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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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28:00

Justice Radio 7/17/25: Will Burdick, Part I

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/17

Host/s: Liv and Swathi 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: Liv and Swathi’s interview with Will Burdick, social worker and substance use counselor at Westbrook High School, as they talk about the power of authentic relationships to promote connection and healing for young people

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Creative Maine 7/17/25: Musical Instrument Makers in...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/17

Producer/host: Adina Salmansohn Other credits: Theme music written and performed by Ariel Chapman. A monthly show exploring Maine‘s culture, art and crafts that enrich our lives and bring us joy. This episode highlights three musical instrument makers and restorers in Maine-what they do and how they do it. Guest/s: Nathan Slobodkin, Slobodkin Violins, Bangor. www.slobodkinviolins.com Leslie Ross, Leslie Ross Bassoons, leslieross.net David and Nick Wallace, Wallace Organ Company,

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5:20

Climate & Community 7/17/25: Creative Changemaking...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/17

Host: Wilson Haims Description: Climate and Community meets with Dani Robbins to discuss her involvement in rural organizing for social change through creative community-building. Dani shares about their background as a dancer and how this experience informs their approach to action for environmental and social justice. 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

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5:15

Around Town 7/17/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/17

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 Gardens at Bagaduce Music, 49 South St, Blue Hill. Rain date July 20 Today is the “Good Trouble Lives On” National Day of Action, with hundreds of rallies across the country and close to 30 – according to one calendar- across the state of Maine. FMI: Good Trouble National Day of Action Activate Maine calendar of Good Trouble

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6:00

World Ocean Radio 7/16/25: AI and the Ocean

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/16

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 write 750 words in the style of Peter Neill on World Ocean Radio, taking on the topic of artificial intelligence and the ocean. The response was quite shocking. Tune in to this special 6-minute episode to hear the entire assignment. WORLD OCEAN RADIO 5-minute weekly insights dive into ocean science, advocacy and education

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5:24

Around Town 7/16/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/16

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 Day of Action. They’ll be holding a peaceful rally from 5-7pm on Stillwater Avenue near the Bangor Mall. There will also be rallies in Belfast, Ellsworth, Augusta – and many other places across the state. About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing

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28:24

Relationship Rewind 7/15/25: My Brilliant Friend

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/15

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 Light and Nathan Spears. Relationship Rewind: Rewinding relationships in popular media and breaking down behaviors based in power, control, and abuse. This episode: 1. Discussing unhealthy behaviors in the book My Brilliant Friend. 2. Discussing how media normalizes these behaviors. 3. Discussing the impacts of these messages about these

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4:56

Outside the Box 7/15/25: “Quotes 2025”

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/15

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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5:00

Around Town 7/15/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/15

Host/Producer: Amy Browne The Island Soundscape Project installation “Soundmarks” Sedgwick at the First Baptist Church, through August 8th Bangor Historical Society will be leading a Soldiers at Rest walking tour in Mount Hope Cemetery Sunday July Playlist at Opera House Arts – Stonington The COA Harvest Farm Dinner returns this week About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with

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4:23

Around Town 7/14/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/14

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 University Press) will be in Blue Hill tomorrow (Tuesday) evening to talk about the book. The event is sponsored by Blue Hill Books and will take place at the Blue Hill Public Library at 7pm. We spoke with him as he was preparing to travel to Maine About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in

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8:42

A Word in Edgewise 7/14/25: Of Vacationland, a Silken...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/14

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 7/13/25: The...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/13

Host: Logan Parker Producer: Glen Mittelhauser A noteworthy observation on Moosehead Lake sparks a determined effort to document one of Maine’s rarest breeding waterfowl. 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 History

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5:00

What’s the Word on Maine Street? 7/12/25

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/12

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: islandportpress.com bhpl.net stonington.lib.me.us islandsoundscapeproject.org MCHT.org witherlelibrary.net mainewriters.org/gather wordfestival.org pauldoiron.com 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 serves on the

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5:59

Earthwise 7/12/25: The Element of Water

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/12

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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58:00

Let’s Talk About It 7/11/25

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/11

Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Production Assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Jackie Lee McLean Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse The owner of a popular cupcake shop breaks her silence about a first husband who regularly strangled her. Topics: 1. Misplaced shame. 2. Domestic Violence Strangulation. 3. How abusers do not change. Guests: Vicki Murray About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots

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4:58

Around Town 7/11/25: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/11

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 schedule (starting tonight!) 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

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28:00

Justice Radio 7/10/25: Resistance and the Law with...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/10

Host/s: Catherine Besteman 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: Catherine’s interview with Tina Nadeau, Executive Director of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL), as they talk about dissent in a country where democracy, the rule of law, free speech and the

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29:00

Common Ground Radio 7/10/25: Barbara Damrosch’s Life...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/10

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 Maine and beyond. This month: According to lifelong gardener Barbara Damrosch, growing food is an undeniably radical act. In her latest book, “A Life in the Garden: Tales and Tips for Growing Food in Every Season,” Damrosch, now in her 80s, invites others to join her in tending the earth and celebrating the harvest — and she shares practical

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28:00

What’s the Word on Maine Street? 7/10/25 Special:...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/10

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! Description: Sarah sat down with William and Margery Irvine in January (!) and discussed painting, poetry, and more. A collaborative project, a book entitled “Four Old Men Writing Together” launched at the Courthouse Gallery on July 23. About the host: Sarah Pebworth leads the steering committee for Word—a Blue Hill Literary

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5:58

Climate & Community 7/10/25: Maine Climate Action Now...

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives ·

2025/07/10

Host: Wilson Haims Description: Climate and Community continues the conversation with Ezra Sassaman, chair of the Bar Harbor Climate Emergency Task Force and Advocacy Coordinator for Maine Climate Action Now (MCAN). This segment highlights what motivates Ezra to be involved in climate action, the advantages and challenges of pursuing climate action in Maine, and why engagement in the climate movement matters. About the Host: Wilson Haims is from Portland, Maine and earned her bachelor’s degree in

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