Conflict of Interest

About Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest is a podcast about the world, through a discerning lens of journalism, politics and above all Vermont. Kevin Ellis goes against the grain of today’s politics and celebrity culture to talk about the massive change all around us and how the world actually works. You will hear from Kevin’s Vermont neighbors AND national voices on difficult issues. Vermont is becoming, or always has been, a place, a real place. We are not interested in the Vermont of the tourist guides. We are not going to talk to Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. We will talk to them about what it is like to sell the company and do something new - and the frustrations, fear and uncertainty that comes with changing your life. Part interview, part history lesson about stuff you won’t see or hear on CNN or NPR.

Publisher

Kevin Ellis

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Feb 2023

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

86 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Becca Balint and the Education of a Congresswoman

   In the next week, Vermont's lone member of Congress could be a majority member of the House Judiciary Committee, ready to check Trump's power, investigate a long list of misdeeds and help the Democrats figure out how to govern again. In this episode Balint discusses why she ran for office and whether the country can recover from the Trump era.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Solving the Housing Crisis in 90 Minutes

   A former mayor and a non-profit housing leader team up figure out our housing challenge. One wants to build faster with a lot less regulation. The other wants to make sure some of that housing is affordable forever. Miro Weinberger and Angie Harbin agree and disagree. And there lies the solution.

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

   Whether it's AI, Peak Oil, the Strait of Hormuz, or climate disruption, our future will be vastly different than how we grew up and what we know today. A Great Simplification is coming. And futurist/podcaster/systems thinker Nate Hagens previews his September 29 keynote talk at the University of Vermont. https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/about/nate-hagens

Who has been a guest on Conflict of Interest

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Daron Forohar
• Michael Elliott
• SL Price

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.9 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

8

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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