Boat Talk

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Matt Murphy BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Mai...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Matt Murphy BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Mai...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Matt Murphy BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Mai...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, John Greenman BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the M...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, John Greenman BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the M...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Matt Murphy, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Matt Murphy, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Matt Murphy BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Mai...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Matt Murphy BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Mai...

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Matt Murphy Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, John Greenman, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. This month: Boatyard News, International Maritime Film Festival in Bucksport Guest/s: John Paul LaLonde, International Maritime Film Festival About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU f...

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague Engineers: John Greenman, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval. This month: Boatyard News, Lobster boat racing, Tom Robinson rowing across the Pacific Ocean, Off Center Harbor videos, whale entanglement update. Guest/s: Steve Stone, Off Center Harbor About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter...

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague Engineers: John Greenman, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval This month: Graphene, next boatbuilding material, Tom Robinson rowing across the pacific, other crazy rowers. Mike Joyce’s interview with a fisherman who spent the night on a bouy in the middle of winter. Guest/s: About the hosts: Alan Sprague i...

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague Engineers: John Greenman, Pepin Mittelhauser, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval This month: In depth discovery of the many things Penobscot Marine Museum has to offer. Guest/s: Karen Smith, Executive Director of of the Penobscot Marine Museum About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and...

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague Engineers: John Greenman, Pepin Mittelhauser, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating all things naval This month: Busy boatyards. Kirsten Neuschafer wins Golden Globe 2022 round the world race beating 15 men. Giffy Full, frequent past BoatTalk guest returns with more stories. We talk with Pat Sullivan of the Museum Maritime P...

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague Engineers: John Greenman, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: Fixing old boats, books to read, old boatbuilders and small boats, lithium batteries, and more. Guest/s: Art Paine – writer, historian, sailor, boat builder, and story teller About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpente...

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, John Greenman, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: True story of a shipwreck and salvation. Report of boats in Hurricane Irma. Summary of the amphibious school bus. Guest/s: About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thi...

Producers/Hosts: Jon Johansen and Alan Sprague Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, John Greenman, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: A discussion with Lecain Smith and Shelia Moir, round the world sailors, about many places and happenings. Also discussed Kirsten Neuschaefer taking the lead in the Golden Globe round the world race. Plus three calls...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague, Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: A follow-up show from the Dec 13, 2022 show with several knowledgeable people talking about whale entanglements. Also the boatyard report and a discussion of the golden globe race and more. Guest/s: Peter Stein Scientifics Solutions, P...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague, Jon Johansen BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: 1.boatyard report 2.updates on the golden globe race and tom robinson rowing across the pacific 3.in depth discussion of whale entanglements Guest/s: Amy Knowlton New England Aquarium Shelia Dassatt Downeast Lobstermen’s Association Sean Todd Allied Whale Zachary Klyver Blue P...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague, Jon Johansen BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: boatyard report, new book about lobster boat builders, golden globe race, rowing across the pacific 1 author dan lee talks about getting material for his new book, maine lobster boats downeastbooks.com 2 boatyard report for October mainecoast.com 3 golden globe round the world...

Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague, Jon Johansen BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: new book about bar harbor ferry disaster, boat yard report, lobster boat racing final, talk with giffy, mike’s celebration Guest/s: About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boatt...

Producers/Hosts: Mike Joyce, Jon Johansen BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: boatyard report, tribute to mike joyce, maine boats and harbors symposium Guest/s: john hanson maine boats homes and harbors magazine About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boatt...

Producers/Hosts: Mike Joyce, Alan Sprague l’herimone, jellyfish Guest: Steve Rappaport, Ellsworth American About the hosts: Alan Sprague a.k.a. Flounder of the Soul Show, has been a programmer at WERU since the glaciers receded. For thirty years at community radio he has worked his way from being an unpaid volunteer to being an unpaid volunteer today, and he says he’s worth every cent of it....

Producers/Hosts: Mike Joyce, Alan Sprague This episode: Begins with a boatyard report from Jon Johansen. Then an interview with author Eric Jay Dolin about his new book “Rebels at Sea, Privateering in the Revolutionary War. Plus an update on books two and three by the sailing cat Chowder. -Latest boatyard news and launchings -Very interesting talk with Eric Jay Dolin about his new book “Rebels at...

Producers/Hosts: Mike Joyce, Alan Sprague Key Discussion Points: a) rerun of show from 2006 guests: About the hosts: Alan Sprague a.k.a. Flounder of the Soul Show, has been a programmer at WERU since the glaciers receded. For thirty years at community radio he has worked his way from being an unpaid volunteer to being an unpaid volunteer today, and he says he’s worth every cent of it. In 200...