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Mon 11/10 COLIN WOODARD: OUR DIVIDED NATION
Best-selling author Colin Woodard joins us to discuss his new book Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America. In it, he explores why America is so divided and what can be done to repair the rifts.
Tue 11/11 HISTORY MATTERS
For Veterans Day, we listen back to our earlier conversation about David McCullough’s posthumous collection of essays—many never published before. The book, History Matters, explores the many aspects of what history can teach us. McCullough was a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and bestselling author. (Original broadcast Sept 17, 2025)
Wed 11/12 MAINE PUBLIC LEADERS
Maine Public CEO Rick Schneider and head of programming Susan Tran discuss the impacts of federal funding cuts, upcoming promotions, how programming decisions are made, the status of Maine Public’s new Portland facility and other public media matters.
Thu 11/13 CARTOGRAPHY
In an age of AI and GPS, what's the role of mapmakers today? We meet modern-day Maine cartographers, including Rockland's Margaret Wickens Pearce, who was recently award a MacArthur “genius” award for her work, which honors Indigenous peoples’ understanding of land. And we'll discuss the role maps have played for hundreds of years in framing our understanding of place, people and history.
Fri 11/14 HEARTS OF PINE
Maine’s only professional soccer team, Hearts of Pine, is in its inaugural season and, by any measure, has had a tremendous first year. We speak with the Hearts of Pine founder and others about the journey to establish a professional soccer team in Maine, the ups and downs on the pitch, and what’s next for the team.
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Maine Calling is a daily, live call-in radio program devoted to civilized conversations about almost anything – from politics and poetry to education and climate change, literature, and so much more. And every day, you the audience are invited to join the conversation with your phone calls, emails, social media posts, and voice messages in the Maine Public App. |
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