Pet Sounds 2/13/22: Chocolate, It’s complicated Part 1

Producer/Host: Dr. John Hunt

About the host:

My Sunday morning short has been running for about 11 years. I’ve cover a wide range of animal related topics from COVID to porcupines.

After graduating from Michigan State University Veterinary School in 1982 I practiced at three different veterinary hospitals in the Hartford, Conn area for 5 years. Then I bought a small part time clinic in Bucksport and turned it into a full time small animal surgery and medicine hospital. From 1987 to 2014 I enjoyed serving the Bucksport-Orland area pet owners. My kids grew up in Bucksport. I was a Boy Scoutmaster for a few years, and coached cross country and track in the Bucksport school system for 20 years. I’ve written three books working on a fourth.

I sold my practice and retired from practicing medicine in 2014. Since “retiring” I’ve continued Pet Sounds and my monthly Lets Talk Animals show on WERU. I’ve been teaching at local community colleges, officiating at high school track meets, writing and started a blog on line.

I enjoy hiking, reading, writing and anticipate spending more time with my first grandchild.

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The Nature of Phenology 2/12/22: Winter Mosquitoes

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn
Host: Hazel Stark

One of the most fundamentally blissful things about a northern winter is the complete and utter lack of mosquitoes and blackflies, with their incessant buzzing, swarming, and, of course, biting. That is, until one mysteriously shows up in my house. Where did it come from?

Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com

About the host/writers:

Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registered Maine Guide and Carpenter. He is passionate about fishing, cooking, and making things with his hands. He has both an MBA in Sustainability and an MS focused in Environmental Education. Joe can be reached by emailing [email protected]

Hazel Stark lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder and Naturalist Educator at Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registered Maine Guide. She loves taking a closer look at nature through the lens of her camera, napping in beds of moss, and taking hikes to high points to see what being tall is all about. She has an MS in Resource Management and Conservation and is a lifelong Maine outdoorswoman. Hazel can be reached by emailing [email protected]

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The Cosmic Curator 2/12/22: Astrological Update

This is your Cosmic Curator, Tom Y., with an astrological update for today Saturday Feb, 12, as seen through the lens of Vedic Astology.

Well folks, if there were a song for today, it would be Zippity Do Dah…

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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WERU Special: A Conversation About the State of Civil Rights in Maine Broadcast date: 2/16/22

Producer/Host: Linda Washburn

NOTE: This program will be broadcast on 2/16/22 at 4pm. We are making it available on the archives prior to the air date in honor of Black History Month.

This panel discussion was co-hosted by the Greater Bangor Area Branch of the NAACP and the University of Maine Alumni Association (UMAA) as part of eastern and central Maine’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration January 17, 2022. The entire event was streamed live on YouTube and is available in the UMAA YouTube archive. Our thanks to the University for making this recording available to WERU listeners. Aysha Vear, Associate Director of Marketing and Engagement, UMAA, managed the UMAA YouTube stream of the event; downloaded the video file and sent audio file to LW to edit the panel discussion for WERU broadcast.

Some of the topics covered include:
-civil rights
-social justice
-legal efforts to ‘right’, the ‘wrongs’ of history
-“owning” our history
-education opportunities for Maine students to learn about marginalized people and cultures in Maine
-Do you think our actions in-between Martin Luther King Jr.’s MLK Birthday Celebrations would meet his expectations?
-direction on how to ensure civil rights for all people through community engagement

Moderator:
John N. Diamond, President of the UMAA

Panelists:
Maulian Dana,Tribal Ambassador, Penobscot Nation
Richard Evans (MD), Maine State Representative
David Patrick, Racial Equity and Justice Educator
Rachel Talbot Ross, Assistant Majority Leader, Maine House of Representatives

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Awanadjo Almanack 2/11/22: “Blizzard Thoughts”

Producer/Host: Rob McCall
Production Assistance: Rebecca McCall

About the host, Rob McCall:

Born in the Black Hills of South Dakota, grew up in Oregon and Illinois. Father was a Scots-Irish preacher, mother a Yankee Congregationalist tracing her ancestry back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Father taught him about Scripture, mother taught him about Nature.

Bachelor of arts in philosophy, bachelor of divinity in American religious history, graduate studies in education, doctor of ministry in congregational studies, certified in elementary education, tree fruits and entomology.

Worked as an elementary school teacher, tree and landscape contractor, church sexton, orchard manager, chimney sweep, ambulance driver, musician. Began second career as a preacher at age 40. Served as minister of the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, Maine 1986 – 2014. He is currently chaplain of the Brooklin Fire Department.

Since 1992 has published the weekly Awanadjo Almanack which is broadcast to midcoast Maine and on the web at WERU-FM and appears in a number of publications. His writing has also appeared in Yankee, Down East, Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Island Journal and elsewhere.

His first book, Small Misty Mountain, was published in 2006 by Pushcart Press and distributed by W.W. Norton. Publisher’s Weekly called it “by turns inspiring and infuriating.” His second book, Great Speckled Bird, followed in 2012. His third book, Some Glad Morning, was released in October 2020.

Passions include wild plants and animals, and traditional fiddle tunes. Married for 53 years to Rebecca Haley, artist and singer. Father of two, grandfather of two.

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