RuralVermont #GreenMountainCareBoard #Act181 #AmazonVT #Act250 #VTLeg #VermontMedicine #HealthcareAccess #JoannasRunning #VTElections2026 #Creemee #PapaNicks

    42 min
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Joanna Grossman and Andy Julow team up for There’s No “A” in Creemee: Vermont Politics, Culture, & Beyond. The show will discuss VT politics and culture from two seasoned insiders. The show crosses Vermont’s deep cultural divides: rural / urban, male / female, working class / elite, red / blue district all through the lens of a deep friendship.

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  • Creator
    Joanna Grossman and Andy Julow
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Joanna Grossman and Andy Julow
  • Show Website
    There's No "A" in Creemee

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