Maine Calling

We learn about police shootings in a conversation with the authors of the new book Shots Fired: The Misunderstandings, Misconceptions, and Myths about Police Shootings. Guests: Joseph K. Loughlin is a former assistant chief of police for the City of Portland, Maine, and also served as the commander of the Special Reaction Team and was a team member for more than twenty years. Loughlin is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Command training in Quantico, Virginia. He currently consults for 3SI

We discuss the tax overhaul bill and what it could mean for Mainers and the rest of the country. Guests: Dick Woodbury , economist and former State Senator. Eric Toder , Institute Fellow and Co-director of the Urban Institute’s Tax Policy Center. He’s served as deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Tax Analysis at the US Department of the Treasury; director of research at the Internal Revenue Service; deputy assistant director for the Office of Tax Analysis at the Congressional Budget

The American Heart Association and other medical organizations have joined together to issue new blood pressure recommendations that are lower than in the past. What does blood pressure indicate in terms of your overall health? What do the new guidelines mean in terms of managing your health--and should we all be concerned? Guests: Dr. Craig Brett, cardiologist with Mercy Hospital Dr. Peter Amann, Site Leader for Maine Medical Partners - Scarborough Family Medicine

Our panel of editorial page editors discusses what made Maine news in November, including the election results, the storm and the latest on the ever-expanding field of gubernatorial candidates. Guests: Greg Kesich , editorial page editor for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram Ben Bragdon , editorial page editor for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel Susan Young , editorial page editor for the Bangor Daily News

With winter fast approaching, our panelists offer advice on getting your home ready for the cold months ahead. Guests: Tux Turkel writes primarily about energy issues affecting Maine for the Portland Press Herald. Richard Burbank , President & CEO of Evergreen Home Performance Michael Stoddard , Executive Director of Efficiency Maine Resources mentioned on today's program: Efficiency Maine - Window Dressers - http://windowdressers.org

The President & CEO of Maine Public discusses the latest developments from the world of public media and answers listener questions about TV and radio programming, building out our classical music network, and more. Guest: Mark Vogelzang was named President & CEO of Maine Public in January 2012. He served as president of Vermont Public Radio from 1993 to 2009.

Nearly one in five American adults—43.8 million people—experienced some type of diagnosable mental illness in 2013. State and national news stories quite regularly feature people who are surprised by the acts of others they thought they knew. Sadly, there is a stigma that prevents many from getting the help they need. We’ll discuss attempts to overcome this stigma and the role of community mental health services. Guests: Marc Kaplan , DO, Medical Director, Sweetser Mike Tarpinian , Pres. &

This is a rebroadcast of an earlier show; no calls will be taken (original broadcast date: October 11, 2017). Esteemed naturalists and authors Nathaniel Wheelwright & Bernd Heinrich join forces for on a new project, and discuss how to create a personal 5-year record of your place on the planet, and create a stronger connection to the natural world. Guests: Bernd Heinrich is the author of more than 20 books on nature, including Mind of the Raven , Winter World , and One Wild Bird at a Time ,

This is a rebroadcast; no calls will be taken. (The original air date was December 13, 2016) What makes your holiday special? Most likely food is involved. We discuss the many traditions that revolve around meals here in Maine, from tourtiere to ployes to bean soup--to whatever cultural delicacies people make for their loved ones. Guests: Nancy Harmon Jenkins, cookbook author and historian Sam Hayward , restaurant pioneer, chef, and owner of Fore Street in Portland Peggy Grodinsky , food editor

What are some of the hot tech gifts of the season? Palm-sized drones? Robotic vacuum cleaners? Or the latest smart phones? Our tech experts return to talk Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday tech deals. Guests: Jared Maxfield , Owner of Necessary Technology Janet McKenney , Director of Library Development, Maine State Library Andrew Rosenstein , Owner of Techport