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• S9E4 Connecting Maine: The Future of Rural Transit & Community Resilience

  July 29, 2026 · 54 min

  Episode Overview In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Grant, Lisa Smith, and Katherine Freund to discuss the critical challenges and innovative, community-driven solutions shaping transportation resilience, volunteer driver programs…

• S9E3 Community and Citizen Science: Mainers Leading the Way

  March 17, 2026 · 58 min

  Today, we’ll be interviewing Linda Silka, Sarah Kirn, and Jane Disney on citizen and community science in Maine.  Dr. Linda Silka is a social and community psychologist by training, with much of her work focusing on building…

• S9E2 From Maine and Beyond: Nuclear Weapons Technology, Treaties, and an Uncertain Future

  March 4, 2026 · 40 min

  In this episode, we interview Rebecca Gibbons, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Southern Maine, who discusses why Maine would be a strategically and politically amenable place for nuclear weapons placement…

• S9E1 The Nuclear Frontier: When Maine Was the Frontline of the Cold War

  February 12, 2026 · 36 min

  In this episode, we interview Chris O'Brien on Maine’s strategic role as a nuclear frontier during the Cold War, highlighting how bases like Loring became central to national defense. We examine the legacy of Senator Margaret Chase Smith…

• S8E3 Maine Healthcare: What Reduced Health Insurance Subsidies Could Mean in Maine

  December 26, 2025 · 47 min

  In this episode, we discuss the high-stakes expiration of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTCs)—a pandemic-era policy that is set to sunset at the end of 2025. While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) laid the groundwork for subsidized…

• S8E2 The Future of Whales in Maine: Science, Policy, and People

  September 23, 2025 · 40 min

  In this episode, we explore the critical role whales play in the marine ecosystem and how advances in research technology have transformed our ability to study and protect them. Our guest, Toby Stephenson, shares inspiring moments from the…

• S8E1 The Evolving Role of Maine’s Libraries: Funding, Freedom, and Community

  September 4, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min

  In this episode, library leaders from across Maine share how their roles reflect the modern mission of public libraries and why these institutions remain vital to their communities. Listeners will learn how Maine libraries are adapting to…

• S7E3 Food Equity in Education: Where Maine Stands and Where It’s Headed

  May 21, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

  In this episode, we interview Shannon Coffin, Lynne Holland, Lisa Morin, and Amanda Levesque on food insecurity in Maine’s higher and lower education systems. This episode is part 2 of our series on food insecurity in Maine. If you haven’t…