Published August 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM EDT

Brave Little State is Vermont Public’s listener-powered journalism podcast. 10 years ago this month, we released the very first episode of this show.

So, as we celebrate and reflect on a decade of BLS, we’re sharing something a little different today. Instead of crisscrossing the state to answer a listener question about Vermont, we're sharing the taping of a recent event when our team lifted the hood on how we make the show, dissected all-time favorite episodes and answered questions from a live audience. We even reveal a mortifying “blooper” (eek!).

Note: Our show is made for the ear. We highly recommend listening to the audio. We’ve also provided a transcript. Transcripts are generated using a combination of robots and human transcribers, and they may contain errors.

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This episode was edited and produced by Burgess Brown, Sabine Poux and Josh Crane. Our intern is Sarah Bokelberg and our executive producer is Angela Evancie. Theme music by Ty Gibbons.

Special thanks to Amy Zielinski, Jason Smoller, Joshua Davis, Milena Zuccotti, Rachel Thomeer and everyone who joined us for a special evening at Northern Stage.

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