SS26 - Vermont

America! Summer series. Welcome back to our state series, celebrating the 250th birthday of the USA. In this episode we're in Vermont. Yes. Yes. Uh, Scott, what's the capital of Vermont? Mont. Mont . Boom baby. Yes. Very good. Very good. Montpelier remains as the the least popular state capital in the US and is famously the only one without a McDonald's. How about that? Oh, that place. That is tiny if that's. . Why don't we have a McDonald. No, they just make good decisions. That is more likely, yes. Okay, Kelly. Sure. What official nickname does Vermont use that actually translates to the state's name in French? Wow. Wow. That's uh. Blue Mountains Day. Go ahead Kelly. Uh I don't know. I don't know. That's tough. Vert means green and Mont means mountains. Green Green Green. Yes. Very interesting. What are you doing over there? Almost almost got it. No French speaking around here? No. All right. No. Well, maybe later. America. Brian, what orange and black butterfly famous for its long migration is an official state symbol of Vermont? It's a butterfly. That's the official design. The only kind of butterfly I know. Yeah. Monarch? Yes. Wow, nice. I. Yeah, they go all go to Mexico to mate. All of them. Every single one. Okay. Do you know that? What what? They all go to the same place in Mexico to mate. Every monarch in America. The migration. Tijuana? You've never seen a Tijuana butterfly butterfly? Jones, Big. Yes. Yeah, I love the way. That's just wild. I don't know. that's such a wild fact cuz it's not like they're you know, they're fast. They're they're kind of you know. Yeah. bounding around and that's a long way to go. It is. Uh, Andy. Yeah, okay, yes. Yes. Which Winter sports staple, now a global Olympic event was pioneered in Vermont during the late 1960s by a local enthusiast who began building prototypes in his London Dairy garage. sh. So this feels like snowboarding to me. You guys agree there? That's a good one. That's where I would start. Yeah. I think that's very smart. Yeah, thank you. Excellent. Yes. So this I found this fascinating. Before they were called snowboards, they were called snerfers. Yeah, I've I mean, I figured that's where the culture came from. Nerfers. Nerfers. Nerfer. I think that's so cool. Yeah. Okay. Uh Nick. Yeah. Vermont is America's leading producer of what sweet breakfast favorite made by boiling tree sap. Oh yeah. Maple syrup, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And boy, is it delicious. I had a friend send me some straight from there. Like like a like a real maple, like most of what we have, I don't know if that I've ever even actually had real maple syrup. It is not the same. It's not the same. It's way better. It's real thin, isn't it? Much better. No, not necessarily. just has way better flavor. It pours thinner. It does pour thinner. My wife gets these bottles. It's like a glass bottle. It looks like a bottle of bourbon, has like vanilla sticks in it. It's fire. So good. Looks like breakfast at Nick this weekend. Maybe. Um, okay, Scott. What Long Lake on Vermont's Western Edge is famous for its legendary Lake monster and was briefly designated as the Sixth Great Lake in 1998. No, I had not. I thought this monster was in Scotland. Well, you're right about that. different monster. monster. The monster. Um I have no idea. Is it like? Chane. Oh, like in New York. And the monster was named Champ. Ah. The title of Great Lake Lake only lasted about 18 days. I don't know if that story, but it sounds like a story, yeah. It's a good. Um, okay, Kelly. What US president known for his quiet style and the line, quote, the business of America is business, quote. was born in Plymouth Notch, Vermont. There was a there was an indicating clue early there. What can you read that first half again? Sure. Speak softly. What? I think probably. Carry a big stick. No. Wilson. No, it is. Calvin. That's the one. That's where I was going. Okay. I'm just You said something about a man a few words or a quiet something or another and he was known as the silent president. Okay. Yeah. It was his quiet style and the his line was the business of America is business. So that's the story where the reporters bet each other and and one of them told the president, I bet this guy I could get you to say three words and his response. That's right. You lose. That's right. He was I've heard that before. That's a really cool story. I don't know if it's even true, but it's a really cool story. We just we had that on our US president's episode very well. recently. I believe that's right. Yes. Um, okay, who's next? I'm sorry. I don't know. Kelly. Okay. Kelly. Brian. Brian. Brian. Brian, I mean. Okay. What jam band was founded at the University of Vermont and went on to become one of Burlington's biggest musical exports. What? Fish? Fish? It is fish. Wow. Yes. Big I mean that's one of the biggest jam bands I. I don't even know what a jam band is. I didn't either. They Matthew's man? What? They Matthew's man? What denotes a jam band? The jam, bro. Where they have a Stop talking to them. When they have a four minutes long, you go see it live and it's 13 minutes. Oh. Oh. That's a jam. I mean. They just get on their instruments and it's they jam a lot. I don't know. Extended, extended. That's the best word. I don't think they have a name for that. They're just saying they jam. I I think they're making this. It's a jam band. Jam band's a thing. Okay. Sure. Fish is very, yeah. I I learned something new. I love that. Yeah. Okay. Um, Andy. Okay. What ice cream flavor loaded with chocolate chip cookie dough and crunchy cookie swirls was created by a famous Burlington born born brand with help from late night host Jimmy Fallon. M. looking for the name of the ice cream? Talk to me here guys. You know it's Ben and Jerry. the the what's the Oh, half-baked. Nope. No. The What Jimmy Fallon's show is called The tonight show. which would lead to The tomorrow show. The tonight Tonight dough. You haven't had Oh, okay, all right. You guys haven't had the tonight dough? I mean that's really good. Don't eat. I don't know that I've ever had a Ben and Jerry's ice cream of any kind before. Be and Jay's? No. I don't think so. either. hear that. I don't know if they call it that or not. I don't know how PBJ and then B and J. Um, okay, Nick. In July 1777, the newly formed Republic of Vermont broke away from both the British crown and the 13 colonies to ratify a Constitution that was the first in North America to take what specific civil rights action. Yeah. That was a lot. So right. slavery? Yes. Well it's specific though. It it it there's three words, abolishing slavery is two and there's one in the middle. There's a descriptor term. Oh. Adult. Oh. Adult. So they were They were kind of champion for abolishing slavery before everybody else did, except they left this loophole in there. I like that. I like that. Kids don't mean rights. Our freedom. I was about to say, Brian, you're confused, sir. No, that's As a parent. I my kids don't need rights or freedom. I'm I'm. I like that. That's great. I know what they're doing. Bondage labor it is then. Yeah. I don't know. right dad. Fantastic. My goodness. Oh, the good old days. Right. Okay, thank you for exploring Vermont with us. with us for our state series celebrating the 250th birthday of the USA. Summer series. I. I.