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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
Coastal Conversations 2/27/26: Innovations In Materials
Host: Galen Koch Editorial Help: Natalie Springuel Theme Music: Paul Anderson – A Following Sea Most of the music in the episode is by cue-shop.com…
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Around Town 2/27/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne LD 1822, An Act to Enact the Maine Online Data Privacy Act Find Your State Senator (includes contact info) OUT Maine is hosting the…
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Around Town 2/26/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Following up on yesterday’s report, today organizers of The Consequence of Palestine- (Maine Coalition for Palestine…
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World Ocean Radio 2/25/26: The Energy Grid
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE How do we generate the energy we need to meet the demands of consumption for the future? Any plans…
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Around Town 2/25/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne “The Consequence of Palestine” Conference Coming to USM, Munjoy Hill News, Portland, 18 February 2026 (NOTE: CANCELLED) Press…
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Wabanaki Windows 2/24/26: Wabanaki Alliance, Part 2
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 2/24/26: “Upbeat”
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 2/24/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne The Singing Journalist, Andy Revkin, joins us today with an invitation to his upcoming talk at the Jesup Memorial Library, Thursday…
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Around Town 2/23/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maine CD 1 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree will boycott Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday and instead participate in a…
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A Word in Edgewise 2/23/26: Of Milano-Cortina, Grenoble, Fleming, Killy, & Sandburg . . .
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 2/22/26: Molluscan Mystery in Acadia, Part 1
Host: Celeste Mittelhauser Producer: Glen Mittelhauser Part 1 of an essay by Jovan Grollino introduces listeners to the surprising diversity of nudibranchs and…
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Esoterica 2/22/26: About Time
CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 2/22/26: About Time 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? 2/21/26
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 2/21/26: The Element of Ice
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 2/21/26
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
Democracy Forum 2/20/26: Constitutional Crisis: What Does Civic Courage Look Like?
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 2/20/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne LD 395, An Act to Restore Access to Federal Laws Beneficial to the Wabanaki Nation LD 785, An Act to Enact the Remaining…
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Justice Radio 2/19/26: NAACP Maine State Prison Branch President Foster Bates
Host/s: Linda Small Editor: Sarah Johnson Music: Samuel James Justice Radio is a WMPG production. Justice Radio: Tackling the hard questions about our criminal…
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Creative Maine 2/19/26: Maine Theater Initiatives
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 2/19/26: Coastal and Marine Resilience in Maine with Dr. Hillary Smith (Part 2)
Host: Wilson Haims This week: This week Climate and Community continues last week’s conversation with Dr. Hillary Smith, an interdisciplinary social scientist…
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Around Town 2/19/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Brook Minner and Emily Burnham from the Maine Women’s Lobby stop by to invite listeners to the 2026 Hot Ticket Hootenanny: A…
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World Ocean Radio 2/18/26: The Wrong Side of History
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE A recent report by InfluenceMap, a UK-based think tank that tracks pertinent climate trends…
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Around Town 2/18/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne In Augusta today, the legislature’s Committee On Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services will be taking comments from…
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Relationship Rewind 2/17/26: Real Love Respects
Host: Carrie Clark and Jazz Bradley at NextStep Domestic Violence Project. NextStep 24/7 Helpline: 1(800) 315-5579 Theme Music for the show donated by local…
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Outside the Box 2/17/26: “More Reasons to Be Cheerful”
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 2/17/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne John Jurcheck of the Counter Current Collective is here with a suggestion for your weekend plans (yes, we’re already thinking…
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Around Town 2/16/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Presidents’ Day 2026 reading from the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights About the host: Amy Browne started out…
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A Word in Edgewise 2/16/26: Lulu, Sledding, Han Kang, & Presidents’ Day . . .
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 2/15/26: Observations at a Dug Pond
Host: Celeste Mittelhauser Producer: Glen Mittelhauser In this episode, Celeste reads an essay by Janet Galle reflecting on decades of close observation at a…
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Esoterica 2/15/26: The New Physics
Andree Bella | Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 2/15/26: The New Physics 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? 2/14/26
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 2/14/26: Valentine’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…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
The Cosmic Curator 2/14/26
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 2/13/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne World Radio Day 2026 The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) has announced two funding opportunities…
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Common Ground Radio 2/12/26: Honoring Black History Month
Host: Holli Cederholm Common Ground Radio is an hour-long discussion of local food and organic agriculture with people here in the state of Maine and beyond…
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Climate & Community 2/12/26: Coastal and Marine Resilience in Maine with Dr. Hillary Smith (Part 1)
Host: Wilson Haims This week: Climate and Community speaks with Dr. Hillary Smith, an interdisciplinary social scientist and professor at the University of…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Around Town 2/12/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Voter information update cards from the Secretary of State’s office Rockland’s Emergency Warming Center at the Flanagan…
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Talk of the Towns 2/11/26: Town Meetings in Maine: A primer on local democracy
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 2/11/26: The Collapse of US Ocean Policy
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE Over the past several years, US national investment in challenges of climate change…
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Around Town 2/11/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne ACLU of Maine‘s Guide to Legislative Advocacy, online, 6-7pm tomorrow/Thursday. Register here At 7pm tomorrow/Thursday evening…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Outside the Box 2/10/26: “Siege Mentality”
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 2/10/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maine CDC Confirms Case of Measles in Maine LD 2071, An Act to Expand Access to Vaccines Approved by the United States Food and Drug…
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Around Town 2/9/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Lynn Boulger, Vice President of Advancement at College of the Atlantic, with details on their annual 24 hour fund-raising challenge…
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A Word in Edgewise 2/9/26: Woodson, Millay, Lawless, & the Moon at Apogee . . .
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 2/8/26: Cold Currents and the Downeast Coast
Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser Recorded while sailing east along the Maine coast in the summer of 2025, this episode explores how cold ocean currents shape…
- WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Esoterica 2/8/26: Mysterious Tech
CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 2/8/26: Mysterious Tech 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? 2/7/26
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 2/7/26: Porcupine, Wise Woman of the Woods
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 2/7/26
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 2/6/26: Earle Shettleworth
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 2/6/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Cathy Rees, Executive Director and Co-founder of Native Gardens of Blue Hill stops by to talk about Native Gardens of Blue…
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Justice Radio 2/5/26: Healing First!
Host/s: Kage Johnson and AJ Stash 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 2/5/26
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 2/5/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Public hearings and work sessions today in the state legislature’s joint standing committees February 7th is “Take Your…
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Healthy Options 2/4/26: How We Can Stay Calm & Resilient Through Stressful Times
Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-Producer: Petra Hall Technical Assistance: Joel Mann Healthy Options: For Well-being & Being Well This month: What is…
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World Ocean Radio 2/4/26: Sewersheds and Septic Systems
Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE Water is part of an integrated system worldwide. What happens downstream? Consider waste…
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Around Town 2/4/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne This weekend the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport is offering workshops on Sailor’s Valentines and Sardine Snacks. Space is…
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Dawnland Signals Returns! 2/3/26
Hosts: Nolan Altvater and Nick Bear Zoom Recording Technician: Scarlett Tudor Producer: Esther Anne Original music by Nick Bear Join co-hosts Nolan Altvater…
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Outside the Box 2/3/26: “Immigration”
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 2/3/26: Local News, Culture and Events
Host/Producer: Amy Browne Updates on the situation with ICE in Maine from the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project and a summary of headlines on stories about the…