Salt invites scholars to a conference to speak about how folk culture and popular culture interact. Salt offers a report on the conference.

Barbara Michaels uncovers the lives of five self-employed individuals who perform various services to entertain the public, highlighting the importance of following one's passion in life.

For an island 12 miles off the mainland, there is only one store on North Haven, Waterman & Co. Tina Waterman documents the story of the store, as told by its current owner, Frank Waterman.

At the only sardine factory in operation in Eastport, workers speak about their experiences. Pamela Wood documents work and life at the sardine plant.

The Cambodian community in Portland makes up a very small percentage of population, and as Carole Hoffman discovers, struggles to find jobs, learn English, and preserve their own culture. As a guest, Hoffman experiences a traditional Cambodian wedding, highlighting how the Cambodian community uses this as a way to ensure their culture is preserved away from home.

London Chretien discusses the topic of community supported agriculture and how certain individuals practice this type of alternative farming in Maine.

Like many diners, the Third Alarm Diner carries a unique characteristic that makes it different from other diners, housing a collection of firefighting memorabilia. Mary Jo Shafer speaks to the owners, firefighters themselves, about how the diner brings out the firefighting culture and family feeling.

In the small town of Strong, the Strong Wood Products, Inc. toothpick and dowel mill begins manufacturing early each morning. Suzanne Grossman speaks to employees at the factory to learn about their jobs and the work produced at the mill.

Speaking up against the Iraq War, Dexter Kamilewicz became the representative for veterans, mothers, fathers and wives to run for Congress on an anti-war, peace platform. Steve Brown highlights the life of Kamilewicz, speaks about his connections to the Iraq War, and running for Congress on a peace platform.

In November 2018, a great black hawk flew from the Amazon jungle to Deering Oaks Park in Portland Maine. No one knew how it got there, but people loved it so much that soon the stories outgrew the hawk.

Despite the challenges facing dairy farmers, the Russell family fights to keep their farm going. Anna Hoberman documents the lives of the Russell family and their work on their dairy farm in Litchfield.

Gabriel Etenberg meets with individuals in Waldo County to learn about their craft of making furniture from twigs.