Talk of the Towns 1/23/09

Producer/Host: Ron Beard

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Community Supported Fisheries–Shrimp for Sale

What is the mission, and what are the program of, the Penobscot East Resource Center?  How does a community supported fisheries work?  How is it related to the local foods movement?

Guests: Aaron Dority, Penobscot East Resource Center;  Glen Libby, Port Clyde Shrimp and Groundfish Community Supported Fishery;  Ted Hoskings, Minister for coastal communities and fisheries for Maine Sea Coast Mission, and a board member for Penobscot East Resource Center

FMI: www.portclydefreshcatch.com , www.penobscoteast.org

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Talk of the Towns 1/9/09

Producer/Host: Ron Beard

Topic: A year of service in the Congo with Doctors Without Borders

Guest: Linda Robinson, Nurse-midwife, Women’s Health Center, Mount Desert Island Hospital, Bar Harbor, ME
What made you decide to pursue a year in service… why Africa and why Doctors without Borders?  Background on Doctors without Borders:  Where are they based, what is their mission, how do they tend to work? As you settled in to the work, what challenges did you have to overcome?  What would you like to leave with listeners about your experience and, using your experience in Shamwana, about the puzzle about our responsibilities to Africa?

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Talk of the Towns 11/14/08

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Gender Divide in Maine Schools

What do we know about how boys and girls develop and learn?  What led to the gender divide research and who was involved?  What were the results and how do these relate to significant trends?

Guests: Georgia Nigro, Bates College, Dept. of Psychology; Layne Gregory, Executive Director, Boys to Men;  Craig Kesselheim, Great Schools Partnership; Troy Wagstaff, Director of Guidance, Hampden Academy

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FMI: www.greatschoolspartnership.org/pdf/MaineBoysNetwork_2008Report.pdf

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Talk of the Towns 10/24/08

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Co-housing and local agriculture in Belfast

What is co-housing and where did the concept originate?   How has the proposal for the Belfast Area Ecovillage developed in terms of the people, land and design process?  How does local agriculture intersect with the planned Ecovillage?

Guests: Sanna McKim, Project Manager; Ann Hallee, Equity Member/Farmer; Dyan White, Member of Pioneer Valley Co-housing in Massachusetts; Alan Gibson, Builder

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Talk of the Towns 10/10/08

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Putting An End to Domestic Violence, The Work of “Next Step”

An overview of the issue currently and historically. How are services provided? What agencies work cooperatively? “Call to Men” national/local grassroots efforts. “Ties that Bind” business support for survivors and victims.

Guests:

Lori Fogelman, Executive Director, Next Step Domestic Violence Program of Hancock and Washington Counties; Kelly Brown, Next Step and Ties That Bind Initiative; Rick Doyle, Legal Assistance, Next Step and Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Assault; Rick Otto, Call To Men

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FMI: Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, Statewide Hotline: 1-866-83-4HELP

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Talk of the Towns 9/26/08

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Facing Winter Heating & Energy Challenges

What is the challenge we face as a state, communities and individuals around winter energy costs?  What government and community initiatives are helping with the challenge?  What resources might one draw on to get help or provide help?

Guests:

Tim King, Director, Washington-Hancock Community Agency;  Cathy Crossman, United Way of Eastern Maine;  Kathy Hopkins, University of Maine Cooperative Extension; State Representative Hannah Pingree

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Talk of the Towns 9/12/08

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: People Skills: Using Empathy and Non-Violent Communication

What is non-violent communication?  What are it’s origins, values, principles and applications?  How can people learn more?

Guests: Peggy Smith, Non-violent communication instructor; Shep Erhart, Maine Coast Sea Vegetables; Kyle Bissell, Otolith Education;

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