WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives show

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

Summary: Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill & 102.9 FM Bangor, Maine

Join Now to Subscribe to this Podcast
  • Visit Website
  • RSS
  • Artist: Community Radio WERU FM 89.9 Blue Hill and 102.9 Bangor, Maine
  • Copyright: © 2003-2008, All rights reserved, Salt Pond Community Broadcasting (WERU FM)

Podcasts:

 Talk of the Towns 7/27/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:57:38

Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: Public investment in health research Program Topic: Maine Research Collaboration to Prevent Kidney Disease •How do kidneys function, why are they important to every day and long-term health? What happens to kidneys and their owners when they have kidney disease? What are the various contributors to kidney disease (genetic, human behavior, environmental factors)? How is kidney disease treated, and what are the costs (quality of life, economic)? •What reminders do we need about the scientific method, the research process? What is the history of using mice and zebrafish at Jackson Lab and MDI Biological Lab, as substitutes for humans in the research into diseases like cancer, kidney disease? •What are genes and how do they influence human health? What do we know about genes and kidney function… and how do we know (research on humans, research on mice as “substitutes” for humans?) •What led to use of zebrafish in this research, and what advantages does this approach have over others? •We hear about collaboration in many fields today… what brought about the collaboration that is intended in the present partnership (reMaine Healthy) that includes MDI BL, Jackson Laboratory, and Maine Medical Center and its Research Institute? What do you hope to achieve together that you couldn’t achieve on your own •Phone Interview with Kim O’Brien oHow has kidney disease impacted your family? Where do you turn for information andadvice? What have you learned so far? How might projects like this help you and other families? •Where do you hope this collaboration will lead in the future? How can listeners learn more? Guests: Jen Litteral, Mount Desert Island Biological Lab Dr. Hermann Haller, Mount Desert Island Biological Lab Dr. Ron Korstanje, Jackson Laboratory Dr. Mark Parker, Maine Medical Center Kim O’Brien, Mount Desert Island YMCA, parent Call In Program: Yes

 Awanadjo Almanack 7/27/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:07:00

Producer/Host: Rob McCall Engineer: Denis Howard “Wall of Hostility”

 Sustainable House Sketchbook 7/27/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:02:25

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh “U + R”

 DogTalk 7/26/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:55:29

Producer/Host:Jon e Ford Engineer: Amy Browne Program Topic: The plight of southern dogs *Rescue dogs from southern states *Neutering *Dog-fighting Guests: Tracy Shaw Coastal Canine Consulting and previous director of Hancock County SPCA Rob Kelly Animal activist Animal Refuge Foundation Jesup, Georgia Call In Program: yes

 WERU News Report 7/25/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:29:25

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Issue: Independent Local News Program Topic: Jim Hightower speaking at a fundraiser for WERU at the Grand in Ellsworth, 7/19/12 (Part 2 of 2. Part 1 aired 7/24/12) *Hightower’s take on the state of politics, Q&A session *Recorded audio of Jim Hightower and some of the participants in the Q&A session, recorded by Matt Murphy, edited by Amy Browne Call In Program: no

 A Word in Edgewise 6/25/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:03:45

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Engineer: Allison Watters

 WERU News Report 7/24/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:00

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Issue: Independent Local News Program Topic: Jim Hightower speaking at a fundraiser for WERU at the Grand in Ellsworth, 7/19/12 (Part 1 of 2) *Hightower’s take on the state of politics, Q&A session *Recorded audio of Jim Hightower and some of the participants in the Q&A session, recorded by Matt Murphy, edited by Amy Browne Call In Program: no

 Maine Arts Alive (debut) 7/24/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:59:35

Host: Michael Donahue Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: Arts Program Topic: Support for the Arts In Maine *What is the mission of the Maine Arts Commission and how fulfilled? *How are changes in government funding affecting the Commission’s work? *What does the future of the arts in Maine look from your perspective? Guests: Darrell Bulmer – Acting Director – Maine Arts Commission Donna McNeil – Arts Program & Policy Director – Maine Arts Commission Kimberly Callas –Coordinator — Belfast Creative Coalition Call-In Program: yes

 Outside the Box 7/24/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:04:58

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger “Needs or Needless”

 Word in Edgewise 7/23/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:03:48

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Engineer: Allison Watters

 US/El Salvador Report 7/21/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:05:05

Producer/Host: Kathleen March Transcript: This is Kathleen March with WERU’s US-El Salvador Report. Today’s topic is the idea that the FMLN no longer represents the political left, part 2. The report has been prepared by the University of Maine in collaboration with Radio Sumpul and US-El Salvador Sister Cities. En una entrevista con David Ernesto Pérez, publicada en ContraPunto, ya hemos visto cómo Fidel Nieto afirma que El FMLN ya no es referente para los de izquierdas. Nieto, sociólogo de profesión y actual rector de la Universidad Luterana, fue miembro del Partido Comunista Salvadoreño y participó en la lucha armada. Dice que la Tendencia Revolucionaria, Nuevo País y el Movimiento por la Democracia Participativa representan un solo camino y que en 16 años, han creado otras maneras de lucha. Se ayudó a sacar a ARENA del gobierno, pone como ejemplo. Ahora, explica Nieto, el instrumento electoral llamado el Nuevo País es el resultado de reflexiones acerca de la necesidad de construir un instrumento para participar en la batalla electoral ya que el tema de las candidaturas no partidarias no fue apoyado por los otros partidos políticos. El movimiento Nuevo País piensa presentar su propia candidatura en 2014. Hay ocho departamentos ya organizados, y comités municipales. Hay varios cientos de personas y apenas se ha comenzado. Sin embargo, no se pretende restarle votos al FMLN, aunque muchas personas, sobre todo jóvenes, no se identifican ya con el FMLN. Esta gente que nació después de la guerra civil muchas veces ve al FMLN como un partido más. En las elecciones el FMLN ha venido perdiendo muchos votos porque hay desilusión tanto con el FMLN como con la mayoría de los partidos. El Salvador está pasando por una crisis histórica. Pero no es una crisis causada por la situación difícil del capitalismo global, crisis que se ha venido construyendo en los últimos 20 años. Esta situación es un factor con las políticas neoliberales, según Nieto, quien afirma: “El Salvador va camino al desastre, dentro de muy poco podrá sentir una crisis como las de los años 30″. No hay una clase política dominante que tenga un proyecto político para el país. Las clases de mayor poder son las transnacionales; y éstas no se preocupan por el futuro del país. Opina Nieto: “El país camina por inercia, hay confrontaciones de grupos de poder que tienen proyectos de grupo, esa es su gran tragedia”. El entrevistado explica que los grupos nuevos quieren presentar un proyecto de país. Antes de la guerra civil la oligarquía agro-importadora de El Salvador veía al país entero como su finca, pero luego el poder económico dejó de basarse en la explotación de la tierra. Fue entonces que surgió una situación complicada. Había terminado la guerra civil, pero las prácticas neoliberales y la globalización, junto con la postura de los ricos – que era una mentalidad oligárquica – no supieron montar un proyecto burgués. Tenían el objetivo de convertirse en socios de las transnacionales y no lograron ese propósito. Vendieron sus empresas pero no se sabe dónde ha se invertido el dinero. La privatización ha destrozado al estado pero los que ocupan el poder siguen insistiendo que es necesario privatizar y que no hace falta desdolarizar el país. En la opinión de Fidel Nieto, no se dan cuenta de que son víctimas del neoliberalismo y aunque lo critican insisten en promocionar el desarrollo de ese mismo neoliberalismo. This has been Kathleen March with WERU’s US-El Salvador Report. Today’s topic was part 2 of an interview with Fidel Nieto on how the FMLN no longer represents the political left. The report was prepared by the University of Maine in collaboration with Radio Sumpul and US-El Salvador Sister Cities.

 MidCoast Currents 7/20/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:58:30

Host: John Zavodny & Sara Trunzo Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: The Kneading Conference and Grains in Maine *Why is bread so important to civilization…and Mainers? *What are the opportunities and challenges of growing bread grains in New England? *How can the re-integration of grains into the regional economy add vitality to Maine? Guests: 1. Amber Lambke is a co-founder of the annual Kneading Conference in Skowhegan, the director of the Maine Grain Alliance, and an entrepreneur behind the innovative transformation of a historic former county jailhouse into a food hub in rural Skowhegan, Maine. 2. Harold “Dusty” Dowse is a U Maine Orono professor. Dusty researches the genetic and molecular analysis of cardiac pacemakers; biology of cellular oscillators; mathematical analysis and modeling of biological systems… he is also an avid sourdough baker and bread experimenter. Dusty is the Director of the Artisan Bread Fair. 3. Dr. Ellen Mallory is the Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and an Extension Sustainable Agriculture Specialist in the University of Maine system. Ellen is the lead on a four year study of bread wheat production in Maine. For More Information: http://kneadingconference.com/ https://sites.google.com/site/localbreadwheatproject/ http://somersetgristmill.blogspot.com/ Call In Program: YES

 WERU Community SoapBox 7/19/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:58:24

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: Joel Mann Topics: Tourism in Maine, tourism vs manufacturing, Governor LePage

 Sustainable House Sketchbook 7/20/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:02:25

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh “Dividing Space”

 Awanadjo Almanack 7/20/12 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:06:30

Producer/Host: Rob McCall Studio Engineer: Denis Howard “Birds of a Feather”

Comments

Login or signup comment.