Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/08/07

Producer/host: Jim Campbell

Do you feel a little nervous about the electronic trail you leave behind when you surf the Internet? If not, you should. Companies and government organizations are eager to form profiles of your interests and tastes based on your surfing habits. Happily, there are some simple things you can do to make their work a lot harder and to keep your business to yourself. Here are a few.

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A Word in Edgewise 11/05/07

 

Producer/host: R.W. Estela

R.W. Estela is a pilot, contractor, and teacher of English and aikido who has written and aired national and international essays for WERU since 1991.

 Every week for the past sixteen years wherever he might be in North America, Central America, or Europe, R.W. Estela continues to explore the meaning of late-20th-century and early-21st-century existence — etymologically, metaphorically, literally with his most recent A Word in Edgewise on Monday mornings at 7:30 A.M. 

 

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RadioActive 11/01/07

Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

Topics:

Segment 1: An interview with Logan Perkins, of Food for Maine’s Future, about their “Eat Local Challenge”. FMI: www.foodformainesfuture.org www.belfast.coop

Segment 2: An interview with Judith Lawson, coordinator of local activities associated with the “Step it Up” campaign’s National Day of Climate Action this weekend. FMI: www.stepitup2007.org or (207) 326 – 8485

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/01/07

Producer/host: Jim Campbell

Topic:  Not so long ago, net neutrality was a big issue in Congress but then it seemed to fade from the scene. Now, after a series of gaffes by big telecommunications companies, it seems like the issue is rising from the ashes once more. What is net neutrality and what might it – or its absence -mean to Internet users? That’s the question we consider today.

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