WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh “Under Pressure”

Producer/Host: Rob McCall Engineer: Denis Howard “In The Bleak Midwinter”

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Program Topic: Reaction to Fiscal Cliff Deadline; Occupy Sandy relief work; Rally of Unity on first day of Maine’s 126th Legislature; update on Bisphenol-A ban Key Discussion Points: a) Today we look at the state of the union after the so called fiscal cliff deadline. b)We peak with a Maine activist who participated in Occupy Sandy relief work . c)And we speak with a participant in the Alliance for Common about the Janu 8th Rally for Unity in Augusta on the first day of Maine 126th Legislature. d) Update: the Environmental Health Strategy Center reported today that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has recommended that the state Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) should reject a citizen petition to remove the toxic plastic additive Bisphenol-A , or BPA, from the packaging for baby and toddler food sold in Maine. The DEP did support the ban covering infant formula cans. The BEP has authority to make the final decision, despite administration recommendations. They meet on January 17th and take a final vote on January 24th. The legislature would have to approve any decision. We will cover this on future programs. FMI: http://interoccupy.net/occupysandy/ Guests: Kevin Simowitz, organizer with the Maine Peoples Alliance www.mainepeoplesalliance.org/ Mary Brennan, Maine resident and WERU volunteer, volunteer with Occupy Sandy in New York Chris Buchanan, organizer with Defending Water for Life, Stop the East West Corridor, and the Alliance for a Common Good.

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Our human tools have usually been developed to extend our senses – sight, smell, hearing, taste, touch. Computers extend our human abilities, too, but usually mental ones because computers can’t touch or taste – right? Maybe not for long. How about computers making original and very tasty recipes. Could be happening within five years, according to IBM researchers. Mmmmm!

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Proponents of the 23 million gallon LPG tank and facility proposed for Searsport, cite jobs as a primary reason for their support, but at the public hearings on the issue held in November, several Searsport business owners who already create jobs in the town testified that their businesses would suffer. Today we hear excerpts from their testimony.

Host: Cynthia Swan Engineer: Amy Browne Program Topic: Expressive Arts Therapy Key Discussion Points: a) What is Expressive Arts Therapy and how does it help people heal b) Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Sexual Trauma, can healing occur to those who have suffered from these? c) Kathleen’s story of her near death experience and what it taught her and how it transformed her life. Guest: Kathleen Rea, author of “The Healing Dance: The Life and Practice of an Expressive Arts Therapist” Websites: www.flowintolife.com www.the-healing-dance.com www.reasondetre.com Call In Program: Yes

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger “Resistance and Disobedience”

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Engineer: Allison Watters

Producer/Host: Sarah O’Malley “Females and Egg Production”

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley “The Other Evergreens”

Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh “Space”

Producer/Host: Tim Hagney “Astragalus”

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell We are increasingly living in a wireless world. That can be pretty convenient. It also introduces new capabilities for bad persons. Here are some things we may want to be aware of as we move through the new wireless world we find ourselves in today.

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger “Christian Hegemony”

Producer/Host: Meaghan LaSala This week, A People’s Almanac features the WWI Christmas Truce of 1914, the massacre at Wounded Knee, and the indictment of Daniel Ellsberg.