Notes from the Electronic Cottage 7/7/16

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Software has become an increasingly large part of our everyday lives, including interpreting our medical information and, soon, driving our cars. But what happens if the software is wrong, and, worse, if we can’t figure out just what the software is actually doing. A couple of recent news items we might have missed with everything else going on in the world suggest this is not an idle question.

Maine Currents 7/6/16

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: John Greenman

Candidate scandals and lies- it’s hard to keep up, but today we do some fact checking following Trump’s rally in Bangor last week, his recent controversial tweets and the FBI’s findings re Hillary Clinton’s email servers. Features audio clips from the FBI press conference and Trump’s rally. Guest commentator, cultural critic and former Ism Prism host Valentine King gives us his take.

Reproductive Left 7/5/16

Producer/Host: Abbie Strout

Issue: Social and political issues that impact our sexual and reproductive health produced by WERU in collaboration with Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center – www.mabelwadsworth.org

Program Topic: The Burden is Undue with Andrea Irwin, JD

In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Whole Woman's Health in the biggest abortion case in decades. On this episode, Andrea Irwin, executive director of Mabel Wadsworth Center, helps us understand what the ruling means and what implications it has for the future.

In our “Ask Mabel” segment, Lindsey Piper, WHNP answers questions about birth control and annual exams!

Guests:
Andrea Irwin, JD, Mabel Wadsworth Center
Lindsey Piper, WHNP, Mabel Wadsworth Center