 Friday February 1, 2013
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
The renewed effort to legalize marijuana for recreational use
Supporters say legalizing and regulating marijuana would put drug dealers out of business and raise tax revenue. Opponents say it's a dangerous idea. Plus, activists protest the idea of moving tar sands through Maine. What's the likelihood it will happen?
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Panel Discussion on Gun Laws: California and the Nation – What Should Be Done?
Monday February 4, 2013
12:30 pm: Living Planet
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
Tuesday February 5, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Citizen Science
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Annual Economic Forecast Program
A discussion with two former top presidential economic advisors Christina Romer and Keith Hennessey on where the U.S. and global economies are headed in 2013 and what should be done to put them and keep them on track.
Wednesday February 6, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Helping Maine Kids Succeed
1:00 pm: Maine State of the State Address
Governor Paul Lepage’s 2013 State of the State address, along with the Democratic Reaction.
MPBN’s coverage of The State of the State can also be seen on our website, mpbn.net.
1:30 pm: Humankind
We hear stories of America's thirty million working poor. What's it like for people in low-paying full-time jobs, with no savings, behind on their bills, sometimes lining up at food pantries, even shelters?
The Diane Rehm show will not be heard today (2/6)
Thursday February 7, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
New Fishing Regulations
1:00 pm: It's Your World
US and Iranian Relations
The speaker is David Crist, a senior historian for the U.S. government. For three decades the United States and Iran have engaged in a secret war. It began with the Iranian revolution in 1979 and simmers today in Iraq and the Persian Gulf. The fighting takes place in the shadows, between the CIA and its network of spies and Iran's intelligence agency. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents, divided administrations and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations into open warfare.
Friday February 8, 2013
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
This week on Maine Watch, analysis of Governor Paul LePage's 2013 State of the State address. It included some bold initiatives - including letter grades for Maine schools and a fast-track program for natural gas suppliers. We'll discuss the speech with Mal Leary, Amy Fried and Ron Schmidt. Plus, we meet the producer of the independent film Welcome to Lee Maine, which has its broadcast premier this week.
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
University of New England Speaking in Maine takes us next to Portland and University of New England for an address entitled "Building Healthy Communities: A Pathway to Health Equity". The speaker is Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, is the executive director of the American Public Health Association who will speak about moving our country towards equitable health care for all.
Monday February 11, 2013
12:30 pm: Living Planet
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
Iron Curtain
In 1945, at the end of World War II, an Iron Curtain rolled over Eastern Europe. Stalin, his allies and the secret police set out to seize control over a dozen countries and turn them into communist states. Ideas speaks with journalist and author Anne Applebaum about the harrowing story of how millions became imprisoned and how their daily lives were brutally crushed.
Tuesday February 12, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Being Black in Maine
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court; Author, My Beloved World
Wednesday February 13, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Maine Legislature Update
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
The Games of Olympia
In one year, February 2014, the 22nd Olympic Winter Games begin in Sochi, Russia. As the countdown begins Ideas takes you back in time to Ancient Greece to see what the very first Olympic Games, known then as the Olympic struggles, were really like.
Thursday February 14, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Poetry
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Michael Levi, Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment and Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change for the Council on Foreign Relations will discuss key drivers affecting the global energy landscape and their implications for international security.
Friday February 15, 2013
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
Brain Bang Theory
Dr. Charles Tator grew up loving hockey. Now, as a neurosurgeon, scientist and researcher, he must face the patients and the families of those who suffer from concussions, spinal cord injury and disability. He’s learned a lot about traumatic sports injuries and he sits down with Ideas to tell Canadians, and us here in Maine, what WE might not want to hear.
Monday February 18, 2013
12:30 pm: Living Planet
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
War, Peace and Health
Canadians of all ages are delivering health care to people in war ravaged regions. Meet three Canadians who are rolling their sleeves up to make a difference. Ideas talks to them about global health, conflict and the people they’ve met in far flung regions.
Tuesday February 19, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Teen and Young Adult Literature
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography, UCLA; Author of “The World Until Yesterday”. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Diamond examines how Amazonian Indians, Inuit and other traditional societies have adapted and evolved for nearly 6 million years. He explains what we can still learn from these traditional societies regarding universal human problems like elder care, child rearing, physical fitness and conflict resolution.
Wednesday February 20, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Advice on Starting a Business in Maine
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
Three Women
Two young women are working, from opposite sides of the world, to make it possible for girls to grow up, educated and safe, in Afghanistan. One of them lives in Kabul, Afghanistan. The other lives in Kelowna, Canada. This is their story.
Thursday February 21, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Oscar Preview
1:00 pm: Intelligence Squared
An Oxford Style Debate on the following question: Should we prohibit genetically engineered babies?
Friday February 22, 2013
12:30 pm: Humankind
We visit with a top climate scientist and his wife, a consultant on home energy use, who jointly designed and built a Massachusetts home intended as a model of visual beauty and a very low environmental footprint.
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Jeffrey Ball, a longtime energy reporter and environment editor at The Wall Street Journal and now a scholar-in-residence at Stanford University, discusses Renewable Energy. Renewable energy is becoming big business, and that business is now in crisis. From Silicon Valley to Washington and Berlin to Beijing, many investors in solar, wind and other clean-energy technologies are losing a lot of money. Yesterday's green euphoria is giving way to a realization that developing these technologies is a challenge.
Monday February 25, 2013
12:30 pm: Living Planet
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
The Munk Debates: Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
A debate from the CBC on the following: “Be it resolved the world cannot tolerate an Iran with nuclear weapons capability”
Tuesday February 26, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Teacher Evaluation
1:00 pm: It’s Your World
Cynthia Gorney, contributing writer for National Geographic Magazine, shares her insights into the current situation inside Cuba. The last four years have seen considerable change in Cuba. In 2008, Fidel Castro stepped aside to allow his brother Raul to lead. Also, the United States has made it easier for Cuban Americans to visit family and for Americans to travel legally to Cuba. These changes, along with experimental encouragement of private enterprise within Cuba, have renewed interest in the country and its relationship with the U.S.
Wednesday February 27, 2013
12:00 Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Brain Fitness & Memory Loss
1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine
Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Northport for an address from the Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations ". The speaker is Michael Pilsbury, speaking about “"A China Policy for the United States” Pilsbury is a defense policy advisor, former government official and author. He’ll speak about his experience in drafting policy related to China and possible policy changes in the future.
Thursday February 28, 2013
12:00 pm: Midday
12:15 pm: Maine Calling
Fix the Debt
1:00 pm: Alternative Radio
The speaker is Noam Chomsky, with a talk entitled “The Threat of Democracy” which discusses the US role with former rulers in the Middle East. This is a recent speech given in Istanbul Turkey. |