Maine Calling

The latest news out of our nation’s capital. We’ll discuss the response to Hurricane Harvey, the president’s suggestion that he might cause a government shut-down, and the latest on tax reform and Obamacare repeal. Guests: Dante Chinni , Director of the American Communities Project at George Washington University; he writes the Politics Counts blog for The Wall Street Journal Rebekah Metzler , breaking news editor for CNN Politics; she began her journalism career as a political reporter covering

A conversation about the stories that made Maine headlines in the month of August. 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

Maine Calling airs live from the Portland Public Library Sixty Maine libraries have signed up to participate in a new program called "ReadME" that highlights Maine authors. Best-selling author Monica Wood selected Unknown Caller by Debra Spark, and The Moth: 50 True Stories , as this year’s two ReadME books. Maine Calling will host a conversation from the Portland Public Library with Monica Wood and Debra Spark about the program and the books. Guests: Monica Wood , an award-winning, bestselling

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tom Ricks joins us to discuss his new book, a dual biography of Churchill and Orwell and the work they both did to oppose freedom’s enemies. Guest: Thomas E. Ricks is an advisor on national security at the New America Foundation, where he participates in its “Future of War” project. He was previously a fellow at the Center for a New American Security and is a contributing editor of Foreign Policy magazine, for which he writes the prizewinning blog The Best Defense.

Our panel discusses the latest news out of our nation’s capital, from Afghanistan to Steve Bannon to Charlottesville. Guests: James Melcher, professor of Political Science at UMaine Farmington Jeanne Hey, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New England Colin Woodard, author and journalist with the Portland Press Herald

Seafood in all its glory: The different kinds of seafood in Maine, ways to prepare it, seasonal info -- as well as a discussion about the health and prospects for seafood species in Maine. Guests: Nancy Harmon Jenkins , cookbook author, writer, food consultant and historian Sam Hayward , pioneering chef and partner at Fore Street restaurant; James Beard Award-winning "Best Chef- Northeast."

We'll learn about the range of museums in Maine and the role they play in forwarding education, culture, economy and entertainment throughout the state. Guests: Bernard Fishman , director of the Maine State Museum Brian Kevin , managing editor, Down East magazine Larissa Vigue Picard , Executive Director, Pejepscot Historical Society

Frequent "Wait, Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!" panelist and comedienne Paula Poundstone joins us to talk about her new podcast, her appearances on ‘Wait,Wait,’ and life on the road. Guest: Paula Poundstone is heralded as one of our country’s foremost comics. Her quick-thinking, unscripted approach to comedy makes for a perfect fit as a regular panelist on NPR’s #1 show, the screwball weekly news quiz show "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" where she holds the record for game losses. “The others cheat,”

Whether it’s "The Simpsons," "The Wire," "Breaking Bad," "M*A*S*H," "Cheers" or "Downton Abby," we all have a favorite TV series. Which do you think was number one? The authors of TV-The Book , join us to discuss their rankings of the greatest televisions shows of all time. We’ll also discuss the current crop of programs on cable and streaming platforms. Guests: Matt Zoller Seitz is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wes Anderson Collection . He has been a journalist, critic, and

Maine’s Secretary of State Matt Dunlap - a member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity – has twice declined to provide Maine voter information to the Commission. We’ll discuss why Maine and many other states will not share voter information, as well as the underlying debate over voter fraud and voter suppression. President Trump, Governor LePage and other Republicans say they believe voter fraud is widespread. Others believe that voter fraud is a non-issue, and that