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Weekdays at noon: Midday

Maine, national and international news from MPBN, NPR and the BBC, along with Maine weather. Hosted by Ed Morin.

Friday, 5/9/08:

12:30pm: Soundprint

1pm: Speaking in Maine

“Why do good people do bad things?” – A recent talk at Bowdoin College in Brunswick by Dr. James Hollis, a Jungian Analyst and the Executive Director of the Jung Center of Houston.  He’ll  explore the energies, motives and agendas operating outside our conscious control that are sometimes contrary to our professed values.

Monday, 5/12/08:

12:30pm: Living on Earth

In the wake of massive devastation caused by the cyclone in Myanmar, some scientists argue that the massive wall of water that brought so much destruction could have been mitigated, if only the mangroves had not been cut down.  The role of mangrove forests in protecting coastal lands. .  . Also, the first National Train Day and the comeback of railways. . . .

1pm: Word for Word

Former CBS anchor and correspondent Roger Mudd discusses his latest book about

his network career.  Roger Mudd covered some of the country's biggest news stories for CBS News in the 1960s and 70s, including the March on Washington and the Watergate scandal.  He went on to work elsewhere, but says his heart was always with what was then known as "The Tiffany Network" and writes about it in his new book, "The Place

to Be: Washington, CBS and the Glory Days of Television News." 

Tuesday, 5/13/08:

12:15pm: Your Vote 2008 MAINE Primary Call in and Conversation

Adam Cote is a veteran of the both Iraq wars, who is now making a foray in politics. Cote is one of six Democrats vying for their party nomination in Maine's First District Congressional Primary, and he'll be our guest today for a live call-in program here on MPBN. Join us from 12:15 to 1:00 in the afternoon with your questions for Adam Cote, here on the radio stations of MPBN.

1pm: Speaking in Maine

Speaking in Maine takes us to Portland and the University of Southern Maine, for a talk on the “Role of Vice Presidency in Presidential Elections” with a focus on Senator Edmund Muskie’s 1968 Candidacy.   The speaker is Presidential scholar Dr. Joel K. Goldstein from St. Louis University School of Law.  Best known for his work on the vice presidency, Professor Goldstein has consulted on vice presidential selection and is often interviewed on the subject.  Dr. Goldstein currently holds a joint appointment as a visiting research professor at the USM Muskie School of Public Service and University of Maine School of Law and is researching former Maine Governor, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State and 1968 vice-presidential candidate Edmund S. Muskie.

Wednesday, 5/14/08:

12:30pm: Humankind

The movement to reverse global climate change has found a fervent constituency -- religious congregations, left and right, who see the global warming threat as a challenge to the legacy this generation will leave to the future.

1pm: Commonwealth Club of California

The speaker is Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and author of “Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet.” Due to the growing realities of a crowded planet, Sachs believes our global economic system is in distress and discusses the need for a new economic paradigm, one that is global, inclusive, cooperative and environmentally conscious.

Thursday, 5/15/08:

12:30pm: Cambridge Forum

FAITH AND POLITICS AFTER THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT.   Author and theologian Jim Wallis looks forward to a new role for faith in American society.  He asks “What happens when politics fails to solve our most pressing problems?   How do individuals, social movements, and organized religious communities influence public policy and government officials?”

1pm: Cleveland City Club Forum

The Honorable Michael Wilson, Canadian Ambassador to the United States,  speaking on “The Future of the Canada-U.S. Border in the Global Economy”.

Friday, 5/16/08:

12:30pm: Soundprint

Leaving a Mark: The Story of An Auschwitz Survivor 

This documentary features the story of Eva Schloss whose life bore remarkable

parallels to that of Anne Frank. Eva Schloss was also 15-years-old when she and

her family were transported to Auschwitz. Like Anne Frank she also lost beloved

family members in the death camp. However, unlike Anne Frank, she lived to tell

the tale. After their liberation, Eva’s mother married Otto Frank, Anne’s father.

Eva’s story takes up where the Anne Frank diary left off. .

1pm: Speaking in Maine

Speaking in Maine joins the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations in Camden for a talk by Justin Raimondo. Raimondo is an author and editorial director of Antiwar.com, and a senior fellow at the Randolph Bourne Institute, in Atherton, California. His online column, “Behind the Headlines,” deals with foreign policy from a non-interventionist perspective.  His talk is entitled “The Middle East: Turning the Page on U.S. Foreign Policy”.  Raimondo often presents  his brand of libertarianism and anti-war sentiment to audiences on college campuses and at national political events.