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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: Julia Rush
Editorial Help: Natalie Springuel
Theme Music: Paul Anderson – A Following Sea
Coastal Conversations: Conversations with people who live, work, and play on the Maine coast, hosted by the University of Maine Sea Grant Program.
Ecology, restoration, scientific research.
Guest/s:
Amina Wilson.
Dr. Chris Nadeau.
Lauren Knierim.
FMI:
Sea to Trees – Season 4, episode 2 – schoodicinstitute.org/sea-to-trees-season-4-episode-2/
About the hosts:
Natalie Springuel has hosted Coastal Conversation’s since 2015, with support from the University of Maine Sea Grant where she has served as a marine extension associate for 20 years. In 2019, Springuel received an award for Public Affairs programming from the Maine Association of Broadcasters for the Coastal Conversations show called “Portland’s Working Waterfront.” Springuel is passionate about translating science, sharing stories, and offering a platform for multiple voices to weigh in on complex coastal and ocean issues. She has recently enrolled in audio production training at Maine Media Workshop to dive deeper into making great community radio.
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Host/Producer: Amy Browne
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Maine chapter‘s report on the recently-ended state legislative session. They’ll give a zoom presentation on the topic on May 20th, 6-7pm
The Problem with Plastics: Can We Be Part of the Solution?
Sponsored by Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, Friends of Harriet L Hartley Conservation Area, and Waldo Climate Action Coalition.
Sunday, April 26 Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast 37 Miller Street, 2:00-4:00 pm in the Sanctuary and on Zoom
“Made in Belfast” will be the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday April 27, in the Abbott Room in the Belfast Free Library, with Megan Pinette, historical society president.
The Belfast Historical Society presents talks of local historical interest on the 4th Monday of the month from April through October. All presentations are at 7:00pm in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library and are open to the public. Seating is limited to 75. The programs are recorded and can be viewed on Belfast Community Television (where you can also find more information) and on the Belfast Historical Society and Museum’s website
Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015
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This week: Climate and Community continues the conversation with members of the Portland Climate Action Team (PCAT), Bill and Karina. In this conversation, Karina and Bill share more about their successes and current projects. Bill concludes the segment with insight on why all leaders should integrate climate action as a priority.
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Host/Producer: Amy Browne
Julie Ream of H.O.M.E., Inc in Orland, joins us with an invitation to their annual meeting and potluck on Thursday, April 30th, 5:30-7:30pm at the St. Vincent de Paul Church in Bucksport — and to join them for lunch, shopping and classes at the H.O.M.E. campus
H.O.M.E. Inc on facebook
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Host: Peter Neill
Producer: Trisha Badger
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The World Economic Forum recently published a Global Risks Perception Survey which lists both long-term and short-term risks, their impacts, and a severity index by category: environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological. The report analyses global risks through three time frames to support decision-makers in balancing current crises and longer-term priorities; this latest report seems to indicate that the progressive focus of the past has been supplanted by a regressive setback. Why this change? Why this re-ordering of severity and need? Who is responsible? We’ll discuss these issues and more.
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
The 24th Annual Downeast Salmon Federation Smelt Fry and Fisheries Celebration, Saturday, April 25th, from 11 to 3, Wreaths Across America gym on Point Street in Columbia Falls
Democratize the Ivory Tower: Organized Labor in Higher Education -a presentation by members of the newly organized UMaine Graduate Workers Union, Bangor Room, Memorial student union at UMaine, Thursday from 12:30-1:45pm in person and via zoom FMI contact Doug Allen at [email protected]
The next film in a series by Points North, the nonprofit organization behind the Camden International Film Festival, will be shown tomorrow evening at 7, at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. Cutting Through Rocks is the First Iranian Documentary Nominated for an Academy Award. More information and tickets
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Host: Carrie Clark at NextStep Domestic Violence Project. NextStep 24/7 Helpline: 1(800) 315-5579
Theme Music for the show donated by local musicians Megan Light and Nathan Spears.
Relationship Rewind: Rewinding relationships in popular media and breaking down behaviors based in power, control, and abuse.
This episode:
1. Discussing unhealthy behaviors in Dark Romance books, specifically Haunting Adeline.
2. Discussing how media normalizes these behaviors.
3. Discussing the impacts of these messages about these relationships and people, on young people in real life.
Guest: Luna Pinder
FMI:
www.nextstepdvproject.org
About the hosts:
Alli Williamson is the youth educator and advocate for NextStep Domestic Violence Project based in Hancock and Washington County, ME. She teaches young people from Kindergarten to College about what power and control looks like in friendships and relationships, what resources are available to support those experiencing this, and how we can work to make our schools and communities safer and more equal spaces where abuse may be less likely to happen.
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