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Vermont's least serious, most entertaining news source. 

Vermont Catch-up (Ketchup‪)‬ Vermont Catch-up

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Vermont's least serious, most entertaining news source. 

    187: Pizza Recall, Uppity Nurses, and a Fight Over Loose Pigs

    187: Pizza Recall, Uppity Nurses, and a Fight Over Loose Pigs

    On this week’s show:
    Happy National No Pants DayAnother Howard Dean run? Scott doubles downFrozen pizza recall900% increase in blood disease at UVM MCDo nurses know how much other people make?Dental hygienist shortage Report: Burlington offers just ‘adequate’ nature space Vermont road crews navigate multiple mud seasons Killington wants to expand Rabies vaccine bait drops to begin this weekend  The Crazy Contraption Camp (1:03:59) Break music: Tabarnak - “The Bark”
    https://tanarnak.bandcamp.com/track/the-bark 
    We lost another diner - Betsy’s Dot The future of fertilizer? Pee, says this Brattleboro institute Pretty girl problems - former Miss Vermont kicked out of AirBnB for being too hot Scowling Brandon woman named poet laureate Cannabis as a home businessNo political events on playgrounds Contact-less parkingBurlington library getting shady A more inclusive school calendarVergennes mayor confirms city picked to host juvenile justice facility 6th grader inspires Enosburgh dog park (2:04:28)  Break music: Terry Donahue - “Stumblin’ In”
    https://terrydonahue.bandcamp.com/track/stumblin-in 
    Scumbag Map  Men in Orleans cited after fight over loose pigs Milton man hit & runFormer Bristol man gets 18 years in prison for plotting with mother to kill his ste Ortiz gets 7 years for leading drug ring in Orleans County -  Newport wild ride Saint Albans cocaine charges Fairfield grand larceny Tennesse e groper in BerlinThanks for listening!

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    IOutro Music by B-Complex

    • 2 hr 37 min
    186: Boy Scout Burlesque, Norwich Scandal, and Street Sweeping Is a Hoax

    186: Boy Scout Burlesque, Norwich Scandal, and Street Sweeping Is a Hoax

    On this week’s show:
    Happy National take your pick dayBurlesque dayHug an Australian dayYour first kiss dayBirdhouse vandalState Sen Bobby Starr retiresEx-Norwich University president sued over inappropriate behaviorThe future of downtown Brattleboro uncertainBarre to Sell Two Parking Lots for $1 to Housing Developer Barn preservation grantsAirport taxi rate Vermont confirms first measles case since 2018 Impacts of Vermont’s single-use plastic ban, 4 years later  Best beard in VTBruins fan goes viral w/ maple syrup sign(53:22) Break music: The Champlain Shoregasm - “As the World Comes Apart”
    https://thechamplainshoregasm.bandcamp.com/track/as-the-world-comes-apart 
     Tree planting beef in Charlotte Timbersports coming to Maplefest Street sweeping season in BurlingtonNorwich Olympic rowerMarshfield couple spreads sunflower seeds for Ukraine Bradford  restaurant finedTanya Sousa debuts new children’s book ‘Rescued’ at Newport, Lyndon libraries Morrisville needs a bridge trollVTrans to install obstacles to prevent stuck trucks on Notch Road  Animal communicatorVt. sheriff’s deputy who caused mistrial loses job (1:33:05)  Break music: Yann Falquet - “Du long de la mer joile” (Along the pretty sea) https://yannfalquet.bandcamp.com/track/du-long-de-la-mer-jolie 
    Scumbag Map Drugs and guns in BarreCops arrest man accused of choking, knife threat Rutland man charged with taking photos of girlRutland stabbingBurlington machete attackTwo arrested after defecating in victim’s car during Barton-Lowell crime spree - Newport DispatchShots fired in JaySaint J BB gun bandit Montpelier police logNewport man faces federal gun charges  Would be ATM heist in East Wallingford, VT Bald eagles vs blue herons Winners of pet photo contestThanks for listening!

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    IOutro Music by B-Complex

    • 2 hr 16 min
    185: Salute to Pizza Drivers, Manchester Vampires and the Derby Little Drummer Boy

    185: Salute to Pizza Drivers, Manchester Vampires and the Derby Little Drummer Boy

    On this week’s show:
    Happy National Pizza Delivery Driver Appreciation DayJoe's Pond officially iced out early Sunday morning  + Danville man winnerWarning: ‘Cicada-geddon’ is only a month away (wcax.com)Vermont’s elderly workforce Restaurant owners say Burlington police failed to respond during vandalismER visits increase due to e-bikesFatal car crashes finally trending downWelch sighting - he’s a real Senator, y’allFinally, a new kid prison in Vergennes VT data privacy bill unlikelyManchester vampire(56:49) Break music: Sleepy Spectre - “Tumble Bus”
    https://gatchi.bandcamp.com/track/tumble-bus-feat-john-francy-windross95 
    Alzheimer’s memory cafes are popping upNew Miss Vermont crownedCastleton University sex assault art installmentWeightlifters set state recordAn alley is getting revitalized in Waterbury Panton is getting a big-ass solar arrayWe missed a momo eating contest Brattleboro art smash partyEssex flea marketMystery cash in Winooski(1:48:36)  Break music: Bergadler - “Solid Veronica”
    https://bergadler.bandcamp.com/album/solid-veronica 
    Scumbag MapVt. police arrest teen in connection with multiple homicides Hardwick man gets knife pulled on him by passenger Derby gun thief Whatchu know ‘bout Derby, VT? Saint albans RV arsonist Thieves target convenience stores for vapes Kid thrown out of truck Alleged dog feces flinger Thanks for listening!

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    IOutro Music by B-Complex

    • 2 hr 27 min
    184: We're Losing the Weird, Wheeler Park Shadiness and Hippie Hypocrisy

    184: We're Losing the Weird, Wheeler Park Shadiness and Hippie Hypocrisy

    On this week’s show:
    Happy International Licorice Day160K people drove to the state for Monday’s eclipse Private planes packed BTVTrain hits car in BartonBernie Sanders arsonistDick Mazza resignsGoddard College to close after 86 yearsNo impeachment for nut-kicking sheriffWheeler park development goes to trialWould you drink Luiz Guzman's Jus?(50:33) Break music: Ben Roque - “Charmed I’m Sure”
    https://benroque.bandcamp.com/album/mad-andalusia 
    UVM hair equity programWork underway on Community Sailing Center in Burlington Rutland robotics team headed to Houston  Over 1,200 Vt. contractors have signed up for mandatory registry Swanton mom baby touches tussock moth cocoon Ethics Panel Dismisses Complaint Against Ram Hinsdale VAST reports bad winter for snowmobiling Putney fire department quitsSugar Mountain buys Whetstone craft brewery facility(1:32:54)  Break music: Until We’re Dead and Gone - “Everybody’s Out to Get Me”
    https://untilweredeadandgone.bandcamp.com/album/burn 
    Scumbag MapBurglar steals from 5-year-oldPolice hunt for Massachusetts teen in Pownal murder Police: Wi-Fi jammer aided burglars Cocaine charges mount for womanNewport man charged with second degree domestic assault A bunch of DUIs and wrong-way driversThanks for listening!

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    IOutro Music by B-Complex

    • 2 hr 1 min
    183: Eclipse - Oh No!, Middle Finger Epitaph, and Coin Drop Ideas

    183: Eclipse - Oh No!, Middle Finger Epitaph, and Coin Drop Ideas

    On this week’s show:
    Should we introduce the show to any out-of-towners?Happy International Plan Your Epitaph DayIts manure season!VT state troopers discipline reportBanyai video…hahahahhaIts too expensive to be a legislatorMaple producers boil down how the sugaring season fared (wcax.com)Cheese & Wine Traders closes suddenly VT Flannel buys VT Teddy Bear CoUpon taking office, Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak pledges to Montpelier to get a replacement post office nearly a year after floods left it wSneak preview of South Burlington’s Hillside East development Burlington sinkholeNew state senate bill addresses sexual assault on college campusesGov. Scott Vetoes Flavored Tobacco Ban (55:58) Break music: Mercy No More - “Point to Your Messiah”
    https://mercynomore.bandcamp.com/track/point-to-your-messiah 
     Port-a-potty businesses cashing on on the eclipse Possible cannabis grow site in RutlandBarre making switch from police cameras What is a coin drop? Barton budget mishapWood boiler beefin Waterbury getting a skatepark The Saint J scale business that changed the worldTeen canoers rescued from Colchester pond New VT based novel none of us will readSome Hotels Are Forcing Out Homeless Guests to Book Eclipse Tourists(1:49:37)  Break music: Mysundrstood - “Humble”
    https://www.instagram.com/mysundrstood/ 
    Scumbag MapNine illegals arrested at border UVM student charged in graffiti  Berlin woman on probation for selling drugs is caught selling drugs Montpelier police logNew charges filed against man involved in fatal crash with rookie Rutland Police High speed chase in BrandonMan arrested for assaulting officers, hospital staff with chainsaw in St. Johnsbury man arrested for disorderly conduct with whip Thanks for listening!

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    Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com

    IOutro Music by B-Complex

    • 2 hr 40 min
    182: Mermen and Mermaids, Doulas, and Matt Is Mean to Colchester

    182: Mermen and Mermaids, Doulas, and Matt Is Mean to Colchester

    On this week’s show:
    Happy International Mermaid DayWeeki WacheeOpening Day thoughts, Matt?Jeon Jong-seoDo you have an eclipse plan?VT data privacy actBurlington police warn of GPS tracking devicesCar thefts continue to climb as lawmakers debate stricter penaltiesVT’s most popular creemee stand for saleBirch syrup?Sen. Sears, Gov. Scott applaud Senate approval of a bill cracking down on drugsFinal Reading: Phil Scott’s education secretary pick draws opposition Doulas want to be used moreAre we surprised that the dude who built your house was high on opioids?Vermont Supreme Court suspends law license of Addison County’s (1:12:24)  Break music: Whiskey Priest - “Whiskey”
    https://whiskeypriestband.bandcamp.com/track/whiskey 
    New VT spelling champLyndon covered bridge hit by truck yet again St J getting a co-opAnimals in Colchester blowing through school bus stopsSaint Albans girl wins national archery contestSkateboarding class in Brandon VT book banning policies 80-year-old VT couple prepare original musical VT woman writes horny rock star novel (1:41:40) Break music: Freddie Losambe - “Burnout”
    https://freddielosambe.bandcamp.com/track/burnout 
    Scumbag MapPolice thank public for help finding South Burlington shootings suspectsStealing from the disabled in Essex JunctionAttempted home invasion in Saint Albans3 arrested in Saint J stabbingNewport serial arsonist Newport man kidnapping charges Hydraulic theftBarre police logBarre City vandalFlorida man causes havoc in BarreMontpelier peeping tom and othersThanks for listening!

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    Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4

    Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com

    IOutro Music by B-Complex

    • 2 hr 25 min

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