VPR's Steve Zind talks with Circus Smirkus creative director Jesse Dryden about this year's show and what goes into creating a circus theme.

Emergency management officials and volunteer organizations are assessing their response to the unprecedented flooding which destroyed property and displaced residents in numerous towns this spring.

Six years ago, Circus Smirkus - the Greensboro-based non-profit that trains aspiring young performers - shut down to resolve a fiscal crisis. Now it's going strong again.

Being a circus clown has traditionally been a male dominated field. That's not the case this summer at Circus Smirkus, Vermont's touring youth circus.  

When the 26 young people in this year's Circus Smirkus troop hit the road this summer, they'll be showcasing more than their juggling, tumbling and high wire skills.

We step away from partisan politics of decommissioning Vermont Yankee to consider the physical and financial challenges of retiring a nuclear power plant. Also, the Vermont College of Fine Arts celebrates its first anniversary.