RadioActive 11/16/06

Producer/host: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

Topics: Alan Sprague reports on whales lingering downeast past their usual migration time–and why they may be in trouble soon, Sister Lucille McDonald from the Emmaeus Center in Ellsworth tells us how we can help our neighbors during this holiday season, and new WERU reporter Eric Olsen brings us a speech given by Iraq War Vet (from Maine) Brian Clement at a teach-in on the war at the University of Maine

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/16/06

Producer/host: Jim Campbell

Want to take a college level course but don’t have the wallet wherewithal to
do so at the moment? Don’t worry – the Internet has you covered. There are
hundreds of courses (and free textbooks to supplement them) available on the
web these days. We’ll take a look at some of the best sites to access free
college level courses on this edition of the Electronic Cottage.

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BoatTalk 11/14/06

Producers/hosts: Mike Joyce and Alan Sprague
This edition dedicated to Gladys Butler, former first mate to Mount Desert Yacht Yard owner and Controversy designer Farnham Butler.

The talk was about the nature of doing work from “quick and dirty” to perfect, and choices and reasons as they relate to boat building.

Calls were about best boat designs, things to worry about when sailing around the world, seamanship, and appropriate boatbuilding materials and workmanship.

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RadioActive 11/09/06

Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne
Topics: An interview with Nancy Oden of the Clean Water Coalition (www.cleanearth.net) regarding opposition to a proposal for re-zoning in Township 14 (in Washington County) to allow for a construction and demolition debris dump to be located there. The Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) is holding a public hearing and accepting comments on the proposal. Also, an update on the “Day of the Dead” actions at the Mexican consulate and elsewhere in Boston last week in solidarity with the people of Oaxaca and in memory of murdered journalist Brad Will.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/09/06

Producer/host: Jim Campbell
On this program, we take a hint form the current approach to public education and begin our new initiative – No Listener Left Behind (NLLB). After NLLB, not only will you be able to understand what computer salespeople are talking about, you may even impress your kids! Today, we start with one of the basics: bits and bytes.

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Healthy Options 11/1/06

Producer/host: Andree Bella
Topic: “Dressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras”, an interview with the authors, Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaiijer
How do the values and attitudes of a culture effect health? How can not wearing a bra increase my chances of being free of breast cancer? What research is available to support this conclusion?

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