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Vermont's One Small Step: Patti & Mitch

One Small Step conversation partners Patti and Mitch.
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One Small Step conversation partners Patti and Mitch.

This One Small Step installment features excerpts from a conversation with Mitch, who grew up in rural Vermont and Patti, who lives in Mendon and works as a public defender in the state. Although these One Small Step participants are paired based on their political differences, this excerpt features the common ground found during their conversation.

Patti and Mitch met virtually for an hour-long conversation to try to break down stereotypes and get to know someone different from themselves.

It’s all part of a national collaboration with StoryCorps, and is happening here in Vermont, and at five other public radio stations across the country.

StoryCorps’ One Small Step is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Karen is Vermont Public's Director of Radio Programming, serving Vermonters by overseeing the sound of Vermont Public's radio broadcast service. Karen has a long history with public radio, beginning in the early 2000's with the launch of the weekly classical music program, Sunday Bach. Karen's undergraduate degree is in Broadcast Journalism, and she has worked for public radio in Vermont and St. Louis, MO, in areas of production, programming, traffic, operations and news. She has produced many projects for broadcast over the years, including the Vermont Public Choral Hour, with host Linda Radtke, and interviews with local newsmakers with Morning Edition host Mitch Wertlieb. In 2021 Karen worked with co-producer Betty Smith on a national collaboration with StoryCorps One Small Step, connecting Vermonters one conversation at a time.