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Maine, national and international news from MPBN, NPR and the BBC, along with Maine weather. Hosted by Ed Morin.

Friday May 18, 2012

12:30 pm: Humankind
With the majority of wartime casualties inflicted on civilians not involved in combat, we consider ways to serve and heal a population that has become victims, through no fault of their own.

1:00 pm: MPBN’s Your Vote 2012 Primary Debate
The Republican Candidates for Maine’s 2nd District Congressional Seat
A re-broadcast of last light’s live debate. This can also be seen again on MPBN Television this evening at 9pm.

Monday May 21, 2012

12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
Clean Up Green Up! A pilot project in Los Angeles will create neighborhood zones to clean up pollution and give businesses greenbacks to go green. Also, scientists find a way to alter the development of a tadpole face by changing the flow of electrical ions. The hope is to use this technique to repair malformed human faces in the future.

1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
Feeding Ten Billion
The world now has seven billion citizens, and the population explosion shows no signs of stopping. Writer and activist Raj Patel argues that the only way to feed everyone is to completely rethink agriculture.

Tuesday May 22, 2012

12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Family Businesses in Maine

1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Steve Coll: President of the New America Foundation; Former Managing Editor of the Washington Post; and author of “Private Empire”. His topic: ExxonMobil and American Power

Wednesday May 23, 2012

12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Food Coma TV

1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine heads to Bath for an address from Captain Paul Watson, a Canadian environmental and animal rights activist. Capt. Watson is the founder and president of the Sea Shepard Conservation Society, the group featured on Animal Planet’s "Whale Wars". As a former Sierra Club member and founding member of Greenpeace, Capt. Watson will discuss his controversial tactics of nonviolence and direct action to stop whaling across the globe.

Thursday May 24, 2012

12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Civility in Politics

1:00 pm: Intelligence Squared US
An Oxford style debate on the following motion: Should we ban college football?
Corruption and a growing concern for head injury have put college football in the spotlight. Are football programs’ millions in profits exploitation? Or are they still a celebration of amateur sport? Does football’s inherent danger and violence have any place in institutions of higher learning? Or does it provide young men with educational opportunities they would not otherwise have?

Friday May 25, 2012

12:30 pm: Humankind

1:00 pm: MPBN’s Your Vote 2012 Primary Debate
First Congressional District Republican Primary Debate

Patrick Calder and Jonathan Courtney, candidates in the Republican Party's Primary Election for the First Congressional District will participate in a debate prior to the June 12 Primary election.