WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell We’ve been hearing a lot about the data collection of the phone calls and emails of American citizens by the National Security Agency (NSA). “We’re only collecting metadata” says the government. But what can metadata tell the government – or anyone else. Quite a lot, as it turns out.

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney Camphor

Host and Producer: Rhonda Feiman, L.Ac. Co-Producer: Petra Hall Engineer: Amy Brown Program Topic: THE BIG DISCONNECT: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age. Key Discussion Points: How has the use of digital devices influenced and changed the ways family relate to each other? How does “screen time” (i.e., being exposed to digital devices) affect brain development in infants and toddlers? How does screen time affect the development of 4-10 year olds? Of pre-teens? Of teenagers? How can parents regulate the time kids spend on computers and what resources exist to help parents with this issue for all age groups? How can parents and teachers keep kids safe on the internet and how has the discussion of sex and sexuality been changed by the internet? How, in the face of social media and digital devices, can we create healthier relationships in our families? Guest: Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair, author of THE BIG DISCONNECT: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age Related websites of interest: http://catherinesteineradair.com/ http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ http://www.edutopia.org/social-media-education-resources

Producer/Host: Andree Bella Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: Integrative Health Program Topic: ReConnective Therapy Key Discussion Points : a) What are the basic concepts of ReConnective Therapy? b) What causes disconnections within the energy body and how does RCT reestablish these broken connections? c) Does the body know how to heal itself if it has the right information? Where is that information? And how does the body access it? d) Does the body know the order in which issues should be addressed? If so, how does this work? Why do you say, “The body always tells you what to do”? e) What is the role does the RCT practitioner play in healing? Guests: A) Herwig Schoen – founder of ReConnective Therapy B) Margaret Rauenhorst – ReConnective Therapy practitioner

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

Producer/Host: Sarah O’Malley Frog and Snake Aren’t Friends

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh “Charlie”

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Compost. Not the most exciting topic in the world for most people but one that can make a big difference in the garden as this episode of Hit the Dirt from back in the mid-1990′s points out.

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe Program Topic: Grow Appalachia Key Discussion Points: a) Grow Appalachia’s beginnings b) its role as a community-building project c) description of the program Guest: Maggie Ashmore, Sustainability Project Coordinator, Pine Mountain Settlment School FMI: http://www.berea.edu/grow-appalachia/ www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger “I Also Have a Dream”

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley “The Cicada”

Producer/Host: Ron Beard Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Program Topic: Maine as Muse: Inspiration for Science Writers Key Discussion Points: a) In response to questions from Ron, each guest shares some background about their work and their writing… then each shares a published piece (saving the second piece to close to the end of the show) and shares “lightly”, any context and source of inspiration for this piece… b) After this first go-round, we have a broader conversation about Maine as a source of inspiration for you and other writers (feel free here, to turn listeners on to those you admire)… c) Does Maine have a distinct “sense of place” in terms of science and how would you describe its essence… (e.g. coastal or Gulf of Maine bio-regions , edge between northern clime/ecology/species and what lies to our south, edge between fresh and salt water ecology…) Is Maine a good place to be a science writer (aside from serving as source of inspiration)? d)Move towards conclusion with the second round of readings, and depending on time available, share any public events, publications you will be involved in later in late summer/ fall. e) What other science writers inspire you and why? f) Where do you see science “heading” in Maine… trends, potential breakthroughs? Guests: A) Catherine Schmitt, Science writer, UM Sea Grant, author of The Coastal Companion, published by Tilbury House, 2008 B) Tom Groening, editor, Working Waterfront News, Island Institute, formerly with the Republican Journal and Bangor Daily News C) Murray Carpenter, Freelance Journalist, NPR, New York Times Author of forthcoming book, Caffeinated, How our daily habit helps, hurts and hooks us, Hudson Street Press, due out in March of 2014

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh “Bowties”

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

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Rob McCall will be celebrating two decades of presenting his Awandjo Almanack on WERU in 2013. Here’s an episode from August, 1994, the first August that teh Almanac was broadcast.