
Josh Crane
Senior Producer & Managing Editor, Engagement JournalismJosh Crane is part of ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý's Engagement Journalism team. He's the senior producer and managing editor for , a podcast based on questions about Vermont that have been asked and voted on by the audience, and runs ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý's Sonic ID project.
Previously, Josh was a podcast producer at WBUR in Boston where he made Endless Thread, a narrative culture show about the internet, and Season Ticket, a daily sports show in collaboration with the Boston Globe. He also served as a curator and producer for PRX. His reporting and producing have won numerous awards, including a National Edward R. Murrow Award.
Josh is a graduate of Middlebury College and the Transom Story Workshop for audio storytelling. When he’s not making radio, he’s probably out in the woods with his dog or cheering for the Celtics.
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Brave Little StateElla Wegman-Lawless has done her fair share of communal and intentional living in Vermont. She wondered: “How much of Vermont as a place cultivates that?�
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A new study explores a connection between Major League Baseball and climate change. Plus, legislation to protect Vermont workers, a bill that would require universal pre-kindergarten, a gathering in Randolph dedicated to queer health care, and increased air pollution in Burlington.
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The rise of natural burials in cemeteries around the state. Plus, the Scott administration pushes for a cybersecurity council, an unsuccessful prison escape attempt, UVM plans to go carbon-neutral, and an especially bad allergy season.
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A fire at a shelter in the Upper Valley highlights some of the tensions of Vermont’s housing crisis. Plus, lawmakers advance protections for abortion providers, another person held at a state prison has died, and Rep. Balint introduces her first piece of legislation.
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What ongoing legal battles mean for access to an abortion medication. Plus, a sentencing in a high-profile killing, legal protections for people involved with drug-checking, and an interim president for the Vermont State Colleges System.
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Short, unexpected vignettes of Vermont life are beginning to appear on our airwaves and other platforms. Here's what's up.
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Brave Little StateA March Madness-style approach to celebrate our state's outsized cultural impact.
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Brave Little StateChristiana Martin wants to know how much short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs, are exacerbating Vermont’s housing crisis. Brave Little State surveys the data, and finds out how communities across the state are responding to a growing industry.
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Brave Little StateIf you live in Vermont, and you have a terminal illness, where and when you die could be up to you. Charlie Bestard of Hartland asked Brave Little State about the state’s medical aid in dying law: How many Vermonters have used it, and how does the medical establishment view it?
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"What happened to all the restaurant workers?" That's the question ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý’s Josh Crane recently answered for Brave Little State.