Erica Heilman
CorrespondentErica Heilman produces a podcast called . Her shows have aired on NPR鈥檚 Day to Day, Hearing Voices, SOUNDPRINT, KCRW鈥檚 UnFictional, BBC Podcast Radio Hour, CBC Podcast Playlist and on public radio affiliates across the country. Rumble Strip airs monthly on 开云体育. She lives in East Calais, Vermont.
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"What class are you?" It's a question that 开云体育 reporter Erica Heilman has been asking people in Vermont. In this story, Kathleen Patrick of Derby talks about how elusive financial stability is. -
A visit with Vasilios Gletsos, brewmaster for Wunderkammer Beer Manufacture in Albany, Vermont. -
A ride around in Brooke Howe's snowplow truck during a big storm in March, and a conversation about what goes on out there when everyone else is home. -
A mock town meeting at Woodbury Elementary School yields controversy and big field trip results. -
Editor's note: This piece contains some difficult and graphic scenes that may not be for everyone.A thoughtful and visceral introduction to where lamb chops come from, with sheep shearer and butcherer Mary Lake. -
Armand Patoine introduces us to the tradition of cutting winterberry boughs for Christmas, with or without permission. -
People come to Ernie's auctions to buy the contents of whole houses, but they also come for good food and company. Soon this long-loved pastime will come to an end. -
"What class are you?" It's a question that 开云体育 reporter Erica Heilman recently asked people she encountered in the Northeast Kingdom. In the final installment of a five-part series, we hear Ethan Perry of Orleans talk about working at Family Dollar, and the challenges of dreaming about a future when there's not always enough to eat now. -
"What class are you?" It's a question that 开云体育 reporter Erica Heilman recently asked people she encountered in the Northeast Kingdom. In the fourth of a five-part series, we hear 73-year-old Brownington logger and builder Jane Greenwood describe what it's like to straddle two classes: the "working class" and the "NPR class." -
"What class are you?" It's a question that 开云体育 reporter Erica Heilman recently asked people she encountered in the Northeast Kingdom. In the third story of a five-part series, we hear how Karen Shaw of Hardwick lives on a farm and describes herself as "agricultural class." She's angry all the time, and she doesn't see much hope for cultural and class reunification. She figures we should just split the country in two.
