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WERU Special: Interview with Paul Benjamin, North Atlantic Blues Festival founder and director

Pepin Mittelhauser — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:27:31 +0000

Join WERU blues DJ Cap’n Barney (Maine Coast Blues, Mondays 10pm on WERU) and the North Atlantic Blues Festival founder and director, Paul Benjamin, for an engaging and information-filled conversation about the Festival, taking place in Rockland on July 12 and 13, 2025. Learn more at www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com/.

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Around Town 11/8/24: Local News, Culture and Events

Amy Browne — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:00:13 +0000

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Fundraiser for Asheville, NC hurricane relief FMI www.bagaducemusic.org/ About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club of Maine, and Maine Association of Broadcasters awards for her work in 2017 and 2021. Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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2022 Common Ground Fair Keynote Speaker (Sunday 9/26/22): Muhidin Libah

Amy Browne — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:31:41 +0000

Producer: Pepin Mittelhauser Muhidin Libah Executive Director of Somali Bantu Community Association “Liberation Farms: Food Justice in Action” Muhidin Libah is the executive director of Somali Bantu Community and has been working for Somali Bantu communities since graduating from high school in 2002. Libah graduated from the University of Southern Maine in the spring of 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in natural applied science with a biology concentration and a minor in holistic health. Before he came to the United States in 2005, he taught elementary school for four years, teaching English, math, science and agriculture to grades three, five, six, seven and eight. Since he came to the United States he has been working with nonprofit organizations in his own community. Somali Bantu Community Association of Lewiston, Maine, is the third nongovernmental organization that he has co-founded, and Libah has consulted with seven other nonprofit organizations across New England and New York. His focus has always been food production, security and sustainability, and he wrote his thesis on that topic. Currently, he is the executive director of the organization, overseeing 11 programs in the community including the farming program, Liberation Farms, which has seen incredible success in the last two years. The mission of Liberation Farms, the Community Farming Program, is to provide new American farmers access to, and culturally-appropriate resources for, the means of sustainable food production for themselves, their families and their communities. In his keynote, he will speak to Liberation Farms as food justice in action. The farm is a demonstration of the success that is possible when marginalized communities have the opportunity to organize and lead themselves. It provides new American families struggling with food insecurity with the tools and resources to grow healthy, culturally appropriate foods for themselves and their community. This investment in growing nourishes body and soul as farmers ground into familiar traditions and meaningfully utilize their agricultural roots as they build new homes here in Maine.

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2022 Common Ground Fair Keynote Speaker (Saturday 9/25/22): Frances Moore Lappé

Amy Browne — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:29:51 +0000

Producer: Pepin Mittelhauser Frances Moore Lappé Author, Activist and Co-Founder of Small Planet Institute and Food First “Connecting our Food Choices to Humanity’s Biggest Challenges” Frances Moore Lappé is the author or coauthor of 20 books, many focusing on themes of “living democracy” — suggesting a government accountable to citizens and a way of living aligned with the deep human need for connection, meaning and power. Her first book, “Diet for a Small Planet” published in 1971, has now sold three million copies. Lappé’s latest work is the 50th anniversary edition of “Diet for a Small Planet,” released in 2021. In this book Lappé integrates her life’s work of connecting food to freedom, including timely material from her 2017 book co-authored with Adam Eichen, “Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want.” Lappé is co-founder of Oakland-based Food First and the Cambridge-based Small Planet Institute, which she leads with her daughter, Anna Lappé. The recipient of 20 honorary degrees, she has been a visiting scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley, and in 1987 received the Right Livelihood Award, often called the “Alternative Nobel.” She says, “In my keynote address to the Common Ground Country Fair I will talk about how the food choices we make each day connect us to humanity’s biggest challenges, from needless hunger to diet-related disease to the climate crisis and the undermining of democracy. Making these connections, we can fight despair and discover our power. I’ll share my journey of discovery — from my first ‘ah-ha’ that scarcity is not the cause of hunger to stories of self-empowered communities that have overcome hunger as they align with the Earth via regenerative practices. I will bring these lessons home, exploring solutions via what I call ‘living democracy.’”

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2022 Common Ground Fair Keynote Speaker (Friday 9/24/22): Maulian Dana

Amy Browne — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:27:34 +0000

Producer: Pepin Mittelhauser Maulian Dana Tribal Ambassador for the Penobscot Nation “Tribal Sovereignty in Wabanaki Homeland: History, Policy, Connectedness, and the Next Generations” Maulian Dana serves as the first appointed Tribal Ambassador for the Penobscot Nation. She represents the tribe in local, state and federal government as an advocate and diplomat. Her background is in political science, activism, Penobscot culture, teaching and policy. She serves as the president of the board of directors for the Wabanaki Alliance, the co-chair of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations, and is a member of the Maine Climate Council where she also co-chairs a subcommittee on equity. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Maine and she received an honorary law doctorate from Colby College. She is the proud mother of three daughters Carmella, age 15, Layla, age 13, and Iris who was born this year on May 31. Addressing and bringing action to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirits and relatives is also one of her passions. Her policy achievements include helping to pass laws in Maine that eliminated racist Indian mascots, changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, and extended Violence Against Women Act federal provisions to tribes in Maine. Dana’s home, the Penobscot Nation, is one of five tribes that make up the Wabanaki Confederacy. The others are the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, Mikmaq and Maliseet. There are five tribal communities in the land now called Maine and their ancestors have been stewards of this homeland for over 10,000 years. Their creation stories and cultural knowledge tell us that this land has sustained us since time immemorial. With this rich and deep relationship the Wabanaki have here with these lands there also is an undercurrent of injustice and trauma from the colonization era to the present day. Dana will address some of the reasons tribal sovereignty in Maine has such a complicated history and future. She will discuss the recent legislative session that found tribal issues making progress in some areas and facing barriers in others. This topic also brings to light how self-determination for the tribes is connected to every facet of life for Wabanaki governance, health, stewardship of Mother Earth, traditional wellbeing and spiritual resilience. She looks forward to exchanging in dialogue and is honored to join the Common Ground Country Fair speakers.

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WERU Special 3/5/21 “COVID-19: The Vaccine Chapter”

Amy Browne — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:00:15 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne The Jackson Laboratory and Ellsworth Public Library collaborated to present this program, entitled, “COVID-19: The Vaccine Chapter” on February 17th, 2021 JAX President and CEO Edison Liu, M.D., and Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative Medical Director Jens Rueter, M.D., were the speakers. They discussed their views on the safety of the vaccines, the impact of vaccines on the course of the pandemic, and their predictions for 2021. Representative Nicole Grohoski moderated the discussion. WERU-FM thanks the sponsors for making this recording available for WERU listeners.

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WERU Special 12/26/19- Oral Histories of Deer Isle-Stonington: The Best Thing I Ever Did

Amy Browne — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 20:00:02 +0000

Producer/Host: Tressa Versteeg Deer Isle, Stonington and Eagle Island in the 1930s and 40s. A changing lobster industry Great sea tales Guests: Andrew Gove – Stonington resident Rose Gove – Stonington resident Music Credits: “Fisherman’s Song” on Eclipse of the Moon by Tursi (Sandy Richter) “Eclipse of the Moon” on Eclipse of the Moon by Tursi (Sandy Richter) “Where Love Lies” on Eclipse of the Moon by Tursi (Sandy Richter)

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WERU Special: Giving Tuesday 12/03/19

Amy Browne — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:00:15 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: John Greenman Giving Tuesday is an international day focused on charitable giving during the holiday season. This was WERU’s 3rd year celebrating Giving Tuesday with a call in show dedicated to area nonprofits. Representatives from area nonprofits called in to talk about the work they are doing in the community, and how the community can help them continue.

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WERU Special 10/17/19: “Universal Health Care: is it possible in Maine?”

Amy Browne — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:00:36 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by: Matt Murphy A conversation about our health care system with Dr. Phil Caper of Maine AllCare advocating for universal health care, and Matt Gagnon of The Maine Heritage Policy Center promoting free market alternatives. The discussion, taped Monday, October 14 in a small gathering above Old Professor’s Bookshop in Belfast, provides background for listeners who might have a heightened interest based on the upcoming 2020 political season. Moderator for the talk, Jim Campbell (host of “Notes from the Electronic Cottage” on WERU-FM), began by asking the speakers to define what they meant by universal health care. While both agreed in theory to the idea of covering as many people as possible, Mr. Gagnon believed calling it a human right oversimplified the question. “Health care is a fixed resource. Every question of care comes down to: how can you serve the most people?” Dr. Caper countered with his belief that every single person should be covered, that the US is the only wealthy country in the world without universal health care. “Other countries spend half of what we do on health care, and even with all that we spend, our life expectancy keeps dropping. Are they smarter? What are the barriers to reform?” he asked, citing money in politics as a major problem. The two speakers saw different scenarios of what would result from the State of Maine adopting universal health care, with Mr. Gagnon fearing that people would leave the state in droves because of higher taxes. He cited Vermont as a state that worked hard to create a system for universal health care, characterizing their downfall due to businesses threatening to move away because of higher government costs, necessitating higher taxes. Dr. Caper said Maine would attract new people by making health care premiums and co-pays disappear. Detaching employment from health care would encourage young entrepreneurs, freeing up economic growth as people become free to leave unsatisfying jobs. “We don’t need better insurance,” he said. “We need something better than insurance. Making money should not be the primary goal to health care.” Both speakers agreed that the current system is a nightmare and that something needs to be done to clear away the inefficiencies, with Mr. Gagnon certain that nothing would happen in the short run and Dr. Caper arguing for phasing in a plan over a predetermined period of time. For more information on Maine AllCare, contact Abbie Ryder, aryder@maineallcare.org. To reach The Maine Heritage Policy Center, contact Nick Murray, nmurry@mainepolicy.org. NOTE: The presentation lasted more than an hour. The unedited, full version is also available below. At about 4 minutes into the recording there is a brief gap due to a technical issue.

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WERU Special 9/23/19- The Village Canoe: Merging Art and Environment

Amy Browne — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:00:40 +0000

Producer/Host: Tressa Versteeg Explaining The Village Canoe Stories from the inaugural expedition Behind the scenes interview with creator Guests: Chris Battalgia — The Village Canoe Creator Nancy Zane — Maine Guide of North Star Adventures Sam Costello — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Chloe Dubois — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Alex Hacket — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Amanda Kidd-Schall — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Matea Mills-Andruk — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Paige Speight — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Brian Wasster — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Ally Reed — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Gabby Schulz — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Willow Wildheart — The Village Canoe 2019 Art Resident Music Credits: • Podington Bear – Platformer – licensed under Attribution-Noncomercial Creative Commons License • Lee Rosevere – We’ll Figure It Out Together – licensed under Attribution license • Kai Engel – Headway – licensed under Attribution license. • aAirial – Quatrain – licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License • Lobo Loco – Psychedelic Blues 2 – licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0

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Water Quality, Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise

Amy Browne — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:47:23 +0000

Shaw Institute Environmental Speaker Series: Margaret Mulholland, Oceanographer on “Measuring The Muck: Water Quality, Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise”, July 31, 2019 at the Shaw Institute in Blue Hill, Maine Recorded by: Matt Murphy Production assistance: Amy Browne

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WERU Special 8/2/19: Calvineers

Amy Browne — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 20:04:52 +0000

Producer/Host: Joel Mann Students from the Adams School in Castine talk about their work to save right whales, and a benefit for a trip to Barcelona to share their work

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WERU Special 7/30/19: Martha White on “On Democracy”, a New E.B. White Collection

Amy Browne — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:00:46 +0000

Producer/Host: Matt Murphy Production Assistance: Amy Browne Today’s special features Martha White speaking about a new collection of her grandfather, E.B. White’s writings. “On Democracy” is a collection of essays, letters and poems intended to “shed historical context on the state of the nation and offer of hope for the future of our society”. Martha White lives on the coast of Maine. A longtime contributing editor to Yankee Publishing and The Old Farmer’s Almanac, she also compiled two weekly columns for United Feature Syndicate for many years. Her articles, book reviews, short stories, and essays have been published in The New York Times; The Boston Globe; Christian Science Monitor, etc., and numerous other national magazines and small presses. She edited this collection of her grandfather’s work. We start with a talk by Martha White, recorded at the Blue Hill Library on July 17th, followed by a chat with her, recorded a few days later

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Women’s Windows interview with Amy Grant and Cora Hutchins 7/28/19

Amy Browne — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:00:49 +0000

On Women’s Windows on July 28, 2019, program host Linda Washburn welcomed Amy Grant, whose one-woman show, “Less Linear,” premiers at David’s Folly Farm in Brooksville on July 30 and 31. Joining them in the studio for the interview was student intern Cora Hutchins.

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Reggie Harris Benefit Concert – June 29, 2019

Amy Browne — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:06:13 +0000

Recorded by Matt Murphy To benefit the making of the film Robert Shetterly: An American Who Tells the Truth, by Kane Lewis Productions of Sedgwick, this concert was held June 29, 2019 at the Blue Hill Town Hall, Maine, at 7pm, featuring Reggie Harris singer/social activist. Shetterly painted Harris’ portrait as a model of courageous citizenship. In addition to Reggie Harris’ performance, Shetterly and Harris held a public discussion about the Power of Art to Advance and Engage Social Activism. Pastor Elaine Hewes welcomed the audience with a “testimonial” poem about peacemaker/cellist Vedran Smailovic who played Albinoni’s “Adagio in G Minor” for 22 days on the shattered streets of Sarajevo, one day in memory of each of those recently killed in that civil war. The event was co-sponsored by the Union of Maine Visual Artists, WERU Community Radio, Americans Who Tell the Truth, Reversing Falls Sanctuary, Peninsula Peace & Justice, and Island Peace & Justice.

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Charles Eisenstein on Restoring Humanity: Exploring Connections to Earth & Each Other

Amy Browne — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:22:17 +0000

Recorded by Matt Murphy A recording of Charles Eisenstein’s talk, “Restoring Humanity: Exploring Connections to Earth & Each Other”, May 29, 2019, Blue Hill, Maine Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. He is the author of several books including The Ascent of Humanity (2007), Sacred Economics (2011), The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible (2013). In his newest book, Climate: A New Story (2018), Eisenstein makes a case for a wholesale re-imagining of the framing, tactics, and goals we employ in our journey to heal from ecological degradation. “If we cannot come into coherence and stop fighting each other we’re never going to be a healing influence on the world.” -Charles Eisenstein This event was sponsored by A New Possibility, The Bay School, & Blue Hill Books.

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Sally Kane, CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, speaking in Orland, ME 5/6/19

Amy Browne — Thu, 30 May 2019 18:24:50 +0000

From the NFCB website: “Sally Kane has worked in community media since 2002 but she got her start a couple decades before that when she volunteered at the community station her parents helped found. After college, Kane returned to rural life as a small business owner, community leader, and licensed maternal health care provider. She continued to volunteer for her local community station and went on to serve as Station Manager, General Manager, and eventually Executive Director. During her tenure, she led a successful capital campaign, started a local news department, expanded membership, and increased revenue. A trained facilitator and nonprofit management consultant, Kane joined NFCB as CEO in 2014. Her passion for excellent local media, compelling performance art, and meaningful service inspires her to work diligently to ensure that community stations are an integral part of the public media system and that they are essential institutions in the many communities they serve.” She visited WERU-FM in early May 2019 and gave this talk at an event for the WERU community, held at the Alamoosook Inn.

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Special: Afghan youth volunteering in Kabul refugee camp; Fast for Yemen 1/29/19

Amy Browne — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:00:42 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Afghan youth volunteering in Kabul refugee camp; Fast for Yemen Key Discussion Points: What are the challenges for Afghans living in one of Kabul’s refugee camps? What was the experience of a Afghan teenager volunteering in the camp? What was the purpose of the Fast for Yemen? What is the role of direct action–of a vigil, a fast, and nonviolent disobedience–in calling for justice, and peace? Guests: Elina Moradyar, Afghan Peace Volunteer, volunteer life skills teacher in Police Camp, Kabul Ramzia, life skills student and IDP, Kabul Obaida, life skills student and IDP, Kabul Vigilers at the Fast for Yemen: Alice Sturm Sutter Richenda Kramer Brian Terrell Bud Courtney Maya Evans Ed Kinane Kathy Kelly Voices for Creative Nonviolence, vcnv.org

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Nathanial “Nat” Barrows Speaking at the Blue Hill Public Library on 12/7/18

Amy Browne — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:13:18 +0000

Recorded by Matt Murphy Edited by Amy Browne Nathanial “Nat” Barrows, Owner, Editor & Publisher of Penobscot Bay Press, & 2018 Inductee into Maine Press Association Hall of Fame, Speaking at the Blue Hill Library, 12/718 Talking about and reading from his new book: Through My Eyes Through My Eyes gathers 50 years of Nat Barrows’ personal reflections on newspaper publishing, life in small towns, the natural world, family and more. As publisher and editor for Penobscot Bay Press, beginning in 1968, fostering strong communities has been his main focus in his three weekly community newspapers. islandadvantages.com/news/2018/oct/25/nathaniel-nat-barrows-inducted-into-mpa-hall-of-fa/

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WERU Giving Tuesday Special Nonprofits Call-In 11/27/18

Amy Browne — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 21:03:13 +0000

For the 3rd year, WERU-FM participated in Giving Tuesday by hosting 2 hour long special call in shows, dedicated to giving nonprofits an opportunity to call in and talk about their work and how the community can “give back”. Links for both of the programs are below. The morning program was hosted by Ron Beard and engineered by Joel Mann. The afternoon edition was hosted by Amy Browne and engineered by Joel Mann.

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Panel Discussion: “Sex Discrimination in Maine: Why We Need an Equal Rights Amendment”

Amy Browne — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:14:06 +0000

Recorded in Bangor on 10/10/18 Sex Discrimination in Maine: Why We Need an Equal Rights Amendment Panel Discussion moderated by Nancy Murdock, Equal Rights Maine Panelists: Rebecca Webber, attorney with Skelton, Taintor and Abbott, specializing in Employment and Civil Rights Litigation Kathleen Caldwell, retired 35 year Pine Tree legal assistance attorney, specializing in poverty law Equal Rights Maine Advocating for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and to the Constitution of the State of Maine FMI: www.equalrightsmaine.org

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An Evening with Farm Labor Activist Baldemar Velasquez & others

Amy Browne — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:19:09 +0000

Audio recorded at event On Thursday, September 20th at 7-9 p.m. at the Crosby Center in Belfast, WERU Community Radio and Americans Who Tell the Truth presented renowned activist and union leader Baldemar Velasquez, founder and president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee of the AFL-CIO. Velasquez is a highly respected advocate for migrant workers and immigrants, himself the son of immigrant farm workers from Mexico. There was also a panel presentation and question-and-answers featuring Velasquez and Jorge Acero of the Maine Department of Labor, Edith Flores of Mano en Mano, and Cynthia Phinney of the Maine AFL-CIO. Music opening and closing the evening was performed by father and daughter duo Shawn and Maizey Mercer. FMI: www.americanswhotellthetruth.org

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WERU Special: Cecile Richards 8/31/18

Amy Browne — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:00:32 +0000

Producer/Editor/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by: Matt Murphy Cecile Richards is the former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation and author of the New York Times bestseller “Make Trouble”. She spoke in Blue Hill, Maine on August 21st, 2018 at the unveiling of her portrait, the latest in Robert Shetterly’s “Americans Who Tell the Truth” series. FMI: americanswhotellthetruth.org

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WERU Special, Truth and Evidence: The Role of the Media 8/30/18

Amy Browne — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:00:40 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded/contributed by: John Greenman A panel discussion at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota on June 16th, 2018. The panelists were Carleton alums Eric Wieffering of the Minneapolis Star Tribune; Mary Stuckey, Executive Director of Round Earth Media; and John Greenman, a reporter for Maine Public and other media outlets before retiring and volunteering here at WERU.

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WERU Special 8/22/18: The Threatened Forcible Displacement of Khan al-Ahmar and the Denial of Human Rights to Palestinians

Amy Browne — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:00:32 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe The Threatened Forcible Displacement of Khan al-Ahmar and the Denial of Human Rights to Palestinians Israeli order for the destruction of the bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar Israeli control of water in the Occupied Palestinian Territories The unviable so-called two-state solution How do Palestinians resist the continued denial of human rights? How will climate change and illegal settlement building impact the future of Palestine? How do Palestinians channel their anger? Guests: Jamal Juma’, organizer of the grassroots campaign Stop the Wall (stopthewall.org) Saim AbuDahouk, Khan al-Ahmar community member, Palestinian Authority employee Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, activist, professor, and founder and director of the Palestine Museum of Natural History (www.palestinenature.org) Qumsiyeh’s blog: popular-resistance.blogspot.com/

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WERU Special 8/15/18 The Importance of Human and Biological Diversity: Palestine as a Case Study

Amy Browne — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:20:20 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe What is the value of social diversity and biodiversity? In resistance? How does Zionism threaten diversity? What are the historical outcomes of colonialism? How does the Palestine Museum of Natural History work to influence Palestinian school children? Guest: Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, founder and director of the Palestine Museum of Natural History (www.palestinenature.org) Qumsiyeh’s blog: popular-resistance.blogspot.com/

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WERU Special 4/18/18 – March for Our Lives Town Hall

Amy Browne — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:00:03 +0000

Producer/host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by: John Greenman March for Our Lives Town Hall held in Bangor on April 9th, in conjunction with similar events across the country.

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WERU Special 4/12/17: Bruce Gagnon

Amy Browne — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:00:25 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Topics: Americans Who Tell the Truth, Bruce Gagnon Bruce Gagnon, co-founder and coordinator of the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, spoke at Reversing Falls Sanctuary in Brooksville, Maine, on Mar. 26 as part of their spring lenten series featuring individuals Robert Shetterly has painted for the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series. Gagnon shared his history of activism. He also described the campaign to convert Bath Iron Works from a shipyard building warships to a facility building commuter rail systems, solar panels, and/or wind turbines. FMI: space4peace.blogspot.com americanswhotellthetruth.org

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WERU Special 3/28/17 – Life for girls and women in Afghanistan

Amy Browne — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 20:00:01 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Three girls, aged 12-18, describe the socioeconomic challenges in their lives, yet they remain committed to helping others in their family and community. Guests: Hadisa, volunteer Muqadisa, volunteer Fatima, student FMI: Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan Voices for Creative Nonviolence, vcnv.org

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WERU Special 2/15/17: Refugees, education and child labor

Amy Browne — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 20:00:34 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe The program describes the dangerous and expensive journey of refugees fleeing the war-torn lands of Syria and Iraq. It introduces three refugees living and waiting in Athens, Greece, sharing the challenges they face and their hopes for the future. The program also shares the perspective of a child laborer in Kabul, who sells onions on the street to help earn money for his family. Guests: Nour Ahmad Yasmin (pseudonym) Ibrahim and Shazad Orange House (Zaatar NGO) Facebook link: www.facebook.com/zaatarngo/

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WERU Special: Oh Freedom! Ashley Bryan 11/30/16

Amy Browne — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 14:00:48 +0000

Producer/Host: Susan Dickson-Smith Program Topic: Interview with author/illustrator Ashley Bryan Key Discussion Points: Ashley Bryan’s new book, Freedom Over Me, an imagining of the lives of eleven slaves His service in the armed forces in WWII His work as an artist

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WERU Special: Giving Tuesday (2 segments) 11/29/16

Amy Browne — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:00:10 +0000

“Giving to Your Community”, WERU’s alternative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday and our way of participating in Giving Tuesday, which is a national day all about supporting community organizations by donating and volunteering. WERU celebrated the day with a special live hour at 10am and then another at 4pm on the “Giving Voice to Your Community” theme. Local and state-wide nonprofit organizations of all kinds were invited to call in and share a little bit about their organizations and the ways that community members can support them. Hosts, hour 1: John Greenman and Amy Browne. Hosts, hour 2: John Greenman and Matt Murphy Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

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WERU Special: Robert Shetterly- Americans Who Tell the Truth 11/25/16

Amy Browne — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 14:00:00 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Topic: Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series What does Shetterly see as the obligation of artists in society? What informs Shetterly’s decision to paint someone’s portrait for the Americans Who Tell the Truth series? What is the Samantha Smith challenge? Guest: Robert Shetterly, artist and activist www.americanswhotellthetruth.org

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Special: Local/Statewide Elections Call-In 11/3/16

Amy Browne — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:03:30 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Engineer: John Greenman

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Special: Civil resistance at BIW 10/20/16

Amy Browne — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 20:00:44 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Why motivates individuals to engage in civil resistance? Why was the christening of a Zumwalt destroyer at Bath Iron Works the location of a nonviolent direct action? What is the distinction between civil disobedience and civil resistance? Guests: Connie Jenkins, John Morris, George Ostensen, Joan Peck, Dud Hendrick, Russell Wray, Richard Brown Lethem and Bruce Gagnon

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WERU Special: Doug Tallamy on native plants & biodiversity 8/4/16

Amy Browne — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:00:30 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Doug Tallamy, wildlife ecologist, ecologist, and author, speaking about native plants and biodiversity. What is the role of native plants in our ecosytems? What are the consequences of introducing nonnative species to our yards? How can homeowners support the lives of butterflies and bees through living landscapes? FMI: www.bringingnaturehome.net www.nwf.org

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WERU Special – Interview with Dr. Robert Gallon 6/30/16

Amy Browne — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:00:55 +0000

Producer/Host: Linda Washburn Engineer: John Greenman Program Topic: Diagnosing Mental Disorders Review of book: Gallon, R. (2105). “Nine Dimensions of Madness: Redefining Mental Health”, Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books Key Discussion Points: Book text paraphrased: a) currently objective indicators are not used to diagnose mental disorders b) Gallon proposes “nine dimensions of dysfunction “ replacing the current disease model c) “pills” are not the answer for most seeking help: The origins of most mental problems are interactions of biological, psychological and social factors and people can be advised and empowered to resolve mental dysfunction with a high degree of success. Guest: Author Dr. Robert L. Gallon (Bar Harbor/ Bangor), clinical and forensic psychiatrist, teacher, and author (btw also plays tuba in the BSO)

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Special: Bucksport Heart and Soul 3/3/16

Amy Browne — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:00:29 +0000

Producer/Host: Matt Murphy Engineer: John Greenman Issue: The Reinvention of Bucksport Program Topic: Story collecting from all demographics to inform town decision-making Key Discussion Points: How has Bucksport responded to the closing of the paper mill? What is Heart and Soul and how does it function? How to get involved and who is invited to get involved with Heart and Soul? Guests: Rich Rotella, Heart and Soul Coordinator, Bucksport Community and Economic Development Director Coleen Gross, volunteer John Paul LaLonde, volunteer FMI: bucksportheartandsoul.com

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SPECIAL: Maine Legislature Debates LePage Impeachment Order 1/15/16

Amy Browne — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:00:27 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne The Democratic-controlled Maine House of Representatives voted yesterday to kill a proposed order calling for an investigation into whether any of a list of actions by Governor LePage would constitute grounds for impeachment. Today we bring you to the House floor for the first hour of their debate. The Democrats who voted with the Republicans to defeat the order were: ALLEY of Beals BECK of Waterville DION of Portland DOORE of Augusta DUCHESNE of Hudson DUNPHY of Old Town FARNSWORTH of Portland FECTEAU of Biddeford FOWLE of Vassalboro GILBERT of Jay GOLDEN of Lewiston GROHMAN of Biddeford HARLOW of Portland HOBBINS of Saco HUBBELL of Bar Harbor HYMANSON of York KUMIEGA of Deer Isle LAJOIE of Lewiston LUCHINI of Ellsworth MARTIN of Eagle Lake NADEAU of Winslow PETERSON of Rumford ROTUNDO of Lewiston SHORT of Pittsfield STANLEY of Medway TUCKER of Brunswick VEROW of Brewer

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Special: Jim Hightower Speaking in Maine 10/22/15

Amy Browne — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:00:01 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Jim Hightower delivering the 2015 Schonberger Peace and Justice Lecture at the University of Maine on October 1st. His talk was called “Twenty-First Century Populist Movements are Flourishing at America’s Grassroots”

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WERU Special: Martin Prechtel 9/18/15

Amy Browne — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:00:11 +0000

Producer/Host: Andree Bella Interview with Martin Prechtel on Grief and Praise Key Discussion Points: a) How do the people in your Mayan village grieve for someone who has died? b) What role can community, friends and family play in turning grief into beauty? c) What happens when a culture doesn’t express its grief? d) What is the relationship between unresolved grief and war? e) What part can elders of a community play in transforming grief into beauty? Guest: Martin Prechtel, social activist and author of The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise

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WERU Special: Solving Chronic Homelessness 7/9/15

Amy Browne — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:00:12 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Topic: Solving chronic homelessness: Logan Place marks its 10th anniversary in Portland, Maine. In Portland, Maine, Preble Street marks the 10th year of its housing-first project, which aims to solve, not simply address, the problem of chronic homelessness. Two staff members at Logan Place help define the housing-first model and explore its effectiveness as a therapeutic intervention, which transforms lives. Logan Place, Preble Street’s first residential housing project, has cultivated positive community relations. Guests: Caroline Fernandes, coordinator, Logan Place Mary Beth Sullivan, supervisor, Logan Place Kathy Kelly, guest interviewer www.preblestreet.org

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WERU Special 5/11/15

Amy Browne — Mon, 11 May 2015 20:30:00 +0000

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Topics: -efforts to end the Israeli military occupation of Palestine -women in Afghanistan Josh Ruebner, policy director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, speaks about his book Shattered Hopes: The Failure of Obama’s Middle East Peace Process. He also explores questions raised after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection and reveals the anti-BDS directives included in the “Fast Track” legislation moving through the US Congress. In Kabul, Afghanistan, a group of high school and college students have come together as the Afghan Peace Volunteers. At the Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre and throughout their community, they work to build sustainable alternatives to the status quo. Their Borderfree Radio broadcasts have the goal of promoting a life of nonviolence in Afghanistan. Today’s broadcast focuses on the challenges for women in Afghanistan to meet their families’ basic needs. Three women share their wishes. Guests: Josh Ruebner, policy director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, endtheoccupation.org/ Borderfree Radio broadcast: ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/ Zahidi, host Interpreter: Zarghuna Production assistance: Masood and Hakim Interviewees: Mahnaz, Sara, and Zahra Transcript from “Afghan Women Voice their Wishes” Salam to all the dear listeners of Borderfree Radio. In our program today, we will hear the voices of Afghan women. Please introduce yourself. My name is Mahnaz. What is your greatest wish? My greatest wish is for my children to live like other children. With regards to clothes, food, books and pens, my children don’t have as much as other children. My husband was martyred. Is there anyone to help you fulfill your wish? First, God can help. Then, you, the Afghan Peace Volunteers can help too. What can we do? You have good teachers who teach the children well. You’re also helping us with our food needs. My name is Sara. What is your greatest wish as an Afghan woman? My wish is to have a good life, to have enough food, to have a peace in which everyone is of ‘one hand’. People should have jobs so they can find bread for their children. How can we help you fulfill your wish? The Afghan Peace Volunteers had come to survey my house, and then they accepted me as a seamstress to sew the winter duvets, for which I got an income. My family was also warm under the duvets we received. Thank you for your help. My name is Zahra. I have many problems at home. I have suffered much and have many worries. My mind is very scattered. I’m in debt. My wish is to pay off my debts, and to peacefully find food for my family. Thank you that I was able to get some income through the duvet project. Thanks to all our dear listeners! We hope you’ll follow Borderfree Radio. Remember, love can open every border! Till the next time, Khuda Hafez.

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Arlo Guthrie in front of his tour bus at the Henhouse

Amy Browne — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:28:27 +0000

Arlo Guthrie in front of his tour bus at the Henhouse

Amy Browne — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:00:22 +0000

Pat Fowler: Sometimes It’s the Simple Things

Amy Browne — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:18:41 +0000

Pat Fowler has been a “behind the scenes” WERU volunteer for over two decades working on WERU auctions, the Full Circle Summer Fair, and tthe music library. A memory from an early Full Circle Summer Fair particularly sticks with her.

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WERU Special: Winona LaDuke 2/7/13

Amy Browne — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:00:57 +0000

Producer/Host: Meaghan LaSala Winona LaDuke: Environmental Justice from a Native Perspective Donna M. Loring Lecture Series November 8, 2012 at the University of Southern Maine Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) is an internationally acclaimed author, orator and activist. LaDuke has devoted her life to protecting the lands and life ways of Native communities. She is the Co-Director of Honor the Earth, a national advocacy group encouraging public support and funding for native environmental groups.

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A People’s Almanac 11/12/12

Amy Browne — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:30:11 +0000

Producer/Host: Meaghan LaSala This week, A People’s Almanac features the first “sit down” strike in the US, the second national Moratorium against the Vietnam war, obscenity trials for Radclyffe Hall’s classic lesbian novel The Well of Loneliness, the end of South Africa’s apartheid and an article by Lewis H Douglass condemning President McKinley for US imperialism, racial hypocrisy and the American-Philippine war.

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Ism Prism 10/2/12

Amy Browne — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:00:55 +0000

Host: Valentine King Engineer: Joel Mann Program Topic: 2 Annual Queer film Festival@ the Grand a) Why is a queer festival needed b) What has been the response of the local business community c)What can the hetero community learn from attending Guests: A)Kate Kominski Filmaker B)Robin Jones Event Programmer C )Charlie Alexander Grands Board President Call In Program: Yes

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United Way Presents 9/15/12

Amy Browne — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:30:57 +0000

Host: Adam Lacher, Director, Communications and Community Engagement for United Way of Eastern Maine . Guest: Rebecca Hobbs, Executive Director of the Next Step Domestic Violence Project serving Hancock and Washington Counties Issue: Domestic Violence, youth development, bullying, transitional housing. About: United Way of Eastern Maine Presents is a weekly radio program featuring the the voices of Maine community organizations from Piscataquis, Penobscot, Washington, Hancock and Waldo counties. More info at: www.unitedwayem.org

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WERU News Report 9/4/12

Amy Browne — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:11:29 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Issue: Independent Local News International peace activist and author Kathy Kelly spoke in Bangor, Maine on August 23rd, after returning from one of her many trips to Afghanistan. She described the work of Afghan Peace Volunteers, and day-to-day life, under the shadow of the on-going U.S. military presence in that country. Today we pick up where we left off last week, with part 3 (of 3) of Kathy Kelly’s talk at her stop in Bangor: Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence FMI: www.vcnv,org www.livewithoutwars.org/ , www.facebook.com/groups/AfghanPeaceVolunteers/ Some of the videos referenced in this talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSjKrYDmBmk&list=UUqLgo4v6w-BJtv_00XTs70g&index=126&feature=plcp www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CG6_zMH4NA&list=UUqLgo4v6w-BJtv_00XTs70g&index=62&feature=plcp

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Hope Trade News 6/26/12

Amy Browne — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:00:27 +0000

Producer/Host: Jed Curtis

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WERU Community SoapBox 5/29/12

Amy Browne — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:00:31 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Engineer: Joel Mann Issue: Open-mic Topics: “Talking Furniture”, Lyme Disease, Walker Church fire, Heartsong, LPG, East-West Highway, East-West Corridor, Ron Paul

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WERU News Report 4/11/12

Amy Browne — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:08:42 +0000

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio contributed by: John Greenman Issue: Alternative, Independent Local News Program Topics: Maine’s Legislative Session is winding down, and as law makers prepare to recess there are several pieces of important legislation that are moving quickly through the process, sometimes with changes that the public may not be aware of. One instance is the latest version of a worker’s comp bill that has raised concerns among worker’s rights advocates who held a press conference in Bangor on Monday. (FMI: www.foodandmedicine.org) Updates on other legislative action today, and an interview w/ Judy Berk, Natural Resources Council of Maine, re: the Maine mining bill and “takings” legislation (FMI: www.nrcm.org) Key Discussion Points: Worker’s Comp legislation Other legislation voted on today Mining bill update “Takings” legislation Guests: Speakers recorded at a press conference re: Worker’s Comp legislation: Jack McKay, Director of Food AND Medicine; Rev. Mark Doty, Mark Richards, Dean Harding, Loren Snow Interview with Judy Berk, Communications Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine Call In Program: No

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WERU Community SoapBox 4/10/12

Amy Browne — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:00:59 +0000

Host: Amy Browne Engineer: Joel Mann Issue: Open-mic style call-in show Key Discussion Points: Bipartisan politics, political participation, upcoming events, drones, Mirza Shahzah Akbar denied visa, Juniper Ridge/Old Town landfill, Casella, chicken jerky treats for dogs- danger, CSAs, local food, unions, Governor LePage Guests: n/a Call In Program: Yes

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Wabanaki Windows 1/17/12

Amy Browne — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:11 +0000

Broadcast Time: 10:00AM – 11:00AM Program Topic: William Yellowrobe Jr. Key Discussion Points: a) William Yellowrobe’s background b) Plays writing as a tool for social messages c) Play writing process Guest: William Yellowrobe Jr./ Preeminent National Playwright Call In Program: No Political Broadcast: No Host: Donna Loring Engineer: Amy Browne

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This Zombie Gun Sucks 11/19/11

Amy Browne — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:00:35 +0000

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 8/25/11

Amy Browne — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:30:42 +0000

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Computers are getting remarkably good at identifying faces. That can be very cool for automatically tagging the people in the photos you upload to your computer, but maybe not quite as cool when Facebook, Google, and your local police department start doing the same thing.

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World Ocean Radio 6/15/11

Amy Browne — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:29:39 +0000

Producers/Hosts: Peter Neill and Amelia Poole, World Ocean Observatory “Tidal Energy”

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BoatTalk 6/14/11

Amy Browne — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:00:35 +0000

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague and Mike Joyce Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Low budget cruising Why cruise for life? What’s good with wood? Local boating happenings Guests: David Buckman and Rich Helmke Call in show

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Amy Browne — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:07:19 +0000

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WERU ARCHIVING ON HOLD UNTIL FEB 2ND, 2007

Amy Browne — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:43:31 +0000

Please check back after February 2nd, 2007 when we will resume archiving/podcasting of your favorite locally produced news and public affairs programs. Thanks!

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Common Health 10/18/06

Amy Browne — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:00:53 +0000

Producer/host: Jim Fisher Guests: Pam Person; Dylan Voorhees Topic: Global Climate Change: What are the causes? What are some of the health effects? Call in show

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Common Health 09/20/06

Amy Browne — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:00:42 +0000

Host: Jim Fisher Topic: Schools and Health What are some of the big issues for health in schools? What initiatives do we have in Maine to promote healthier schools? How do we meet the needs of disabled students? Guests: David Stockford, Policy Director, Maine Dept. of ED and Susan Berry, Health Educator, Bucksport Call in show

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Common Health 08/16/06

Amy Browne — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:00:51 +0000

Host: Jim Fisher Topic: You are what you eat Guests: Bob St. Peter, Eliot Coleman What is good food? What land use policies will help? What is the impact of agro-industrial marketing? Call in show

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Common Health 07/19/06

Amy Browne — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:00:13 +0000

Host: Jim Fisher, Hancock County Planning Commission Topic: Fitness and Physical Activity What is fitness? What makes a community healthy? What are some barriers to fitness? Guests: Katherine Princell, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital; Dan Stewart, Maine Dept. of Transportation Call in show

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Common Health 06/21/06

Amy Browne — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:00:46 +0000

Host: Jim Fisher Topic: Disasters and Emergency Management Guest: Rich Bishop, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office What kinds of disasters do you confront? What are some of the health issues? What can we do to prepare our homes? Call in show with several callers

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Common Health 05/17/06

Amy Browne — Wed, 17 May 2006 14:00:07 +0000

Host: Jim Fisher Topic: Underage Drinking and Drug Use How big is this problem? Health implications? What programs do we have to help? Guests: Attorney General Steven Rowe (by phone) and Michelle O’Meara, Coastal Hancock Healthy Communities Call in show with several callers

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Common Health 04/19/06

Amy Browne — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:00:04 +0000

Topic: Locally grown food Host Jim Fisher of Hancock County Planning Committee and guests Bob St. Peter of the Goodlife Center and the Independent Food Project, and Kay Wilkins of Woodlawn Community Garden take calls and address questions such as: What is a community garden? How can we start a new garden? What are the health benefits of gardening?

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