Recorded by Matt Murphy at an event cosponsored by WERU and Bucksport’s Wednesday on Main, held at the Alamo Theatre in Bucksport on 10/24/18. Storytellers were: Anu Dudley, Todd Nelson, Naomi Graychase, Joe Fisher, Amy Roeder, Lynn Soucy and David Weeda.
Category: Maine Stories
Coastal Conversations 7/27/18
Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel
Maine coastal and ocean issues: Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum Part 2
Hosted by fishermen for fishermen, the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum is THE place to learn about current issues facing the fishing industry and the coast of Maine. At the 2018 Forum this past Winter, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast and College of the Atlantic recorded dozens of stories for the “Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum” collection. WERU aired some of these stories on Coastal Conversations back in March, but we are ready for more!
Guests: Today’s five Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum include an elver fishermen, a herring purse seiner, and schooner captain, a fisheries advocate, and a fishermen’s wife.
Coastal Conversations 3/23/18
Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Coastal and Ocean Issues: Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum and The First Coast
Key Discussion Points:
a) Storytelling and clips from audio interviews collected at the 2018 Maine Fishermen’s Forum
b)Fishermen, law-makers, and students talk about changes they are seeing on the coast and concerns for the future.
c) One central theme of these interviews was the importance of passing on fisheries knowledge tothe next generation.
d) The First Coast, a project focused on capturing stories of the Maine coast, is on the road now and collecting stories.
Guests:
Galen Koch, The First Coast
Interviews recorded at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum 2018, and aired on todays show: Bob Williams, Dan Harriman, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Senator Angus King, Tyler Childers and Anson Kelley.
Love Stories by Mainers – event recorded 2/14/18
Love Stories by Mainers, a storytelling event hosted by WERU-FM and Wednesday on Main, was held at the Alamo Theater in Bucksport, Maine on 2/14/18. Storytellers Becky and Rob McCall, David Weeda, Anu Dudley, Amy Roeder, Brook Minner, Carol Visser, Jonathan Fulford and Naomi Graychase took the stage to share their stories. Amy Browne of WERU-FM was the emcee. John Greenman recorded the event.
Some of these stories aired on WERU’s Maine Currents on 2/27/18 and on a WERU Special on 2/28/18. Instead of archiving those show separately, here you will find the entire storytelling event unedited, as well as the individual stories available for listening online or downloading.
The files attached below are in order:
-The full show
-Amy Roeder
-Anu Dudley
-Brook Minner
-Carol Visser
-David Weeda
-Jonathan Fulford
-Becky & Rob McCall
-Naomi Graychase
Bookworm 11/9/17
Producer/Host: Brook Ewing Minner
Engineer: John Greenman
Program Topic: Don Small, author of Salt Water Town
Key Discussion Points:
a) local authors
b) history of Castine, Maine
c) writing process
Guest: Don Small, Castine-based author
Maine Currents 10/31/17
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by Matt Murphy, edited by Amy Browne
Poets and storytellers recorded at the recent Word Festival in Blue Hill, Maine
FMI: wordfestival.org
Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, Tuesdays at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org
Maine Currents 9/26/17
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by Matt Murphy
Maine Storytellers at the 2017 Common Ground Fair
Stories by Anu Dudley, Jenny Tibbetts, Lesley Kristeller and Naomi Graychase
Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, Tuesdays at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org
Coastal Conversations 9/22/17
Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel
Engineer: Amy Browne
Salts and Water: Stories from the Maine coast
Storytelling about the Maine coast and how it connects to place-based tourism
Story: the women lobstermen of Stonington
Story: The Eastport tides
Guest: Crystal Hitchings, Washington County Council of Governments