WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

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 coop...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Grace Johnston-Fennell from Out in the Open is here with an invitation for LGBTQ+ folks to join them at an “Arrt!”(Artist Rapid Response Team) event on Saturday, 8/16, 12-4pm in Unity. For more information and to register: email info@weareoutintheopen.org or call 207-808-0623 About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affai...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Andy O’Brien, Maine AFL-CIO, on the Trump administration’s termination of the collective bargaining agreement between the Veteran’s Administration and the council that represents many of the staff at the VA — and how that’s impacting workers at Togus. About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs prod...

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the more things change, the more they stay the same — t...

Host: Pepin Mittelhauser Producer: Glen Mittelhauser This episode tells the story of one biologist’s journey into Cliff Swallow conservation, from rescuing fallen nestlings to developing management techniques that help colonies rebound in the face of habitat loss and invasive species. This essay, written by Mara Silver and read by Pepin Mittelhauser, was originally published in The Observer, an on...

CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 8/10/25: What’s Your Story? first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

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: weru.org bhpl.net haystack-mtn.org deerislelibrary.org stonington.lib.me.us wendellgilleymuseum.org georgestevensacademy.org About the host: Sarah Pebworth leads the steering committee for Word—a Blue Hill Literary Arts...

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. The post The Cosmic Curator 8/9/25 first appeared...

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 r...

Host/s: Catherine Besteman Production Coordinator: Daria Cullen Other credits: TECHNICAL SUPPORT – Aaron Pyle and 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: Part 1 of Catherine’s 3-part interview with Kempis “Ghani” Songster, Transformative Healing & Restorativ...

Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: Sawyer Loftus, an investigative reporter with Maine Focus, the investigative team at the Bangor Daily News and partner of The Maine...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Courtney Hayes and John Jurcheck, cofounders of the Belfast-based counter/current:collective are here to invite you to their production of Lungs, a play by Duncan MacMillan – opening this week at a secret location! FMI & tickets or call Courtney at (720) 496-3297 About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in...

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-Producer: Petra Hall Technical Assistance: Joel Mann Healthy Options: For Well-being & Being Well This month: 1. Experiencing the physiological effects of music & song, and how different aspects of melody & rhythm can resonate with heart rates & the nervous system. 2. Music creating connection & community as well as personal empowerment- even if...

Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE From an island perch in Maine, host of World Ocean Radio Peter Neill recently witnessed a full moon rising over the Atlantic Ocean. The silent, majestic way that it rose in the night sky got him ruminating about water, tide, sun, sea currents, power, light, nature, human emotion, and the often under-appreciated, surreal fo...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne FMI: Surry Rural Hall Surry Garden Club Surry Historical Society About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In add...

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 coop...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne FMI: Bats Maine CDC Rabies page Maine IF&W Bats page Maine CDC’s disease reporting & consultation line: 1-800-821-5821 (available 24/7) Maine IF&W Game Warden Dispatch Centers (for bat pick-up and delivery) Augusta: 1-800-452-4664 Bangor: 1-800-432-7381 Houlton: 1-800-924-2261 Public comment period on Maine’s Draft State Wildlife Action Plan About the...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 5th at 6:30 p.m. the Bangor Band will hold a special event for families with a free, kid-centric concert at Chapin Park, Bangor. This Wednesday (8/6) the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine and Pax Christi Maine will hold an event in observance of the 80th anniversary of the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski. Messages, music and c...

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the more things change, the more they stay the same — t...

Host: Logan Parker Producer: Glen Mittelhauser After being temporarily stranded across Moosehead Lake’s Northwest Cove, Logan sets out to Seboomook Island and the conclusion of his multi-trip effort to document Red-breasted Merganser breeding in Maine. This essay, written and read by Logan Parker, was originally published in The Observer, an online natural history journal published by Maine...

Andree Bella | Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 8/3/25: The Listener first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

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: weru.org johnjohnbrown.com schoodicartsforall.org cannerysouthpenobscot.org peninsulapotters.com artwavesmdi.org swhplibrary.org leftbankbookshop.com About the host: Sarah Pebworth leads the steering committee for Word—a...

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 r...

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. The post The Cosmic Curator 8/2/25 first appeared...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne -Secretary of State Shenna Bellows responds to the Trump DOJ’s request for Maine citizen’s voter records –Goodlife Center events this weekend –Urban farm tours in the Bangor/Brewer area tomorrow About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith...