Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producers: Magnus Johnstone, Joan Federman, Joel Mann
Guests: Jim Bahoosh, Kea Tesseyman
Topics:
Segments 1 & 2: Planet B-Boy at “WERU Goes to the Movies”. Interviews with Kea Tesseyman and event co-organizer Jim Bahoosh: WERU-FM Community Radio is once again offering its winter documentary film series at the Belfast Free Library, the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM. Free Admission. New for 2009: Each movie will be preceded by a 15 minute special event. March 12th: Planet B-Boy (2007) NR
This Tribeca Film Festival selection affords viewers exclusive access to the underground world of break dancing, charting the highs and lows of five B-boy teams practicing for the all-important “Battle of the Year.” Combining stunning dance footage from Japan, Germany, South Korea, France and the United States, documentarian Benson Lee sets out to show that break dancing didn’t fade into history — it merely evolved into a remarkable art form. Special event: Kea Tesseyman will perform a break dance demonstration. Kea is a dance instructor known for bringing hip-hop and dance to the community.Show begins at 7:00 PM at the Belfast Free Library’s Abbot Room. Admission is Free. COMPLETE FILM SCHEDULE. For more information call 207-469-6600or email: info@weru.org.
Segment 3: Getting a 300+ lb. transformer part up Blue Hill mountain in the snow. Why? To keep WERU-FM on the air and serving our community!!
News from W. Africa 3/10/09
Producer/Host: Isatou Jobarteh
BoatTalk 3/10/09
Producers/Hosts: Mike Joyce & Alan Sprague
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
The March Boattalk program was done when the station’s transmitter was out and was only partially recorded. It has a full (short version) interview with Maine author, sailor & historian James L. Nelson who will be featured for the whole hour on April’s Boattalk 4/14/09, about his books, particularly on the American Revolution & why boatbuilders & sailors were absolutely indispensable.
Esoterica 3/10/09
Weekend Voices 3/07/09
Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producers: Susan Dickson-Smith, Trisha Terwilliger, Anneli Sundqvist
Music Contributors: Andy Jordan, Joel Mann
Segment 1: Susan Dickson-Smith brings us a report on grassroots efforts to save the Obstetrics Department at Blue Hill hospital. FMI: http://www.savebluehillob.blogspot.com/
Segment 2: Trisha Terwilliger interviews Ziad Abbas, a Palestinian refugee and journalist from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank who will be on a speaking tour in Maine this month. FMI and dates: Ibdaa Cultural Center, www.ibdaa194.org and Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), www.mecaforpeace.org
Segment 3: More of Deer Isle Hostel manager Anneli Sundqvist’s audio journal reports from her 2007 overland journey between the middle east and her childhood homeland of Sweden
Mindful Parenting 3/07/09
Producer/Host: Nancy Hathaway
Topic: Building a nest
Renewable Radio 3/06/09
Producer/Host: Dave Evans
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Energy meters and displays
What kinds of electricity-use displays are available to track household use? How can a miles-per-gallon display help one save gas? How can the public pressure manufacturers to make more efficient appliances?
Guests: Guy Marsden *is* “Art tec”, www.arttec.net; Carsten Steenberg, President & Co-founder, PowerHouse Dynamics, www.powerhousedynamics.com
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RadioActive 3/05/09
Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco
Topics: Privatization of water supplies….. the impacts of coal mining and burning on the environment…… climate change—– concerns about these issues are mobilizing international coalitions. Today on RadioActive we’ll get the latest news from Mainers who are involved. Segment 1: Residents of the towns of Shapleigh and Hancock move to protect their groundwater from corporate extraction; Segment 2: Thousands of protesters marched to a coal-fired plant in Washington DC Monday, and surrounded the plant to call attention to the coal industry’s impact on the environment and climate change. The event was organized by several groups, including the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Bill McKibben’s 350.org and Powershift 2009. In the days leading up to the protest more than 12,000 students attended a conference on the issues at George Washington University. Local artist and activist Rob Shetterly was among the participants. We spoke with him by phone yesterday and he described the protest and the growing movement of young people mobilizing on this issue.
FMI: www.coldrivermountainwatch.org , www.ilovemountains.org , www.kftc.org and http://mountainjustice.org/