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WERU Special: “Why Vote?” 11/1/10
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
A debate and call in show on the topic of whether voting matters, and why. Can and should abstaining from voting be used as a form of protest? What are the potential impacts of such an action?
Guests: Ann Luther and Martha Dickinson, League of Women Voter’s; Larry Dansinger, Host of WERU’s “Outside the Box”
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Awanadjo Almanack 10/29/10
Producer/Host: Rob McCall
Studio Engineer: Denis Howard
“Politics”
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/28/10
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Heard about Smart Meters? There’s one coming to your house soon. They are all the rage these days as a way to save money for electric companies and maybe consumers, too. But everything is not all sweetness and light. These meters have the capability to do a lot more than eliminate meter reader jobs. Listen up if you think your home is your castle.
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Outside the Box 10/26/10
Esoterica 10/26/10
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Word in Edgewise 10/25/10
Talk of the Towns 10/22/10
Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Clean Elections: What has Maine learned over its ten year history??
Guests: Ann Luther, Co-Chair, Maine Citizens for Clean Elections; Anne Perry, State Representative, District 31, Calais; John Brautigam, legal counsel, ME Citizens for Clean Elections; Hannah Pingree, Speaker of the House, Maine House of Representatives
How does Maine’s “Clean Elections” law work? What factors led to the law? What have been its impacts?
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