 Monday December 3, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
Scientists warn that accelerating climate change poses a growing threat of severe weather and the disruption of systems we depend on to live. Yet the Central Intelligence Agency is apparently unfazed by these threats and has closed its center to study climate change and security. Also, how the city that lit the world a century and a half ago is staking its future prosperity on new green energy.
1:00 pm: America Abroad
Youth in the Arab World: After the Revolution
Arabs under thirty drove the region's revolutions. They have emerged as prominent social and political actors. But now that Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia have new governments, what has changed? And are young Arabs satisfied with those changes?
Tuesday December 4, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Sustainability
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
A panel discussion on: “Education Beyond Talk: The Amazing Impact of Learning by Doing”
The US continues to fight an uphill battle to stay educationally competitive. A recent study showed that American students ranked 25th among 34 countries in math and science, behind China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Finland. What are the solutions for getting back on track? How can students develop the critical thinking and communication skills necessary for postsecondary success and citizenship in a world fueled by innovations in science and technology?
Wednesday December 5, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Maine Island Life
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to the Strand Theater in Rockland for an address hosted by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. "Changing Seas, Human Challenges" features speakers Graham Shimmield, executive director of Bigelow Laboratory, and Colin Woodward, a journalist and author based in Maine. Shimmield and Woodward will discuss the health of our oceans and their effect on our lives.
Thursday December 6, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
The Fiscal Cliff and Maine
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Innovative Philanthrophy.
With the social contract - the means by which we allocate responsibility and resources-in flux, the philanthropic sector moves to complement but not substitute conventional government roles. BLAIR discusses how innovative philanthropy can step into areas where the public sector may fall short and how collaboration and partnerships with the business and philanthropy sectors can help advance the social good.
Friday December 7, 2012
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
This week on Maine Watch, a new legislature has been seated, and with it, new leadership. We sit down with Speaker of the House Mark Eves, Senate President Justin Alfond, House Minority Leader Ken Fredette and Senate Minority Leader Mike Thibodeau - we'll talk about their priorities this session, especially in the wake of the state's fiscal challenges, and whether there is common ground between Democrats and Republicans.
1:00 pm: Ted Radio Hour
Where Ideas Come From
Monday December 10, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
The latest round of UN climate talks has just taken place in Doha, with little progress towards firm commitments of increased cash to help developing nations adapt to global warming's effects. Also, Bill McKibben is on the road to spread the word that colleges should pull their endowments out of fossil fuel stocks to foster a green energy future.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program.
Clark considers the impact of growing social inequity and environmental degradation and introduces poverty, inequity and environmental sustainability as inter-linked global challenges. She speaks on how innovative countries and communities are employing integrated approaches to simultaneously address these challenges. .
Tuesday December 11, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Car buying trends & tips
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Chris Dodd: Creative Content and the Cloud
Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America; The Former Senator from Connecticut discusses Creative Content and the Cloud. Dodd will discuss why technology and creative communities are essential to the economic well-being of their industries, consumers and the country.
Wednesday December 12, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Tech Talk
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Gus Speth, Vermont Law School professor
America continues to face hard times with complex challenges still ahead. Unemployment hovers around 8%, income inequality continues to widen, and our elected officials are in the midst of political gridlock. To surmount these difficulties, SPETH asserts that transformative change is essential in the American political economy. Speth will discuss his ideas for the specific adjustments that will be needed to move toward a new system.
Thursday December 13, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Schedule Changes at MPBN Radio
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
A debate on the Morality of Capitalism
From the financial crisis to Obamacare to the budget debates, the size and scope of government is being debated across the country. One side calls for more regulation to foster equitable prosperity, because they believe an under-regulated free market is out of control. The other side says government has grown too big and intrusive, and we need to mitigate its power while rediscovering the founders' principles.
Friday December 14, 2012
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
This week on Maine Watch the dramatic need for counsel in Maine's civil courts. Most people involved in cases such as evictions and employment matters try to go it alone... at their peril. We'll see the impact of pro-bono work being done and talk with Maine Supreme Court Justice Jon Levy. Plus, we'll meet the man renovating an old grist mill in Freedom - he hopes to generate hydropower there.
1:00 pm: Here and Now
1:20 pm: MPBN Special Coverage
Senator Olympia Snowe addresses the US Senate
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: NPR Special Coverage
Programming on the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
Monday December 17, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
A special program covering the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut and how it relates to Maine.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
A discussion including representatives from industry and academia to provide multiple perspectives on technology's defining role in our energy future.
Tuesday December 18, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Maine Calling's First Annual 'Made in Maine' Gift Guide
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Carbon Math
Bill McKibben, Founder, of 350.org, and Author of , Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. John Hofmeister, CEO, Citizens for Affordable Energy; and Former President of the, Shell Oil Company. McKibbon is launching a “Do the Math” campaign around the country to galvanize support for stronger action to reduce carbon pollution. Hofmeister says environmental measures driven too quickly will only backfire as the inconvenience or cost meets grass roots resistance. Time is an ally, he says, and energy companies are not monoliths and can be part of the solution.
Wednesday December 19, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
What Does It Mean to be Religious?
1:00 pm: Backstory
Apocalypse Now & Then: A History of End-Times
According to the Mayan Calendar, the world ends this week. The American History Guys take a look at other times in history when the end of the world was prophesied.
Thursday December 20, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
The Year in Books
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
The End of Days - A documentary about the Mayan Calendar.
The Maya are famous for their calendars, which they created to try to understand the shape of history - the patterns of the past and the future, how things might begin and end. The Mayan "Long Count" calendar began in 3114 BC. It runs out this month. What does this mean?
Friday December 21, 2012
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Franco-Americans in Maine, and their concern for preservation of their French culture and language. Many of Maine’s younger generation Franco –Americans don’t speak French and are out of touch with the traditions and language of their parents and grandparents. A legislative task force established in 2011 examined Maine's Franco-American population, focusing largely on education, jobs and the economy.
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Bates College in Lewiston for an address entitled "How do we explain human aesthetics to extraterrestrial visitors? The speaker is Douglas Vakoch, the director of interstellar message composition at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute.
Monday December 24, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
1:00 pm: Tinsel Tales 1
Tuesday December 25, 2012
12:00 pm: Jonathan Winters’ A Christmas Carol
1:00 pm: Tinsel Tales 2
Wednesday December 26, 2012
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Killer Stuff and Tons of Money (rebroadcast)
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Jon Meacham, Contributing Editor, Time magazine; and Author of “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power”
Thursday December 27, 2012
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Grammar (rebroadcast)
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Northport for an address from the Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations. The speaker is Dr. Richard Downes, an expert on Brazil who will discuss what Brazil's emergence as a global player means for the United States.
Friday December 28, 2012
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: It’s Your World
Howard Friedman, United Nations statistician and health economist analyzes five key measures of quality of life; health, safety, education, democracy and equality, and how the US compares with other countries around the world. It is often said that "America is the greatest nation on Earth," but is it true?
Monday December 31, 2012
12:30 pm: Living on Earth Extra
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
Deepest Seadiving
In the spring of 2012, Canadian film-maker James Cameron made headlines with a solo submarine dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench - the deepest place in the world's oceans. Also on the expedition were a core group of Canadians, including Dr. Joe MacInnis, who prepared the official National Geographic Society blog. |