The Maine Monitor Radio Hour | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

The Maine Monitor Radio Hour – 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)

  1. MAR 5

    The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 3/5/26

    Host: Erin Rhoda, Interim Deputy Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: This episode covers how tariffs have affected Maine’s loggers and sawmills, the debate over whether federal immigration agents can wear masks or otherwise conceal their identities and how that compares to rules for local police, and more. Guests: Sean Scott, religion, society and politics reporter for The Maine Monitor and Report for America corps member. Emmett Gartner, environmental reporter for The Maine Monitor. FMI: themainemonitor.org/loggers-tariff-impact/ themainemonitor.org/sawmill-tariffs-boom-or-dust/ themainemonitor.org/forest-pests-diseases-outlook/ themainemonitor.org/immigration-agents-identification-concerns/ themainemonitor.org/faith-leaders-discuss-helping-mainers/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 3/5/26 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

    59 min

  2. JAN 1

    The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 1/1/26

    Host: Erin Rhoda, Interim Deputy Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: We discuss Monitor Local, a new reporting initiative from the The Maine Monitor focused on what’s happening in towns across Western and Downeast Maine — how the idea came to be and what its coverage has looked like so far. Guests: Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm, Executive Director of The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting — micaela@themainemonitor.org Judith Meyer, Editor of Monitor Local — judy@themainemonitor.org FMI: themainemonitor.org/monitor-local/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 1/1/26 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

    59 min

  3. 12/04/2025

    The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 12/4/25

    Host: Erin Rhoda, Interim Deputy Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: Maine Monitor reporter Rose Lundy speaks about her recent reporting on how more older Mainers appear to be using harder drugs, how groups across Maine are trying to combat men’s loneliness, and other health care challenges older adults are facing. Guests: Rose Lundy, rose@themainemonitor.org FMI: themainemonitor.org/more-of-maines-oldest-struggle-drugs/ themainemonitor.org/fighting-mens-loneliness/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 12/4/25 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

    58 min

  4. 11/06/2025

    The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 11/6/25

    Host: Stephanie McFeeters, Interim Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: We hear from Report for America corps member Daniel O’Connor about his reporting on the budget crisis in Washington County and the Maine school districts that have voted to change policies around transgender students. Guests: Daniel O’Connor, daniel@themainemonitor.org FMI: themainemonitor.org/washington-county-11m-bond-rejected/ themainemonitor.org/groups-pushing-schools-change-transgender-policies/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 11/6/25 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

    58 min

  5. 10/02/2025

    The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 10/2/2025

    Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: A Maine State Police trooper pinned a handcuffed man to the ground and repeatedly punched him in the face during an arrest. The episode raises questions about the agency’s use of force policy and its process for reviewing complaints. Reporters Josh Keefe and Callie Ferguson take listeners behind the scenes of their recent investigation. Guests: Josh Keefe, josh@themainemonitor.org Callie Ferguson, cferguson@bangordailynews.com FMI: themainemonitor.org/stop-punching-him/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 10/2/2025 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

    58 min

  6. 09/04/2025

    The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 9/4/2025

    Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: In this episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour, we hear from The Monitor’s two summer interns, Stacey Zhang and Yasmeen Khan, on their experiences trying to make a career in the field of journalism and how their Gen Z colleagues are consuming the news. Guests: Stacey Zhang – themainemonitor.org/author/stacey-zhang/ Yasmeen Khan – themainemonitor.org/author/yasmeen_khan/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 9/4/2025 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

    59 min

  7. 08/07/2025

    The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 8/7/2025

    Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: Sawyer Loftus, an investigative reporter with Maine Focus, the investigative team at the Bangor Daily News and partner of The Maine Monitor, walks us through a story he worked on with ProPublica about a wave of foreclosures on Maine homes purchased with loans from the United States Department of Agriculture. Guests: Sawyer Loftus, sloftus@thebangordailynews.com FMI: themainemonitor.org/usda-maine-foreclosures-rural-homeowners/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 8/7/2025 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

    58 min

  8. 07/03/2025

    The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 7/3/2025

    Host: Stephanie McFeeters, Deputy Editor at The Maine Monitor The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: Josh Keefe takes listeners behind the scenes of his recent reporting on Maine’s child welfare system, including the story of one Maine woman’s fight to get her son back after an incident in a Presque Isle parking lot. Guests: Josh Keefe, government accountability reporter: josh@themainemonitor.org FMI: themainemonitor.org/spanking-or-abuse/ themainemonitor.org/maine-foster-care-population-grew-fastest-nationally/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 7/3/2025 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

    58 min
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