802 News with Mark Johnson
In depth conversations with news makers, news breakers and Vermonters making a difference.
Podcasting since 2023 • 65 episodes
802 News with Mark Johnson
Latest Episodes
Extreme Outdoor Survival
Jessie Krebs is an outdoor survival skills expert. She discusses how to prepare for an adventure and what to do when things go wrong. Krebs runs
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Justice Amestoy: 'Don't Look to the Courts to Save' Democracy
President Donald Trump is "an autocrat" who poses an unprecedented threat to American democracy. So says former Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy. With Trump loyalists running the Justice Dept., the FBI and the mili...
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Escape from Afghanistan
Mitra Mahtab (Naeimi), a 29-year-old Afghan woman, fled her country in 2021 after the United States completed its troop withdrawal and the Taliban regained control. The U.S. invaded Afghanistan after the 2001 9/11 attacks seeking to root out me...
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BTV Police Chief: 'We Need Greater Accountability'
Interim Police Chief Shawn Burke says a lack of accountability is a major factor behind the increase in drug use, theft, violent crime and other illegal activity in Vermont's largest city. Burke was police chief in South Burlington but ag...
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