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VPR Presents Lilly Ledbetter Saturday, 10/17/09 9am When Lilly Ledbetter learned her male coworkers were paid more for doing equal work, she filed a complaint and began a wage discrimination debate that landed in the Supreme Court. Ledbetter appeared at Vermont Technical College with Senator Patrick Leahy on Saturday, October 17th.
Journalist Paul Roberts Speaks at UVM Monday, 09/28/09 8pm Listen to Paul Roberts, author of "The End of Food," at 8 Monday evening. Roberts spoke at UVM as part of the George D Aiken Lecture Series last week. Hear his dicussion about the shortcomings of our food system and what you can do to make it more sustainable.
Gov. Douglas addresses the National Press Club Thursday, 09/17/09 10am Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, Chair of the National Governors Association, addressed the National Press Club about the role of states in national health club reform.
Juan Williams: An insider's view of Washington Friday, 06/19/09 11:35am NPR Senior news correspondent Juan Williams addressed the Vermont Business Rountable as part of their 2009 Summer Celebration Thursday evening. VPR Presents gives you a chance to hear it.
Gloria Steinem Thursday, 06/11/09 8pm
Vermont Woman Newspaper brought feminist and author Gloria Steinem to Burlington June 11th in celebration of the Magazine's sixth year and Steinem's 75th birthday.
Same-Sex Marriage & the Family Monday, 05/04/09 3:48pm Three Supreme Court Justices from different New England states each address their participation in landmark rulings from their respective courts on same-sex marriage.
Ken Burns: No Ordinary Lives Sunday, 01/20/08 6pm
Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns' "The War"explores the most intimate human dimensions of World War II. This worldwide catastrophetouched the lives of every family in America. In this presentation, Burns talks about the film and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives. Presented in collaboration with the Vermont Humanities Council's "First Wednesdays" Lecture Series.
The Sounds of Spanglish Wednesday, 12/19/07 12am
Spanglish - the intercourse of Spanish and English - is used daily by millions of Americans. This emergence of Spanglish as a form of communication is one of the more influential markers of an America gone Latino. In a Vermont Humanities Council "First Wednesdays" Lecture, Amherst College Professor Ilan Stavans explores the Spanglish and its political clout.
Joseph Ellis: American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic Wednesday, 12/05/07 4:40pm Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph Ellis shares his view that the politically active late eighteenth century was a time of triumphs and tragedies. All of which contributed to the shaping of our burgeoning nation. This Vermont Humanities Council "First Wednesdays" lecture was presented December 5, 2007 in Manchester.
The Coming Pandemics Monday, 01/22/07 9pm VPR collaborates with the Vermont Council on World Affairs to present this panel discussion about how a flu pandemic will affect Vermont and the United States.
Retired General Anthony Zinni Wednesday, 12/13/06 12am Retired Marine General Anthony Zinni offers his views on what he calls “the new world disorder.”
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts Friday, 10/27/06 12am Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts reflectes on his time spent with the man he considers his mentor, William Rehnquist.

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