Vermont Public Radio documentary: 'Becoming Bernie: The Rise and Record of Bernie Sanders'

Bernie Sanders
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., acknowledges the crowd during a rally on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in Carson, Calif.
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The life and politics of Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The program from Vermont Public Radio is called "Becoming Bernie: The Rise and Record of Bernie Sanders." It explores his childhood growing up in New York and his political activism during college and throughout his adult life. Sanders speaks at the Democratic National Convention July 25, 2016.

Produced October 2015 by Jane Lindholm, Alex Keefe and Lynne McCrea of Vermont Public Radio.

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