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Radio
Title
The Liars Table
Year
2002
Scott Gurian explores how the culture at Tall Barneys in Jonesport is created through lies and stories, at a table known as the liars table. Gurian also discusses how the restaurant is important to Jonesport and its residents.
Type
Radio
Title
Hot Lunch
Year
2003
Kathryn Sullivan speaks to Nancy McAdams, the kitchen manager at Portland High School, about what the school orders for the students to eat during lunch. McAdams also speaks about meeting the needs of students based on their diverse backgrounds.
Type
Radio
Title
Food on the Table
Year
2010
Without ever having formal culinary training, Guy Hernandez has been successful with his restaurant Bar Lola, located in Portland. Joanna Zwanger speaks to Hernandez and his wife about starting their business, ensuring that everything runs well, and adopting their son.
Type
Radio
Title
The Captain
Year
2012
In Stratton, Maine there are stories about an apparition, known as the Captain, that lives in the inn. Sofia Saldanha documents the story of the Captain, and speaks to Sandra Isgro about her restaurant inn and experiences with inexplicable energies that prevent her from leaving.
Type
Radio
Title
The Jane Fonda
Year
2013
Since the Vietnam War, Big G's sandwich shop has offered unique sandwiches, which surprisingly comes with some controversy over the name one sandwich. Jake Ryan documents how one sandwich at the shop used to be called 'The Jane Fonda,' and patron's desire to change the name to honor the dead of the Vietnam War.
Type
Radio
Title
Recipe for radical rest (serves 3)
Year
2021
Heather Flor is a Peruvian-American farmer and artist who uses rest as a radical tool. Heather’s mother, María Rosita, and her four-year old nephew, Ediercito, do too.
Type
Writing
Title
A Heart Behind the Wheel
Year
2012
After his taxi business went out of business, Stanley Frautten thought he would never drive a taxi again, after nearly 50 years of driving one. Claire Jeffers documents Frauttern's journey to start another taxi company despite heartbreak and loss.
Type
Writing
Title
A La Guerra!
Year
2000
Hillary Berliner documents the lives of migrant workers from Honduras who work in forestry, known as brushcutters. Berliner learns about the work that these workers performer in the forestry industry and discusses their personal stories.
Type
Writing
Title
Two Eggs,Toast, Homefries
Year
2000
Through different owners and changes, Marcy's diner in Portland trys to resdiscover and display a past. Alethea Okonak speaks with the owners of Marcy's to discuss the history and culture of the diner.
Type
Writing
Title
Public Displays of Eccentricity
Year
2000
Jaimson York discusses the lives of several collectors, who collect different kinds of objects, but are united in their connection to place since they all live in Maine. York uncovers the differences among collectors and how they view their collections.
Type
Writing
Title
Seeing It For What It Is
Year
2001
Creativity can be found in all places, as Robin-Lee Holman discusses regarding Spindleworks, a non-profit artist cooperative made up of artists with developmental disabilities. Holman speaks to artists regarding Spindleworks and their experiences.
Type
Writing
Title
Like My Father Before Me: A Young Man Hangs Onto Hope as Industry Flees His Hometown
Year
2010
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