Archives for Specials

Black Friday Special 11/27/09

Part 1: Produced by Marge May.  Chinese Labor Watch and local anti-sweatshop campaigns

Part 2: Produced by Matt Murphy.  An interview with “Annie”, host of “The General Store” on WERU, and author of a new book “Welcome Radio: Tales from the General Store”

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WERU Forum: TABOR II, 10/26/09

Links for Parts 1 and 2 of WERU’s live broadcast community forum on TABOR II, held at the Alamo Theater in Bucksport, Maine, 10/26/09
Pro-TABOR panelists: Steve Bowen from Maine Heritage Policy Center (FMI: www.mainepolicy.org), and David Crocker from the Yes on 4 campaign (FMI: www.tabornow.com)
Anti-TABOR panelists: Garrett Martin from Maine Center for Economic Policy (FMI: www.mecep.org), and State Senator Joe Perry (District 32, Bangor and Hermon), from Citizens Unified for Maine’s Future (FMI: www.votenoontabor.org)
The forum also included an audience Q&A session

Moderator: Christine Covert
Executive Producer: Amy Browne
Engineer: Joel Mann
With assistance from: Matt Murphy, Sylvia Smith, Willie Marquart, Adam Lacher and Chris Stark.

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Special: Vegetarian & Vegan Diets, 10/22/09

Producer/Host: Dave Evans
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Vegetarian & Vegan Diets
How can a vegan get adequate Calcium, B12, etc? What can a vegan do to maintain strength? How do organic dairies differ from factory farms?
Guests: Zoe Weil, Co-founder and President, Institute for Humane Education; Dr. Michael Greger, Humane Society of the U.S.
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FMI: www.humaneeducation.org , www.hsus.org

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