Rumble Strip Vermont

Series produced by Erica Heilman

Series image

Erica Heilman invites herself into living rooms, barns, bars, restaurants and offices to talk with people about their lives. Topics are as disparate as parenting, death, road maintenance, and defense attorneys. Although the show primarily features Vermonters, the programs hold universal interest. It's good conversation that takes its time.

Programs are often 'segmentable'. If you find a portion of a show you'd like to air, let me know and I'll segment it and load to PRX.


49 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Piece image
An hour about one of the world's messiest and most important jobs....parenting.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:37
Caption: Ray Burke
This episode of Rumble Strip Vermont is about the high art of Vermont road maintenance.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 49:42
Piece image
A show about the fine folks who serve your food.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:19
Piece image
A show about love, family and dementia, in two parts. First, a documentary, second, a followup interview.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:47
Piece image
A show about songs and stories about songs. There is brave singing. There is blood and guitar solos. It’s an hour of music you’re sure to love and ...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2013
  • Length: 30:40
Piece image
This hour features four Vermont soldiers captured at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The program weaves together their stories of capture,...

Bought by WXDU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 2
Piece image
Alan LePage has been an organic vegetable gardener in central Vermont for over thirty years–-long before anyone cared much about organic farming. I...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 39:34
Piece image
An interview with poet, teacher, and reigning Vermont poetry slam champion, Geof Hewitt.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 49:37
Piece image
Ask questions, find out what happened, and try to figure out why. A story about private investigation in bucolic Vermont.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 12:11
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
An interview about death and dying with someone whose seen his fair share.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 24:13
Caption: Attorney Richard Rubin, Credit: Josh Larkin Photography
A show about the people who stand with the accused.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:19
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
It's a long winter. Let's talk about our woodstoves.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Piece image
Throaty mufflers and heartbreak on Thursday nights in summer. It's Thunder Road. Two shows, 10-minutes each.

Bought by KPIK-LP and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 21:23
  • Purchases: 2
Piece image
Everyone's heard of Burning man. But what about Boring Man?

  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 10:10
Caption: Robby Porter
A Man of Wealth and Taste is a commentary in response to Dick Cheney’s editorial in the Wall Street Journal on June 17, 2014. It is written by Robb...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 03:22
Piece image
Gardening in northern climes can be a tyranny. Writer Walt Amses tells us why.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:42
Piece image
A late night shopping cart rattling down the street reminds Marc Estrin of a song from Schubert’s song cycle, Winterreise (Winter Journey).

  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 06:01
Caption: Rodney and Theresa Elmer, Credit: Josh Larkin Photography
Rodney and Theresa Elmer are a taxidermy power duo in Northfield, Vermont. In this interview, they talk about the art and psychology of mounting an...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 22:53
Caption: Hilton Dier
Vermont's democracy. It's not for everyone.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:23
Piece image
Some guys are passionate about their pickup trucks. So I drove around and spoke with a few. Here's what they said.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2014
  • Length: 09:48