We are back with the Rake Vermont! Brie, Matt, and Mike take you through a journey as we look at Vermont politics over the last year, check out the 2022 August primaries, and predict the future.

Objectively Biased: Vermont Media's Capitalism Problem

Sep 6th, 2021 1h 4m

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The Monsters Behind the Lake Monsters

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 7m

We talk with Vermont’s preeminent socialist sports guy, Matt Moore @VTSHIC, about the history of baseball in Vermont, how capitalists use sports to sanitize their wealth and exploitation, how even Vermont sports are becoming part of internation

Dumpster Fireside Chat March 2021

Mar 20th, 2021 59m 45s

Brie and Charles bring you a peek into the conversations we have for fun. Whatever that is. In this chat, we cover topics in the past week of the news, including ponderings about whether Miro Weinberger should be compared to the KKK by anonymou

Vermont History: Community Land Trusts

Mar 9th, 2021 1h 5m

Vermont’s housing crunch is nothing new. For decades, Vermont has looked for housing solutions to create “perpetual affordability” for our communities. Yet here we are, with rental vacancy rates at 3.4% in VT at large, 1.9% in Chittenden County

Just Cause: The Justest of Rental Causes

Mar 1st, 2021 28m 9s

A quick look at why you should vote YES for Just Cause and why landlords and other powerful community members are resorting to racist signage and fear tactics in their campaign against it... and also why it's not really going to do much!"Alt

Bike Lanes Are Gentrifier Lanes

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 12m

Vermont, for many, is synonymous with green spaces littered with the occasional tree-hugger, cow, or septuagenarian democratic socialist, so it’s no surprise that its citizens have been pushing for more sustainable transportation options. In th

The Fire on King: Is Code Enforcement Protecting Tenants?

Jan 13th, 2021 41m 39s

In this episode we discuss the horrific fire at 199 King Street and how Code Enforcement, Bill Ward, and Mayor Weinberger cannot keep tenants safe.Gofundme: https://t.co/jP91kT9cnl?amp=1City Council call-in: https://t.co/WXoXl8uYcv?amp=1

50 Shades of Molly Gray: Vermont's Neoliberal Girlbosses Part 2

Dec 13th, 2020 50m

In part two we dive into Molly Gray's resume, how she defended Private Military Contractors and extractive imperialist slavers in her role within the useless 'regulatory body' of the International Code of Conduct Association (ICOCA), her natio

I'm Kunin Out: Vermont's Neoliberal Girlbosses Part 1

Dec 11th, 2020 40m 46s

We talk with Twitter user Pitfiend (@BTVNormal) about what 'Molly Gray CIA' means, UVM's history of ruining radicals, the decades long Bernie Sanders vs Kunin battle in local politics, and how this battle plays out today.Original thread is he

Councilor Brian Is Pining For Landlords

Nov 30th, 2020 58m

Join us on a journey through an emergency podcast where we discuss Burlington mayoral candidate and city councilor's appreciation of local developers and slumlords, two days before the Progressive Mayoral caucus!Source Material athttp://char

Hot Take: Del Pozo's Defund the Police Straw Men

Nov 23rd, 2020 10m 11s

Brie addresses the latest op-ed from Brandon del Pozo, rising star in police reform and expert in sophistry. He continues to argue with straw man versions of defund or abolish the police, showcasing his inability to engage in meaningful discuss

Sauce A-Bove the Law: Part 2

Nov 22nd, 2020 50m 23s

In part 2 of the Bove Brothers Slumlord saga, we talk about family drama, share some of the terrible things Mark Bove has done, read some horror stories from tenants, and discuss why Healthy Living and City Market refused to even consider a Bov

Breaking Garlic Bad: The Boves and their Slumlord Sauce

Nov 4th, 2020 55m 23s

In this two-parter we discuss Vermont's most notorious Italian family, the slumlord Boves. We dive into how they are connected to Almighty Peaks Painting, one of the state's largest heroin dealers, how Mayor Weinberger and Code Enforcement Dire

A Tale of Two Pities - Shumlin and the EB-5 Pit of Doom

Oct 23rd, 2020 59m 2s

In this 2-part episode we discuss the EB-5 Ponzi Scheme at Jay Peak and in the Northeast Kingdom, what's happening with the Newport Pit, how Senator Leahy is the 'Godfather of the EB-5 program, how capitalism and gentrification lead to these fi

A Tale of Two Pities - Miro and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Mall

Aug 31st, 2020 49m 28s

In this 2-part episode we discuss Burlington's downtown pit, the story's villain Don Sinex, why Tax Increment Financing is a scam, and how neoliberalism/capitalism/austerity make most communities desperate for any investment.

The Del Pozo Debacle Part 2

Aug 3rd, 2020 58m 52s

In this episode we discuss at length how Charles learned that Brandon del Pozo had trolled him with a fake twitter account, the political fallout from it, and how Brandon has learned nothing while now labeling himself as a 'police reformer'.

The Del Pozo Debacle Part 1

Jul 26th, 2020 1h 6m

Gabrielle and Charles discuss former Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo, his numerous controversies while chief in Burlington, Vermont for 5 years, and his unprofessional interactions with local resident and advocate Mike Fife.

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