# 5-14-2026 School Closures & The Reality of Lyme Disease Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/5-14-2026-school-closures-the-reality-of-lyme-disease Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/5-14-2026-school-closures-the-reality-of-lyme-disease.md Podcast: [Vermont Viewpoint](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-viewpoint-6394549) Published: 2026-05-14T17:50:37+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.show/vermontviewpoint/episode/153883371/ Audio file: https://media.blubrry.com/vermontviewpoint/content.blubrry.com/vermontviewpoint/051426_VV_DAVID_ZUCKERMAN_WHOLE_SHOW.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/episodes/5-14-2026-school-closures-the-reality-of-lyme-disease Duration seconds: 5682 ## Resource David Zuckerman hosts State Representative Leanne Harple to discuss the controversial plans for school mergers and closures and their impact on rural Vermont communities. Then, Rachel Nevitt joins the show to provide a masterclass on tick-borne illnesses, offering new research on symptoms and advice on how to advocate for yourself at the doctor's office ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/episodes/5-14-2026-school-closures-the-reality-of-lyme-disease/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-viewpoint-6394549/5-14-2026-school-closures-the-reality-of-lyme-disease.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.