A couple years ago, our producer Annie McEwen listened to an audio documentary that, she said, “tore my heart wide open.” That episode , <a href="https://www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/422">“Finn and the Bell,”</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/TDjwQuXFDSz6">https://zpr.io/TDjwQuXFDSz6</a>) by independent producer Erica Heilman (maker of the podcast  Rumble Strip), went on to win some of the biggest awards in audio (<a href="https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/finn-and-the-bell/">including a Peabody</a>, <a href="https://zpr.io/tu4hwhKQ3TWN">https://zpr.io/tu4hwhKQ3TWN</a>), and the rest of the staff finally got around to listening, and it tore our hearts wide open, too. It’s a story about a death, but as so many of the best stories about death tend to be, it ends up mainly being about life, in this case, the life of a small town in far northern Vermont, the town where Erica lives and makes her show. We think you’ll like it.
You can find more than 200 other episodes of Rumble Strip <a href="https://www.rumblestripvermont.com/">here</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/dwGNnSFmAEFX">https://zpr.io/dwGNnSFmAEFX</a>).
Erica’s episode about <a href="https://www.thecivicstandard.org/">The Civic Standard</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/GJMP95QENFKq">https://zpr.io/GJMP95QENFKq</a>), the community organization started by Finn’s mom Tara Reese and her friend Rose Friedman, is <a href="https://www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/the-civic-standard">here</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/9HL9mpZT4LTM">https://zpr.io/9HL9mpZT4LTM</a>). A follow-up episode to “Finn and the Bell” is <a href="https://www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/445">here</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/ycxSU7ceDXNi">https://zpr.io/ycxSU7ceDXNi</a>). The episode Lulu mentions about the camp for people with and without disabilities is <a href="https://www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/2021/08/camp-zeno">here</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/cnyyUWrfQJey">https://zpr.io/cnyyUWrfQJey</a>).Special thanks to Clare Dolan, Tobin Anderson, Amelia Meath and of course, Tara Reese 🥚. Rumble Strip is a member of Hub and Spoke, a collective of independent podcasts from around the country.
EPISODE CREDITS  Reported by - Erica Heilman Produced by - Erica Heilman
 
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