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What’s the Word on Maine Street?, hosted by Sarah Pebworth, is a weekly short feature Saturdays at 9:30am looking at local literary and visual arts events and offerings! FMI: healthyislandproject.org/summer-gala reversingfalls.org belfastmaskers.com islandartsassociation.com bluehill.coop/art-in-the-cafe thewaldotheatre.org About the host: Sarah Pebworth leads the steering committee for Word—a Blue Hill Literary Arts Festival, founded in 2017 and held each October. She serves on the boards of the Cultural Alliance of Maine and Lawrence Family Fitness Center YMCA. Since February 2023 Sarah has written “Shared Seas and Common Grounds,” a column published in the Penobscot Bay Press’s Weekly Packet. She and her wife Julie Jo Fehrle live in Blue Hill. Theme music: Ross Gallagher is a bassist who grew up in East Blue Hill, ME, and currently lives between Bath, ME and Brooklyn, NY, where he works with a wide variety of musical artists. Infinite Blues is a cut from his recently released neon night, an excursion into an ambient/electronic musical world built around rhythmic bass ostinatos, clouds of processed looping electronic atmospheres, and melody. By turns both subtle and unapologetically noisy, the songs are a collection of luminous constellations, roved between by a band of texturally minded instrumental improvisers.

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Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Currently she is writing a book about how to cast the runes using their original Goddess meanings. She lives in the woods off-grid in a small homesteading community in Central Maine.

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About the Host: Tom Yaroschuk is a Vedic Astrologer. His intention is to help people understand their karma and the issues they may confront to cultivate more fulfilling lives. Tom is writing a memoir of the spiritual lessons derived from his work in a Homeless Day Center in between a career as an award winning television and documentary producer.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Rockland/Rockport Pride Events At Jesup Memorial Library Summer Reading Kicks off with: Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too! – Maine Secretary of State’s Office announces three races are proceeding to Ranked Choice Voting tabulations, 6/10/2026 Maine Secretary of State’s youtube 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/s: Kage Johnson and Hawo Mohamed Editor: Sarah Johnson Music: Samuel James Justice Radio is a WMPG production. Justice Radio: Tackling the hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. This week: Elias and Leah talk about justice and community in their work at Ladder to The Moon Network. Guest: Leah Hargrove, Executive Director of Ladder to the Moon and Elias Taye, Editor-in-Chief of Amjambo Africa.

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Host: Holli Cederholm Common Ground Radio is an hour-long discussion of local food and organic agriculture with people here in the state of Maine and beyond. This month: Three new cohosts will be joining MOFGA’s Common Ground Radio, MOFGA’s monthly conversation about local food and organic agriculture on WERU Community Radio. In this this special get-to-know-you conversation, current host Holli Cederholm chats with MOFGA Executive Director Sarah Alexander, and MOFGA board members Ivonne Vazquez and Seth Kroeck. With backgrounds in organic agriculture, gardening with native plants, community organizing, and more, this new crew brings fresh voices and perspectives to the show. Guest/s: Sarah Alexander Ivonne Vazquez Seth Kroeck FMI- Organic gardening resources — www.mofga.org/trainings/gardening/ Beginning gardener resources — www.mofga.org/trainings/gardening/beginning-gardener-resources/ Vegetable planting calendar — www.mofga.org/resources/gardening/seed-planting-calendar/ Common Ground Country Fair — www.mofga.org/about-the-fair/ 50 Years of Common Ground — www.mofga.org/about-the-fair/mofga-50th-annual-fair/ About the hosts: Sarah Alexander is the executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), where she advocates for organic agriculture, a healthy environment, local food production, and thriving communities. Sarah has worked on issues related to food sovereignty, clean energy, public water systems, genetic engineering, and local food security. Her background is in community organizing, strategic campaigning, and legislative campaigns, having previously worked with Food & Water Watch, Green Corps, the White Earth Land Recovery Project, Shepherd’s Corner Farm, and the American Community Gardening Association. Holli Cederholm has been involved in organic agriculture since 2005 when she first apprenticed on a small farm. She has since worked on organic farms in Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Scotland, and Italy, and founded her own small farm focused on celebrating open-pollinated and heirloom vegetables. Previously, she managed a national nonprofit dedicated to organic seed growers; hosted “The Farm Report” on Heritage Radio Network; and contributed to The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener, which she now edits in her role as content creator and editor at MOFGA. Seth Kroeck is an organic grower at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick, Maine. Seth is an active member of the Organic Farmers Association, Real Organic Project, and the Maine Grain Alliance, and is committed to supporting and building regional food systems. He serves on the board of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). Ivonne Vazquez is passionate about native plants, pollinators, DIY, sustainability, the environment, and sharing gardening knowledge. She is a Licensed Registered Maine Guide/Recreation, Basic Gardening Instructor at Bangor (Maine) Adult Ed, and native plant nursery grower/owner at Bas Rouge Farm & Forge in Orono, Maine. Ivonne sits on the boards of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), the Maine School Garden Network, and Fedco Seeds.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Shawn Keeley from College of the Atlantic is here today with an invitation to their 2026 COA Summer Institute, Toward a More Perfect Union. Registration is now open and sessions are filling quickly. FMI: COA Summer Institute 2026 or call Shawn Keeley at 207-801-5621 Bangor Historical Society‘s special, after-hours guided tour of their America 250 exhibit, Words That Made a Nation, Thursday, June 18th at 5:30 PM Space is limited, pre-registration is required To register, email [email protected] 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/Hosts: Ron Beard and Liz Graves College of the Atlantic provides help with production. Engineering by Joel Mann of WERU Community Radio. Theme music for Talk of the Towns Theme is a medley from Coronach, on a Balnain House Highland Music recording. Talk of the Towns: Local Community concerns and opportunities This month: What is the overview of Maine Municipal Associations (MMA) 90 year history? What are the core services that MMA provides to Maine towns and cities? What is the role of MMA’s monthly magazine? Why might citizens want to get involved with local government, as volunteers or by running for election? Guest/s: Kate Dufour, Director, Advocacy & Communications for MMA and Magazine Editor Mike Starn, former MMA Communications and Magazine Editor 1975-2010 Jill Goldthwait, former State Senator, municipal officer and longtime friend of MMA, long time columnist (State of Maine for 21 years) for Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander Kay Rand, former Director of State and Federal Relations for MMA 1977-1988 FMI: www.memun.org/https://www.memun.org/Media-Publications/Maine-Town-City www.memun.org/Media-Publications/Local-Government-in-Maine www.memun.org/Media-Publications/MMA-Podcast About the hosts: Ron Beard is producer and host of Talk of the Towns, which first aired on WERU in 1993 as part of his community building work as an Extension professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Sea Grant. He took all the journalism courses he could fit in while an undergraduate student in wildlife management and served as an intern with Maine Public Television nightly newscast in the early 1970s. Ron is an adjunct faculty member at College of the Atlantic, teaching courses on community development. Ron served on the Bar Harbor Town Council for six years and is currently board chair for the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, where he has lived since 1975. Look for him on the Allagash River in June, and whenever he can get away, in the highlands of Scotland where he was fortunate to spend two sabbaticals. Liz Graves joined Talk of the Towns as co-producer and co-host in July 2022, having long admired public affairs programming on WERU and dreamed of getting involved in community radio. She works as the Town Clerk for the Town of Bar Harbor, and is a former editor of the Mount Desert Islander weekly newspaper. Liz grew up in California and came to Maine as a schooner sailor.

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Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE This week we are discussing an ocean-centric view of the world, one that incorporates reality-based actions and approaches centered on a vision of hydraulic society, Nature’s protection, its sustainability, its true asset value, and recognition of the ocean‘s essential contribution to global health, welfare, and support. 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 Chrissy Fowler with Belfast Flying Shoes – upcoming events Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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