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About the Host:
Tom Yaroschuk is a Vedic Astrologer. His intention is to help people understand their karma and the issues they may confront to cultivate more fulfilling lives. Tom is writing a memoir of the spiritual lessons derived from his work in a Homeless Day Center in between a career as an award winning television and documentary producer.
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Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine
Production Assistance: Linda Washburn, Joel Mann
Democracy Forum: Participatory Democracy, encouraging citizens to take an active role in government and politics.
This month:
Mass surveillance constitutes a threat to free speech. Commercial and government surveillance infrastructure has grown and continues to grow, encompassing license plate readers, location tracking, and facial recognition and other biometric data. How do these invasions of privacy threaten free speech? What protections should individuals and civil society adopt to protect civil liberties?
Guest/s:
Cindy Cohn, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), author of the book, Privacy’s Defender.
Hannah Cyrus, Digital Media Librarian, Bangor Public Library.
Cooper Quintin, security researcher and senior public interest technologist with the EFF Threat Lab and board member of Open Archive.
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About the host:
Ann Luther currently serves as Treasurer of the League of Women Voters of Maine and leads the LWVME Advocacy Team. She served as President of LWVME from 2003 to 2007 and as co-president from 2007-2009.
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Host/Producer: Amy Browne
Checking in with Rebecca Porter ahead of her show tomorrow/Saturday night (4/18) at Hey Sailor! in Searsport — an appearance inspired by Sara Trunzo and WERU listeners!
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A monthly show exploring Maine‘s culture, art and crafts that enrich our lives and bring us joy.
Guest/s:
Linda Buckmaster, Poet and Essayist – www.lindabuckmaster.com
Elizabeth W. Garber, Poet and Memoirist – www.elizabethgarber.com
Shanna Compton, Visual Artist and Poet – www.shannacompton.com
Catherine Schmitt, Journalist, Science Writer and Creative Author – www.catherineschmitt.com
About the Host:
Adina Salmansohn started learning to play the trombone at the age of 8. Her undergraduate years were at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Robert F. Boyd of the Cleveland Orchestra. After returning to her native New York, she played freelance in the NY Metro area, including multiple orchestras, big bands, and a 17 year stint with The Soundview Brass Quintet, which she founded in 1980. In addition, she had a busy career as an arts administrator, directing and teaching in Community Arts schools, light opera companies, and season programming for other non-profit organizations. Adina founded the Hudson School of Creative Arts in inner-city Yonkers, NY.
After her second child was born, she returned to school, and earned a degree in Culinary Arts from the Culinary Institute of America. Her family then moved to the Chicagoland area, where she became Principal Trombone of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, and also served as a board member and Personnel Manager for many years. In that time, she also taught Culinary Arts in high school. She earned a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Northern Illinois University in 2018. Upon retirement, she and her husband moved to Orland, Maine; she came out of retirement to teach in the JMG program. She performs with the Bangor Band, where she has been a Board Member at Large for four years, and is a member of a trombone quartet based at The University of Maine, The Bear Bones.
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This week: Climate and Community learns about the Portland Climate Action Team (PCAT) from two of their members, Bill and Karina. This segment highlights why these two were compelled to get involved in local climate action and the importance of community-led advocacy to achieve the city’s sustainability and climate goals.
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Host/Producer: Amy Browne
We have an update this morning on what’s happening with land in Belfast that was saved from industrialization, from Pete Nichols, Executive Director of Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper
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Host: Peter Neill
Producer: Trisha Badger
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The Ocean Foundation is calling for a National Commission on the Regenerative Ocean that will be charged with addressing six outcomes over two years as summarized in this episode. A new Ocean Commission would join a host of other initiatives in US history that have driven national and international policy, research and programs to focus on the ocean as an integral resource upon which we all depend.
WORLD OCEAN RADIO
5-minute weekly insights dive into ocean science, advocacy and education hosted by Peter Neill, lifelong ocean advocate and maritime expert. A catalog of more than 730 episodes offering perspectives on global ocean issues and solutions, and celebrating exemplary projects. Available for RSS feed and broadcast by college and community radio stations worldwide via Exchange.prx.org and Audioport.org. Visit WorldOceanObservatory.org for the full catalog, searchable by theme.
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Host/Producer: Amy Browne
Joe Oliva from GrowSmart Maine is here to let us know why they are asking Mainers to contact Governor Mills and encourage her to sign LD 307, An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers
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