Dean Klein (consultant), Brian Townsend (Executive Director of CommonSpace), and Cullen Ryan (Executive Director of Community Housing of Maine) discuss the region’s growing population of homeless people and efforts to remove barriers to build more affordable housing.

Neil Kiely (Androscoggin Bank Chief Executive Officer), Margo Walsh (MaineWorks Founder & Owner), and Fiona Wilson (UNH Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer) discuss what B-Corps businesses are and what role businesses play in creating a more sustainable world.

Sadie Donnell (blind Gorham resident) talks with Kevin Jensen (Gorham Economic Development Director) about the challenges people with disabilities face when navigating our region’s transportation system.

Portland Press Herald reporter Rachel Ohm, who has written in depth about the homeless in Portland, and Amber Lesperance, who lives in a homeless encampment on Marginal Way, discuss what it’s like to be homeless and the factors causing an increase in the region’s homeless population.

Danielle West (City of Portland City Manager) talks about Portland’s most pressing issues, including housing.

Christine Grimando (Portland Director of Planning & Urban Development) and Nell Donaldson (Portland Director of Special Projects) discuss ReCode Portland—an effort to update Portland's zoning to help build more housing and create more livable, walkable neighborhoods.

Dave Reidmiller (Director of the Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute) shares how climate change will impact Maine and what efforts are underway to help coastal communities adapt to a changing climate.

Mary Fernandes (Casco Selectboard Member) and Victoria Pelletier (Portland City Councilor) are trailblazers; Mary was the first Black woman ever elected to the Casco Selectboard, and Victoria is the second Black woman ever elected to the Portland City Council. In this episode, they share their experiences serving their communities as Black women and discuss how they’re paving the way for others.

Allison Burson (National Greenway Director at East Coast Greenway), Rob Lavoie (Gorham Town Councilor), and Dick Woodbury (former Maine State Senator) discuss the importance trails and what efforts are underway to expand the trail network.

Grier Miskell (Housing Navigation Coordinator at Quality Housing Coalition) and Aaron Geyer (Director of Social Services for the City of Portland) speak with Tom Bell about a new home-share program to provide housing for asylum seekers who on Aug. 16 could be homeless when the Portland Expo shelter shuts down.