Erica Heilman

Thank you @transom.bsky.social for the assignment. It was fascinating. I want to see everyone’s rules.

Somebody do something.

Places Go | Love Me | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen Story 1: For the past few months, Chris and his partner Beth have been crying. A lot. What’s triggering the waterworks? Reading Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” to their toddler. It gets Chris an...

This story by Chris Attoway is stunning. I love him. If there's anyone out there in audio world who is looking for a freelance producer who is funny and thoughtful and a fricking great editor, hire Chris! @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

An American Life — Rumble Strip Stories from the Vietnam War, and the life that came after it

This was one of the most remarkable interviews of my life. Vaughn was a 118-pound barber when he was drafted and sent to Vietnam. This is the story of Vaughn's war, and how the war's been with him every day of his life since he came home. An American Life. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/an-...

Thank you. And yeah. Vaughn is living on some higher plane?? I felt all the hair on my neck stand up during that interview…for four straight hours. Thanks a lot for listening @artorro.bsky.social

Thank you!

This message from @schiff.senate.gov is well done and well worth watching.

Not the most important story of the day but it seemed important to me. I've never seen so many lego heads.

'Plastic figurines were everywhere, their heads removed from their bodies and organized in neat rows by facial expression.' www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

58M pounds of corn dogs and sausage-on-a-stick products recalled because wood pieces may be inside About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because wood pieces may be embedded in the batter.

About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because wood pieces may be embedded in the batter.

Rubber Glue Fascism A close reading of "NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence"

This is awful and brilliant. Important. I follow @jeffsharlet.bsky.social like it’s the middle of the night and there’s a group of us in the woods but he’s the only one with a flashlight. open.substack.com/pub/slowcivi...

Thank you!

Evergreen H.S. shooter hinted at his plans online, ADL says The attacker, who shot and wounded two students, reposted a photo of a revolver and a box of ammunition two hours beforehand, research by the group's Center on Extremism shows.

A story no one is talking about - last week's high school shooting in Denver.

16-year-old white boy radicalized online and promoting white supremacist and anti-Semitic conspiracies, inspired by - and a fan of - terrorists who promoted replacement theory.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Susan says HOLD THE LINE — Rumble Strip Susan and I compare notes and we talk about the goddamn federal government.

Susan and I have been friends for 30 years and every now and then we get together and try figure out what the hell is going on. Our latest installment is about health (cancer), the latest humbling stages of parenting, and the goddamn federal government. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/rei...

Hi, immunologist here:

(a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes)

RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can “see in kids faces that they have inflammation”

That’s NOT how immunology works.

He is an anti-science profiteer.
Start calling him such.

CVCR's Very Vermonty Auction You win and our programming wins with more funding for the year!

Weird. But my voice is in an auction to raise money for my community radio station, WGDR. I'll record your voicemail greeting. I can also sing it, which i might actually prefer. Anyway, the CPB just got AXED, so it's time to support public and community media. givebutter.com/c/VeryVermon...

DO IT!!!!

Ladies Pond — Rumble Strip All over the world since the beginning of time, ladies of a certain age have been standing thigh deep in water together, talking.

Since the beginning of time, ladies of a certain age (my age and older) have stood together in bodies of water, talking. It is a scientific fact. This is a show about my own swimming hole and the ladies who stand in it. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/lad...

A personal note on a terrible day Hello everyone! It’s a terrible day!

Last night public radio lost federal funding. I encourage podcast producers to pull for public radio now. Reach out to your listeners. Encourage them to give. Shows like mine would not exist without public radio. www.rumblestripvermont.com/campaigns/vi...

It’s a sad thing not to include the swearing. The swearing was good.

Podcaster and radio producer Erica Heilman on the value of not knowing – The Creative Independent Podcaster and radio producer Erica Heilman discusses loving strangers, relinquishing control, the substance of silence, and building bridges into people’s lives.

Thank you Fez Gielen and @thecreativeindependent.com for this excellent interview. It included all the stuff that’s important to me. I appreciate it. thecreativeindependent.com/people/podca...

What Now Sounds Like: The Rapture — Rumble Strip The sound of end times

The Rapture. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/upm...

Hardwick State — Rumble Strip A free weekend-long university during the awfulest time of the year.

Hardwick State is a weekend-long university where anyone can be a teacher and anyone can be a student and it happens during the awfulest time of year. In this show you will hear about belly dancing and soldering pipes. All the things you need to know. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/har...

Drag Out — Rumble Strip Larry Massett and Joe Frank talk about the supremacy of their cars. It's like debate club except without facts.

Larry Massett died last week. He was my favorite radio producer and my mentor and all week I'm running his stories. Today is a conversation btw Larry and Joe Frank about the Porsche and BMW and which is better. Also it's a drag race. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/83

Yup!

Two Countries but Only One Door — Rumble Strip A story about awful behavior at the Canadian border.

A story about an awesome library that straddles the U.S./Canadian border and a recent visit to this library by our Secretary of Homeland Security, #KristiNoem, where she behaved in a way that was profoundly embarrassing because she is a trivial person. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/the...

Podcast and radio people. Are there new apps/methods for gettting good, warm sound in phone/internet interviews? I'm interviewing someone in another country and want good sound but don't want someone in room w her while I interview. Do people sometimes set up tape synch then leave the room??

Go, Dog. Go! Jon & Mac consider: a big dog party in a tree, teaching kids to read, surrealism, the "jerk bucket," a little party in a field in Canada, the hidden structure of a seemingly chaotic book, Shakespeare

This is the best thing ive read in ages. open.substack.com/pub/lookinga...

7 Indie Podcasts to Listen to This Spring | Podcast Review Explore the best independent podcasts in this quarterly segment, from award-winning audio fiction to cultural commentaries.

This is nice. I am grateful. podcastreview.org/list/indie-p...

wow.

What Now Sounds Like, the AI Isn't Smart Edition — Rumble Strip Recordings of what now sounds like from all around the world

Here is the 3rd episode of What Now Sounds Like, the AI Isn't Very Smart edition. You will laugh. You will cry. Or maybe you won't laugh or cry. But it will keep you company. Hear the primal screams of your fellow humans around the world. www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/wha...