One of the many public affairs lecture series we present weekdays at 1:00 pm, "Speaking in Maine" features diverse speakers recorded in towns and cities throughout the state of Maine. The program is produced by Barry Darling and Gordon Fellis. The Executive Producer for "Speaking in Maine" is Charles Beck.
To listen to a program or to access additional resources click the title for a Speaking in Maine episode.
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| Dr. Haleh Esfandiari |
 Monday, May 20 at 1:00 pm Dr. Haleh Esfandiari's talk was entitled "Challenges to Women's Empowerment in the Arab Awakening." She is the author of My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran, and will speak about women's contributions to the Arab revolutions and the challenges they face in the political, social and economic arenas.
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| Dr. Haleh Esfandiari |
| Monday, May 20 at 1:00 pm |
| Dr. Haleh Esfandiari's talk was entitled "Challenges to Women's Empowerment in the Arab Awakening." She is the author of My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran, and will speak about women's contributions to the Arab revolutions and the challenges they face in the political, social and economic arenas.
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| Ray McGovern |
 May 10, 2013 Ray McGovern is a retired CIA officer. He spoke about Obama’s relationship with Israel in regards to Iran. His topic is "Obama in lockstep with Israel on Iran? Why?"
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| Examining Maine’s Options Under the Affordable Care Act |
 May 7, 2013 The Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine recently hosted a forum discussion entitled “Examining Maine’s Options Under the Affordable Care Act”.
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Due to time constraints, we were not able to bring you the full panel discussion on-air. In addition to the on-air version, we have provided the original version that includes the full panel discussion.
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| Guns and Politics |
 April 8, 2013 Colby College hosted an address entitled "Guns and Politics". The speaker was Robert J. Spitzer, an author and professor at State University of New York, Cortland who discussed the role of gun ownership and politics in today's political landscape.
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| Paul Tough |
 April 1, 2013 The Telling Room, a non-profit organization devoted to reading and storytelling, hosted a talk by Paul Tough called How Children Succeed.
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| Maine Center for Economic Policy's Shepard Lee Lecture |
 March 29, 2013 Bates College in Lewiston recently hosted a talk by Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Her talk was entitled Organizing at the Speed of Love: Securing the Rights of Those Who Care for Loved Ones, and was a part of the Shepard Lee Lecture Series.
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