 Wednesday July 1, 2009
12:30 pm: Conversations with Maine
Host Frank Ferrel interviews Maine Warden Service Chaplain, Kate Braestrup.
1:00 pm: On the Line – MPBN Radio and Web Call-In
Health Care Reform is discussed with new First District Congressperson Chellie Pingree.
Thursday July 2, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
Janet Jackson reveals a breast and there is an uproar, a woman breast feeds in a mall and is thrown out, a child of 4 is naked on a beach and the life guard tells him to put his swimsuit on. Around the world there is topless bathing but it is rare in this country. Yet one in four Americans admit to having skinny dipped. Are we hypocrites? We obviously secretly like swimming nude so why don't we do it all the time? The International Naturist Federation says that nudism or naturism is " A way of life in harmony with nature, characterized by the practice of communal nudity with the intent of encouraging self respect, respect for other and the environment".
1:00 pm: Humankind – Independence Day Special
From deep recession to global warming, terrorism to pandemic illness, a remarkable confluence of challenges calls America to summon its inner strengths. But this is not the first time our nation has faced a heavy burden. Historically, how has America risen to the occasion of adversity and bounced back?
Friday July 3, 2009
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Over the past few years, GrowSmart Maine has been one of the most influential non-profits in the state, but is now restructuring its staff and mission. We'll discuss GrowSmart's future. Plus, we'll visit the new Frances Perkins Center on midcoast Maine, and learn more about this fascinating woman with Maine roots. Perkins was FDR's Secretary of Labor, the first woman to hold a cabinet position and considered the architect of Social Security.
1:00 pm: Capitol Steps
Politics Takes a Holiday, July 4th edition
It seems that no matter who holds office, there never is a shortage of material. No one is safe: the Capitol Steps is an equal-opportunity offender.
Monday July 6, 2009
12:30 pm: Living on Earth
The House of Representatives passed groundbreaking climate legislation but Democrats from industrial states slipped in a last-minute provision to protect jobs. It would impose carbon tariffs on some developing countries and some say it risks a trade war and would torpedo hopes of an international global warming treaty. Also, the White House launches ambitious new light bulb efficiency standards designed to save consumers up to four billion dollars a year over the next thirty years.
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State; and author of “Memo to the President” gives a talk on “How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership” Albright set a precedent as the first woman secretary of state when she served under President Clinton. Today, the Obama administration faces a multitude of foreign policy concerns on every front; economic, social, political, environmental. As Secretary Hillary Clinton – now the third female in this position – settles into her new role, what lessons can Albright impart from her tenure in the State Department?
Tuesday July 7, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
The EU gears up for G8 - It’s not all plane-sailing for Airbus after two major crashes - A Venetian gondolier strikes a blow for women’s rights - Picking up the tab after Jacko’s death - Fertility tourism - The chips are down for gamblers in Russia - The smoking ban that sounds Greek to Europe’s heaviest smokers.
1:00 pm: Alternative Radio
The speaker is David Suzuki broadcaster, writer, and environmental activist. He is best known as host of the long-running CBC TV series, "The Nature of Things" and author of "The Big Picture." His talk is entitled “Betraying Nature” Suzuki says our planet and its people are in peril: Diminishing fresh water supplies, destruction of forests, polluted air, species extinction at an unparalleled rate, and a toxic petrochemical environment are all clear signals. Climate change, the impacts of which are already evidenced at an accelerating pace, threatens environmental devastation. Rising sea levels will overwhelm island states, low lying countries such as Bangladesh, and many of the coastal areas where the world's population is concentrated.
Wednesday July 8, 2009
12:30 pm: Conversations with Maine
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.
1:00 pm: The BBC’s Changing World
1968: The Year That Changed the World?(Part 1)
Student protests worldwide, assassinations, soviet military intervention, war, famine. Although these dramatic events took place in 1968, more than a generation ago, they seem immediate and relevant today, perhaps because their aftereffects prevail. The BBC investigates the question of whether 1968 really did change the world, recapturing events through the voices of those who created or survived them.
Thursday July 9, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
Where the Buffalo Roam
Hong Kong is largely known for its sophisticated mix of every thing modern, and its thriving economy, but this island city of over 7 million people also has a thriving animal kingdom. Like their human counterparts, these animals are not native to the land. Sarah Passmore of Radio Television Hong Kong introduces these animals, from "Pui Pui" the celebrity crocodile to the Rhesus Monkeys that terrorize women and children.
1:00 pm: The BBC's Changing World
1968: The Year That Changed the World?(Part 2)
Student protests worldwide, assassinations, soviet military intervention, war, famine. Although these dramatic events took place in 1968, more than a generation ago, they seem immediate and relevant today, perhaps because their aftereffects prevail. The BBC investigates the question of whether 1968 really did change the world, recapturing events through the voices of those who created or survived them.
Friday July 10, 2009
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Frank Ferrel is sitting in for host Jennifer Rooks this week. He speaks with recent college graduates who chose farming for a career. They are learning the ins and outs of farming with on-the-job training and tutelage from the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardener’s Association. Also, Frank speaks with filmmaker Kirk Wolfinger of Lone Wolf Documentary Group. He has made a film about the football rivalry between Cape Elizabeth, where he lives and two of his sons played on the team, and the Mountain Valley team from Rumford. The Rivals will be shown opening night at the 12th annual Maine International Film Festival in Waterville.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
The Politics of Food: Changing The Way the World Eats
The speaker is Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore's Dilemma” and “In Defense of Food.”
Monday July 13, 2009
12:30 pm: Living on Earth
It’s pure, it’s fresh, and it’s natural! But though it may sound healthy, these descriptions on bottled water labels don’t actually tell you what’s in the water. A new report says consumers can get more details about tap water than for bottled water. Also, when greening your home becomes an obsession, a visit to the official greenest home in America.
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
George Shultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State and Former Secretary of Labor and John Shoven, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor of Economics, Stanford University; Talk about Reforming Social Security and Health Care. Shultz and Shovan are Co-authors of , “Putting Our House in Order: A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform” They share their expertise on alternative ways to fix these programs, and the choices available to enhance benefit levels. They also introduce their own set of initiatives in an optimistic approach for achieving a brighter economic future.
Tuesday July 14, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
A new law in Italy raises fears of vigilantes ruling the streets, will Europe be energized by the North African sun and a thaw in US-Russian relations.
1:00 pm: Cleveland City Club Forum
Dr. Ken Mayland, President of Clearview Economics speaks about business and the economy. Mayland has spent more than thirty years studying the business cycle and providing economic analyses to a variety of constituencies. Mayland was previously the Chief Economist of First Pennsylvania Bank and KeyCorp.
Wednesday July 15, 2009
12:30 pm: Conversations with Maine
Frank sits 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.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Remarks by His Excellency Sameh Shoukry, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States. A career diplomat, Ambassador Shoukry has previously served as Egypt's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, as well as in Egyptian embassies in London, Buenos Aires and the Permanent Mission of Egypt in New York.
Thursday July 16, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
Sycamore Tree
Fiona was randomly and violently sexually assaulted at the age of seven; Helen was sexually abused by her father, and later her stepfather. Both are sick and tired of sleepless nights and living in fear, and have turned to the Sycamore Tree Project in an attempt to move on. The Sycamore Tree Project is a faith based, restorative justice program, where victims visit unrelated offenders in prison over a period of months to discuss crime and its ongoing effect on victims. Victims are given a platform to describe their pain, fear and loss. Offenders are encouraged to share their stories, to accept responsibility for their crime and to consider ways in which they might make restitution to their particular victims.
1:00 pm: America Abroad
Diplomacy Under Fire
An examination of how the US is scrambling to recruit, train, and deploy diplomats to the world’s hot spots like Iraq and Colombia, and how America is trying to conduct diplomacy in emerging power centers across the globe .
Friday July 17, 2009
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
They are some of Maine's most precious gems, the state's diverse collection of museums. But many are facing tough financial and ethical decisions as they try to survive in the 21st century. I'm Jennifer Rooks, this week on Maine Watch we'll look at the shifting landscape for museums in Maine as they reinvent themselves. Also, the Maine Women Writers Collection marks an historic milestone.
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Brunswick and Bowdoin College for a talk on Climate Change by Environmental activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier. A Canadian Inuit from Northern Quebec, Watt- Cloutier represented the interests of Inuit in Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland at the Stockholm Convention that banned the manufacture and use of persistent organic pollutants that enter the Arctic food chain. In 2005 Watt-Cloutier and others filed a landmark petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging that unchecked greenhouse gas emissions violated Inuit cultural and environmental rights.
Monday July 20, 2009
12:30 pm: Living on Earth
Agricultural giant Syngenta has genetically modified a strain of corn specifically for biofuels. It could make ethanol more eco-friendly but concerns are cropping up about what might happen if corn designed for fuels ends up in our food. Also, Unscientific Americans: how our poor grasp of science undermines our ability to take on society’s great challenges, from pandemic flu to global warming.
1:00 pm: Alternative Radio
The Speaker is Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, Canada's largest public advocacy organization, and the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, working internationally for the right to water. Her talk is entitled “Peak Water” Scientists have identified large areas of the earth as being water stressed. In the United States, the rapidly growing desert Southwest epitomizes the problem. But it's not just Phoenix and Las Vegas, water issues exist from Los Angeles to Atlanta to Australia to India.
Tuesday July 21, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
Italy’s tourist trade battens down the hatches to weather the financial storm. Prague “outsources” city’s spires to cope with crisis. Holidays off the beaten track in Kosovo. Is the fiesta over for tourism in Spain? Tourism thrives in recession-hit Britain. Discovering one of Belgium’s best-kept secrets. Paris packs up for the summer. Getting an old tourist trail back on track in Greece.
1:00 pm: Cleveland City Club Forum
The speaker is Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign interest group. Joe Solmonese has helped to make the organization a powerhouse both in Washington and around the country. The National Journal has rated the organization the second most successful interest group in all of Washington during the 2006 election. Mr. Solmonese has been instrumental not only in helping to enact legislation protecting the rights of the (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community, he has also launched many programs that help to expand education around many of the issues facing this community.
Wednesday July 22, 2009
12:30 pm: Cambridge Forum
Poetry and Perception
Award-winning poet Susan Stewart argues that poetry is a slow art form that addresses what we perceive imperfectly, out of the corner of our eye, not what is seen head on, brightly illuminated. What does she mean by these claims? How does her concept of poetry fit into the fast-paced modern world of 25-words-or-less elevator speeches?
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Oil Scarcity and the End of Globalization
The speaker is Jeff Rubin, former Chief Economist, CIBC World Markets
Thursday July 23, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
Practicing Emptiness
'Women sell themselves short doing things they hate in search of money or security or emotional fulfillment,' says writer Carmen Delzell. For some this means staying in a bad marriage, to keep a roof overhead or for the children's sake; for some it means prostitution. Delzell shares conversations with women of diverse backgrounds -- a former prostitute, a woman who has suffered an abusive marriage, an exotic dancer -- and reveals the threads that bind their experiences, and those of all women, together.
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Dambisa Moyo is the Head of Economic Research for Africa at Goldman Sachs and Author of “Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working, and How There is a Better Way for Africa” The current system of aiding Africa is not working, says Moyo, citing the fact that more than $1 trillion in aid has been given in the past 50 years, with no improvement in most Africans’ lives. Moyo proposes a complete overhaul in the way prosperous nations reach out to African countries in need, in an effort to end the cycle of corruption and co-dependence, and to alleviate the suffering that persists.
Friday July 24, 2009
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Most people simply toss or flush old medications... or keep them in their medicine cabinet for years and years. Experts say none of these options is a good idea, for safety and environmental reasons. This week on Maine Watch, we'll look at the scale of the problem and ways to dispose of prescription drugs. Plus, a new video hopes to help prepare Maine's coastal communities for the impact of climate change.
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Camden for an address before the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations. The speaker is Retired US Ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, speaking on "The U.S. and India: Partners in a Globalizing World." Shaffer had a 30-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service. She devoted most of her career to international economic issues and to South Asia.
Monday July 27, 2009
12:30 pm: Living on Earth
The summer growing season is in high gear and many gardeners are using mulch to fight weeds and keep their plants moist. Cypress mulch is very popular but it could be destroying low-lying swamplands in the South, and making Louisiana more vulnerable to storms.
1:00 pm: Cleveland City Club Forum
Ambassador Ji Chaozhu, Diplomat and Author: "The Man on Mao's Right: From Harvard to Tianamen Square, My Life Inside China's Foreign Ministry” Ji Chaozhu served as the chief English interpreter in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs In his long career Chaozhu often he interpreted for China's premier, Zhou Enlai and was privy to many of Zhou’s substantive dealings with other countries' leaders. He was a first-hand witness to a half-century of Chinese turmoil, at home and abroad.
Tuesday July 28, 2009
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
UK government under presuure over Afghanistan - German forces involved in fighting - The dangers of defending human rights in Russia - a war of words between Hungary and Slovakia - crossing the Carpathians using pedal power - priests in Poland drive out the devil - Kercher trial adjourns but Italians remain gripped - Turkey joins the anti-smoking club - makeover for James Bond - a la francais.
1:00 pm: Cleveland City Club Forum
Greg Browning, a special advisor to “My School, My Choice”, speaks on “Equal
Opportunity in School Choice” Dr. Browning is the President of Capital Partners, a
Columbus, Ohio-based consulting firm specializing in public policy and management strategy.
Wednesday July 29, 2009
12:30 pm: Cambridge Forum
Imagination and Failure
Author J.K. Rowling discusses her own life story, as a lesson for young people looking for future success. She argues that the world in which they live suffers from a failure of imagination and she urges them to cultivate genuine imagination to solve problems, rather than falling into the trap of magical thinking.
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
The speaker is H. Thomas Wells, President of the American Bar Association. He speaks about “Preserving American Justice in Times of Economic Crisis and Controversy”
Thursday July 30, 2009
12:30 pm: Soundprint
Green Tea and Landmines
The streets of Mae Sot, on the Thai Burma border, are full of stories of loss and death and flight. About two and a half million Burmese have fled their country for Thailand, Burma remains one of the poorest countries in the world, and the protests against the military dictatorship last year did little to change the lives of people. We visit the extraordinary Dr Cynthia Maung's Mae Tao Clinic. It's as much haven as clinic. Funded mainly by foreign donations, Mae Tao Clinic runs the training center for the Backpack Medical Teams and the Free Burma Rangers, both of whom illegally cross the border back into Burma to help the country's ethnic minorities survive the onslaught of the Burmese military. The Clinic is also where people come to vaccinate their babies, to be treated for malaria or cholera, or to receive a prosthetic leg when they've lost theirs to a landmine. Many of the villagers who come to the clinic are fleeing the Burmese military after being forced to act as unwilling porters, or even as human landmine detectors. We also meet long-time political prisoners from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, as well as Karen and Shan ethnic Burmese, working to help their own people in their struggle against the military inside Burma. Many of them are children who have crossed the border alone.
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
The speaker is Robert Frank, Professor of Economics, Cornell University; Columnist for The New York Times. He’s the author of “The Economic Naturalist’s Field Guide.” A proponent of behavioral economics, Frank argues that nearly every decision we make is economic, our boundless desires constrained by our limited resources. Frank takes a closer look at major economic policies, as well as choices we make at home about when to spend (or save) our paychecks.
Friday July 31, 2009
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Last month, the Atlantic Salmon on the Penobscot, Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers were listed as an endangered species. The listing was not a complete surprise, but it did frustrate a lot of people. This week on Maine Watch, we'll discuss the implications of this listing. Plus, a conversation with Barbara Ernst Prey, who now serves as one of only two visual artists on the National Endowment for the Arts.
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Portland and the World Affairs Council of Maine. The speaker is Aaron David Miller, has helped formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli peace process over the last two decades as an adviser to six secretaries of state. His talk is entitled "Peace in the Middle East: Fact, Fiction, or Fantasy," |