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Rumble Strip
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Erica Heilman
Genre
  • Society
  • Culture
    • UpdatesMonthly
    Length30–110 minutes
    Production
    Audio formatMP3
    No. of episodes244
    Publication
    Original releaseMay 1, 2013

    Rumble Strip is a Vermont focused Society and Culture podcast, created by Erica Heilman, featuring uncommon conversations with everyday people. The show covers true life portraits of『road-crew workers, defense attorneys, farmers, Vermont’s mental-health-care system, taxidermists』and numerous rural subjects.[1]

    Production[edit]

    Growing up in Charlotte, Vermont, Heilman would observe her father chatting thoughtfully with his neighbor, and she felt inspired to want to speak with people the way her father did. After her time as a freelance television producer in New York City, Heilman found herself working as a private investigator which led to her interviewing people about their lives.[2]

    Heilman started out creating the episodes in her spare time, between working as a single mother with a part time job, releasing episodes weekly. Within the first two years of creating the show, Rumble Strip gained notoriety for lacking a clear narrative arc and defying easy categorization, as Heilman was primarily focused on creating a show about "the ephemera of trying to survive". The show garnered a loyal following as Heilman interviewed a variety of subjects, from prisoners to librarians, to salon owners recounting their days in the Vietnam War. She credits word of mouth as the main driver of the show's success.[3]

    In 2022, 99% Invisible featured Rumble Strip as a show about life in Vermont, but also about "life in general".[4]

    Reception[edit]

    In 2021, the episode "Finn and the Bell" won a Peabody Award, "for its tender treatment of a community in grief, and for embodying the power of local storytelling".[5][6][7]

    The NYTimes included Rumble Strip in their "Best Podcasts of 2022", calling it a "majestic, long-running and hard-to-classify series".[8][9]

    The show has received acclaim for its thorough and sensitive approach toward commonly difficult or controversial subject matter, such as gun control, death with dignity laws, and suicide.[10][11]

    Episodes[edit]

    No. Title Subject(s) Duration[12] Release date
    1 Colin McCaffrey Talks Shop 0:58:47 May 9, 2013
    2 Miriam Bernardo 1:01:00 May 23, 2013
    3 Road Scholars 0:49:42 June 7, 2013
    4 Prisoners of War 0:56:01 July 19, 2013
    5 Prisoner of Zion 0:45:46 August 3, 2013
    6 That Song 0:30:40 August 14, 2013
    7 Geof Hewitt 0:49:37 September 12, 2013
    8 Deer Hunting March 17, 2014
    9 Thunder Road 0:11:57 July 19, 2014
    10 Vermont Health Disconnect 0:7:07 August 17, 2014
    11 Strange Days 0:22:27 August 25, 2014
    12 The Taxidermists 0:22:53 September 12, 2014
    13 My Son Teaches Me a Game 0:4:35 September 15, 2014
    14 Town 0:22:03 October 10, 2014
    15 Jamie Cope in Black and White 0:36:49 October 24, 2014
    16 Peace, Love and Occupation? 0:05:21 November 6, 2014
    17 Raw Tape 0:18:32 November 7, 2014
    18 Rock Lottery 0:03:25 November 11, 2014
    19 Magic: The Gathering 0:11:08 December 3, 2014
    20 Gold, Frankenstein and Myrrh 0:05:05 December 7, 2014
    21 The Eyes of Sibiu 0:17:30 December 7, 2014
    22 A Vermonter's Lament 0:05:00 December 12, 2014
    23 Buy Nothing Day 0:06:31 December 18, 2014
    24 Poopy Old Man 0:06:00 December 24, 2014
    25 Truck 0:07:47 December 26, 2014
    26 Big Job 0:59:37 December 26, 2014
    27 Piano Practice 0:04:55 Jan 21, 2015
    28 Leland 0:09:34 Jan 27, 2015
    29 Police Log 0:02:37 Feb 2, 2015
    30 Object of My Affection 0:15:21 Feb 15, 2015
    31 More Poopy Old People 0:07:49 Feb 23, 2015
    32 Police Log, March 2015 0:03:09 Mar 1, 2015
    33 Here's a Song For You 0:04:23 Mar 2, 2015
    34 Ed Epstein, A Life in Art 0:49:11 Mar 2, 2015
    35 The Oligarchy of Participation 0:04:24 Mar 4, 2015
    36 Eyes on the Sky 0:03:30 Mar 19, 2015
    37 Shannon 0:09:33 Mar 24, 2015
    38 Why Cooking Sucks 0:10:14 April 2, 2015
    39 After the Forgetting 0:58:47 April 2, 2015
    40 Michael Chorney, Music Inventor 0:50:50 April 2, 2015
    41 A Night on Mount Shasta 0:25:24 April 9, 2015
    42 Three Things I Learned at School 0:04:22 April 13, 2015
    43 Private Investigator 0:12:12 May 6, 2015
    44 Police Log, May 2015 0:03:35 May 22, 2015
    45 Another Day Older 0:16:03 June 3, 2015
    46 Cats on Boats 0:07:24 June 11, 2015
    47 Three Weeks 0:31:28 June 24, 2015
    48 Soccer Mom 0:24:14 July 5, 2015
    49 Drag Out 0:13:53 July 11, 2015
    50 Kendall Wild, A Toast 0:25:45 July 11, 2015
    51 Homeless 0:27:09 July 18, 2015
    52 Vermont Private Eye 0:12:11 July 26, 2015
    53 A Long Day on the Road 0:15:38 July 31, 2015
    54 Bison Selfies 0:10:24 Aug 7, 2015
    55 Fred Webster 0:39:07 Aug 15, 2015
    56 Love Life 0:23:31 Aug 24, 2015
    57 Police Log Summer 2015 0:02:40 Sep 3, 2015
    58 The Defense Sept 10, 2015
    59 Farewell Mark Johnson 0:31:12 Sept 11, 2015
    60 Jessamyn West. Technology Lady. 0:39:57 Sept 25, 2015
    61 Press 4 0:05:31 Oct 1, 2015
    62 Pretend You're the Grownup 0:29:52 Oct 9, 2015
    63 Schwag 0:08:20 Oct 15, 2015
    64 The Green River Stories 0:25:43 Oct 22, 2015
    65 The Schwag Raffle Draw! 0:06:15 Nov 6, 2015
    66 In Case of Emergency 0:05:40 Nov 13, 2015
    67 Our School 0:22:55 Nov 19, 2015
    68 Hot Bird 0:03:49 Nov 25, 2015
    69 A Conversation with M.T. Anderson 0:31:28 Dec 9, 2015
    70 Seasonal Update 0:07:57 Dec 16, 2015
    71 Day Before Christmas Police Log 0:03:23 Dec 24, 2015
    72 Inside DCF 0:44:35 Jan 24, 2016
    73 The Test 0:15:28 Feb 7, 2016
    74 Berned in Reno 0:11:30 Feb 29, 2016
    75 A Beer with Ben Hewitt 0:35:58 Mar 2, 2016
    76 Muskrat Trapper 0:13:52 Mar 25, 2016
    77 Jesse 0:23:40 April 8, 2016
    78 Police Log, Stolen Pie Edition 0:03:12 April 21, 2016
    79 Leland, the Almost Middle School Edition 0:11:49 April 26, 2016
    80 Aunties 0:05:09 May 9, 2016
    81 Six Parents. Six DCF Stories 0:38:22 May 20, 2016
    82 Last Chapter 0:23:09 June 9, 2016
    83 The Neighborhood 0:09:40 July 2, 2016
    84 Peter Schumann, Advisor General 0:33:49 July 30, 2016
    85 Police Log, Bunk Bed Dispute Edition 0:03:48 Aug 10, 2016
    86 Driving around with Susan 0:32:43 Aug 22, 2016
    87 Jubal. Tail End of the Old School. 0:15:27 Sept 9, 2016
    88 When the Food Runs Out 0:31:15 Sept 24, 2016
    89 Jim Rooney 0:25:49 Oct 18, 2016
    90 The Special Olympics Are Awesome 0:17:59 Oct 25, 2016
    91 Charlie Hunter Paints Outside 0:20:30 Nov 10, 2016
    92 Hot Bird. Again. 0:03:27 Nov 24, 2016
    93 Lentils Suck 0:11:29 Nov 30, 2016
    94 Nicholas is Waiting 0:08:23 Dec 16, 2016
    95 Seasonal Update from the Keens! 0:09:45 Dec 20, 2016
    96 Benedict Arnold's Leg 0:29:15 Jan 3, 2017
    97 Dunkin’ Donuts 0:16:49 Jan 31, 2017
    98 Deep Stealth Mode 0:20:22 Feb 14, 2017
    99 Your Neighbor 0:16:49 Feb 24, 2017
    100 Judge Cashman 0:21:17 Mar 8, 2017
    101 The Wildlife 0:21:55 Mar 22, 2017
    102 Hunger is Boring 0:18:30 April 3, 2017
    103 Robert Ford Last Ambassador 0:34:23 April 13, 2017
    104 We Are Sending You Light 0:18:09 April 28, 2017
    105 Leland is Almost Done Seventh Grade 0:12:15 May 11, 2017
    106 An American Life May 25, 2017
    107 Crime and Punishment Under Trump 0:19:24 June 7, 2017
    108 Police Log, Burning Lawn Chairs Edition 0:03:05 June 19, 2017
    109 Sylvan Esso is a Good Band 0:31:00 June 29, 2017
    110 Plain Life 0:17:44 July 8, 2017
    111 Mind Windows 0:11:44 July 28, 2017
    112 Waitress 0:46:49 Sept 1, 2017
    113 Hill Farm 0:19:26 Sept 24, 2017
    114 Catastrophe and Grace 0:22:30 Oct 16, 2017
    115 The Museum of Everyday Life 0:16:13 Oct 28, 2017
    116 Rowell 0:09:39 Nov 14, 2017
    117 Scott's Nature 0:10:25 Dec 5, 2017
    118 A Good Death 0:14:39 Dec 14, 2017
    119 Seasons Greetings From Liz and Jerry! 0:10:43 Dec 21, 2017
    120 Hitchhiker 0:34:35 Jan 10, 2018
    121 Emergency 0:26:55 Jan 16, 2018
    122 Learning the Trade 0:21:22 Feb 9, 2018
    123 Son Lux 0:22:18 March 3, 2018
    124 Problems, Episode 1: Grout and the Contra Dance 0:10:49 March 21, 2018
    125 Driving Around With Susan. Again! 0:12:27 March 29, 2018
    126 A Tribute to Greg Sharrow 0:10:10 April 4, 2018
    127 Carl. A Different Breed of Cat 0:16:41 April 24, 2018
    128 Shaggs’ Own Thing: The Story of the Wiggin Sisters 0:30:42 May 10, 2018
    129 Police Log, Gancy's Cows Edition 0:03:27 May 24, 2018
    130 Problems, Episode 2: Open Mic 0:08:16 June 7, 2018
    131 Leland. It's a Porcupine! 0:11:20 June 28, 2018
    132 Thomas Talks About Coming Out. Twice. 0:14:26 July 20, 2018
    133 Amelia Drives Around 0:24:56 Aug 10, 2018
    134 One of Those Teachers 0:19:39 Aug 23, 2018
    135 Let's Pull the Damn Woman Card 0:22:33 Sept 11, 2018
    136 Graffiti Photographer 0:11:37 Sept 28, 2018

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Rumble Strip, a Limitless Podcast About Life in Vermont". The New Yorker. October 20, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  • ^ "Listeners Who Veer From Tired Stories Hit 'Rumble Strip Vermont'". Seven Days VT. May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Listeners Who Veer From Tired Stories Hit 'Rumble Strip Vermont'". Seven Days VT. May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Rumble Strip". 99% Invisible. April 12, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Finn and the Bell". Peabody Awards. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Rumble Strip: Finn and the Bell". Radio Diaries. July 14, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "The Final Podcast Peabody Winner: Indie-Produced Rumble Strip". Inside Radio. June 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  • ^ "Best Podcasts of 2022". The New York Times. December 8, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Vermont podcast named among the best in the country". Burlington Free Press. December 12, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "5 Vermonters talk about guns". Vermont Public. May 11, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Rumble Strip Vermont: Life's last chapter". VTDigger. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Rumble Strip". Rumble Strip. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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