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WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

Community Radio WERU FM 89.9 Blue Hill and 102.9 Bangor, Maine

Audio archives of spoken word programming on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine and 102.9 Bangor, Maine (weru.org)

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5:51

Around Town 7/29/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/29

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Ara and Kai Bravesnow return to invite you all to the Midcoast Gem and Mineral Fair. It starts Friday evening and runs through the weekend at the Bayview Point Event center in Belfast on the waterfront. You can find them on facebook at “Midcoast Gem and Mineral Fair”. Earlier this month they joined Around Town to talk about the Midcoast Mineral Collectors Club. Click here for that archived episode And CD2 Congressman Jarod Golden is the lead Democrat

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4:10

Around Town 7/28/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/28

Host/Producer: Amy Browne College of the Atlantic Summer Institute 2025 ACLU-Maine What Happened in Augusta: Looking Back on the 2025 Legislative Session 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

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4:56

A Word in Edgewise 7/28/25: Of Ashberry, Leyster, &...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/28

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 worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the more things change, the more they stay the same — though not always! Sometimes in addressing issues affecting our day-to-day lives, in this age of vagary

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5:49

Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 7/27/25: The...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/27

Host: Logan Parker Producer: Glen Mittelhauser The final opportunity to document breeding Red-breasted Mergansers arrives, but events take an unexpected turn with the shifting of the wind. This essay, written and read by Logan Parker, was originally published in The Observer, an online natural history journal published by Maine Natural History Observatory. More information about Maine Natural History can be found at mainenaturalhistory.org. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural

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5:00

What’s the Word on Maine Street? 7/26/25

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/26

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 and offerings! FMI: michaelchabon.substack.com/p/in-memory-of-chris-doyle castineart.com eastbluehillpubliclibrary.org workingloose.com wordfestival.org bhpl.net surrybarn.com americanswhotellthetruth.org belfastpoetryfestival.com mainewriters.org About the host: Sarah Pebworth leads the steering committee for Word—a Blue Hill Literary Arts

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5:51

Earthwise 7/26/25: Wild Cats

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/26

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, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Currently she is writing a book about how to cast the runes using their original Goddess meanings. She lives in the woods off-grid in a small homesteading

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28:00

Justice Radio 7/24/25: What Do People Read in Prison?

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/24

Host/s: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley Production Coordinator: Daria Cullen Other credits: TECHNICAL SUPPORT – Aaron Pyle and Sarah Johnson | MUSIC – Samuel James Justice Radio is a WMPG production. Justice Radio: Tackling the hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. This week: Linda and Mackenzie’s follow up interview with Meghan Reedy, Program Coordinator for the Maine Humanities Council, and Jon Courtney, former Film Screenings Programmer for the Portland Museum of Art, as

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5:32

Climate & Community 7/24/25: Creative Changemaking...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/24

Host: Wilson Haims Description: Climate and Community builds upon last week’s conversation with Dani Robbins, learning about her perspective with rural organizing, youth involvement in justice movements, and how to get involved in strengthening local communities. About the Host: Wilson Haims is from Portland, Maine and earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Wellesley College in 2023. Upon graduating, Wilson contributed to climate and conservation-related field work, policy and

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5:11

World Ocean Radio 7/23/25: Who Cares About the Ocean?

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/23

Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE On June 8th, World Ocean Day, the new film OCEAN, presented by Sir David Attenborough, debuted in theatres and maritime museums around the world, a celebration of the ocean’s beauty and distress, and a passionate call for urgent protection. Who cares about the ocean? What will it take to reverse perspective and increase engagement? How do we best connect with those whose basic needs are greatest, and that rely on a healthy ocean most

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4:10

Around Town 7/23/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/23

Host/Producer: Amy Browne -Art Under the Elms, Saturday, 7/26/25, 10am-4pm, on the Commons, Court Street, Castine. Roberta brings us the details. -A sampling of the news reported in Maine newspapers 100 years ago today 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

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58:00

Wabanaki Windows 7/22/25: Korean & WWII History and...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/22

Producer/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 called little eagles from his CD Dream Walk. Wabanaki Windows is a monthly show featuring topics of interest from a Wabanaki perspective. This month: The historic background of Korean and WWII, and some stories of Wabanaki Veterans and their names. Guest/s: Prof. Darren Ranco, a member of the Penobscot Nation, Professor of Anthropology

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6:02

Outside the Box 7/22/25: “Economic Divide”

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/22

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 activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a garden yearly since 1977, joined various food cooperatives and two men’s groups, refused to pay federal income taxes for war, lived on a community land

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4:21

Around Town 7/22/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/22

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 & 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

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5:03

Around Town 7/21/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/21

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 on Maine newspapers 100 years ago today (hint: a verdict had been reached following an infamous trial) 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

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9:05

A Word in Edgewise 7/21/25: Of Bias, Vanity, Time, &...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/21

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 worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the more things change, the more they stay the same — though not always! Sometimes in addressing issues affecting our day-to-day lives, in this age of vagary

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6:00

Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 7/20/25: The...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/20

Host: Logan Parker Producer: Glen Mittelhauser The search for mergansers continues and leads to lake isles crowded with colony nesting birds on Maine’s largest lake while subsequent efforts are dashed by fickle conditions. This essay, written and read by Logan Parker, was originally published in The Observer, an online natural history journal published by Maine Natural History Observatory. More information about Maine Natural History can be found at mainenaturalhistory.org. About the hosts:

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5:00

What’s the Word on Maine Street? 7/19/25

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/19

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 and offerings! FMI: elelfrijoles.com bhpl.net eastbluehillpubliclibrary.org sealharborlibrary.me friendsoftauntonbay.org/events witherlelibrary.net thecygnetgallery.com schoodicartsforall.org About the host: Sarah Pebworth leads the steering committee for Word—a Blue Hill Literary Arts Festival, founded in 2017 and held each October. She

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5:19

Earthwise 7/19/25: Poison Ivy

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/19

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, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Currently she is writing a book about how to cast the runes using their original Goddess meanings. She lives in the woods off-grid in a small homesteading

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59:26

Democracy Forum 7/18/25: Constitutional Crisis: Will...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/18

Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Production Assistance: Linda Washburn, Joel Mann Democracy Forum: Participatory Democracy, encouraging citizens to take an active role in government and politics. This month: We’ll talk about the federal administration’s actions on election security, voter access, and confidence in elections. Staff changes at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and at the Department of Justice (DOJ) may undermine effective election

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5:11

Around Town 7/18/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/18

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 Media 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,

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