Weekend Voices 10/24/09

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio from Bangor Interfaith Service recorded by Matt Murphy
Topic: Some voices of the “No on 1” campaign
Excerpts from interviews with Kay Wilkins, Peter Rees and Senator Dennis Damon (Hancock County), and from speeches given at an interfaith service held in Bangor on 10/18/09
What is Question 1 on the upcoming November ballot? What are grassroots organizers and local political leaders doing to protect Maine’s marriage equality law? Why is the option to marry important for same-sex couples?
FMI: www.protectmaineequality.org

Talk of the Towns 10/23/09

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Trends in Education
Guests: Gordon Donaldson, University of Maine, College of Education; Judith Cox, College of the Atlantic, Educational Studies Program; Craig Kesselheim, Great Schools Partnership
What are some of the diverse ways that students learn, and how do they lead to different ways of teaching? How are educators finding new ways to inspire the learning process, including service learning and place-based education, sustainability themes in STEM content?

Special: Vegetarian & Vegan Diets, 10/22/09

Producer/Host: Dave Evans
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Vegetarian & Vegan Diets
How can a vegan get adequate Calcium, B12, etc? What can a vegan do to maintain strength? How do organic dairies differ from factory farms?
Guests: Zoe Weil, Co-founder and President, Institute for Humane Education; Dr. Michael Greger, Humane Society of the U.S.
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FMI: www.humaneeducation.org , www.hsus.org