 Tuesday January 1, 2013
11:00 am: New Year’s Day Live from Vienna
1:00 pm: Capitol Steps Year in Review
Wednesday January 2, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
The Year Ahead in Maine Politics
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Ray Kurzweil, Inventor; Futurist and; Author of “How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed”
Thursday January 3, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
The Year Ahead for Maine's Economy
1:00 pm: America Abroad
Islamism in Africa
The rise of Islamism in Africa may threaten to further destabilize an already fragile continent.
This month America Abroad takes listeners to Mali, Nigeria, Libya and Kenya to explore Islamism in Africa.
Friday January 4, 2013
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
A midcoast doctor believes the program he developed will transform the future for the elderly. It uses technology to enable people to live in their homes as long as possible. This week on Maine Watch we'll learn more about this program as well as more options for all of us as we age. How do we balance safety with independence?
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
Things We Lost in the War
Ideas contributor Hassan Ghedi Santur returns to his home-land of Somalia to explore, "Things We Lost in the War." The East African nation of Somalia is the definition of a failed state. It has been without a central government since 1991, when the country's dictator was overthrown. What followed were two decades of civil war, anarchy, failed Western intervention, Islamic fundamentalism and famine.
Monday January 7, 2013
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
A special look at food from the slippery, snake-like specialty in northern Germany to the new concept of "kitchensurfing" - where renowned chefs come and cook for you in the comfort of your home, how France's last city vineyard was saved and we take you to a halal food market in Paris.
1:00 pm: Alternative Radio
Gar Alperovitz, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland and co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative. He is the author of “Making a Place for Community," and "America Beyond Capitalism."
Tuesday January 8, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
New Year's Resolutions - Dieting & Getting Fit
1:00 pm: It’s Your World (12/26)
North Korean Prison Camps
Journalist Blaine Harden discusses the experiences of an escapee who spent his entire life in a prison camp, and who is now shedding light on the conditions of these camps. Harden is an author and former East Asia bureau chief for The Washington Post.
Wednesday January 9, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Sports roundup
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Charlie Colgan’s 2013 Economic Forecast for Maine
Colgan is a professor of public policy and management in USM’s Muskie School of Public Service and former state economist. His annual economic predictions are based on his analysis of employment trends, income, retail sales, and a range of other indicators.
Thursday January 10, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Gun Control in Maine
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia University in New York City, and Co-Chair of the university's Committee on Global Thought. He speaks on America's growing inequality and why, in his view, it is not inevitable. In an increasingly divided society, finding nuanced solutions to the most pressing global issues has become seemingly impossible. Stiglitz examines this phenomenon and explores its implications for democracy, for monetary and budgetary policy, and for globalization.
Friday January 11, 2013
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Airlines in Maine
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Northport and the Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations for a talk entitled "Heavenly Ambition: America's Quest to Dominate Space". The speaker is Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese, a faculty member at the Naval War College and the former Director of the Center for Space Policy and Law at the University of Florida.
Monday January 14, 2013
11:20 am: President Obama Press Conference
12:30 pm: Midday
1:00 pm: Latitudes – Global Buffet
Latitudes examines why on the same planet a billion people are hungry and a billion people are overweight. A look at how food can cause conflicts and also be a source of healing. And the future of food—from new models of production to using sound to change how food tastes.
Tuesday January 15, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Protecting the Elderly from Financial Abuse
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Political Science and Climate Change
How did climate science become so politicized? Just a few years ago, Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham were among conservatives who accepted the basic physics of heat trapping gases and the need to decouple carbon pollution from economic growth. Today, many candidates claim the science is unsettled and scientists are the targets of smear campaigns.
Wednesday January 16, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Digital Maine
1:00 pm: Alternative Radio
Islamophobia
Deepa Kumar, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Middle East Studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of "Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire."
Thursday January 17, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Future of Health Care in Maine
1:00 pm: Climate One
Volatile Climate and Economics.
Climate One looks at the global economy and the fuels that run it.
After a hundred years of growth propelled by subsidized fossil fuels and cheap credit, economic expansion in developed countries is not what it used to be. Add in the massive public debt industrialized countries have run up on their kids’ credit cards and future generations are looking at downsized expectations. But a new generation of corporate leaders, striving to make their companies more transparent and sustainable, are proposing a way forward.
Friday January 18, 2013
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
This week on Maine Watch: studies show one in four high school students has been bullied and now the state has new guidelines for schools in dealing with bullying and cyberbullying. We'll discuss how to keep our schools safe for all students, with two experts plus a high school sophomore targeted in an especially notorious case. Plus, we'll meet one of the producers of Hardwater - a new film about ice fishing in Maine.
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 for a talk entitled "The US-Pakistani Alliance: Where's it going?". The speaker is Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to the US from 2008 to 2011. Haqqani is also a former advisor of the late Pakistan Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto. Haqqani will speak about the relationship between the countries as it stands now, and what to expect in the future.
Monday January 21, 2013
10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Inauguration coverage
Tuesday January 22, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Suzanne Nance speaks with Aaron Robinson, author of "Does God Sing"
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Susan Glasser, Editor in Chief of Foreign Policy Magazine, discusses what she expects will be on the US foreign policy agenda in 2013.
Wednesday January 23, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Antarctic Life
1:00 pm: America Abroad
Obama's Foreign Policy Challenges: The Next 4 Years.
On this episode of America Abroad we'll hear how the war in Syria is destabilizing the Mideast, a possible solution to Europe's economic woes, and the challenges of new leadership throughout Asia.
Thursday January 24, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Maine's seafood outlook for 2013
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Julián Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro gave the keynote speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. He reminded the audience that “The American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay.”
Friday January 25, 2013
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
The legislature is taking another look at Maine's health insurance reform law - and this session will consider major changes to it. This week on Maine Watch, we examine the impact of the law on small businesses in Maine, and talk with Representative Sharon Treat and Senator Rod Whittemore about its future. Plus, state epidemiologist Dr. Stephen Sears is back to give us an update on this severe flu season in Maine.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Mark Bartolini, Director for the Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID, discusses the current humanitarian crisis in Syria. Twenty months after the Assad regime began its brutal assault on its own people, the humanitarian situation is dire. Some 2.5 to 4 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, approximately 1.2 to 2.5 million people are internally displaced and over half a million people have fled from that county.
Monday January 28, 2013
12:30 pm: Speaking in Maine
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Colby College in Waterville for its Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commerative Address. The speaker is Freeman A. Hrabowski (rah-BOW-ski), President of the University of Maryland. Hrabowski will speak about his role in the civil rights movement as a child leader. Hrabowski was named one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People" of 2012 and following his extensive work as an educator, President Obama appointed Hrabowski to chair the President's Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans.
1:00 pm: Intelligence Squared
An Oxford Style debate on the following question: Can Israel live with a nuclear Iran?
• What are the costs and benefits of military action?
• Is a nuclear Iran inevitable, and will it destabilize the region?
Tuesday January 29, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Maine's real estate outlook for 2013
1:00 pm: Alternative Radio
Income Inequality
Chuck Collins is co-founder of United for a Fair Economy, a Boston-based national organization which addresses issue of economic inequality. He is a Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies and directs its Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is author of "Economic Apartheid in America," "Wealth and Our Commonwealth" and "99 to 1”
Wednesday January 30, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
What Does It Mean to be a Teenager?
1:00 pm: IDEAS from the CBC
The Longevity Puzzle
In a cluster of quiet mountain villages in Sardinia, Italy, something unusual is happening. A remarkable number of people are living into their hundreds. – both female and male. Ideas takes us to the Blue Zone of Sardinia as they search for the answers.
Thursday January 31, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Smoking in Maine
1:00 pm: Backstory
Straight Shot: A History of Gun Ownership
Americans of all political stripes are wrestling with one big question: Who should, and shouldn’t have access to guns? The U.S. has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world. Today on BackStory the American History Guys explore the history of guns in America—who’s had access to guns, who’s wanted access to guns, and what the desire for guns has meant for American democracy. |