WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

Producer/Host: Dr. John Hunt Children’s questions: “What do animal bones look like?” and “How do you feed animals when they are sick?”

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley Production Assistant: John Welles The April Fool

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney Compositae plant family

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Program Topic: Migration and Refugees Key Discussion Points: a) Moral and practical reasons for refugee protection b) Current scale of displaced people in different parts of the world and political effects c) Distinction among refugees, asylum seekers, forcibly displace persons, immigrants Guests: Jeanne Bourgault, Camden Conference Moderator and President of Internews Ray Jennings, Principal, Cultural Naviagtion Group

Producer/Host: Rob McCall “Kocokikihlahsis”

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Program Topic: Juniper Ridge Landfill “Making Contact” Piece and Interviews Today we hear a report from Meaghan LaSala and Lisa Bartfai on the proposed expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town. Juniper Ridge is state owned, but privately operated by Casella Waste Management. The State’s Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) is expected to release a Draft Decision on the proposed expansion this month, after which the public will have time to submit comments. There is no public meeting scheduled by the BEP on this Draft Decision. Guests: A) Meaghan LaSala, activist and freelance journalist, Making Contact, Sunlight Media Collective B) Lisa Bartfai, freelance journalist, Making Contact C) Interviewees in Making Contact piece: Kathy Paul, John Banks, Ed Spencer, Paul Schroeder, Cheryl Spencer, Kenny Chamberlain, Bob Duchesne, Ryan Parker, Andy Jones This program was produced in partnership with the Sunlight Media Collective. Meaghan LaSala and Lisa Bartfai’s piece will be broadcast nationally on Making Contact in June. www.radioproject.org

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Program Topic: Migration and Refugees Key Discussion Points: a) Rise of far right movements in Europe tied to immigration b) American immigration policy and history c) Current American refugee acceptance policy Guests: Cas Mudde, Professor, Univesity of Georgia and Researcher, University of Oslo Tim Kane, JP Conte Fellow in Immigration Studies, Hoover Institute, Stanford Univ

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Recently, we’ve seen headlines like “US Congress Votes to Let Broadband ISPs Sell Your Browser Histories.” Could this be true? Yup, it sure is so it becomes more important than ever for anyone who cares about personal privacy to take steps to preserve their privacy online themselves. In theory, most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have agreed to abide by a set of ISP Privacy Principles. A copy of those principles is available here: prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/12717ctia.pdf. And most ISPs are supposed to provide a way for customers to choose not to have their personal information sold to others. Each ISP is supposed to have a way to opt out of tracking of their Internet activity. The link for Time Warner Cable, now Spectrum, is here: pc2.mypreferences.com/charter/privacy.

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh Pat Metheny

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Engineer: John Greenman A multi-partisan panel discussion of how personal experiences influence political beliefs, and how to communicate with people with different beliefs. Listeners call in and share their views as well. Guests: Renee Trust, Tim Wilson, Thomas White, Ken Gleason Note from Jennifer, one of the callers on today’s show, re “Bridging the Gap” group in Belfast: “I called in about a group that formed in Belfast this January, with Elliot Benjamin…as the originator. The initial concept was to bring “Trump and non-Trump” supporters together around a common belief of being opposed to hate crimes and hate discrimination. The mission is evolving as is the name. The next meeting is on Sunday April 2 at 6:30 in Belfast at 93 Main Street above Alexia’s Pizza. Anyone who is interested can call me at 469-2045.” Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, every Wednesday at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Program Topic: Migration and Refugees Key Discussion Points: a) Current crisis in forcibly displace people throughout the world b) Work of the UNHCR c) US policies on Mexico border to control immigration Guests: Kelly Clements, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Bruno Stegno, former UN Ambassador from Costa Rica and Deputy Executive Director, Human Rights Watch

Producer/Host: Duncan Newcomer A Child’s Spirit

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Three girls, aged 12-18, describe the socioeconomic challenges in their lives, yet they remain committed to helping others in their family and community. Guests: Hadisa, volunteer Muqadisa, volunteer Fatima, student FMI: Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan Voices for Creative Nonviolence, vcnv.org

Host: Michael Donahue Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: Arts Program Topic: Northeast Historic Film Library & the Alamo Theatre Key Discussion Points: Film preservation and storage, film festivals Guests: David Weiss, Executive Director, Northeast Historic Film Library/Alamo Theatre Phillip Yates, Facilities Manager, Northeast Historic Film Library/Alamo Thatre Lloyd Komesar, Producer, Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger Equity or Equality?