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grit: courage, backbone, spirit, moral fiber, toughness, tenacity,
gumption, guts, spunk.]]>enNewsCopyright WMPGhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2f9a33f971d09fd48993faac05777cb9.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/grit--4367937Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:56:21 +0000WMPGWMPGfeeds@spreaker.comGrit is a podcast on WMPG exploring how Mainers respond to challenges and issues like the coronavirus pandemic, racism and climate change through interviews and personal stories. grit: courage, backbone, spirit, moral fiber, toughness, tenacity,...
grit: courage, backbone, spirit, moral fiber, toughness, tenacity,
gumption, guts, spunk.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-maine-youth-for-climate-justice-and-350maine--44706036https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44706036Sat, 08 May 2021 16:29:37 +0000WMPGToday we talk with Julia St Clair and Amy Eshoo and hear how Maine Youth for Climate Justice and 350Maine are working together.1847cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-poetry-for-earth-day--44512209


In the second half of the show we hear from Peter Dugas, KC Hughs and Peter Munroe talking about the Citizens Climate Lobby.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44512209Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:35:29 +0000WMPGOn Earth Day the Natural Resources Council of Maine teamed up with the Telling Room for an afternoon webinar showcasing inspirational environmental poetry written by Maine youth moderated by Samaa Abdurraqib. Here are the young Maine poets reading...


In the second half of the show we hear from Peter Dugas, KC Hughs and Peter Munroe talking about the Citizens Climate Lobby.]]>1850cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-pine-tree-amendment-part-2-do-you-have-a-right-to-a-healthy-environment--44164133
This is part 2 of 2 episodes on the Pine Tree Amendment.

Later in the episode we will hear the new single from Percy Hill.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44164133Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:52:31 +0000WMPGYou have a right to free speech and the right to own a gun, but a right to clean air, land and water? You may be surprised to hear the answer in our conversation with the women behind the Pine Tree Amendment: Andy Burt and Michelle Henkin along with...
This is part 2 of 2 episodes on the Pine Tree Amendment.

Later in the episode we will hear the new single from Percy Hill.]]>1774cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epiosode-19-pine-tree-amendment-part-1-do-you-have-the-right-to-clean-air-water--44087584
This is part 1 of 2 episodes on the Pine Tree Amendment.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44087584Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:27:21 +0000WMPGYou have a right to free speech and the right to own a gun, but a right to clean air, land and water? You may be surprised to hear the answer in our conversation with the women behind the Pine Tree Amendment: Andy Burt and Michelle Henkin along with...
This is part 1 of 2 episodes on the Pine Tree Amendment.]]>1833cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-behind-the-scenes-at-wmpg--43988723https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43988723Sun, 21 Mar 2021 18:19:35 +0000WMPGToday we take you behind the scenes at WMPG and talk with Dale Robin Goodman, Jessica Lockhart and Jim Rand….1827cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-nrcm-vs-cmp--43758690https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43758690Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:37:08 +0000WMPGSue Ely, Climate and Clean Energy Policy Advocate and staff attorney for the Natural Resources Council of Maine explains why NRCM believes Central Maine Power’s 145 mile high voltage transmission line, a project planning to carve a 150 wide path...1808cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-facing-climate-change-and-racism-at-usm--43336238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43336238Sun, 07 Feb 2021 19:02:36 +0000WMPGA conversation with USM faculty members Aaron Witham, Assistant Director of Facilities Management for Sustainability and William Johnson, Director of Intercultural Student Engagement.1850cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15--43188388
Heloise and Elisabeth, 8th graders from King Middle School in Portland are bringing attention to climate change Friday afternoons on the steps of City Hall.

In the second half of the show we discuss how some religious communities in Portland are dealing with racism. Allen Ewing Merrill, executive director of the BTS Center (the organizational successor to Bangor Theological Seminary) in Portland; Reverend Ben Shambaugh, Dean of St Luke's Cathedral in Portland and Liz Parsons, an environmental activist and also a member of St Luke's Cathedral share their thoughts and experiences.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43188388Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:44:23 +0000WMPGFridays for Future and a Conversation about Racism Heloise and Elisabeth, 8th graders from King Middle School in Portland are bringing attention to climate change Friday afternoons on the steps of City Hall. In the second half of the show we discuss...
Heloise and Elisabeth, 8th graders from King Middle School in Portland are bringing attention to climate change Friday afternoons on the steps of City Hall.

In the second half of the show we discuss how some religious communities in Portland are dealing with racism. Allen Ewing Merrill, executive director of the BTS Center (the organizational successor to Bangor Theological Seminary) in Portland; Reverend Ben Shambaugh, Dean of St Luke's Cathedral in Portland and Liz Parsons, an environmental activist and also a member of St Luke's Cathedral share their thoughts and experiences.]]>1804cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14--43083963https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43083963Sat, 23 Jan 2021 22:05:11 +0000WMPGThe ethics of climate actions. Today we talk with Allen Ewing Merrill, executive director of the BTS Center (the organizational successor to Bangor Theological Seminary), Reverend Ben Shambaugh, Dean of St Luke's Cathedral in Portland and Liz...1821cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13--42888401https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42888401Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:22:38 +0000WMPGChangemakers1808cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12--42670815In part two of our story on the South Portland Tank Emissions we talk with Jeff Crawford and Andrew Johnson from the Bureau of Air Quality, Maine Department of Environmental Protection.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42670815Sat, 26 Dec 2020 20:39:20 +0000WMPG“Is the Air Safe to Breathe?” In part two of our story on the South Portland Tank Emissions we talk with Jeff Crawford and Andrew Johnson from the Bureau of Air Quality, Maine Department of Environmental Protection.In part two of our story on the South Portland Tank Emissions we talk with Jeff Crawford and Andrew Johnson from the Bureau of Air Quality, Maine Department of Environmental Protection.]]>1814cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11--42452483https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42452483Sat, 12 Dec 2020 18:32:52 +0000WMPGSouth Portland Tank Emissions1796cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode10--41987214https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41987214Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:10:35 +0000WMPGToday we talk with Julie Rosenbach and Troy Moon about One Climate Future, but we begin with a conversation with local youth climate activist Anna Seigel, a student at Waynflete high school.1786cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9--41987202https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41987202Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:08:55 +0000WMPGIn this episode we talk with Ania Wright, who is a recent graduate of the College Of the Atlantic and grassroots climate action organizer for Sierra Club Maine.1832cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8--41666888https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41666888Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:34:57 +0000WMPGIn this episode we talk with Kate Sykes, who is running for a seat on the Portland City Council and one of the authors of the Green New Deal for Portland...1820cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7--40252839https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40252839Mon, 10 Aug 2020 20:02:35 +0000WMPGIn this episode we talk with Michael McAlister, director of SailMaine, and some of the sailors and crew. We also talk with Jesse Salisbury, a contemporary sculptor about his recent installment at Fish Point along the Eastern Prom Trail in Portland. We...1822cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6--38339942https://api.spreaker.com/episode/38339942Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:57:50 +0000WMPGIn this episode we talk with Deqa Dhalac, Family Engagement and Cultural Responsiveness Specialist with the Maine Department of Education. Deqa also serves as a South Portland city councilor.1825cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5--33730607https://api.spreaker.com/episode/33730607Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:22:42 +0000WMPGIn this episode we talk with Roberto Rodriguez, Chair of the Portland Board of Public Education and Jody Capelutti, Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Southern Maine.1832cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4--29730788https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29730788Sat, 06 Jun 2020 19:09:21 +0000WMPGIn this episode we talk with Doris Santoro, educator at Bowdoin College and hear about her experience with covid 19 and her perspective on the two pandemics our country is facing- the covid 19 pandemic and the pandemic of white supremacy.1815cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3--27763146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27763146Tue, 19 May 2020 14:23:30 +0000WMPGWe begin this episode talking with Ben Shambaugh, dean of St. Luke’s Cathedral in Portland and hear how the church is adapting to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Then we head north to the Carrabassett River where we find registered Maine Guide Jake Carlton.1770cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2--26978748from Portland and hear how their senior year has been upended and also how
they are staying positive, making a difference and reaching out while
sheltering in place.

Later we will hear from James and Fenn, eighth graders from Portland and
their take on skate boarding and remote learning.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26978748Sat, 09 May 2020 19:38:45 +0000WMPGWe begin this episode with Lucia and Siri, high school students from Portland and hear how their senior year has been upended and also how they are staying positive, making a difference and reaching out while sheltering in place. Later we will hear...from Portland and hear how their senior year has been upended and also how
they are staying positive, making a difference and reaching out while
sheltering in place.

Later we will hear from James and Fenn, eighth graders from Portland and
their take on skate boarding and remote learning.]]>1829cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1--26524804https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26524804Fri, 01 May 2020 21:05:24 +0000WMPGOn this episode we talk with Judy Demo, Team Leader of the Kitchen at King Middle School , Kirsten Platt, social studies teacher at Deering High School and Xavier Botana, superintendent of Portland Public Schools. We will also hear a a new music...1781cleanfull