Conversations With Maine
Conversations With Maine, hosted by MPBN’s Frank Ferrel, has returned for its second season with new episodes featuring illuminating chats with fascinating people offering their unique perspectives on various aspects of Maine life.
Upcoming Conversations
Stay tuned for the announcement of more "Conversations."
Frank sits down with Stuart McLean, host of the popular Canadian radio series, the Vinyl Café. His Dave and Morley stories about a hapless used record store owner and his family have captured the imagination of audiences throughout the US and Canada, and are heard on MPBN radio Sunday afternoons.
Roger Milliken Jr. is a man of many hats. As owner of the Baskahegan Timber Company, he sees a tree as a harvestable product. As Chairman of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, one of the world’s largest conservation organizations, he also sees a tree as a conservationist, and as a practicing Buddhist, he sees a tree as a fellow living being.
Frank sat down with former Washington Bureau Chief for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Richard Dudman. He was in the motorcade when President Kennedy was shot, and later accompanied President Nixon to China.
Frank sat down with the executive director and guiding force of the Chewonki Foundation, Don Hudson, talks about the program that encourages youth to connect to the natural world.
Frank sat down with Kate Braestrup. She was one of the first chaplains appointed to the Maine Warden Service. She is also the best-selling author of Here If You Need Me.
Founded by the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.