BoatTalk 9/12/23: International Maritime Film Festival

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Matt Murphy
Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, John Greenman, Amy Browne

BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval.

This month:
Boatyard News, International Maritime Film Festival in Bucksport

Guest/s:
John Paul LaLonde, International Maritime Film Festival

About the hosts:
Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on.

Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.

BoatTalk 8/8/23: Various Naval Topics

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague
Engineers: John Greenman, Amy Browne

BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval.

This month:
Boatyard News, Lobster boat racing, Tom Robinson rowing across the Pacific Ocean, Off Center Harbor videos, whale entanglement update.

Guest/s:
Steve Stone, Off Center Harbor

About the hosts:
Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on.

Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.

BoatTalk 7/11/23: Call-In Show with No Phone

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague
Engineers: John Greenman, Amy Browne

BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval

This month:
Graphene, next boatbuilding material, Tom Robinson rowing across the pacific, other crazy rowers. Mike Joyce’s interview with a fisherman who spent the night on a bouy in the middle of winter.

Guest/s:

About the hosts:

Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on.

Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.

BoatTalk 6/13/23: Penobscot Marine Museum

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague
Engineers: John Greenman, Pepin Mittelhauser, Amy Browne

BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval

This month:
In depth discovery of the many things Penobscot Marine Museum has to offer.

Guest/s:
Karen Smith, Executive Director of of the Penobscot Marine Museum

About the hosts:

Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on.

Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.

BoatTalk 5/9/23: Giffy is back, along with Maritime Pets

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague
Engineers: John Greenman, Pepin Mittelhauser, Amy Browne

BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval

This month:
Busy boatyards. Kirsten Neuschafer wins Golden Globe 2022 round the world race beating 15 men. Giffy Full, frequent past BoatTalk guest returns with more stories. We talk with Pat Sullivan of the Museum Maritime Pets in Rockland.

Guest/s:
Giffy Full
Pat Sullivan, The Museum of Maritime Pets, Sharpes Wharf, Rockland, ME

About the hosts:

Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on.

Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.

BoatTalk 4/11/23: New Boats, Old Boats, and more…

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague
Engineers: John Greenman, Amy Browne

BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval

This month:
Fixing old boats, books to read, old boatbuilders and small boats, lithium batteries, and more.

Guest/s:
Art Paine – writer, historian, sailor, boat builder, and story teller

About the hosts:

Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on.

Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.

BoatTalk 3/14/23: Shipwreck, Salvation, Hurricane Irma & Amphibious School Bus

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague
Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, John Greenman, Amy Browne

BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval

This month:
True story of a shipwreck and salvation. Report of boats in Hurricane Irma. Summary of the amphibious school bus.

Guest/s:

About the hosts:

Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on.

Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.

BoatTalk 2/14/23: ‘Round the World Sailors & more

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague
Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, John Greenman, Amy Browne

BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval

This month:
A discussion with Lecain Smith and Shelia Moir, round the world sailors, about many places and happenings. Also discussed Kirsten Neuschaefer taking the lead in the Golden Globe round the world race. Plus three calls in.
-boatyard report
-golden globe update
-sailing around the world stories
-what happened with the school bus

Guest/s:
LeCain Smith and Shelia Moir sailed around the world in six and a half years.

About the hosts:

Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on.

Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.