Dave Patterson is a local novelist, musician, and the former beer columnist for the Portland Press Herald. His first book, Soon the Light Will Be Perfect, which takes place in Vermont and depicts the struggles of a family at its breaking point, is available at local bookstores throughout Southern Maine. In this episode of The Southern Maine Report, Dave talks about his experiences growing up in rural Vermont, his writing process, the cultural oddities that make Portland so unique, and about the Maine craft beer industry.

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Tanner Campbell is a podcaster and the proprietor of the Portland Pod, the first podcasting studio in Maine. In this episode of The Southern Maine Report, Tanner expands on how he came up with the idea to start a podcast studio and the journey he went through to open his business. It wasn’t easy, but with a tremendous amount of effort - and a ton of hours - Tanner pulled off turning a passion into a career. The conversation also dived into philosophy for a brief moment, and took some more random turns here and there in typical Southern Maine Report fashion.

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Dan Nuemann is a reporter with the Maine Beacon, the news arm of the Maine People's Alliance, a progressive advocacy organization. Prior, he served as a Peace Corp Volunteer in Gambia before working as a freelance reporter throughout East Africa. In this episode of The Southern Maine Report, Dan recounts his experiences in Africa, sifts through some of the causes of poverty and conflict in the continent, and ponders a few solutions along the way. 

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Sarah Paton is a naturopathic doctor that practices out of a home office in the West End of Portland. Naturopathic doctors use conventional methods to diagnose diseases yet offer more natural treatments that are typically grounded in nutrition, promoting a healthier lifestyle, herbal remedies, and homeopathy among many others. Sarah talks about becoming a naturopathic doctor, how emotional stress can manifest itself with physical ailment, the microbiome, the unhealthy side effects of living in a workaholic, productivity centered culture, and homeopathy. 

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Jackson McLeod is a cofounder and co-owner of Atlantic Farms, a medical marijuana store in Portland, Maine that also sells gas and snacks. Jackson talks about coming up the idea to sell marijuana and gas in the same business, the landscape of the medical and recreational marijuana markets in Maine, and about Jackson's experiences operating an aquaponics farm. Aquaponics is a sustainable method of growing vegetables and farming fish. The waste produced by the fish serves as nutrients for the plants, which then purify the water. Learn all about marijuana in Maine, Jackson McLeod, and sustainable farming techniques in this episode of The Southern Maine Report.

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Tony Zeli is the editor of the West End News and the first return guest on The Southern Maine Report. Tony dives deep into why Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling, the city council, and City Manager John Jennings just can’t seem to get along. As Tony details, it has a lot to do with the ambiguous language of the Portland city charter. Tony and I also talk about the housing crisis and the Portland mayoral election, which will take place on November 5th.

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Rich Brooks is a Portland based entrepreneur. His company, Flyte New Media, provides digital marketing services for other business, in particular Maine businesses. He is also a fellow Maine podcaster and hosts two podcasts: Agents of Change, a digital marketing themed podcast, and Fast Forward Maine, a podcast he cohosts with his partner Yury Nabokov that highlights effective business practices for Maine businesses. Rich talks about his journey as an early web designer in the 90s to becoming a business leader in the Portland, Maine area, the business climate in Maine, and trends in the Internet landscape.

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Judson Merrill is a fiction writer and teaches English courses at the University of Southern Maine. Merrill's work can be found in The Iowa Review, Chicago Review, The Massachusetts Review, The Southhampton Review, Unstuck, among other publications. Judson talks about his daily writing habits, his distaste of the Internet saturated world, his forthcoming novel featuring sex robots in the future, and about the past and future of Portland and Maine. 

Paul Kendrick is an advocate for child sex abuse victims. He tells his two decade long story of advocacy, starting with standing up for the victims of the Cheverus High School sexual abuse scandal of the late 1990s, to hounding local clergy implicit in abuse and coverups, to fighting for the restitution of victims in Haiti. He cofounded the Maine chapter of Voices of the Faithful, a support group for victims of clergy sexual abuse. 

Kate McCarty is a food writer and author of two books, Portland Food: The Culinary Capitol of Maine and Distilled in Maine: A History of Libations, Temperance, and Craft Spirits. Kate's writings can be found on her blog, The Blueberry Files, as well as in Down East, Dispatch, Zest, and The Portland Phoenix. Kate and I talk about all things food and alcohol in Maine.