Maine Policy Matters
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
Outreach Signals
Publishing Details
About This Podcast
Social Media
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
S9E3 Community and Citizen Science: Mainers Leading the Way
Today, we’ll be interviewing Linda Silka, Sarah Kirn, and Jane Disney on citizen and community science in Maine. Dr. Linda Silka is a social and community psychologist by training, with much of her…
S9E2 From Maine and Beyond: Nuclear Weapons Technology, Treaties, and an Uncertain Future
In this episode, we interview Rebecca Gibbons, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Southern Maine, who discusses why Maine would be a strategically and politically…
S9E1 The Nuclear Frontier: When Maine Was the Frontline of the Cold War
In this episode, we interview Chris O'Brien on Maine’s strategic role as a nuclear frontier during the Cold War, highlighting how bases like Loring became central to national defense. We examine the…
S8E3 Maine Healthcare: What Reduced Health Insurance Subsidies Could Mean in Maine
In this episode, we discuss the high-stakes expiration of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTCs)—a pandemic-era policy that is set to sunset at the end of 2025. While the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
S8E2 The Future of Whales in Maine: Science, Policy, and People
In this episode, we explore the critical role whales play in the marine ecosystem and how advances in research technology have transformed our ability to study and protect them. Our guest, Toby…
S8E1 The Evolving Role of Maine’s Libraries: Funding, Freedom, and Community
In this episode, library leaders from across Maine share how their roles reflect the modern mission of public libraries and why these institutions remain vital to their communities. Listeners will…
S7E3 Food Equity in Education: Where Maine Stands and Where It’s Headed
In this episode, we interview Shannon Coffin, Lynne Holland, Lisa Morin, and Amanda Levesque on food insecurity in Maine’s higher and lower education systems. This episode is part 2 of our series on…
S7E2 Feeding Maine: The Fight Against Hunger in Urban and Rural Communities
In this episode, we interview Heather Paquette, Kelly Sirimoglu, and Justin Strasburger on the prevalence of food insecurity in…
S7E1 Climate Resilience in Maine: Protecting Communities and Infrastructure
In this episode, we feature a special host, Nicole Leblanc, who is a writer for our podcast. This episode focuses on climate resilience, Maine's efforts toward clean energy and transportation, and…
S6E3 Harm Reduction: Compassionate Solutions to Maine’s Opioid Epidemic
In this episode, we interview Gordon Smith, Alex Rezk, Dr. Rachel Solotaroff, and Glenn Gordon on the opioid epidemic in…
S6E2 Behind the Ballot: Voting Integrity in Maine with Shenna Bellows
In this episode, we interview Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on election processes, election security, the importance of local municipal elections, and semi-open primaries. This episode…
S6E1 Maine Broadband Access Part 2: Digital Equity, Attitudes, and Access
This episode is part 2 of a two-part series on the status of broadband in Maine, with today’s topic focusing on digital equity, attitudes, and access. As we discussed in part one, Maine is uniquely…
S5E8 Maine Broadband Access Part 1: History and Infrastructure
In this episode, we discuss broadband's history and infrastructure in Maine with Heather Johnson, Nick Battista, Clara McCool, and Andrew Butcher. Heather Johnson is the Commissioner of the Maine…
S5E7 A Conversation on Maine’s Working Waterfront: Responding to Changing Times
In this episode, Bill Zoellick, Monique Coombs, and Jeremy Garielson join us for a panel discussion on Maine’s working waterfront. The panelists discuss the waterfront’s economic and cultural…
S5E6 The Maine Difference: Championing the Humanities in a Rural State
In this episode, Samaa Abdurraqib and Mollie Cashwell join us for a panel discussion on the importance of the humanities in Maine. The panelists discuss community care, technology's impacts on the…
S5E5 Maine Tourism: Trends and Sustainable Hospitality (Part 2)
This episode features a one-on-one interview with Charlene Virgilio, executive director of Four Directions. Then, you’ll hear a panel discussion with Tracy Michaud, Steve Lyons, and Rauni Kew on…
S5E4 Maine's Tourism Sectors: Our Economy, Traditions, and Sense of Place (Part 1)
In this episode, we interview David Vail, Caroline Paras, and Stuart Kestenbaum on Maine’s Tourism Sectors. Article on Maine's outdoor recreation economy:…
S5E3 Policy and Environmental Impacts: Maine's Offshore Wind Advantage (Part 2)
This episode is part 2 of a two-part series on Maine’s offshore wind efforts. In this episode, we’ll be following up on our interview with Dr. Habib Dagher, Executive Director of the University of…
S5E2 Habib Dagher & Leading Energy: Maine's Offshore Wind Advantage (Part 1)
In this episode, the first of a two-part series, we interview Habib Dagher, the founding Executive Director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. In two weeks, we’ll…
S5E1 S5E1 From Moose to Mainers, the State of Ticks in Maine
In this episode, we interview Lee Kantar and Griffin Dill on the impacts of ticks on Maine wildlife and communities. Lee Kantar is a moose biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and…
Frequently Asked Questions
Maine Policy Matters has published 46 episodes since March 2020, covering topics in Government, News.
Maine Policy Matters is currently active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 44m.
Similar Podcasts
Stay Tuned with Preet
Preet Bharara
1,001 episodes
Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
72 episodes
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
iHeartPodcasts
1,561 episodes
The Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project
600 episodes
The Al Franken Podcast
The Al Franken Podcast
388 episodes
Hacks On Tap
Vox Media
379 episodes