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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
Esoterica 5/17/26: Hubris
CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 5/17/26: Hubris first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs…
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What’s the Word on Maine Street? 5/16/26
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…
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Earthwise 5/16/26: The Alewives
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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Democracy Forum 5/15/26: Pillars of Democracy: Democracy costs money. Who pays?
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 5/15/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne JD Vance comes to Bangor, plans to save Maine taxpayers from “fraudsters” wasting our money. We talk w/ protesters…
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Around Town 5/14/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Fundraiser for Waldo County Bounty at Hey Sailor! this weekend, featuring the Sugar Snaps VP JD Vance’s stop in Bangor today…
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Talk of the Towns 5/13/26: Historic Preservation as an engine for building community
Producer/Hosts: Ron Beard and Liz Graves College of the Atlantic provides help with production. Engineering by Joel Mann of WERU Community Radio. Theme music…
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World Ocean Radio 5/13/26: True Ocean Value
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE How do we value nature? How do we price it and define its asset value? This week we’re…
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Around Town 5/13/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne After the Secretary of State’s office found the “protect girl’s sports” petitions to be valid in March, a…
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Outside the Box 5/12/26: “Yes to Greater Public Safety”
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 5/12/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne A coalition of churches and faith leaders have organized a “Love Is the Point” event to counter a Turning Point USA event…
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Pan con Café 5/11/26: Maine Latin Jazz Scene w/ Elspeth Savani
Hosts: Joana and David Music: Fiesta en Guadalajara – Mariachi de la Calle by JuliusH What does it mean to be a Latino Mainer? Joana and Del explore…
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Around Town 5/11/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Today is the first day of absentee balloting for the June 9th primary – and other information from the Maine Secretary of…
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A Word in Edgewise 5/11/26: Merry Mount, Tracy K. Smith, & the Diamond Sutra . . .
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…
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Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 5/10/26: A hike down the Hemlock Trail, Part 4
Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser In this episode, Glen continues his conversation with Rich MacDonald of the Natural History Center during a winter walk in…
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Esoterica 5/10/26: Tech Pause
Andree Bella | Writer/Producer The post Esoterica 5/10/26: Tech Pause first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs…
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What’s the Word on Maine Street? 5/9/26
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…
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Earthwise 5/9/26: In Honor of Mother’s Day
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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The Cosmic Curator 5/9/26
About the Host: Tom Yaroschuk is a Vedic Astrologer. His intention is to help people understand their karma and the issues they may confront to cultivate more…
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Around Town 5/8/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Andrea LaFlamme, write-in candidate for the Senate primary race on June 9th Past coverage: Graham Platner‘s opening remarks at…
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Justice Radio 5/7/26: Mental Health changes and Peer Support for Maine
Host/s: AJ Stash, Kage Johnson, and Hawo Mohamed Editor: Sarah Johnson Music: Samuel James Justice Radio is a WMPG production. Justice Radio: Tackling the hard…
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The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 5/7/26
Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor…
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Around Town 5/7/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Check out all these great public affairs programs made possible by volunteer power and listener support! (Thank you!) Theme music…
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Healthy Options 5/6/26: Update: Lyme disease, tick-borne illnesses & how to avoid tick bites
Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-Producer: Petra Hall Technical Assistance: Joel Mann Healthy Options: For Well-being & Being Well This month: – The…
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World Ocean Radio 5/6/26: Climate and Defense
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE As we’ll demonstrate this week, climate denial is a foolish mistake. We’ll show the…
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Around Town 5/6/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne League of Women Voters of Maine’s June 9th Semi-Open Primary Voter Guide The VOTER HOTLINE number is 207-558-3333 The Maine…
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Dawnland Signals 5/5/26
Hosts: Nolan Altvater and Nick Bear Recording and Editing: Nick Bear Original music: Nick Bear Dawnland Signals highlights indigenous topics not immediately…
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Outside the Box 5/5/26: “Yes to Better Health Options”
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 5/5/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne DIY Energy Efficiency for a More Affordable and Comfortable Home, hosted by A Climate to Thrive, Wednesday, May 6th DIY projects to…
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Around Town 5/4/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s public statement regarding the House passage of the Farm Bill – outlining several…
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A Word in Edgewise 5/4/26: Of Maia, Nestbuilding, Carl Phillips, & the Eta Aquariids . . .
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…
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Esoterica 5/3/26: Beltane
CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 5/3/26: Beltane first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs…
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What’s the Word on Maine Street? 5/2/26
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 5/2/26: The Loon
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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The Cosmic Curator 5/2/26
About the Host: Tom Yaroschuk is a Vedic Astrologer. His intention is to help people understand their karma and the issues they may confront to cultivate more…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Conversations from the Pointed Firs 5/1/26: Charles Cantalupo
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Spencer Albee Music by Casey Neill (Mock Turtle Music) Conversations from the Pointed Firs is a monthly audio series with…
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Around Town 5/1/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne May Day / Workers Over Billionaires National Day of Action (“No Work No School No Shopping.”) local events Camden, noon…
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Around Town 4/30/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Charles Rolsky, Ph.D, Executive Director & Senior Research Scientist, joins us with an update from the Shaw Institute, a Blue…
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World Ocean Radio 4/29/26: To Regulate
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE Regulate is a verb with many nuanced meanings: to standardize, to classify, to monitor, to…
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Around Town 4/29/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne May Day is coming up on Friday, and this year the groups behind the No Kings protests are calling for a day of action called…
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Wabanaki Windows 4/28/26: Elite Colleges like Bowdoin and Colby and Wabanaki Lands
Host: Donna Loring Other credits: Technical assistance for the show was provided by Joel Mann of WERU, and Jessica Lockhart. Music by Ralph Richter, a track…
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Outside the Box 4/28/26: “Say Yes to New Education”
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 4/28/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Senate Primary candidate Graham Platner’s opening remarks at a candidate forum organized by the Wabanaki Alliance, held on…
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Around Town 4/27/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Senate Primary candidate David Costello’s opening remarks at a candidate forum organized by the Wabanaki Alliance, held on…
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A Word in Edgewise 4/27/26: Peepers, Cecil Day-Lewis, Mr. & Mrs Mallard, & the Flower Moon . . .
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
Justice Radio 4/26/26: A Maine Criminal Justice Experience
Host/s: Rob Ruffner, Maine Indigent Defense Center Editor: Sarah Johnson Music: Samuel James Justice Radio is a WMPG production. Justice Radio: Tackling the…
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Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 4/26/26: A hike down the Hemlock Trail, Part 2
Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser In this episode, Glen continues a discussion with Rich MacDonald of the Natural History Center during a winter walk in Acadia…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Esoterica 4/26/26: The Pineal Gland
Andree Bella | Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 4/26/26: The Pineal Gland 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? 4/25/26
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 4/25/26: In Honor of Arbor Day
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
The Cosmic Curator 4/25/26
About the Host: Tom Yaroschuk is a Vedic Astrologer. His intention is to help people understand their karma and the issues they may confront to cultivate more…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Coastal Conversations 4/24/26: Place-based Science: The Mountain Summit
Host: Julia Rush Editorial Help: Natalie Springuel Theme Music: Paul Anderson – A Following Sea Coastal Conversations: Conversations with people who…
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Around Town 4/24/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Maine chapter‘s report on the recently-ended state legislative session. They’ll…
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Climate & Community 4/23/26: Portland Climate Action Team with Bill Weber and Karina Napier (Part 2)
Host: Wilson Haims This week: Climate and Community continues the conversation with members of the Portland Climate Action Team (PCAT), Bill and Karina. In…
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Around Town 4/23/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Julie Ream of H.O.M.E., Inc in Orland, joins us with an invitation to their annual meeting and potluck on Thursday, April 30th…
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World Ocean Radio 4/22/26: How We Rank Global Risks
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE The World Economic Forum recently published a Global Risks Perception Survey which lists both…
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Around Town 4/22/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne The 24th Annual Downeast Salmon Federation Smelt Fry and Fisheries Celebration, Saturday, April 25th, from 11 to 3, Wreaths Across…
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Relationship Rewind 4/21/26: Dark Romance
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 4/21/26: “Say Yes to Better Food”
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 4/21/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Pingree Calls on ICE to Release Mainer Indefinitely Detained in Texas Detention Center As of Monday afternoon, her office says they…