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Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a garden yearly since 1977, joined various food cooperatives and two men’s groups, refused to pay federal income taxes for war, lived on a community land trust for 23 years, and met a wonderful partner whom Larry has loved for over 40 years. Larry has produced Outside the Box features on WERU since 2007 and continues to look for unique ways of seeing almost any problem or situation.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maine’s CD1 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s questions for DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin after ICE killed Biddeford resident Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero last week — the second time in recent weeks that ICE mistakenly attempted to arrest the wrong person, and killed them in the process. Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne One last speaker at last Tuesday night’s ICE protest in Bangor Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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Host: Glen Mittelhauser Producers: Glen Mittelhauser and Daaby Tingle Glen begins a conversation with herpetologist Steve Ressel, who reflects on a career studying frogs from the tropics to Maine. Along the way, they explore the unique mix of amphibians found on Mount Desert Island, the mysteries behind the absence of some familiar species, and the beauty of Maine’s Gray Treefrog. More information about Maine Natural History Observatory can be found on our website at mainenaturalhistory.org/. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural History Observatory (MNHO) in 2003 to fill the need for an organization that specializes in collecting, interpreting, and maintaining datasets for understanding changes in Maine’s plant and wildlife populations.  Glen received his Bachelor’s in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic in 1989 with a focus in the biological sciences and received his Master of Science degree in Zoology (with a focus on ornithology and statistics) from the University of Maine in 2000. Glen was the Managing Editor for Northeastern Naturalist and Southeastern Naturalist for 18 years and has served as external graduate faculty for 3 graduate student committees at the University of Maine.  Glen currently serves on the Baxter State Park Research Committee. Logan Parker is an Ecologist residing in Waldo County, Maine. Logan started the Maine Nightjar Monitoring Project in 2017 and brought the project (and his passion for bird conservation) to MNHO when he joined the team in 2018. Logan is heavily involved in the ongoing Maine Bird Atlas where he both coordinates and participates in the project’s special species surveys. When “off the clock”, Logan enjoys birding, writing, gardening, and working alongside his wife, Hallee, on their off-grid home in the Maine woods. Logan is also a wildlife photographer and shares photos and field notes through his project, Here In The Wild.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Counter Current Collective’s outdoors production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, and more from Tuesday night’s ICE protest in Bangor Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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Producer/host: Adina Salmansohn Other credits: Theme music written and performed by Ariel Chapman. Theme music written and performed by Ariel Chapman “Down on my Luck” and “Root Hog or Die” performed by Dusty Buckets (Zack Woodard) “Lean on Me” and “When The Saints go Marchin’ In” performed by Blue Hill Brass A monthly show exploring Maine‘s culture, art and crafts that enrich our lives and bring us joy. Listeners will learn the meaning of “busking”, and will meet three different buskers, i.e. street performers. Guest/s: Emily Chayer, Caricaturist Zack Woodard, a.k.a. Dusty Buckets, www.dustybuckets.com Steve Norris, Blue Hill Brass, www.bluehillbrass.com About the Host: Adina Salmansohn started learning to play the trombone at the age of 8.  Her undergraduate years were at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Robert F. Boyd of the Cleveland Orchestra.  After returning to her native New York, she played freelance in the NY Metro area, including multiple orchestras, big bands, and a 17 year stint with The Soundview Brass Quintet, which she founded in 1980. In addition, she had a busy career as an arts administrator, directing and teaching in Community Arts schools, light opera companies, and season programming for other non-profit organizations. Adina founded the Hudson School of Creative Arts in inner-city Yonkers, NY. After her second child was born, she returned to school, and earned a degree in Culinary Arts from the Culinary Institute of America. Her family then moved to the Chicagoland area, where she became Principal Trombone of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, and also served as a board member and Personnel Manager for many years.  In that time, she also taught Culinary Arts in high school.  She earned a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Northern Illinois University in 2018. Upon retirement, she and her husband moved to Orland, Maine; she came out of retirement to teach in the JMG program. She performs with the Bangor Band, where she has been a Board Member at Large for four years, and is a member of a trombone quartet based at The University of Maine, The Bear Bones.

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Host: Wilson Haims This week: Climate and Community meets with Maine Youth for Climate Justice’s Advocacy and Organizing Director, Jackson Chadwick to learn more about how the organization got started and what their priorities are today. Jackson concludes our conversation by sharing insight on ways that people of all ages can get involved in creating Maine’s future. About the Host: Wilson Haims is from Portland, Maine and earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Wellesley College in 2023. Upon graduating, Wilson contributed to climate and conservation-related field work, policy and community engagement work in New England and the Pacific Northwest. Now, Wilson is the Manager of Community Engagement and Resilience at A Climate to Thrive and spends her time hiking, running, making art and cooking on Mount Desert Island.   Johannah, Wilson, Alison and Naomi are the team at A Climate to Thrive, a nonprofit working to build a model of community-driven, solutions-focused climate action. Since its origins around a potluck table as concerned neighbors gathered to take action on climate change, A Climate to Thrive, or ACTT, has been supporting solutions on Mount Desert Island and beyond since 2016. Learn more at www.aclimatetothrive.org.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Bangor-Brewer Urban Garden Tours — coming up on Saturday, and more from Tuesday night’s ICE protest in Bangor Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE When we come across words describing situations in Nature that have metaphorical meaning beyond their specific definition, we like to share them. Here’s one: ecotone, described “as the transition zone where two ecosystems meet, for example, the marshland between a river and dry land, the mangroves between sea and shore, or the tree-line between forest and alpine meadow. Ecotones are famously rich in species, holding life from both adjacent ecosystems plus a few specialists found nowhere else — a phenomenon known as the edge effect.” WORLD OCEAN RADIO 5-minute weekly insights dive into ocean science, advocacy and education hosted by Peter Neill, lifelong ocean advocate and maritime expert. A catalog of more than 730 episodes offering perspectives on global ocean issues and solutions, and celebrating exemplary projects. Available for RSS feed and broadcast by college and community radio stations worldwide via Exchange.prx.org and Audioport.org. Visit WorldOceanObservatory.org for the full catalog, searchable by theme.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne One of the speakers at last night’s ICE protest in Bangor. Project Relief – Maine Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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