http://www.mpbn.net/OnDemand/AudioOnDemand/SpeakingInMaine/tabid/294/Default.aspx One of the many public affairs lecture series we present weekdays at 1:00 pm, "Speaking in Maine" features diverse speakers recorded in towns and cities throughout the state of Maine. The podcasts appearing on this page were first broadcast on MPBN radio between October 1 and December 31, 2008. en-us Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:20:18 GMT Public Podcaster 30 MPBN no MPBN, Speaking in Maine, Maine Public Radio, One of the many public affairs lecture series we present weekdays at 1:00 pm, "Speaking in Maine" features diverse speakers recorded in towns and cities throughout the state of Maine. The podcasts appearing on this page were first broadcast on MPBN radio between October 1 and December 31, 2008. MPBN http://media.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/ondemand/podcast/podcastImage_16123_small.jpg http://www.mpbn.net/OnDemand/AudioOnDemand/SpeakingInMaine/tabid/294/Default.aspx http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/814664/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/814664.mp3 Michael Klare, who teaches peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and who is the author of "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency" gives a talk entitled "America's Energy Future: Oil, Dependency, and the Alternatives." (Total time: 1:07:05) mpbc Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/814664/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/814664.mp3 01:07:05 no PROFESSOR OF PEACE AND WORLD SECURITY STUDIES Michael Klare, who teaches peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and who is the author of "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency" gives a talk entitled Michael Klare, who teaches peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and who is the author of "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency" gives a talk entitled "America's Energy Future: Oil, Dependency, and the Alternatives." (Total time: 1:07:05) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/802929/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/802929.mp3 Prior to working for the New York Times, political reporter Jeff Zeleny worked for the Chicago Tribune where he covered an up-and-coming Illinois State Senator named Barack Obama. Zeleny also covered Obama during the presidential campaign and offers first-hand anecdotes about Obama's personal side. Recorded at Colby College (Total time: 1:00:58) mpbc Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/802929/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/802929.mp3 01:00:58 no MPBN, SPEAKING IN MAINE Prior to working for the New York Times, political reporter Jeff Zeleny worked for the Chicago Tribune where he covered an up-and-coming Illinois State Senator named Barack Obama. Zeleny also covered Obama during the presidential campaign and offers Prior to working for the New York Times, political reporter Jeff Zeleny worked for the Chicago Tribune where he covered an up-and-coming Illinois State Senator named Barack Obama. Zeleny also covered Obama during the presidential campaign and offers first-hand anecdotes about Obama's personal side. Recorded at Colby College (Total time: 1:00:58) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/802917/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/802917.mp3 Shmuel Rosner, former Washington Bureau Chief of the Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz and a long-time American history buff, spoke in Camden at the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations about U.S. policy in the Middle East under George Bush and where it might go under Barack Obama. (Total time: 56:08) mpbc Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/802917/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/802917.mp3 00:56:08 no MPBN, SPEAKING IN MAINE, SHMUEL ROSNER, HA'ARETZ Shmuel Rosner, former Washington Bureau Chief of the Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz and a long-time American history buff, spoke in Camden at the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations about U.S. policy in the Middle East under George Bush and Shmuel Rosner, former Washington Bureau Chief of the Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz and a long-time American history buff, spoke in Camden at the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations about U.S. policy in the Middle East under George Bush and where it might go under Barack Obama. (Total time: 56:08) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/799597/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/799597.mp3 Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Prof. of Child Health & Development at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Founding Director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard, gives a talk called Investing in our Most Precious Assets: Making the Economic Case for Investment in Early Childhood (Total time: 1:17:32) mpbc Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/799597/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/799597.mp3 01:17:32 no MPBN, SPEAKING IN MAINE, DR. JACK SHONKOFF Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Prof. of Child Health & Development at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Founding Director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard, gives a talk called Investing in our Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Prof. of Child Health & Development at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Founding Director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard, gives a talk called Investing in our Most Precious Assets: Making the Economic Case for Investment in Early Childhood (Total time: 1:17:32) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/794662/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/794662.mp3 Current wind farm developer and former independent Maine Governor Angus King spoke at the Wyndham Hotel in South Portland, where he gave the keynote address at the 2008 MaineBiz Symposium called Powering up Maine: How Businesses are Coping with Rising Energy Costs. MPBN was a partner and co-sponsor for this event. (Total time: 54:08) mpbc Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/794662/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/794662.mp3 00:54:03 no MPBN, SPEAKING IN MAINE, MAINEBIZ, ANGUS KING Current wind farm developer and former independent Maine Governor Angus King spoke at the Wyndham Hotel in South Portland, where he gave the keynote address at the 2008 MaineBiz Symposium called Powering up Maine: How Businesses are Coping with Rising Current wind farm developer and former independent Maine Governor Angus King spoke at the Wyndham Hotel in South Portland, where he gave the keynote address at the 2008 MaineBiz Symposium called Powering up Maine: How Businesses are Coping with Rising Energy Costs. MPBN was a partner and co-sponsor for this event. (Total time: 54:08) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/793784/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/793784.mp3 Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul, which spent 46 weeks on the NYTimes bestseller list, and 15 other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating the soul, gave a talk at the University of Southern Maine called: How Can We Find the Meaning and Shape of Our Lives? (Total time: 1:03:47) mpbc Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/793784/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/793784.mp3 01:03:47 no MPBN, MAINE PUBLIC RADIO, SPEAKING IN MAINE, THOMAS MOORE, CARE OF THE SOUL Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul, which spent 46 weeks on the NYTimes bestseller list, and 15 other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating the soul, gave a talk at the University of Southern Maine called: How Can We Find the Meaning Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul, which spent 46 weeks on the NYTimes bestseller list, and 15 other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating the soul, gave a talk at the University of Southern Maine called: How Can We Find the Meaning and Shape of Our Lives? (Total time: 1:03:47) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/793290/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/793290.mp3 Anne Hull, a Washington Post reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for her reports (along with fellow Post reporter Dana Priest) on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal in 2007, came to Colby College in Waterville to accept the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, given each year to a courageous journalist (Total time: 1:00:47) mpbc Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/793290/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/793290.mp3 01:00:47 no MPBN, MAINE PUBLIC RADIO, SPEAKING IN MAINE, COLBY COLLEGE, ANNE HULL, ELIZAJ PARISH LOVEJOY AWARD Anne Hull, a Washington Post reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for her reports (along with fellow Post reporter Dana Priest) on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal in 2007, came to Colby College in Waterville to accept the Elijah Anne Hull, a Washington Post reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for her reports (along with fellow Post reporter Dana Priest) on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal in 2007, came to Colby College in Waterville to accept the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, given each year to a courageous journalist (Total time: 1:00:47) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/790470/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/790470.mp3 Paul Faulstich, president of the Portland-based Hydrogen Energy Center, gave a presentation at Bates College in Lewiston entitled, mpbc Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/790470/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/790470.mp3 01:02:13 no MPBN, MAINE PUBLIC RADIO, SPEAKING IN MAINE, BATES COLLEGE, PAUL FAULSTICH, HYDROGEN ENERGY CENTER Paul Faulstich, president of the Portland-based Hydrogen Energy Center, gave a presentation at Bates College in Lewiston entitled, Paul Faulstich, president of the Portland-based Hydrogen Energy Center, gave a presentation at Bates College in Lewiston entitled, MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/782814/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/782814.mp3 The Harwood Center at Bates College hosted a student discussion called Why Nov. 4th Matters: Student Voices on the Stakes of the Presidential Election. Students active in a variety of issues discuss possible outcomes and implications of the election. Not a partisan debate, this is a discussion on the stakes of the election. (Total time: 1:04:23) mpbc Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/782814/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/782814.mp3 01:04:23 no MPBN, SPEAKING IN MAINE, BATES COLLEGE, HARWARD CENTER The Harwood Center at Bates College hosted a student discussion called Why Nov. 4th Matters: Student Voices on the Stakes of the Presidential Election. Students active in a variety of issues discuss possible outcomes and implications of the election. The Harwood Center at Bates College hosted a student discussion called Why Nov. 4th Matters: Student Voices on the Stakes of the Presidential Election. Students active in a variety of issues discuss possible outcomes and implications of the election. Not a partisan debate, this is a discussion on the stakes of the election. (Total time: 1:04:23) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/782223/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/782223.mp3 As head of a Houston-based investment bank specializing in the global energy industry, Matthew Simmons is one of the country's leading experts on the subject of oil consumption and the development of alternative energy technologies. He gave a talk entitled Grasping at Energy Crisis and Risk at the MPBN Founders Reception in October. (Total time: 48:17) mpbc Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/782223/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/782223.mp3 00:48:17 no MPBN, SPEAKING IN MAINE, MATTHEW SIMMONS As head of a Houston-based investment bank specializing in the global energy industry, Matthew Simmons is one of the country's leading experts on the subject of oil consumption and the development of alternative energy technologies. He gave a As head of a Houston-based investment bank specializing in the global energy industry, Matthew Simmons is one of the country's leading experts on the subject of oil consumption and the development of alternative energy technologies. He gave a talk entitled Grasping at Energy Crisis and Risk at the MPBN Founders Reception in October. (Total time: 48:17) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/779746/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/779746.mp3 U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's topic was U.S. Environmental Policy in the 21st Century. An advocate for environmental protection, health, and conservation throughout his career, he currently serves on the Senate Enviroment and Public Works committee and was in Maine for the opening ceremonies for the Wishcamper Center at USM. (Total time: 40:32) mpbc Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/779746/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/779746.mp3 00:40:32 no MPBN, MAINE PUBLIC RADIO, SPEAKING IN MAINE, SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, WISHCAMPER CENTER U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's topic was U.S. Environmental Policy in the 21st Century. An advocate for environmental protection, health, and conservation throughout his career, he currently serves on the Senate Enviroment and Public Works U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's topic was U.S. Environmental Policy in the 21st Century. An advocate for environmental protection, health, and conservation throughout his career, he currently serves on the Senate Enviroment and Public Works committee and was in Maine for the opening ceremonies for the Wishcamper Center at USM. (Total time: 40:32) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/772922/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/772922.mp3 Mary Evelyn Tucker, a senior lecturer on religion and the environment at Yale University, delivered the Univ. of Maine's 2008 Senator George Mitchell Lecture on the Environment in Orono. She is introduced by Senator George Mitchell, who also offers remarks regarding the environment. (Total time: 1:06:10) mpbc Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/772922/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/772922.mp3 01:06:10 no MPBN, MAINE PUBLIC RADIO, SPEAKING IN MAINE, ORONO, MARY EVELYN TUCKER Mary Evelyn Tucker, a senior lecturer on religion and the environment at Yale University, delivered the Univ. of Maine's 2008 Senator George Mitchell Lecture on the Environment in Orono. She is introduced by Senator George Mitchell, who also Mary Evelyn Tucker, a senior lecturer on religion and the environment at Yale University, delivered the Univ. of Maine's 2008 Senator George Mitchell Lecture on the Environment in Orono. She is introduced by Senator George Mitchell, who also offers remarks regarding the environment. (Total time: 1:06:10) MPBN http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/768641/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/768641.mp3 Amy Goodman, journalist and host of the Pacifica Radio program "Democracy Now!" is a former student of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, where this address was recorded. She spoke about her experiences at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, including her arrest, and about the importance of independent media. (Total time: 1:19:02) mpbc Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpbc/.jukebox/media/mpbc/768641/mp3/speakinginmaine/podcast/16123/768641.mp3 01:19:02 no MPBN, SPEAKING IN MAINE, COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Amy Goodman, journalist and host of the Pacifica Radio program "Democracy Now!" is a former student of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, where this address was recorded. She spoke about her experiences at the Republican National Amy Goodman, journalist and host of the Pacifica Radio program "Democracy Now!" is a former student of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, where this address was recorded. She spoke about her experiences at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, including her arrest, and about the importance of independent media. (Total time: 1:19:02) MPBN