Baby Talk 4/16/09

Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Elimination Communication (Natural Infant Hygiene)
What is elimination communication? What are some experiences parents have had using this method? Who can use this method? What choices do parents have re: diapers vs. no diapers?
Guests: Tracey Outerbridge & Ann Rousseau— moms of babies
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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 4/16/09

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

During this last month of WERU’s 20th anniversary year, we’re digging a few old editions from the Electronic Cottage vault that seem to us to be just as relevant today as they were when they were first broadcast. In this edition originally broadcast in May of 2005, we take a look at cryptography, a method for encoding information so that only the intended recipient can understand it. In these days of pervasive hacking and government monitoring of communication, the topic is every bit as relevant now as then – and maybe more so.

Common Health 4/15/09

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Letters to the President: Addressing America’s Health
How do we pay for health care? Why move to a single payer system? How can we manage costs?
Guests: Dr. Philip Caper, retired M.D. and Professor of Medicine; Jerry Call, co-founder of MidCoast Health Care Reform (www.midcoasthealthcarereform.org)
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Voices 4/14/09

Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producer: Carolyn Coe

Segment 1: Betsy Smith, Executive Director of Equality Maine, on LD 1020 the “Marriage Equality Bill”. Such a large turnout is expected at the Public Hearing on the bill next week (on Wednesday 4/22/09), that the event has been moved to the Augusta Civic Center. FMI: www.equalitymaine.org

Segment 2: Another installment in Carolyn Coe’s series of interviews with Iraqi refugees that she met while traveling in the Middle East earlier this year. Today: Families in Different Neighboring Countries of Iraq. Why are Iraqis deciding to return to Iraq now? Are Iraqi family members able to join their family already in Jordan? What effect did U.S. sanctions have on government workers in Iraq?