In this episode, UMaine Farmington professor Gretchen Legler discusses human connections to the sacred in the natural world.
Peter Neill
Peter Neill is founder and director of the World Ocean Observatory, a web- based place of exchange for information and educational services about the health of the ocean. Throughout his career, Peter has served as an advocate and independent consultant for strategic planning and innovation to organizations devoted to marine affairs, education, and public engagement. He is host of the long-running World Ocean Radio weekly audio feature, celebrating 12 years and 600 episodes in 2021; and Conversations from the Pointed Firs, a one-hour radio show on WERU-FM, wherein he interviews artists and authors who live in Maine, work in Maine, or otherwise derive their creativity from the essence of Maine.
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Conversations from the Pointed Firs: historian Earl H. Smith
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Conversations from the Pointed Firs: Singer, songwriter Gordon Bok
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Conversations from the Pointed Firs: Minister, musician and author Rob McCall
Rob McCall joins host Peter Neill to discuss the tradition of nature writing in Maine, the characteristics of the genre, and the various methodologies and principles that underlie this special means by which to evoke and understand the natural world that surrounds us.
Peter Neill: Maine is positioned for greatness in a troubled world
Dirigo, indeed. Base our future on human ecology, not ‘nostalgia and empty tradition.’
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