Maine Calling

The popular Maine band joins us to discuss their new album, in which they've taken 10 historic songs from the 19th century lumber camps book of lyrics called “Minstrelsy of Maine” and put them in a modern musical context with their own arrangements and melodies. Guests: Members of the Mallett Brothers band (with their guitars)

Data released this week shows that Maine set a record for home sales in 2016 – the number of homes sold in the state went up nearly 12 percent in the past year. We'll hear from experts in the real estate industry on what they expect to see happened to residential and commercial real estate prices in the coming year, and what it means for the broader economy. Guests: Paul Peck is president of the Maine Real Estate and Development Association, an attorney with Drummond & Drummond, and a real

Local journalists discuss the headlines from the past month – including the immigration ban, Governor LePage’s budget, Trump’s inauguration, the women’s march on Washington, hearings on the Hill and Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech. Guests: Kathleen Fleury , Editor-in-Chief, Down East Magazine Greg Kesich , Editorial Page Editor, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram Rob Caldwell, co-anchor of Channel 6’s News Center at 5:30 p.m. and host of 207

The author of Born on Third Base—A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good joins us to discuss what to do about the growing problem of income inequality. Guests: Chuck Collins , senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and directs IPS's Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He’s the author of “Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home and Committing

Astronomy experts join us to discuss which celestial events to be on the watch for in the coming year. What's up at the International Space Station? What are the Mars Rovers up to? Guests: Nancy Atkinson , Contributing Editor for Universe Today. Author of Incredible Stories from Space: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our Views of the Cosmos. (via ISDN) Edward Gleason , astronomer and manager of the Southworth Planetarium at the University of Southern Maine

The stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic, actor and voice actor brings his “Rant, White and Blue” tour to Maine. Guest: Lewis Black came into national prominence with his appearances on “The Daily Show” in 1996. Those appearances led to comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime and Epix. In 2001, Black won the Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards. He has released eight comedy albums, including the 2007 Grammy-Award winning “The Carnegie Hall Performance.” He

The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is in the process of rewriting Maine's large-game management plan, with lots of public input. We'll discuss where DFIW is in the process and what some of the considerations are--auto collisions, Lyme disease, population control, etc. Guests: Nate Webb , biologist, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife George Smith , author and blogger, former director of Sportsmen's Alliance of Maine Tom Doak , executive director, Small Woodland Owners

We continue the conversation started last year by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting’s series about the impact in the rise of single-parent families in Maine. The Center found that “the inability to lower the poverty rate for families with children in Maine is due in large part to a change in the makeup of the state’s families.” Guests: Naomi Schalit , Senior Reporter and Co-founder, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Isabel V. Sawhill , Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at

Whether its deciding where to invest, which debt to pay down, or how best to save for retirement, personal finance is an issue that affects us all. Experts joins to share tips on saving and spending, and to answer listener questions. Guests: Allison Bishop , CPA, accountant and financial coach based in Portland Jenifer L. Wilson , CFA, CFP®, Co-Founder, President & Chief Investment Officer, Deighan Wealth Advisors in Bangor David M. Leach , MPA Principal Consumer Credit Examiner, Maine

Washington Post columnist, NPR regular, and Brookings Institution scholar E.J. Dionne shares his take on the Obama legacy, the incoming administration and what's next for the two major political parties. Guest: E.J. Dionne writes about politics in a twice-weekly column for the Washington Post . He is also a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, a government professor at Georgetown University and a frequent commentator on politics for National Public Radio, ABC’s “This