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News and Public Affairs


  1. WEEKDAY PUBLIC AFFAIRS
  2. MONTHLY 10-11 a.m. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
  3. WEEKEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
  4. LATE NIGHT PUBLIC AFFAIRS




Weekday Public Affairs

6:00 - 6:05 a.m.

6:30 - 6:35 a.m.

  • Media Minutes: Monday
  • Esoterica*: Tuesday
  • Ask WAM* (Learn about Maine's Wildlife with hosts Daryl Dejoy & Cherie Mason): Wednesday
  • Natural Remedies* (with host Dr. Tim Hagney): Thursday
  • Peak OIl Check In :Friday

 

7:00 - 7:05 a.m.

  • Workers Independent News : Monday - Friday


7:30 - 7:35 a.m. - Short Spoken Word Features

  • A Word In Edgewise* (Local commentary on current events with R.W. Estella.: Monday
  • Outside The Box*: Tuesday
  • World Ocean Radio* (with host Peter Neill of World Ocean Observatory): Wednesday
  • Notes from the Electronic Cottage* (Info on all things electronic with Jim Campbell.): Thursday
  • Awanadjo Almanack* (Local commentary, current affairs & nature observations with Rob McCall.): Friday

 

7:45 - 8:00 a.m.


8:00 - 8:10 a.m.

  • Democracy Now Headlines & Local Weather: Monday - Friday


8:30 - 8:35 a.m.

  • Hightower Radio (Daily commentaries by populist author Jim Hightower): Monday - Friday


10:00 - 11:00 a.m.


Monthly 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Public Affairs

Tuesday 10-11a.m.

  • 1st: Ism Prism* (with host Val King)
  • 2nd: BoatTalk* (Live & local call-in on all things boats! with Alan Sprague & Mike Joyce)
  • 3rd: Wabanaki Windows*
  • 4th & 5th: Making Contact (10 - 10:30 a.m.) and History Counts (10:30-11:00 a.m.)


Wednesday 10-11a.m.

  • 1st: Healthy Options*
  • 2nd & 5th: Natural Living and Your Own Health & Fitness in rotation
  • 3rd: Common Health* (Live, local call-in on Public Health Challenges in Maine with host Jim Fisher)
  • 4th: WERU Listener Soap Box* (Live call-in for WERU's listeners to share ideas and will also be airing on the 1st Mon of each month from 7-8PM)

Thursday 10-11a.m.

  • 1st: Bangor Area Commons* (Live local call in focused on the Greater Bangor area. Hosted by Meaghan Lasala)
  • 2nd: Writer's Forum* (with hosts Betty Duff and Joan Clemons)
  • 3rd: Baby Talk* (Live & local call-in on raising healthy babies with host Cathy Jacobs)
  • 4th & 5th: Local & National Specials


Friday 10-11a.m.

  • 1st: Common Ground* (Live & local call-in with MOFGA organizers and guest experts)
  • 2nd & 4th: Talk Of The Towns* (Live & local call-in on civic issues with host Ron Beard)
  • 3rd: Midcoast Currents* (Live call-in focused on Midcaost Maine issues)
  • 5th: WERU Review* (Live call-in focused on in house WERU issues)

2:30 - 2:35 p.m.

  • Peace Time: Monday

4:00 - 4:28 p.m.

  • WINGS (Women’s International News Gathering Service): Monday
  • Voices* (Locally produced radio magazine on cultural & community events & people with producer Amy Browne and various local contributors): Tuesday
  • This Way Out (The International Lesbian and Gay Radio Magazine): Wednesday
  • RadioActive* (Locally-produced social justice & environmental journal with hosts Meredith DeFrancesco& Amy Browne): Thursday
  • CounterSpin (Fair & Acuracy In Reporting's weekly examination of the mainstream media): Friday

4:38 - 4:30 p.m.

  • Hightower Radio (Daily commentary by populist author Jim Hightower, repeat of 8:30 a.m.): Monday - Friday

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.


Weekend Public Affairs


6:30 a.m - 6:30 a.m.

 

  • Isla Earth: Saturday & Sunday


7:30 a.m - 7:35 a.m.

 

  • Mindful Parenting* (with host Nancy Hathaway): Saturday
  • Pet sounds*: Sunday


8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m.

  • Ask WAM* (Learn about Maine's Wildlife with hosts Daryl Dejoy & Cherie Mason): Saturday
  • Awanadjo Almanac*: Sunday

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

  • Weekend Voices*: Saturday
  • New Dimensions: Sunday

11:30 - 11:35 a.m

12:00 - 12:05 p.m

  • Radio Bilingue News Headline: Saturday

Late Night Public Affairs


2:00 a.m - 3:00 a.m.

 

  • Guns & Butter: Monday
  • Law & Disorder: Tuesday
  • First Voices Indigenous Radio: Wednesday
  • Grit Radio: Thursday
  • RadioActive* (2:00-2:30 a.m.) and TUC Radio (2:30-3:00 a.m.): Friday
  • Rotating Local Public Affairs*: Saturday
  • Hard Knock Radio and Logic Amen: Sunday


3:00 a.m - 4:00 a.m.

 

  • Ecoshock Radio: Monday
  • Global Radio (3:00-3:30 a.m.) and Sea Change (3:30-4:00 a.m.): Tuesday
  • Michael Slate Show: Wednesday
  • Cultural Baggage (3:00-3:30 a.m.) and Century of Lies (3:30-4:00 a.m.): Thursday
  • Building Bridges (3:00-3:30 a.m.) and Talk Nation Radio (3:30-4:00 a.m.): Friday
  • Writers Forum: Saturday
  • Weekend Voices*: Sunday


4:00 a.m - 5:00 a.m.

 

  • Sprouts (4:00-4:30 a.m.) and Between the Lines (4:30-5:00 a.m.): Monday
  • Flashpoints: Tuesday-Saturday
  • Uprising: Sunday


5:00 a.m - 5:30 a.m.

 

  • Book Waves: Friday



* LOCALLY PRODUCED PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING: All of which are archived for you to listen to, download and forward completelyfree of charge at: http://archives.weru.org/
Helen Thomas shown speaking at the 2007 Full Circle Fair.

Helen Thomas shown speaking at the 2007 Full Circle Fair.

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