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Community Voices For Change
by WMPG
Community Voices for Change is a talk show highlighting the work of individuals and organizations working to enhance the greater good of communities. Producer and Host Richard Rudolph begins each show with music from Sam Cooke’s Ain’t That Good News Album -“A Change is Gonna Come”. The show is also based on the writings of Howard Zinn and other writers who believe if we can get organized “Small acts” multiplied by hundreds, thousands of people we can transform our communities, the state and even possibly the world. Our sound engineer is Dennis Kirkpatrick.
Episodes
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Space Control Weapons
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 19, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The show is an interview of Bruce Gagnon who is the coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. He...
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Nuclear Power, Climate Progress, and War
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 5, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. Today's installment is an interview of Linda Pentz Gunter who is the executive director of the U.S. based nonprofit Beyond Nuclear,...
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Mainers Pay the Price for Expensive Health Care
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired September 28, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. This program is an interview of Andy O'Brien who is the Communication Director of the Maine AFL-CIO. He has recently written a...
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Amtrak's New Portland Station
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired September 21, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The program is an interview with Peter Cole, the President of the Maine Rail Group and Bruce Sleeper, the President of TrainRiders...
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Social Housing Programs
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired September 14, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. This program is an interview with two members of the Social Housing Task Force which recently released its Final Report and...
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Our Power vs Maine Public Utility Commission
The September 7, 2026 program is an interview of Seth Berry, the Executive Director of Our Power who is an intervenor in the utility rate case which is currently before the Maine Public Utility Commission. Seth Berry, who is a leading critic of Central Maine Power, talked about why his…
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The Center for Working Class Politics
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired August 31, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The program is an interview with Jarrett Abbott who is the Director of the Center for Working Class Politics which is a research...
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The Miles Delivers Action Coalition
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired August 24, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 7:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The program is an interview with Margaret Reynolds who is the cofounder of the Miles Delivers Action Coalition which was formed in May...
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Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired August 10, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. This podcast is an interview with Heather Spaulding who is the Deputy Director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association....
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Maine Healthcare Coverage
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired August 3, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The show is an interview of James Myall who is a lead policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. He has recently written a...
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Dealing with ICE in Portland Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired July 27, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. Today's program is an interview of Joey Brunnele who is a candidate for the at-large Portland City Council seat being vacated by April...
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Flock Cameras, Municipal Surveillance, and Privacy
WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The program is an interview of David Boyer who represents Mechanic Falls and part of Poland, ME. in the Maine State Legislature. He serves on the joint committees on veteran and legal affairs. He talked...
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Community Neighborhood Associations
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired July 13, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. An interview of Tom Blackburn, the president of the Bayside Neighborhood Association in Portland Maine. He first briefly talked about…
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Ranked Choice in Voting
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired July 6, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. This installment is an interview of Ethan Strimling who is a former mayor of Portland, Maine. He talked about the recent primary election...
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A Tenant Bill of Rights
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired June 22, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The program is an interview with former Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling who is an opinion columnist at The Maine Beacon. The show focused...
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Ongoing attacks against LGBTQ Youth
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired June 15, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The Program is an interview with Gia Drew, Executive Director of Equality Maine who talked about ongoing attacks against LGBTQ Youth,...
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Maine's Voter Data - Request Denied
Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Shenna Bellows, Maine's Secretary of State who talked about the ongoing struggle with the Trump Administration over its request for Maine's sensitive Voter Data and why the request has been denied. She is now engaged in another...
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Improving Access to Child Care Programs
The program is an interview of Maine Senator Henry Ingwerson who chairs the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee. He talked about several bills he sponsored that are now law. LD1728 improves affordability, stability and access in the Child Care Program. It limits the amount families...
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How a Tenant Union Represents Renters and Advocates
The show is an interview of Bradley Davis and Selene Geigester. They are members of the Portland, Maine Tenants Union (PTU). Bradley is a founding and steering committee member. He gained local prominence after becoming the first tenant to win a retaliation and overcharged rent settlement under...
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Publicly Funded Health Care in Maine
The podcast is an interview of Dr. Henk Goorhues who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Maine Medical Association and the Executive Committee and Grayson Lookner, who is a member of the Maine House of Representatives who lives in Portland and represents the 113th House District and…
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Maine Boys to Men
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired May 11, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The program is an interview of Bruce King, the Executive Director of Maine Boys to Men. Bruce first talked about the problems that boys...
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Maine's Eviction Prevention Pilot Program
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired April 27, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The program is an interview of Andrea Steward who is a Policy Analyst at Maine Equal Justice (MEJ). She talked about the Eviction...
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Maine Labor Climate Council
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired April 20, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD The podcast is an interview with Francis Eanes who is the executive director of the Maine Labor Climate Council. He talked about the...
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Facing Up to PFAS (Forever Chemicals)
The podcast is an interview of Marina Schauffler who is a journalist and author of Inescapable: Facing Up to Forever Chemicals which was recently published by John Hopkins University Press. The book is a schatting indictment of American corporations that have jeopardized public health through the...
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The Problem With Plastic
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired April 13, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Melisa Valiant who is the Communication Director at Beyond Plastic, a nationwide project based at...
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Tax Fairness in Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired March 30, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Ryan Tipping who is the Director of Policy and Strategy at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Ryan is...
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Maine Equal Justice (MEJ)
The podcast is an interview with Robyn Merrill who is the executive director of Maine Equal Justice (MEJ). Robyn talked about a major program that her agency has developed over the past several years. The Hope Project (Higher Opportunity for Pathways to Employment) is a higher education and...
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The State of the Unions: Organized Labor in Maine 2020-2024
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired March 16, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Joseph van der Naald and Kevin Van Meter who are the authors of a recent report which was just published…
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Maine Farming; Financial Strain and Federal Funding Freezes
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired March 9, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast for March 9, 2026 is an interview of Sarah Alexander, the Executive Director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners...
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The 1987-1988 International Paper Strike
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired March 2, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The show Linda Deane who is the President of the Western Maine Labor Council and two other union members who were involved in the...
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Maine's Women Lobby
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired February 23, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast for February 23, 2026 is an interview of Destie Hoffman Sprague who is the Executive Director of the Maine's Women…
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Voter Rights in Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired February 16, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview with Shenna Bellows, the Maine Secretary of State, who has been an outstanding champion of voter rights…
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Notes of a Black American Reckoning
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired February 9, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast for February 9 is a conversation with Professor Anthony Walton who is the author of several books including a collection…
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Senator Mike Tipping: Maine Legislative Accomplishments
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired February 2, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. This week's podcast is an interview of Senator Mike Tipping who is serving his second term in the Maine Legislature representing...
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Environmental Risks from the use of Synthetic Turf
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired January 26, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Representative Lori Gramlich who is serving her fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives. She...
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Suicidal Ideation and Treatment Utilization Among Young Adults Aged 18-25
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired January 19, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Afroze N. Shaikh who is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the...
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State of Working Maine 2025: Strengthening Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities and Beyond
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired January 12, 2026 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of James Myall, a lead policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, He recently issued a new...
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International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Ira Helfand who is the past president of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. He is also a member of the international steering group for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Ira...
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America: An Increasingly Dangerous Place for Women and Girls.
Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The program is an interview of Carrie Baker, who is a professor and chair of the program for the study of women and gender at Smith College. She recently wrote an op ed "America is an increasingly dangerous place for women and girls". She talked about the...
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Rachel Flehinger and "Activate Maine"
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired December 22, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Rachel Flehinger who has created a new organization called Activate Maine. Her background includes...
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AI Surveillance Cameras in Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired December 15, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Dylan Oliver, a native of Hodgson, Maine who is a staff member of the Alliance for Secure AI. Dylan...
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Maine's Efforts to Ban Trans Students
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired December 8, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Gia Drew who is the executive director of Equality Maine She talked about the latest efforts to ban...
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Evangelical Lutheran Church lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired November 24, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Reverend Nathan Pepo who is the Bishop of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in...
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Good Shepherd Food Bank - Maine's Food Insecurity
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired Nov 17, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Heather Patuett who is the CEO of the Good Shepherd Food Bank which provides food assistance to over 600...
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How the Rich and Powerful Do Not Pay Taxes
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired November 10, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ. of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The show is an interview of Ray Madoff who is the author of "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy,"…
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Healthcare Changes to Affordable Care Act in Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired Nov 3, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Hillary Schneider who is the Director of the Health Insurance Marketplace in the Maine Department of Health...
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Raising the Minimum Wage in Portland (ME)
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 27, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of James Myall who is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. He has recently...
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Portland Maine's Rent Control Success
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 20, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview of Ethan Strimling, a former Mayor of Portland who talked about why Portland, Maine's rent control is...
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Union Pathways of Maine
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 13, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD. The podcast is an interview with Sam Boss, the Maine AFL-CIO Apprenticeship, Work Force & Equity Director. Sam talked about the new...
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Maine's Secretary of State; What the Job Entails
Community Voices for Change - 30 mins - First Aired October 6, 2025 WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.The show interviews Shenna Bellows, Maine's Secretary of State. The show focused on how she first got involved in the work that she...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Community Voices for Change is a talk show highlighting the work of individuals and organizations working to enhance the greater good of communities. Producer and Host Richard Rudolph begins each show with music from Sam Cooke’s Ain’t That Good News Album -“A Change is Gonna Come”. The show is also based on the writings of Howard Zinn and other writers who believe if we can get organized “Small acts” multiplied by hundreds, thousands of people we can transform our communities, the state and even possibly the world. Our sound engineer is Dennis Kirkpatrick.
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Community Voices for Change is a talk show highlighting the work of individuals and organizations working to enhance the greater good of communities. Producer and Host Richard Rudolph begins each show with music from Sam Cooke’s Ain’t That Good News Album -“A Change is Gonna Come”. The show is also...
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