Shannon Rentener captures the lives of Franco-American musicians who play traditional fiddle music.

The November 1985 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on quilting, the wild blueberry barrens of Maine, and music.

In Deaf culture, talking straight signifies strength and empowerment, which Hilary Whitmore express through her signing. Lauren McSherry highlights the life of Hilary Whitmore, a deaf teenager, who has to overcome communication barriers for people to completely understand her directness.

How fulfilled can we be without romance? Steve Small has an answer to that. Featuring original music by Jo Strogatz.

The May 1989 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on lumberjack folklore, folk music, and junk on front yards.

Playwright Michael Gorman has been writing and rewriting a series of plays about the opioid epidemic for over two decades. Producer Emily Reeves tells the story of his epic artistic quest that spans from theaters to job sites to a recovery center in Augusta, Maine. Music by Alex Mejia. Archival footage courtesy of The La MaMa Archives/Ellen Stewart Private Collection, and The Forty Hour Club. “Welcome to La MaMa” from La MaMa Cantata courtesy of the Elizabeth Swados Estate.

On her last afternoon of business, Kim Anderson, owner of North Star Music Cafe in Portland carries on her business like normal. Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento captures Anderson's business.

Geoffrey Gundersdorf speaks to Angus Maclaurin, a musician who experiments with recording sounds transmitted from glasswork. Maclaurin recounts how music has always played a roll in his life.

In 2024, cats started to go missing from a Bangor neighborhood at an alarming rate. Resident Jen Delano found herself in the middle of it all. Music credits to Cue Shop and Bluedot Sessions.

This is a story about personality change. It highlights Jordan Emerson and her recovery and personality change following a car accident. NOTE: This audio piece contains profanity. Blue Dot Sessions: Music Composition

Tiffany Skillings Carter is the only Black midwife north of Massachusetts. She faces extra pressure to meet her clients' needs amidst growing gaps in rural maternity health care across the state. Music by Blue.Sessions.

In Deaf culture, talking straight signifies strength and empowerment, which Hilary Whitmore express through her signing. Lauren McSherry highlights the life of Hilary Whitmore, a deaf teenager, who has to overcome communication barriers for people to completely understand her directness.