Reflections on the aftermath of a disaster from Peter Edlund, disaster reconstruction supervisor; Larry Straus, Rochester selectman; Jeremy Ayers, Waterbury resident and potter; and Rev. Peter Plagge, pastor of the Waterbury Congregational Church and administrator of the Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund.
Joyce Judy, president of Community College of Vermont, and Barbara Murphy, president of Johnson State College, discuss who attends college today, the diverse paths to a college degree, how to afford it, and whether it’s worth it.
John Kimmich, co-owner of The Alchemist Brewery, discusses staying small and local, recovering from disaster, giving back, and the secrets behind Heady Topper, rated the world’s best beer. We also talk bikes with Larry Gordon of Zoombikes and Brian Somers of Tin Pot Ice Cream, who delivers ice cream by bike.
Mark Jenkins, award winning writer for National Geographic, mountaineer and international explorer, talks about his global journeys, including his recent climb of Mt. Everest, biking the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Vietnam, searching for gorillas and getting detained in Rwanda, investigating landmines in Cambodia, as well as the meaning of life, death, and the quest for true adventure.
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