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WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Audio archives of spoken word programming on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine and 102.9 Bangor, Maine (weru.org)
Episodes
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Outside the Box 7/22/25: “Economic Divide”
Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s…
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Around Town 7/22/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne FMI: Grow Smart Maine webinar Jesup Memorial Library events About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news &…
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Around Town 7/21/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Upcoming event, Social Security offices in Maine negatively impacted by Trump/Doge, according to the Maine AFL-CIO, and the headlines…
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A Word in Edgewise 7/21/25: Of Bias, Vanity, Time, & Hemingway . . .
Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 7/20/25: The Hunt for the Red-breasted Merganser, Part 2
Host: Logan Parker Producer: Glen Mittelhauser The search for mergansers continues and leads to lake isles crowded with colony nesting birds on Maine’s…
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Esoterica 7/20/25: Meditation
Andree Bella | Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 7/20/25: Meditation first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
What’s the Word on Maine Street? 7/19/25
What’s the Word on Maine Street?, hosted by Sarah Pebworth, is a weekly short feature Saturdays at 9:30am looking at local literary and visual arts events…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Earthwise 7/19/25: Poison Ivy
Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Democracy Forum 7/18/25: Constitutional Crisis: Will We Still Have Free and Fair Elections?
Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Production Assistance: Linda Washburn, Joel Mann Democracy Forum: Participatory Democracy, encouraging…
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Around Town 7/18/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne WERU General Manager Matt Murphy joins us with an update on the the federal funding situation at the station FMI: Protect My Public…
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Justice Radio 7/17/25: Will Burdick, Part I
Host/s: Liv and Swathi Production Coordinator: Daria Cullen Other credits: TECHNICAL SUPPORT – Aaron Pyle and Sarah Johnson | MUSIC – Samuel James Justice…
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Creative Maine 7/17/25: Musical Instrument Makers in Maine
Producer/host: Adina Salmansohn Other credits: Theme music written and performed by Ariel Chapman. A monthly show exploring Maine‘s culture, art and…
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Climate & Community 7/17/25: Creative Changemaking Through Movement with Dani Robbins (Part 1)
Host: Wilson Haims Description: Climate and Community meets with Dani Robbins to discuss her involvement in rural organizing for social change through creative…
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Around Town 7/17/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Jennifer Traub from Native Gardens of Blue Hill invites you to their 2025 Open Garden Day, Saturday, July 19, 10 am-2 pm, at NGBH…
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World Ocean Radio 7/16/25: AI and the Ocean
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE This week, host Peter Neill reads verbatim an AI response to an action posed. He asked Chat GPT to…
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Around Town 7/16/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maryann Larson from Indivisible Bangor invites those who are interested to join them tomorrow on the Good Trouble Lives On National…
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Relationship Rewind 7/15/25: My Brilliant Friend
Host: Carrie Clark at NextStep Domestic Violence Project. NextStep 24/7 Helpline: 1(800) 315-5579 Theme Music for the show donated by local musicians Megan…
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Outside the Box 7/15/25: “Quotes 2025”
Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s…
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Around Town 7/15/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne The Island Soundscape Project installation “Soundmarks” Sedgwick at the First Baptist Church, through August 8th Bangor…
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Around Town 7/14/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Noel Rubinton, journalist and author of Looking for a Story: A Complete Guide to the Writings of John McPhee, (2025, Princeton…
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A Word in Edgewise 7/14/25: Of Vacationland, a Silken Tent, Gerald Ford, & Ingmar Bergman . . .
Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 7/13/25: The Hunt for the Red-breasted Merganser, Part 1
Host: Logan Parker Producer: Glen Mittelhauser A noteworthy observation on Moosehead Lake sparks a determined effort to document one of Maine’s rarest…
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Esoterica 7/13/25: The Turing Test
CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 7/13/25: The Turing Test first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public…
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What’s the Word on Maine Street? 7/12/25
What’s the Word on Maine Street?, hosted by Sarah Pebworth, is a weekly short feature Saturdays at 9:30am looking at local literary and visual arts events…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Earthwise 7/12/25: The Element of Water
Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes…
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Let’s Talk About It 7/11/25
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of…
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Around Town 7/11/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Chrissy Fowler, Executive Director of Belfast Flying Shoes, stops by this morning to let you know about their summer community dance…
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Justice Radio 7/10/25: Resistance and the Law with Tina Nadeau
Host/s: Catherine Besteman Production Coordinator: Daria Cullen Other credits: TECHNICAL SUPPORT – Aaron Pyle and Sarah Johnson | MUSIC – Samuel James…
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Common Ground Radio 7/10/25: Barbara Damrosch’s Life in the Garden
Host: Timothy Boston Editor: Clare Boland Common Ground Radio is an hour-long discussion of local food and organic agriculture with people here in the state of…
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What’s the Word on Maine Street? 7/10/25 Special: Conversation with William and Margery Irvine
What’s the Word on Maine Street?, hosted by Sarah Pebworth, is a weekly short feature Saturdays at 9:30am looking at local literary and visual arts events…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Climate & Community 7/10/25: Maine Climate Action Now with Ezra Sassaman (Part Two)
Host: Wilson Haims Description: Climate and Community continues the conversation with Ezra Sassaman, chair of the Bar Harbor Climate Emergency Task Force and…
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Around Town 7/10/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Wilson Haims is here with an invitation to Pizza in the Park Thursday, July 17th, with A Climate to Thrive. The 1st Annual TOSS For…
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Talk of the Towns 7/9/25: A River Story: Cherryfield and fish passage on the Narraguagus River
Producer/Hosts: Ron Beard and Liz Graves Production support from Joel Mann and from College of the Atlantic Theme music for Talk of the Towns Theme is a medley…
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World Ocean Radio 7/9/25: Why War?
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE Why is there so much war? So much strife in the Middle East: what are we fighting for? This week…
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Around Town 7/9/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Paula Kee of Wednesdays on Main in Bucksport returns to AT to let us know about some events that have been added to their summer…
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Maine Currents 7/8/25: “In the Shadow of the Eagle” at the Abbe Museum
Producer/Host: Amy Browne A new exhibition at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor is named for Donna Loring’s 2008 book, “In the Shadow of the Eagle: A…
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Outside the Box 7/8/25: “Fact-Based”
Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Around Town 7/8/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne H.O.M.E. in Orland is having an Empty Bowl supper on Thursday, to raise funds for their services. Jackie Perkins and Rosa Moore are…
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Around Town 7/7/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Betsy Richard, Executive Director at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, with an invitation to the annual Dawnland Festival of Arts &…
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A Word in Edgewise 7/7/25: A Barn Swallow, Margaret Walker, Helene Johnson, the Full Buck Moon, & Ringo Starr . . .
Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 7/6/25: Summer Solstice
Host: Pepin Mittelhauser Producer: Glen Mittelhauser This episode reflects on the beauty of the summer solstice, celebrating the lush abundance of early summer…
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Esoterica 7/6/25: Biphasic Sheep
Andree Bella | Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 7/6/25: Biphasic Sheep first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
What’s the Word on Maine Street? 7/5/25
What’s the Word on Maine Street?, hosted by Sarah Pebworth, is a weekly short feature Saturdays at 9:30am looking at local literary and visual arts events…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Earthwise 7/5/25: The Eagle
Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes…
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Around Town 7/4/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Independence Day About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000…
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Justice Radio 7/3/25: Frayla Tarpinian, Part I
Host/s: Rob Ruffner (Maine Indigent Defense Center) Production Coordinator: Daria Cullen Other credits: TECHNICAL SUPPORT – Aaron Pyle and Sarah Johnson |…
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The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 7/3/2025
Host: Stephanie McFeeters, Deputy Editor at The Maine Monitor The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Climate & Community 7/3/25: Maine Climate Action Now with Ezra Sassaman (Part One)
Host: Wilson Haims Description: This week, Climate and Community hosts Ezra Sassaman, the chair of the Bar Harbor Climate Emergency Task Force and Advocacy…
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Around Town 7/3/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Kai and Ara Bravesnow invite you to join the Midcoast Mineral Collectors Club, and let you know about the upcoming MidCoast Gem and…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
World Ocean Radio 7/2/25: Canals and the Circulation of Water Worldwide
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE This week we’re discussing the circulation of water worldwide, and the importance of our…
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Around Town 7/2/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Duncan Newcomer is here with an invitation to “Enjoy a Night in America”, his book launch for Quiet Fire: The Spiritual…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Outside the Box 7/1/25: “Censored”
Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s…
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Around Town 7/1/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Bangor Mayor Cara Pelletier, speaking at Bangor Pride on Saturday About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news…
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Around Town 6/30/25: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, speaking at Bangor Pride on Saturday About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
A Word in Edgewise 6/30/25: The Hundred Hostile Days, The Fourth, & Lena Horne . . .
Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 6/29/25: A Discussion with McOsker, part 5
Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser Glen talks with Megan where she continues her discussion of changes that she has seen in the Gulf of Maine area. More…
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Esoterica 6/29/25: Hester Prynne
CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 6/29/25: Hester Prynne first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
What’s the Word on Maine Street? 6/28/25
What’s the Word on Maine Street?, hosted by Sarah Pebworth, is a weekly short feature Saturdays at 9:30am looking at local literary and visual arts events…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Earthwise 6/28/25: The Biography of the Oak Tree
Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes…
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Coastal Conversations 6/27/25: American Bittern
Host: Catherine Devine Coastal Conversations: Conversations with people who live, work, and play on the Maine coast, hosted by the University of Maine Sea…