Sound Ecology

Portland's new Community Kitchen
July 16, 2008 - With guest Jonah Fertig
- Full Program
Water Rights
July 07, 2008 - Another David v Goliath story in Maine, with guest Emily Posner from Defending Water for Life in Maine
- Full Program
Punditry Parade
July 02, 2008 - With guest pundit Chip "Home Dad" Edgar
- Full Program
If sustainable living can work in the Congo, why not here?
June 25, 2008 - With guest Working Villages founder Alexander Petroff
- Full Program
Punditry Parade
June 18, 2008 - With Kathleen McGee
- Full Program
Healthcare Truth Commission
June 11, 2008 - Jesse Vear from Portland Organizing to Win Economic Rights joins Karen for highlights from the POWERs Truth Commission
- Full Program
Torture and Illegal Detention "Guest Host "Home Dad" Chip Edgar"
June 04, 2008 - Guest host Chip "Home Dad" Edgar takes the helm and talks with Shenna Bellows, MCLU, Jack Bussell, Veterans for Peace, and a guest from Amnesty International, AND a very special interview with Ralph Nadar
- Full Program
Repeal RealID for ME with Punditry Parade
May 28, 2008 - guest Kathleen Mcgee who is organizing the people's veto - www.realrepeal.net
- Full Program
Land Conservation in Maine
May 14, 2008 - Three guests representing various aspects of rural and urban land conservation
- Full Program
Punditry Parade
April 30, 2008 - With guest pundit Chris Miller, former gubernatorial candidate and board member of Peace Action Maine
- Full Program
Genetic Engineering
April 23, 2008 - Maine Battles the Jolly Green Agricorps, guest Logan Perkins, organizer & coordinator for Food for Maine's Future
- Full Program
Threats from the Feds
April 9, 2008 - REAL ID shoved down the throats of Maine citizens by their own Governor with guest Zach Heiden, Legal Director of Maine Civil Liberties Union
- Full Program
Bird Conservation
March 26, 2008 - with Jeff Wells, Sr Scientist for the Boreal Songbird Initiative and author of the Birder's Conservation Handbook – 100 North American Birds at Risk
- Full Program
Punditry Parade
March 19, 2008 - Punditry Parade with Kathleen McGee
- Full Program
Green Business
March 12, 2008 - Two local business owners talk about their shift to Green and why it's good for business and the environment, Fred Horch of FW Horch in Brunswick, www.fwhorch.com and Dan Bernard of ecodot.com (this show also includes Perspectives from the Sky with Leo Tallarico)
- Full Program
Punditry Parade
September 9, 2007 - Sound Ecology's bi-monthly rant and rave, this week with Bruce Gagnon
- Full Program
All Issues Nuclear
September 5, 2007 - From US nuclear policy to the dangers of nuclear engergy, Guests Melissa Boyd, Ex. Dir. Physicians for Social Responsiblity and Danny Muller, Ex. Dir. Peace Action Maine
- Part One
- Part Two
Our Eroding Civil Rights
August 29, 2007 -Rachael Myers from Maine Civil Liberties Union joins Karen to discuss how far down the slippery slope we've tumbled toward fascism
- Part One
- Part Two
Punditry Parade
August 15, 2007 -Sound Ecology's bi-monthly rant and rave, this week with Kathleen McGee
- Part One
- Part Two
What is addiction and how does it effect women?
August 8, 2007 - Guest: Teresa Valliere, director of inpatient services; Jennifer Barbour, communications specialist; and two women in recovery from Crossroads for Women talk about their own personal experiences
- Full Program
Bt Corn in Maine: What ever happened to the precautionary principal?
July 25, 2007 - Aired prior to Bt Corn being allowed in Maine, Guest: Logan Perkins from Protect Maine Farmers
- Part One
- Part Two
Mali, not Bali
July 18, 2007 - former WMPG volunteer Bob Miller returns from his 2+ years with the Peace Corps in West Africa
- Full Program
Punditry Parade
July 07, 2007 - Sound Ecology's bi-monthly rant and rave, this week with Bruce Gagnon
- Part One
Palestine/Israel, The Constant Struggle for Peace
June 13, 2007 - Guest: Bill Slavic, from Maine Peace & Justice in Israel/Palestine
- Part One
- Part Two
Philip Berrigan Recorded in 2001, I interviewed Philip at the Cumberland County Jail. We talked about his life and his work while he was serving time for a parole violation stemming from his arrest at Bath Iron Works.
- mp3 of show
Homelessness Marathon- Voices were heard

Karen D'Andrea from WMPG's Sound Ecology hosted 24 hour marathon outdoors to raise awareness

In conjunction with the 5th annual National Homelessness Marathon, WMPG Radio and Sound Ecology together with the community of Portland hosted our own Homelessness Marathon on February 5 and 6, 2002. Over a dozen shelters and service providers stayed outdoors in downtown Portland's Monument Square to raise awareness about Homelessness. WMPG Producer Karen D'Andrea was visited by US Representative Tom Allen and Portland Mayor Karen Gerghety.

The mission of the national radio broadcast is to let homeless people speak to the nation. But that's not all that happens during this annual, overnight program which has originated from a different city each year. Host "Nobody" broadcasts from outdoors to dramatize the plight of people with nowhere to go in the cold. For 14 hours he interviews experts on various aspects of poverty in America (e.g. health care, hunger, public housing, etc.) and takes calls from around the country in addition to talking with homeless people. This year WMPG was invited to provide an hour long panel which was broadcast Nationally. Karen D'Andrea spoke with Maine experts Mary Ann Gleason, Don Gene, Mike Finnegan, and Carrie Buntrock at 7am on Wednesday morning. The panel sat outdoors during the broadcast and the temperature was a cold 15 degrees.

Visit the national web site at Homelessness Marathon or the local site for updates at Sound Ecology.
Homelessness Marathon pics
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Homelessness Marathon- Voices were heard