At your service: Military veterans Steve Gagner and Matt Kehaya deploy righteous beer, and enlisted Brewmaster Dan Sartwell to expand and improve the payload. They're based in St. Albans, Vermont — and find common cause with several regional charities.Beer Talkin' co-hosts Jeff Baker and Jason Strempek, as always, keep the peace.…

Which came first: Beer or Music? Matt Wilson, co-founder of Zero Gravity Craft Brewery in Burlington, VT, talks about the company's musical connections with Chelsea Lafayette, managing director of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival.What's in the Fridge: Zero Gravity's "Bob White" (a Whitbier, ABV 5.0 percent) and ZG "Keller," (dry-hopped lager, …

"Promote the Brew" podcaster Steve Schmidt joins Jeff & Jason for a dive into logos, branding, design and shelf-appeal.By Farrell Distributing and Burlington Free Press

What is beer, anyway? Why does it pair well with ponderous thoughts?Jeff Baker hosts fellow philosophers Tyler Doggett (who actually teaches philosophy at University of Vermont) and Kenny Richards (who thoughtfully produces ginger beers at Halyard Brewing) in a mostly coherent quest for some answers.What's in the Fridge: Baker is joined by co-host …

Free Press Staff Writers Alex Abrami and Austin Danforth put a close to the winter sports season with final thoughts on the UVM men's basketball's historic run and on high school championships.By After The Whistle

In the latest edition of “After The Whistle,” Austin Danforth and Alex Abrami recap the University of Vermont men’s basketball team’s America East semifinal blowout win over New Hampshire and set the stage for Saturday’s conference final at Patrick Gym. The guys also check in with UVM men’s and women’s hockey (11:30), and local D-III college action…

Free Press staff writers Austin Danforth and Alex Abrami break down the Vermont high school playoffs for boys basketball and girls and boys hockey and reveal their tournament predictions. The guys also discuss UVM men's basketball's historic run and what's next for the Catamounts as they chase an NCAA tournament berth.…

Free Press staff writers Austin Danforth and Alex Abrami catch up with correspondent Ted Ryan on all things UVM hockey in this week's "After The Whistle."They discuss the recent ups and downs for the Catamounts (1:30) and what the roller-coaster means for their NCAA tournament hopes (6:30). They also take stock of UVM's big, impactful crop of fresh…

Lee Ann Donner, mentoring coordinator at SPECTRUM Youth and Family Services in Burlington, discusses the importance of adult volunteers with Free Press Reader Engagement Editor Aki Soga.By Free Press Media

Termed a "leadership guru" in the business world, Freiberg comes to Vermont at the behest of Montpelier-based National Life, and talks with Free Press Media about her mantra: "Do good. Be good. Make good."By Free Press Media

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger discusses city finances, and the importance of upcoming bond votes, with Free Press Engagement Editor Aki Sog and Staff Writer Cory Dawson.Recorded Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016.By Free Press Media

Meet Denis Finley, the new executive editor at the Burlington Free Press.Recorded on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016.By Free Press Media

President of the Burlington Education Association Fran Brock and Chief Negotiator Bob Church, join The Table to discuss teacher contracts for the upcoming fiscal year.Their perspective, as one might expect, contrasts with that of the Burlington School Board — whose voices we heard at our Aug. 25, 2016 podcast.This piece of the puzzle was recorded o…