Maine Currents 8/10/16

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: John Greenman

Today our multipartisan panel of guests returns to Maine Currents. We’ve been meeting once or twice a month since last spring to talk about the upcoming elections and some of the issues that will be on the ballot here in Maine in November. This is the first time we’ve met since the Republican, Democratic and Green Party conventions, so we start off by checking in for everyone’s reactions.

Guests:
Betsy Garrold – Supporter of Dr. Jill Stein, Green Party
Ken Gleason – Hillary Clinton supporter
Dave Gulya – Donald Trump supporter
Renee Trust – Libertarian / undecided re nominee Gary Johnson
Tim Wilson- Bernie Sanders supporter

Maine Currents 6/22/16

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: John Greenman

Today we continue with our ongoing series of multi-partisan roundtable discussions / call-in shows re the upcoming presidential elections. Today’s guests represent a range of political backgrounds, but we are committed to keeping this discussion civil, keeping in mind that no matter who becomes president, we will all still be neighbors.

Guests:
Renee Trust- Libertarian-leaning Republican
Tim Wilson- Bernie Sanders supporter
Steve Godsoe- Hillary Clinton supporter
Dave Gulya- Donald Trump supporter
David Bright- Green-leaning Bernie Sanders supporter (filling in for Green Party rep Betsy Garrold)

Maine Currents 3/2/16

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: John Greenman

Today we’re opening the phone lines and asking “which candidate(s) do you support, and why?”. Our guests are local supporters of the Democratic and Green party candidates. (Numerous attempts were made to reach local supporters of the Republican candidates, by we received no response.)

Guests:
Betsy Garrold –past state party co-chair of the Maine Green Independent Party and currently serves as a Waldo County coordinator for the party.
Steve Godsoe — campaigning for Hillary Clinton.
Tim Wilson — volunteer supporting the Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign.