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Community Voices For Change
AI Surveillance Cameras in Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired December 15, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Dylan Oliver, a native of Hodgson, Maine who is a staff member of the Alliance for Secure AI. Dylan talked about how a number of communities in the state have installed AI surveillance cameras which log and store every single car that passes by a given location, creating a searchable database of our movements regardless of whether anyone is suspected of a cri...
2025-12-15
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Maine's Efforts to Ban Trans Students
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired December 8, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Gia Drew who is the executive director of Equality Maine She talked about the latest efforts to ban transgender students from bathrooms, locker rooms, and athletic teams and recognizing only two sexes: biological male and biological female according to the court filing. Maine's Human Rights Commission is currently suing five school districts. It's the first time in recent memory that the Commission that enforc...
2025-12-08
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Evangelical Lutheran Church lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired November 24, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Reverend Nathan Pepo who is the Bishop of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He talked about the church's progressive stances on a number of issues such as its commitment to social justice and the recent lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Kristi Noem regarding Ice Agents seizing immigrants on church pr...
2025-11-24
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Good Shepherd Food Bank - Maine's Food Insecurity
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired Nov 17, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Heather Patuett who is the CEO of the Good Shepherd Food Bank which provides food assistance to over 600 agencies in the state. Heather talked about this work and how the ongoing delay in providing SNAP benefits is having on people living in Maine. Nearly 170,000 forks currently receive benefits. At 13.8% of the population, Maine's food insecurity rate is higher than the national average and...
2025-11-17
30 min
Community Voices For Change
How the Rich and Powerful Do Not Pay Taxes
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired November 10, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ. of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The show is an interview of Ray Madoff who is the author of "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy," which was recently published by the University of Chicago Press. She talked about how the rich and powerful in the United States are able to manage not paying taxes. Besides not taking a salary, they are able to acquire wealth through inheritances and the inve...
2025-11-10
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Healthcare Changes to Affordable Care Act in Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired Nov 3, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Hillary Schneider who is the Director of the Health Insurance Marketplace in the Maine Department of Health and Human Service. The show focused on the expiration of the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits which will roll back financial assistance for millions of Americans who purchase health insurance through the ACA marketplace and what Mainers can do about it. The premium tax...
2025-11-03
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Raising the Minimum Wage in Portland (ME)
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 27, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of James Myall who is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. He has recently written an "Analysis of the Proposed Minimum Wage Increases for the City of Portland, 2026-2028." He talked about why there is a need to raise the minimum wage in Portland which is currently $15.50 per hour to $19 in 2028. He described which group of work...
2025-10-27
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Portland Maine's Rent Control Success
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 20, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Ethan Strimling, a former Mayor of Portland who talked about why Portland, Maine's rent control is saving renters $500 a month thanks to the ordinance which was first passed in November 2020. He also talked about the latest effort by the Greater Portland Board of Realtors to undermine the effort to make housing more affordable and stable for tenants. He talked about the ...
2025-10-20
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Union Pathways of Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 13, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview with Sam Boss, the Maine AFL-CIO Apprenticeship, Work Force & Equity Director. Sam talked about the new exciting program which is being launched called the Union Pathways of Maine. This new effort builds on the success of the Union Construction Academy Pre- Apprenticeship Program which has trained diverse workers across the state. The new program will serve as an entry point f...
2025-10-13
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Maine's Secretary of State; What the Job Entails
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 6, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The show interviews Shenna Bellows, Maine's Secretary of State. The show focused on how she first got involved in the work that she currently does as one of the three constitutional officers of Maine State Government. She described her key responsibilities and the role that she plays in the state's election process including writing the questions which appear on the state ballot. She also talked about the controversy regarding question one...
2025-10-06
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Community Voices for Change 9-29-2025-Final
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired Sept. 29, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Seth Berry who is a leading critic of Central Maine Power Company. He was the lead House sponsor of LD1708, the Maine bill to create a consumer owned electric utility company. The show today focused on Central Maine Power's latest efforts to raise electric rates by over $1.4 billion dollars over the next 5 years. Seth pointed out that there is a need...
2025-09-29
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Portland, Maine's Social Housing Task Force
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired September 22, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Kate Sykes who is a member of the Portland City Council representing District 5. She is also the co-chair of Portland's Social Housing Task Force which was created in March 2025 to explore the creation of a social housing program in the city. The group has been given a year to study and propose "a framework for government-led social housing, prioritizing permanent affordability, environmental susta...
2025-09-22
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Maine Ballot Question One
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired Sept. 15, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.This show is an interview with Destie Hofman Sprague, who is the executive director of the Maine Women's Lobby. Destie talked about Question 1 which is on the ballot this November [2025] in Maine and why the Women's Lobby is opposed. A conservative PAC called The Dinner Table, which claims its mission is to elect a Republican majority in the Maine Legislature, is behind this initiative. If pass...
2025-09-15
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired Sept 8, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.This show is an interview with Sarah Alexander who is the executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Organization. Sarah talked about the ongoing effort to train farmers to make the transition to organic farming which is a three year effort. She also talked about how the Trump administration has cut a number of worthwhile programs that affect farmers in the state includin...
2025-09-08
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Press Reporters and Being Unionized
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired September 1, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The program is an interview of Megan Gray who is the president of the News Guild of Maine and is also the arts and culture reporter at the Portland [ME.] Press Herald (PPH). Meagan talked about her work as a writer and how she first got involved in the union at PPH. She pointed out how the Guild has historically supported its members in what she co...
2025-09-01
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Pumped Storage Hydropower
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired August 25, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The podcast is an interview of Karl Meyer who is a member of the Fish & Aquatics Studies Team and an intervenor in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission re-licensing process for three Massachusetts facilities on the Connecticut River since 2011. He is a Massachusetts resident and a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. Karl talked about Maine’s first so-called pumped storage hydro-power facility on private la...
2025-08-25
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Grassroots Resistance to ICE in Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired August 18, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.An interview with Dr. Brendan McQuade, the chair of the Sociology and Criminal Justice Departments at the University of Southern Maine. He talked about the seizing of immigrants, some of whom are now locked up in the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, and the impact it is having on the job market. He also talked about why Governor Janet Mills has held over a bill passed by t...
2025-08-19
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Maine Boys to Men
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired August 11, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.An interview of Bruce King who is the executive director of "Maine Boys to Men." Bruce talked about some of the problems that boys are facing as they grow up to be men, and the programs that the agency has developed to empower youth to recognize, and call out, the cultural aspects of harmful masculinity that contribute to violence, self-harm and academic decline among boys.
2025-08-11
30 min
Community Voices For Change
The Benefits of Driving and Owning an Electric Vehicle (in Maine)
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired August 4, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ. of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. An interview with Chuck Hayward who is a member of Revision Energy. He is an EV Infrastructure Designer who talked about the benefits of driving and owning an electric vehicle in Maine and why folks should purchase one if they have the resources to do so now. As a result of the passage of President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" the $7,500 tax rebates on the purchase of new e...
2025-08-04
30 min
Let's Connect
Slowing down to save lives: creating safer streets
Host Cashel Stewart explores how communities in across southern Maine are working to make streets safer for everyone. With a sharp rise in traffic-related deaths and injuries, cities like Saco are launching quick-build safety projects backed by regional and federal funding. Cashel is joined by Travis Moore, Saco’s Public Works Director; Emily Cole-Prescott, Saco’s Deputy City Administrator; and Andrew Zarro, Executive Director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. They discuss traffic-calming measures and how data-driven, low-cost interventions are reshaping how we move through our communities.Safe Streets and Roads for All - Temporary Road Safety Improvement Feed...
2025-08-03
29 min
Let's Connect
Building public transportation for everyone
Host Maggie Johnson talks with community leaders Guy Mpoyi and Katherine Charbonneau about the intersection of mobility, equity, and access to essential services. Together, they explore the barriers many people face when it comes to transportation in Greater Portland, and how improving transit can foster a stronger sense of belonging. Through personal stories and practical insights, Guy and Katherine highlight the importance of listening to community voices and working collaboratively to create a more connected and equitable region.Produced by Tom Bell (GPCOG)Edited by Tom BellRecorded at WMPG Radio
2025-08-03
29 min
Interzone Radio
Wonky Reporting, Texas Politics, and Vaccine Myths: A Satirical Deep Dive
In this episode of Interzone Radio, WMPG delves into the sarcastically laced reporting from wonkette.com, touching on everything from political gossip to vaccine myths. Featuring commercial parodies, a dramatic reading of 'Hi, God, it’s me, Donald,' and intense commentary on Texas gerrymandering tactics, this installment offers comedy, controversy, and can't-miss content for the politically minded listener. Plus, we uncover the stories of Americans who moved to Russia seeking a life free from liberal norms, only to find themselves on the frontlines of conflict.
2025-07-29
30 min
Community Voices For Change
Efforts in Maine to add PFAS to the list of contaminants at the Dept of HHS
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired July 21, 2025WMPG-FM. Univ. of So. Maine - Mondays - Weekly 1:00 PMProducer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.An interview with Sarah Alexander who is the executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. She talked about the organization's efforts to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection agency for its failure to regulate the land application of sludge contaminated with PFAS chemicals under the Clean Water Act. She also talked about the latest efforts in Maine to add PFAS to the list of contaminants that the...
2025-07-21
30 min
Friendly Fire: A Voice For Veterans
Friendly Fire - With Don KImball - Linda Pentz Gutner WMPG Part 2
2025-05-31
30 min
Friendly Fire: A Voice For Veterans
Friendly Fire - With Don KImball - Linda Pentz Gutner WMPG Part 1
2025-05-24
57 min
Nell Yeah!
Record Store Day with WMPG DJ's Annella, Dana and Helen
RSD 2025: Record Store Day – Beginnings, First Records & Top Picks!Join WMPG DJs Annella (The Morning Beat), Helen (The Crate Escape), and Dana (Wax Poetic) as they dive into the magic of Record Store Day 2025!In this special episode, they explore the history of RSD, reminisce about their first-ever vinyl purchases, and share their passion for collecting records.Looking for the best releases this year? The trio reveals their top RSD 2025 picks starting around the 13-minute mark—so tune in, turn it up, and get ready to celebrate the love of recordsl! Brought to yo...
2025-03-23
34 min
Let Us Be Perfectly Queer
We're Here, Where Queer, and Back Again
Let Us Be Perfect Queer is a podcast collaboration between Gorham Pride, Windham/Raymond Pride, and WMPG. Join Letta the Queen and Kate as they focus on opening up conversations centered around the LGBTQIA+ community in Maine and deepening our conversation and expanding our perspective with new guests.
2025-03-19
48 min
Local Motives
Whitney Walker - December 4, 2024
WMPGEngineer - Helen Crimmins Host - Sam MonacoBANDKeith Mann on keysWhitney Walker guitar/vocalsDan Capaldi on BassRobert Mitchell on drums
2024-12-04
1h 00
Local Motives
Red Eft - November 27, 2024
WMPGEngineer - David Rogers-BerryProduction Assistant - Autumn ForsingHost - Bob Photography - Autumn Forsing
2024-11-27
1h 00
Local Motives
Pat Barceleau - November 20, 2024
WMPGEngineer - David Rogers-BerryEngineer - Helen CrimminsProduction Assistant - Autumn ForsingHost - Marcia LeanderBand - Pat BarceleauPhotography - Autumn Forsing
2024-11-20
1h 00
Local Motives
TheWorst - November 13, 2024
WMPG Engineer - David Rogers-BerryEngineer - Helen CrimminsHost - Sam Monaco
2024-11-13
1h 00
Local Motives
Those Electric Nights - November 6, 2024
WMPGEngineer - David Rogers-Berry Host - Bob Ulrich
2024-11-06
1h 00
Local Motives
Josh Shain - October 30, 2024
WMPGEngineer - David Rogers-BerryHost - Bob BANDJosh Shain - acoustic guitar, vocal Observe: Will Fudge
2024-10-30
1h 00
Local Motives
Lolabelle - October 23, 2024
WMPGLive Lounge Engineer - MorganHost - MarciaSocial Media/Photography - Autumn
2024-10-23
1h 00
Local Motives
Kai Luc - October 16, 2024
WMPGEngineer - DRB Host - Sam MonacoBANDKai Luc (guitar/vocals)
2024-10-16
1h 00
Local Motives
Sparkxsea - September 18, 2024
WMPGEngineer - Engineer - DRB Host - Sam MonacoBAND2 vocals, guitar, bass, drums
2024-09-18
1h 00
Local Motives
Mouth Washington - September 11, 2024
WMPGEngineer - MorganEngineer - DRBEngineer - HelenProduction Assistant - AutumnHost - BobBANDfour piece rock - 2x guitar, bass, drums
2024-09-11
59 min
Local Motives
The Fourth Dot - August 28, 2024
WMPGEngineer - DRB Host - Marcia Leander BANDJosh Lindgren Guitar and vocal Mike
2024-08-28
1h 00
Local Motives
Rascal Van - August 7, 2024
WMPGEngineer - DRBHost - Sam MonacoBANDAedan MacDougall
2024-08-07
1h 00
Let Us Be Perfectly Queer
Maine’s Queer History and the foundation of Pride
Let us be perfectly Queer: A Podcast with Kate & Letta the Queen!Mission: Gorham and Windham/Raymond Pride are collaborating with WMPG to bring you Let Us Be Perfectly Queer! A fabulous podcast focused on opening up the conversation on various topics within our community! And this week we’ll kiki about Maine’s Queer History and the foundation of Pride.
2024-05-15
1h 10
Let's Connect
A conversation with mayoral candidates Mark Dion and Dylan Pugh
Kristina Egan, Executive Director of the Greater Portland Council of Governments, interviews mayoral candidates Mark Dion and Dylan Pugh. This is the first of two WMPG radio shows focused on the five candidates running for mayor of the City of Portland.
2023-10-20
28 min
Ear Scramble
Karen Carpenter - Nikolai Moxhay
WMPG created a series of audio features that aired during March in honor of Women's History Month. This piece was produced by Nikolai, a Blunt Youth Radio member and student at Portland High School.
2023-03-15
02 min
Ear Scramble
Josephine Baker - Mayim Feinberg
WMPG created a series of audio features that aired during March in honor of Women's History Month. This piece was produced by Mayim, a Blunt Youth Radio member and sophmore at Casco Bay High School.
2023-03-15
01 min
Ear Scramble
Audre Lorde- Mayim Feinberg
WMPG created a series of audio features that aired during February in honor of Black History Month. This piece was produced by Mayim, a Blunt Youth Radio member and sophmore at Casco Bay High School. Listen to more audio features produced for WMPG here.
2023-03-15
01 min
Sisters Stargazers
Episode 68: Moon in Aquarius Caution; Venus Sextile Neptune Inspiration; Mercury in Caprico
SPECIAL READING:SOLSTICE CHART & THOR’S HAMMER: December 19th, 2022 broadcast: https://www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1900&archive_key=0
2022-12-25
19 min
Justice Radio
Are Prisons the Answer?
This is “Are Prisons the Answer?”, a monthly show on Justice Radio on WMPG with your hosts Catherine Besteman and Leo Hylton. Today, we are talking with DA Jonathan Sahrbeck and defense attorney Jeremy Pratt about how a person ends up in prison.
2022-11-16
30 min
Ear Scramble
Vox Pop "What Was a Time in Your Life When You Were Really Happy or Really Sad?" - Atlas & Eleanor Keniston
This Vox Pop was produced by Atlas & Eleanor during a two day audio workshop hosted by WMPG's Blunt Youth Radio and The Portland Public Teen Library.
2022-08-21
03 min
Ear Scramble
Vox Pop: "How do you feel about President Biden getting COVID?" - Manuel Lew
This Vox Pop was produced by Manuel Lew during a two day audio workshop hosted by WMPG's Blunt Youth Radio and The Portland Public Teen Library.
2022-08-21
01 min
Ear Scramble
Vox Pop: "What Are Some Important Changes that You Believe Should be made by the Government to this Country?" - Silvio Morales
This Vox Pop was produced by Silvio Morales during a two day audio workshop hosted by WMPG's Blunt Youth Radio and The Portland Public Teen Library.
2022-08-21
02 min
Ear Scramble
Vox Pop: "Sad and Happy Songs" - Saga Hart and Flora Magaya
This Vox Pop was produced by Saga Hart and Flora Magaya during a two day audio workshop hosted by WMPG's Blunt Youth Radio and The Portland Public Teen Library.
2022-07-25
03 min
Ear Scramble
Vox Pop: "What Is Your Greatest Fear?" - Felicienne Tshibemba
This Vox Pop was produced by Felicienne Tshibemba as part of a two day audio workshop hosted by WMPG's Blunt Youth Radio and the Portland Public Teen Library.
2022-07-22
01 min
Ear Scramble
Vox Pop: "What Bothers you about the World?" - Mayim Feinberg, Chance Mutimukeye, & Felicienne Tshibemba
This vox pop was produced by Mayim Feinberg, Chance Mutimukeye, & Felicienne Tshibemba as part of a summer audio workshop hosted by WMPG's Blunt Youth Radio and the Portland Public Teen Library
2022-07-21
03 min
Ear Scramble
Vox Pop: "Who Do You Aspire To Be Like?" - Ashanti Salmon
This piece was produced by Ashanti Salmon as part of a two-day summer workshop put on in partnership between WMPG's Blunt Youth Radio and the Portland Public Teen Library.
2022-07-21
02 min
Podcast Open Mic
POM 4/22 No. 1: Radio Open Mic Dec. 2008
Live on WMPG, featuring: Jamie Frick, Lindsey Montana, Jeffrey Knox, The Orchards, James Paul Gosslin, Rick Colella, and Christian Cuff & Amanda Gervaise
2022-04-02
1h 00
Amjambo Time
Amjambo Time - January 14
On January 14, Amjambo Africa and University of Southern Maine radio station WMPG launched “Amjambo Time” as part of WMPG’s new Global Mainers initiative. Hosted by radio professional and Amjambo Africa News Editor Jean Damascène Hakuzimana, episodes of “Amjambo Time” will broadcast once a month.
2022-01-15
30 min
New Mainers Speak
Final Show with Anne Hallward and Kate Manahan
Anne Hallward came to the US as a 17 year old from Canada. She is now a psychiatrist and Gracie Award-Winning host of Safe Space Radio, which got its start at WMPG. Anne kindly agreed to interview me as a way of saying goodbye to this beautiful community of listeners. This show completes the 250 episode series of New Mainers Speak. Thank you for being part of this 7-year show, born and raised at and for WMPGand rebroadcast at WERU. This website will stick around so you can have access to the interviews from 2014 to 2021. Please enjoy the archived shows...
2021-03-27
1h 01
Grit
episode 18: Behind the Scenes at WMPG
Today we take you behind the scenes at WMPG and talk with Dale Robin Goodman, Jessica Lockhart and Jim Rand….
2021-03-21
30 min
Podcast Open Mic
Podcast Open Mic 95 Lee Stearns (new) POM 81 Kelcie Caldwell "Downeast Christmas" plus various holiday odds and sods
Lee Stearns is a Yarmouth Maine based musician and songwriter. He has played his eclectic brand of music in Japan , Florida, California, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas and Maine. Currently Lee is performing guitar and harmonica tunes at venues in Maine as a solo and with the bands Why Whisper, Durango95 and Stone Free Broadcasts of the best of POM with new Zoom segments can be heard on WMPG Saturdays 9-10am!
2020-12-25
56 min
Podcast Open Mic
POM 94 Eric Eaton of Supernormal (new) and Adam Gardner of the LeeVees (2016): hour-long broadcast episode.
Broadcasts of the best of POM with new Zoom segments can be heard on WMPG Saturdays 9-10am!
2020-12-13
58 min
The Greater Good
Covid-19 in Rural Communities: The emerging story
Media headlines are often centered around large urban areas, but rural communities are facing unique challenges in combating the pandemic. To discuss these challenges, three main healthcare and public health experts with a longstanding interest in revisioning Maine’s public health and rural health systems join us on the podcast. We discuss the rural health challenges before the pandemic hit, what is happening now in rural healthcare and rural economies, and where we can go from here to create a brighter future. (Note: With our recording studio on the University of Southern Maine campus closed, we are posting episodes using th...
2020-07-30
1h 03
New Mainers Speak
Caroline Hadilaksono
Caroline is a storyteller who works in illustration, written word and audio. Born in Indonesia, she moved to Los Angeles, CA to live on her own when she was 12. She survived hustling in New York City for seven years before moving to Maine in 2018 to study Audio Storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. See her work at www.hadilaksono.com.Caroline is the author and illustrator of Surprise! (Scholastic, 2018). It is a picture book about how hart it is to make friends. She says it is partly inspired by her online dating experience in NYC.
2020-06-14
30 min
Podcast Open Mic
POM90 Kevin Tacka "Medley"
Kevin Tacka = Visual Artist, Musician, Theatrical Performer/Producer, Building Trade Artisan, Educator.Kevin Tacka has been located on/near Congress Square Portland since 1994. Specializing in Fresco Murals, Fountains, Painting, Art Restoration, Plaster - Paint -Cement Surfaces, Song/Story Producing, and Campfire Cowboy Appearances. Appearances that have resulted in 100's of Adventures Of The Black Toad and Big Bad Dan Stories, performed live at the local Cable Access Station. Kevin also enjoys being the Portland Chapter Coordinator for The Plein Air Painters of Maine since 2014.As a 2 time University of Southern Maine Graduate ( Fine Arts, Art Education ), Kevin...
2020-03-04
16 min
Podcast Open Mic
POM86 Madelyn Perry "Fantasy"/"Hear Me" (w/The Wanderers)
Another first person bio!Hey guys! My name is Madelyn Perry and I am a sophomore at USM. I want to go to school for recording arts and be in the music producing industry. I’ve been songwriting since I was around 15 but I’ve been playing music since I was 10. I went to Maine Academy of Modern Music for two years and preformed all around Portland. I am a work study student at WMPG 90.9. This song called Fantasy is about finding myself and realizing what I want to do with my life and as a career and how I’ve...
2020-01-14
14 min
The Moving Cairn
10/9/18 – Redwood Valley Memorial Mosaic (Elizabeth Raybee and others)
10/9/18 – Redwood Valley Memorial Mosaic (Elizabeth Raybee and others) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-10-09
09 min
The Moving Cairn
9/25/18 - Full Harvest Moon illuminates Autumn, season of fire, flood...future?
9/25/18 - Full Harvest Moon illuminates Autumn, season of fire, flood...future? by WMPG Podcasts
2018-09-28
13 min
The Moving Cairn
8/31/18 - Relax with a warm bath? NO, THANKS!
8/31/18 - Relax with a warm bath? NO, THANKS! by WMPG Podcasts
2018-09-06
11 min
The Moving Cairn
8/9/18 - What’s in our water?
8/9/18 - What’s in our water? by WMPG Podcasts
2018-08-10
11 min
The Moving Cairn
7/25/18 - Now which way do we go? (Limerick, ME)
7/25/18 - Now which way do we go? (Limerick, ME) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-07-30
16 min
The Moving Cairn
7/19/18 - Wishing on a rainbow as we are being washed away. (Lyman, ME)
7/19/18 - Wishing on a rainbow as we are being washed away. (Lyman, ME) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-07-23
10 min
Same Rock Podcast
INTERVIEW with Irene Kapustina
INTERVIEW with Irene Kapustina by WMPG Podcasts
2018-07-18
38 min
The Moving Cairn
7/6/18 - BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! shhhhh…
7/6/18 - BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! shhhhh… by WMPG Podcasts
2018-07-09
11 min
The Moving Cairn
6/29/18–Commonweal to commodity to waste–WHY?
6/29/18 – Commonweal or commodity? by WMPG Podcasts
2018-06-29
11 min
USM NOW
English Department Professor Shelton Waldrep
USM Now - English Department Professor Shelton Waldrep by WMPG Podcasts
2018-06-27
22 min
The Moving Cairn
6/21/18 - Slithering into summertime (photo by Lisa Kirk)
6/21/18 - Slithering into summertime (photo by Lisa Kirk) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-06-22
10 min
The Moving Cairn
6/14/18 –– History passes in a flash (Sanford, ME)
6/14/18 –– History passes in a flash (Sanford, ME) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-06-15
14 min
Podcast Open Mic
POM 40 Dale Robin Goodman "Same Old World"
Robin Goodman is known around WMPG Community Radio as the Development Director for the past 10-plus years, but when she is not picking the pockets of our fabulous listeners to raise funds for this great radio station, she's a musician (guitar, banjo and Appalachian dulcimer, etc), Wepecket Island Records artist, and fan of old, forgotten songs. More info about Dale Robin is at dalerobin.com.
2018-06-15
14 min
The Moving Cairn
6/7/18 – Fire from the belly (Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala)
6/7/18 – Fire from the belly (Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-06-08
14 min
Same Rock Podcast
Things I Say - Help Getting to Sleep
Things I Say - Help Getting to Sleep by WMPG Podcasts
2018-06-05
07 min
Podcast Open Mic
POM 39 AFRiCaN DUNDADA and James Swaka "Talking S*** with 2 Black Guys and 1 White Guy"
It’s been a huge year for the rapper, activist, and visionary who goes by African Dundada. Hailing from Pajok, South Sudan, the Portland artist has upped his game considerably in 2017, repping the upstart intercultural organization Portland Culture Exchange and hosting fundraiser concerts for immigrant communities and youth. To Afri, the art of making music is inseparable from activism. “I want to help as many people as I can,” he said during an appearance on WMPG’s New Mainers Speak recently. Blurring reggae, dancehall, rap and native South Sudanese music, AFRiCAN DUNDADA is a true Maine artist, and credits his move to...
2018-06-01
19 min
The Moving Cairn
5/30/18 - Does this seem like our kind of neighborhood? (photo Audubon Magazine)
5/30/18 - Does this seem like our kind of neighborhood? by WMPG Podcasts
2018-05-30
11 min
The Moving Cairn
5/23/18 - How much time do we have left?
5/23/18 - How much time do we have left? by WMPG Podcasts
2018-05-24
07 min
Same Rock Podcast
INTERVIEW with Darius Simpson
INTERVIEW with Darius Simpson by WMPG Podcasts
2018-05-23
32 min
Same Rock Podcast
Things I Say - North
Things I Say - North by WMPG Podcasts
2018-05-21
02 min
The Moving Cairn
5/16/18 – If we won’t or can’t read the signs, maybe we’ll avoid the end which is in sight. (photo Audubon Magazine)
5/16/18 – If we won’t or can’t read the signs, maybe we’ll avoid the end which is in sight. by WMPG Podcasts
2018-05-18
11 min
The Moving Cairn
5/9/18 – Mousam Lake mingles with Atlantic Ocean (York County, ME)
5/9/18 – Mousam Lake mingles with Atlantic Ocean (York County, ME) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-05-09
12 min
The Moving Cairn
5/2/18 - If I had a boat… (Mississippi River, LeClaire, IA)
5/2/18 - If I had a boat… (Mississippi River, LeClaire, IA) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-05-09
10 min
The Moving Cairn
4/18/18 – So much to see, but who’s looking? (Budd Bay, Olympia, WA)
4/18/18 – So much to see, but who’s looking? (Budd Bay, Olympia, WA) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-04-18
11 min
The Moving Cairn
4/11/18 – The closest exit may be behind you! (Santiam River, western OR)
4/11/18 – The closest exit may be behind you! (Santiam River, western OR) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-04-13
13 min
Podcast Open Mic
POM24 Richard Doherty “I. C. U.”
Richard Doherty plays all kinds of guitars and genres of music fairly well. He is a reliable and creative support musician and can even sing harmonies! Starting on the snare drum in second grade, Richard movedto guitar and bass in his teens, while keeping a drum stick in hispocket and a hand on the keyboards from time to time. He's experienced lots of recording and playing over the years, but little desire to "make it." Music is a creative outlet and performing is a fun pastime for Richard.Richard moved to Portland Maine in...
2018-04-10
11 min
The Moving Cairn
4/4/18 – Mountain in the middle of the highway (Mt Shasta, CA)
4/4/18 – Mountain in the middle of the highway (Mt Shasta, CA) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-04-04
10 min
The Moving Cairn
3/27/18 - Joy and grief in the community (Calpella & Redwood Valley fire fighters)
3/27/18 - Joy and grief in the community. by WMPG Podcasts
2018-03-27
11 min
The Moving Cairn
3/20/18 - Spring moves north faster and faster – who can keep up?
3/20/18 - Spring moves north faster and faster – who can keep up? by WMPG Podcasts
2018-03-20
13 min
The Moving Cairn
3/4/18 - Calm after the firestorm (Redwood Valley, CA)
3/4/18 - Calm after the firestorm (Redwood Valley, CA) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-03-04
11 min
Podcast Open Mic
POM4 - Tom DiMenna "In my Cage"
Tom DiMenna is new to Portland and WMPG. "In My Cage" tells the story about meeting one of your idols.
2018-02-27
13 min
The Moving Cairn
1/5/18 – US Folk with Friends (painting by David Francey)
1/5/18 – US Folk with Friends (David Francey, many-talented friend) by WMPG Podcasts
2018-01-05
05 min
The Moving Cairn
1/5 The Moving Cairn promo
1/5 The Moving Cairn promo by WMPG Podcasts
2018-01-05
00 min
The Moving Cairn
1/4 – Land of the Lost with Rock Ness Monster
1/4 – Land of the Lost with Rock Ness Monster by WMPG Podcasts
2018-01-04
01 min
The Moving Cairn
1/1 -- Global Grooves with Elaine and Rick
1/1 -- Global Grooves with Elaine and Rick by WMPG Podcasts
2018-01-01
09 min
The Moving Cairn
12/25/17 -- Blunt talk, Global Grooves with Elaine and Rick
12/25/17 -- Blunt talk, Global Grooves with Elaine and Rick by WMPG Podcasts
2017-12-25
07 min
The Moving Cairn
12/18/17 – Global Grooves with Elaine and Rick
12/18/17 – Global Grooves with Elaine and Rick by WMPG Podcasts
2017-12-18
09 min