Josh Crane
Senior Producer & Managing Editor, Engagement JournalismJosh Crane is part of 开云体育'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 开云体育'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鈥檚 not making radio, he鈥檚 probably out in the woods with his dog or cheering for the Celtics.
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Brave Little StateMany Vermont restaurants are understaffed and struggling to stay open. Khrista Trerotola of Waitsfield wants to know, 鈥淲here the heck did everyone go?鈥� -
Brave Little StateVermont has the most breweries per capita. But the more beer they brew, the more they have to deal with their wastewater. -
Finalists include questions about "death with dignity," electric vehicles and ... cows. -
Brave Little StateBrave Little State speaks to Odanak First Nation's Mali Obomsawin about her new album, Sweet Tooth. Across three movements, she blends Wabanaki music with free jazz, and ancient stories with new ones, all of which offers a unique look at the land called Vermont. -
Brave Little StateWhen the federal government banned alcohol in 1920, Vermonters took matters into their own hands. Brave Little State heads to the Northeast Kingdom to explore the history. -
Finalists include questions about restaurant staffing shortages, the Green Mountain Boys flag, and incarcerated Vermonters serving time out-of-state. -
Brave Little StateQuestion-asker David Hess was curious about Native stories that speak to the Vermont landscape. Enter Mali Obomsawin鈥檚 new album, Sweet Tooth. Across three movements, she blends Wabanaki music with free jazz, and ancient stories with new ones, all of which offers a unique look at the land called Vermont. -
Brave Little StateA question about finding companionship in the Green Mountain State 鈥� from wide-eyed hopefuls to frustrated giver-uppers. Plus, a love story. -
Brave Little StateMost older Vermonters would rather stay in their homes than move to a nursing home or assisted living facility. Brave Little State surveys the obstacles to 鈥� and strategies for 鈥� aging in place. -
Brave Little StateSince moving back to Vermont, Sam Leveston has been searching for a local connection to Jewish life. So she sent Brave Little State on a quest to uncover a history 鈥� and a community 鈥� that's been built over hundreds of years.
