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WERU Community Radio 89.9 FM - diverse and grassroots radio serving Midcoast, Downeast & Bangor, a voice of many voices!

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News & Public Affairs Programs

* Produced at WERU &/or in Maine.

Monday

6:30 – 6:35 a.m. Climate Connections
7:00 – 7:05 a.m. National Native News
7:30 – 7:35 a.m. A Word In Edgewise* (commentary on life w/ R.W. Estela)
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. Hightower Radio Commentaries
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Democracy Now!
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. The Beacon*
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. OUT Cast* (from WMPG, Portland, ME)
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Alternative Radio

Tuesday

6:30 – 6:35 a.m. Climate Connections
7:00 – 7:05 a.m. National Native News
7:30 – 7:35 a.m. Esoterica* (uncommon insights w/ C.J. Kenna & Andree Bella)
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. Outside the Box* (commentary on society w/ Larry Dansinger)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Democracy Now!
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Local Public Affairs

  • 1st Tuesday Maine Currents* (local news, views and culture w/ Amy Browne)
  • 2nd Tuesday BoatTalk* (nautical topics w/ Mike Joyce & Alan Sprague)
  • 3rd Tuesday TBA
  • 4th Tuesday Wabanaki Windows* (Native American issues with Donna Loring)
  • 5th Tuesday Various Public Affairs Programming

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Radio Ecoshock

Wednesday

6:30 – 6:35 a.m. Climate Connections
7:00 – 7:05 a.m. National Native News
7:30 – 7:35 a.m. Quiet Fire* (Reflections on Abraham Lincoln w/ Duncan Newcomer)
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. World Ocean Radio* (oceanic commentary w/ Peter Neill)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Democracy Now!
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Local Public Affairs

  • 1st Wednesday Healthy Options* (wellness topics w/ Rhonda Feiman & Petra Hall)
  • 2nd Wednesday Talk of the Towns* (community issues w/ Ron Beard)
  • 3rd Wednesday TBA
  • 4th Wednesday Power for the People* (renewable energy w/ Steve Kahl)
  • 5th Wednesday Various Public Affairs Programming

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Ralph Nader Radio

Thursday

6:30 – 6:35 a.m. Climate Connections
7:00 – 7:05 a.m. National Native News
7:30 – 7:35 a.m. Notes From The Electronic Cottage* (digital world w/ Jim Campbell)
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. Essential Rhythm* (North Atlantic ecosystem with Sarah O’Malley)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Democracy Now!
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Local Public Affairs

  • 1st Thursday Change Agents* (human rights & social justice conversations w/ Steve Wessler)
  • 2nd Thursday Common Ground* (organic farming & food w/ C.J. Walke)
  • 3rd Thursday Dawnland Signals* (indigenous topics w/ Maria Girouard and Esther Anne)
  • 4th Thursday Let’s Talk Animals* (everything from Aardvarks to Zebras w/ John Hunt DVM)
  • 5th Thursday Various Public Affairs Programming

5:00 – 5:30 p.m. RadioActive* (environmental/social justice w/ Meredith DeFrancesco) or Various Nationally Syndicated Programming
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. This Way Out

Friday

6:30 – 6:35 a.m. Climate Connections
7:00 – 7:05 a.m. National Native News
7:30 – 7:35 a.m. Awanadjo Almanack* (ecology and philosophy w/ Rob McCall)
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. Hightower Radio Commentaries
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Democracy Now!
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Local Public Affairs

  • 1st Friday TBA
  • 2nd Friday Let’s Talk About It* (domestic abuse survivor stories w/ Patrisha McLean)
  • 3rd Friday Democracy Forum* (participatory democracy w/ Ann Luther)
  • 4th Friday Coastal Conversations* (coastal topics w/ Natalie Springuel)
  • 5th Friday Various Public Affairs Programming

5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Counterspin
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Between The Lines

Saturday

6:30 – 6:35 a.m. Nature’s Remedies* (homeopathy w/ Dr. Tim Hagney)
7:30 – 7:35 a.m. Earthwise* (Earth spirituality w/ Anu Dudley)
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. The Nature of Phenology* (exploring nature w/ Hazel Stark & Joe Horn)

Sunday

7:30 – 7:35 a.m. Pet Sounds* (pet care w/ John Hunt, DVM)
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. Awanadjo Almanack* (repeat of Friday edition)
9:30 – 9:35 a.m. Poetry Express* (Maine poetry w/ Maine Humanities Council)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. New Dimensions

Overnight (all week)

2-5 a.m. National Public Affairs Programming

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