WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

Producer/Host: Kathleen March Transcript:

Host: Dave Colson Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: Homesteading Program Topic: Homesteading Key Discussion Points: a) History of homesteading b) Training c) tools and techniques Guests: A) Anu Dudley, Local (WALDO County) Homesteader and Farm and Homestead Day Volunteer B) Joe Dupree, Local (WALDO County) Homesteader and Farm and Homestead Day Volunteer

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney “Hay Fever”

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Todd Cheney was one of the early audio essayists on WERU. He called his feature “Two Cents Worth” and pondered such fascinating questions as when leaving a dish dirty becomes domestic malfeasance. This wondering aloud episode is from 1990.

Producer: Carolyn Coe Host: Amy Browne Issue: Occupied Palestinian Territories Program Topic: Demolition of Palestinian Homes Key Discussion Points: a) Israeli military practice and strategy of house demolitions b) joint efforts by Palestinians, Israelis, and citizens of other countries to rebuild demolished homes c) examples of families whose homes have been demolished Recorded excerpts from a presentation by Jean Riesman, volunteer with ICAHD FMI: www.icahd.org

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger “Guaranteed Full Employment”

Producer/Host: Kathleen March Transcript: This is Kathleen March with WERU’s US-El Salvador Report. This week’s topic is the court’s retraction of the sentencing of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt for his crimes against humanity. The report has been prepared by the University of Maine in collaboration with Radio Sumpul and US-El Salvador Sister Cities. El lunes pasado la Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala anuló la condena de 80 años de cárcel que un Tribunal de Mayor Riesgo dictó el 10 de mayo para el ex dictador Efraín Ríos Montt. Se ha anunciado que habrá un nuevo juicio para determinar si es culpable de genocidio y delitos de deberes a la humanidad. La anulación del proceso fue decidida por la Corte de Constitucionalidad el 19 de abril, cuando a las partes procesales se les avisó de una resolución de la Sala Tercera de Apelaciones del ramo penal y se ordenó suspender el juicio provisionalmente. La defensa de Ríos Montt solicitó un amparo después que el 19 de marzo, día del inicio del debate, el abogado defensor Francisco García, fue expulsado por el Tribunal y el ex dictador quedó en indefensión. El lunes pasado fue el último día de análisis de las acciones legales presentadas por la defensa, por lo que los cinco magistrados de la Corte tuvieron que concluir que no se cumplió el debido proceso durante el debate y que habría que anular lo que se había hecho y decidido desde el 19 de abril. Ríos Montt había sido condenado a 80 años de cárcel el 10 de mayo por el Tribunal A de Mayor Riesgo que lo había encontrado culpable de los delitos que le imputó el Ministerio Público. Otro militar acusado, José Mauricio Rodríguez, quien fue jefe de los servicios de inteligencia durante el mandato de facto de Ríos Montt (1982-1983) había sido absuelto por el Tribunal. Los dos militares estaban acusados de la matanza de más de 1.770 indigenas ixiles en la zona norte del departamento de Quiché en Guatemala. This has been Kathleen March with WERU’s US-El Salvador Report. This week’s topic was the court’s retraction of the sentencing of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt for his crimes against humanity. The report was prepared by the University of Maine in collaboration with Radio Sumpul and US-El Salvador Sister Cities.

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley “Lost and Found on Matagamon”

Producer/Host: Rob McCall Studio Engineer: Denis Howard “Bee story”

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh “Consequences”

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney “Celibacy”

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Today on Hear Again, an episode from the short feature, “The Queen of Cheap Eats,” hosted by Terry Fletrich Rowe with help from Steve Ginn from back in the 1990’s. Need to know how to make a mint julep? Listen up.

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by John Greenman The Mabel Sine Wadsworth Women’s Health Achievement Award was presented last week to Dr. Sandra Caron, Professor of Family Relations & Human Sexuality at the University of Maine. Dr. Caron says that even in this age of easy access to information, many college-aged students are still shockingly uneducated about sex. WERU’s John Greenman attended the award ceremony, and we bring you some of that today – edited to fit this time slot. Please note that there are some graphic sexual references, starting about 15 minutes into the program.

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by Meaghan LaSala and John Greenman Segment 1: Agent Orange, unlabeled GMOs , seed patents, lawsuits against farmers and small businesses —like Oakhurst Dairy here in Maine– Monsanto Corporation ‘s products and business practices have raised concerns about impacts on health and the environmental, the risks of an international corporate monopoly on food, and preferential treatment –and questionable oversight –from the government. Saturday there were ‘March Against Monsanto’ protests in hundreds of cities around the world. In Portland, several hundred people attended a rally and march. Meaghan LaSala takes us there Segment 2: Our weekly Peactime segment, produced in cooperation with the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine. The theme of their HOPE festival this spring was “Do One Thing” or “DOT” and several speakers presented suggestions for one thing people might do to make the world a better place

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger “Unconscious Bias”