Community Voices for Change is a talk show highlighting the work of individuals and organizations working to enhance the greater good of communities. Producer and Host Richard Rudolph begins each show with music from Sam Cooke’s Ain’t That Good News Album -“A Change is Gonna Come”. The show is also based on the writings of Howard Zinn and other writers who believe if we can get organized “Small acts” multiplied by hundreds, thousands of people we can transform our communities, the state and even possibly the world. Our sound engineer is Dennis Kirkpatrick.
Todd Chretien, Candidate for the Portland, Maine City Council
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 26, 2026
WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM
Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.
Today's program is an interview of Todd Chretien who is running for the Portland, Maine City Council seat representing District 5. He lives in the district and has taught at Deering High School, prepared school lunches at the Central Kitchen and currently works with immigrant families as a Spanish interpreter. He also delivers organic produce straight from Fair Share Farm to many doorsteps in the city. He is a progressive candidate who wants to fully fund Portland's schools, build housing that people can afford and cut property taxes on working-class homeowners and renters by making the rich and corporations pay their fare share. He said he will push to expand property tax relief for working families, while raising taxes on wealthy businesses in Portland like Amazon, high-priced law firms, and national hotel chains. He also talked about what can be done to establish "Ice-Free-Zones" in the city and how the city can make streets safe to navigate on foot and by bike. He also plans to fight to expand public transit options on the major arteries so commuters have options, so we can all become less car-dependent.
19 Oct 2026
Space Control Weapons
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 19, 2026
WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM
Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.
The show is an interview of Bruce Gagnon who is the coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. He was the co-founder of the organization when it was first formed in 1992 and has given speeches in over 29 countries and has spoken on many college campuses including the University of Maine. His talk today focused on the current U.S. effort to deploy so called "space control weapons" to defend U.S. forces on the planet and why we should oppose the U.S. effort to control and dominate space. Whoever controls the increasingly limited parking spaces in the low earth orbit will be at a considerable advantage and will be able to see and direct weapons not only to targets in space, but also on the earth. The U.S. and its NATO allies also want to move their 600 year western colonial domination to the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies for resource extraction. He pointed out why we should be concerned about who will pay for the trillions of dollars for the collective offensive space programs especially since we are already $40 trillion in debt.He believes there is a deep sickness in the minds and hearts of leaders in Washington who believe that 4% of the global population living in the U.S., should be the masters of Space. Instead, "Space should be a realm for exploration and inspiration, a place for humans to grow further in knowledge and wisdom."
5 Oct 2026
Nuclear Power, Climate Progress, and War
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 5, 2026
WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM
Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.
Today's installment is an interview of Linda Pentz Gunter who is the executive director of the U.S. based nonprofit Beyond Nuclear, which advocates for a world free from nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Ms. Gunter is also the author of a new book: No to Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroy Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War which has been recently published by Pluto Press. The book is a delight to read for it not only makes the case against nuclear power and the damage it has already caused, it points out the resources, costs and time associated with nuclear power makes it an ineffective tool for addressing climate change. The author also points out that nuclear power and nuclear weapons sectors have disproportionately harmed indigenous people and communities of color as well as women and children, the most susceptible to harm from radiation exposure and what's wrong with the effort to possibly build small advanced modular nuclear reactors which supporters say could make nuclear faster and less expensive. She also points out that we must recognize that the choice to continue with nuclear power rather than use cheaper, faster and safer renewable energy derails climate progress and perpetuates access to nuclear weapons that could destroy us all. In closing, the author writes - "It is time to say a resounding no to nuclear."
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