Maine Calling

On Sunday, November 26, PBS stations across the country will air Ron Howard's award-winning documentary "The Beatles: Eight Days a Week." We join the celebration of the Beatles by discussing why they remain beloved. Make sure to post your top 5 Beatles songs on our Facebook page. Guests: Herb Ivy is "The Captain" and Regional Operations Manager for WBLM. Spencer Albee , Portland-based and nationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer. Spencer will present the 15th annual Beatles Night at

Research shows girls’ confidence drops dramatically more than boys in between middle and high school. We will discuss why this is happening and what can be done about it. Guests: Christina P. McAnuff , Executive Director, Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute Dr. Su Langdon , Professor of Psychology at Bates College Sheila Jepson , MEd, Principal, Portland High School

The return of one of our most popular programs. Learn about the awesome gifts made right here in Maine that you might want to consider giving – or receiving – this holiday season. Guests: Alex Steed , partner, producer and wrangler with Knack Factory, a creative and commercial content company Mary Alice Scott , Executive Director, Portland Buy Local Maggie Bokor , jewelry maker, artist, coach and entrepreneur Click here to see the Portland Buy Local Gift Guide. Click here to see the Maine Gift

Nationally, one in seven children between the ages of 10 and 18 will run away from home. We’ll learn about programs in Maine to help runaway children. Guests: Chris Bicknell , Executive Director, New Beginnings Kera Pingree, Youth and Community Engagement/Muskie School/USM Gayle Erdheim , Truancy, Dropouts, Homeless, and Alternative Education Coordinator, Maine Department of Education

The National Alliance for Caregiving estimates that 43.5 million Americans have provided unpaid care to an adult or child in the last 12 months, some of them facing serious challenges in doing so. In Maine alone, there are 178,000 family caregivers. November is National Caregiver Month, and we'll discuss the existing challenges as well as some of the resources that are available to help family caregivers. Guests: Kathleen Fleury, editor of Down East magazine Lori Parham, AARP Maine State

Childsplay is the creation of luthier Bob Childs, a fiddler who has been making violins for more than 35 years. Childs has a long history in Maine. He got his first job here as a furniture maker up on the airline highway in Amherst, Maine. It was there that he took his violin to get fixed by Ivie Mann in Orrington. Bob also toured and probably performed in almost every town and city in Maine for years (performing for dances and concerts playing music that he learned from local fiddlers). The

With an aging population nationwide, more cities and communities are looking to better accommodate older adults—and to provide housing, activities and facilities that keeps them comfortable and engaged. What does an age-friendly community look like and who can it help? Guests: Anne Schroth , Health Peninsula Program Coordinator René Colson Hudson , director of the Healthy Island Project - Deer Isle & Stonington Lori Parham , AARP Maine State Director Learn more: AARP Network of Age-Friendly

We continue our tradition of hosting a program on Veterans Day where veterans and their families can share stories and reflections of serving in the military. Guests: Debbie J. Kelly , State Director – Maine, USERRA Investigator, Veterans ’ Employment & Training Service (VETS), U.S. Department of Labor Peter Ogden , former director of the Maine Bureau of Veterans Services

O ur panelists discuss how they are attempting to bring people from different political outlooks together for conversations about moving forward without the heated rhetoric that is often found in today's political climate. Guests: Craig Freshly , Head Helper with Good Decisions, Inc. He's a professional speaker, author, and meeting facilitator. He's the creator of Make Shift Coffee House , which is where people with differing political views can meet and learn from each other. Christopher

More than 30 years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of Colby College to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles packing, loading, and hauling people’s belongings all over America. Known by his trucker handle as "U-Turn," he spends his days (and many of his nights) in a 53-foot eighteen-wheeler he calls Cassidy. Guest: Finn Murphy is the author of "Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road”