Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne and Matt Murphy
An Open Mic show—extended to an hour in length— at WERU’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
WERU Special 5/01/08
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Six Maine peace activists who were charged with Criminal Trespass for refusing to leave the offices of Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) in March 2007 have been found NOT GUILTY in a jury trial that ended yesterday. They were at the Senator’s office after several unsuccessful requests that she meet with her constituents regarding their concerns about the war/occupation in Iraq.
The six found not guilty : Jim Freeman, Doug Rawlings, Robert Shetterly, Henry Braun, Jon Kreps and Dud Hendrick. Some represented themselves while others were represented by attorneys Lynne Williams and Phil Worden. Arrested with them in 2007 were Pat Wheeler, Nancy Hill, Judy Robbins, Peter Robbins, Diane FitzGerald and Maureen Block, who settled their cases previously.
For today’s special we have three of the defendants here in the studio: Jon Kreps, Dud Hendrick and Jim Freeman , attorney Lynne Williams joining us by phone, and we open the phone lines to the community for their questions and comments.
FMI: Eric T. Olson’s blog includes articles, photos and video: http://maineowl.net/blog/; http://shows.weru.org/archives/radioactive/ra-20070308
The World Around Us 5/01/08
Producer/Host: Sarah O’Malley
Topic: Spring peepers
Common Health (Special) 4/30/08
Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Women’s Health
What are the major health concerns of women? What are the risk factors? What can people learn by attending the Women’s Health Conference in Belfast on May 17th, or by visiting www.midcoastwomenshealth.com?
Guests: Betsy Doherty, Support Network for Women Heart; Tim Hagney, ND, Naturopath; Judith Simpson, Adj. Prof. of Psychology, Unity College and UMaine
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EarthSense 4/30/08
Producer/Host: Phil Bailey
Topic: Local Food
Ask W.A.M. 4/30/08
Producers/Hosts: Cherie Mason and Daryl DeJoy
This week’s question: I’ve seen on TV that some towns want to allow more deer to be shot in order to prevent lyme disease. Do more deer mean more disease?
FMI: www.wildlifealliancemaine.org
Voices 4/29/08
Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producer: Debbie Wildey
Topic: Earth Day Everyday Part Two (Part One April 22): Today’s show is about personal empowerment… practical lifestyle choices, Maine resources, and encouragement to help address the increasingly urgent warnings and challenges facing Earth and each one of us.
What are some more sustainable practices that help feed ourselves? How does permaculture work? What are ways to improve the ecological footprint of our mode of transportation? How can we save money and at the same time make our existing homes more sustainable and energy efficient? How much garbage on average are we generating and how can we approach zero personal waste?
GUEST: Jim Merkel, founder of the Global Living Project and author of Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth. Jim speaks and gives workshops on ecological footprinting and deeply sustainable lifestyles. www.radicalsimplicity.org
Some News from W. Africa 4/29/08
Producer/Host: Isatou Jobarteh