Maine Calling

YOUR VOTE 2016 - BALLOT QUESTION 2 - We host a debate on Ballot Question 2 - An act to establish the fund to advance public kindergarten to grade 12 education. (Live from our Lewiston studio) Guests: Representing No on Question 2 - Ed Cervone, Executive Director of Educate Maine. Representing Yes on Question 2 - John Kosinski, Campaign Manager for The Stand Up for Students Initiative

Our experts discuss strategies for saving money on home energy costs this winter – and help listeners figure out what might be right for their home. We’ll look at newer technologies, including heat pumps – which are becoming wildly popular in Maine - and simple low-cost solutions. Guests: Dana Fischer, Efficiency Maine Residential Program Manager Richard Riegel Burbank, President & CEO of Evergreen Home Performance, LLC Tux Turkel, Staff Writer for the Portland Press Herald

Ever-increasing demand for dealing with compost, plastic bags and other trash call for new methods and approaches to recycling across Maine. Guests: Kevin Roche, CEO of Ecomaine Shelby Wright, Maine Resource Recovery Association Tyler Frank, founder of Garbage to Garden

Despite discouraging news headlines about homelessness, some innovative Maine organizations have had meaningful success in reducing homelessness and improving the lives of the homeless population. We’ll learn about these solutions and what it would take to expand them. Guests: Mark Swann, executive director of Preble Street in Portland Stephanie Primm, executive director of Hospitality House in Rockland

One in eight women in this country will develop invasive breast cancer over her lifetime. October is breast cancer awareness month. We’ll discuss the most recent developments in treating the disease, the benefits and drawbacks of genetic testing, and the support services that exist in Maine. Guests: Dr. Paige Teller, Co-director Breast Care Center, Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute Karen Page, Cancer Resource Coordinator, Dempsey Center

We'll have post-debate commentary after the second Presidential Debate on October 9th in St. Louis. Guests: -Jeanne Cummings, Political Editor for the Wall Street Journal-Ronald J. Schmidt, Jr., Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Southern Maine-Karen Frink Wolf, partner and trial lawyer at Verrill Dana law firm; former Policy Debater and former high school debate coach; she helped guide the Falmouth High School debate team to 4 state championships and was named Maine Debate

Maine Initiatives is a community of more than 2,000 individual donors and activists supporting greater social, economic, and environmental justice in Maine through informed, intentional, and collective philanthropy. We’ll learn about their 2016 Grants for Change Awards which will provide three years of general operating support to a cohort of ten community-based nonprofit organizations advancing racial justice and racial equity in Maine. Guests: Philip Walsh, executive director of Maine

As part of our Your Vote series:Live from Colby College, we discuss political advertising this election season Guests: Sam Surprise, president of Surprise Advertising Brenda Garrand, CEO of Garrand Partners Tony Corrado, professor of government at Colby College

“Feeding the 5000” takes place on 10/7. “Feeding the 5000” is a global one-day-only food festival designed to educate the public on the problem of food waste and to raise awareness around food and sustainability policy. We’ll learn how this program uses recovered food as a means to address food insecurity in Maine. We’ll also discuss the rise in efforts to collect organics for composting at schools and businesses and how this points to a better end for leftover food than landfill/incinerator.

Oral health involves much more than clean teeth – it includes care and treatment of the entire area around the mouth, and can include throat cancer, jaw issues, cleft palate and a full range of dental diseases. Oral health is directly linked to each person’s overall health and well-being. How well are oral health needs being met in Maine, and what common diseases do people face? Guests: Leonard Brennan - practices general dentistry in Portland and is the co-director of the Harvard University's