Maine Currents | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

About Maine Currents | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)

Publisher

WERU-FM 89.9

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Aug 2015

Latest episode

13 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

198 episodes in the feed.

1. 13 Nov 2025

   Maine Currents 11/13/25: MAKA – Make America Kind Again

   Producer/Host: Amy Browne Deborah “Dee” Tonken and Elaine Parke, founders of MAKA – the “Make America Kind Again” movement About the Host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices and Maine Currents, she also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club of Maine, and the First Place 2017 Radio News Award from the Maine Association of Broadcasters.

2. 23 Oct 2025

   Maine Currents 10/23/25: U.S./El Salvador Sister Cities- Strong Connections & Shared Threats to Human Rights

   Producer/Host: Amy Browne The relationships forged between local Mainers and folks in El Salvador have been strengthened over the decades, built on mutual respect and learning from each other. In addition to the PICA/Bangor Sister City relationship with the town of Carasque, WERU has a Sister Station, Radio Sumpul, and MOFGA has built connections with farming organizations there. Today both countries seem to be on the same path to authoritarianism, justified in both places as a crack down on crime. Long-time volunteers and staff from U.S./El Salvador Sister Cities weigh in on where we may be headed. Guests: Kelly Calles, Jon Falk, Olivia Petipas, Zulma Tobar, and Karen Volckhausen About the Host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices and Maine Currents, she also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club of Maine, and the First Place 2017 Radio News Award from the Maine Association of Broadcasters.

3. 8 Jul 2025

   Maine Currents 7/8/25: “In the Shadow of the Eagle” at the Abbe Museum

   Host Amy Browne discusses the Abbe Museum's "In the Shadow of the Eagle" exhibition with Donna Loring, Betsy Richards, Aaron Miller, Darren Ranco, and James Francis, exploring its connection to Loring's book and decolonization efforts in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Maine Currents | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Donna Loring
• Betsy Richards
• Aaron Miller
• Darren Ranco
• James Francis

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0