June 30, 2025: Yasmeen Khan appeared on News Center Maine to discuss how Maine’s domestic violence resource centers are in a precarious situation as uncertainty looms over federal grant funding. Watch the appearance.
June 23, 2025: Josh Keefe appeared on News Center Maine to talk about his reporting on a Presque Isle child welfare case that offers a rare glimpse inside Maine’s secretive child welfare system. Watch the appearance.
June 16, 2025: Chris D’Angelo appeared on News Center Maine to talk about his reporting on what the public lands fight happening at the federal level means for Maine. Watch the appearance.
June 9, 2025: Benjamin Cassidy appeared on News Center Maine to discuss his reporting on how rumble strips are saving lives — and money — on rural Maine roads. Watch the appearance.
June 5, 2025: Rose Lundy and Kristian Moravec joined this month’s episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU to talk about their recent reporting on Maine’s changing workforce. Listen to the episode.
June 2, 2025: Kristian Moravec appeared on News Center Maine to talk about her reporting on a Somerset County town that may withdraw from its school district. Watch the appearance.
May 26, 2025: Kristian Moravec appeared on News Center Maine to discuss her reporting that examined how Maine’s heat pump boom has been promising for rural workforce development and the uncertainties that lie ahead. Watch the appearance.
May 19, 2025: Emily Bader appeared on News Center Maine to talk about a bill that would automatically seal certain criminal records. Watch the appearance.
May 14, 2025: The Maine Monitor and Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at Colby College hosted a panel discussion, moderated by Maine Monitor reporter Rose Lundy, with health care experts on the state of health care access in Maine. Watch the discussion.
May 12, 2025: Emmett Gartner appeared on News Center Maine to talk about his reporting on the Washington County wreath-making company that has been fined nearly $16,000 for worker housing violations. Watch the appearance.
May 5, 2025: Josh Keefe appeared on News Center Maine to discuss legislation that would change the way Maine’s child protection system defines abuse and neglect. Watch the appearance.
May 1, 2025: Rose Lundy and Josh Keefe joined this month’s episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU to talk about their recent reporting. Listen to the episode.
April 28, 2025: Adrienne Washington appeared on News Center Maine to talk about how USDA funding uncertainty is impacting Maine farmers. Watch the appearance.
April 21, 2025: Joyce Kryszak appeared on News Center Maine to discuss the worries of Maine businesses as the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown ramps up. Watch the appearance.
April 14, 2025: Rose Lundy appeared on News Center Maine to talk about two bills that aim to keep veterans’ homes solvent and aging Mainers in their homes. Watch the appearance.
April 10, 2025: Kate Cough and Emily Hedegard joined this month’s edition of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU to talk about Maine’s maternity care crisis. Listen to the episode.
April 7, 2025: Emmett Gartner appeared on News Center Maine to discuss legislation that could allow Hancock County towns to take ownership of abandoned dams. Watch the appearance.
March 31, 2025: Emily Bader appeared on News Center Maine to talk about how federal funding cuts could impact Maine research organizations. Watch the appearance.
March 24, 2025: Kristian Moravec appeared on News Center Maine to discuss how lawmakers aim to tackle Maine’s teacher shortage from multiple angles. Watch the appearance.
March 17, 2025: Emily Hedegard appeared on News Center Maine to talk about the increased use of midwives and potential solutions to Maine’s maternal care crisis. Watch the appearance.
March 10, 2025: Alexa Foust appeared on News Center Maine to discuss her reporting on child care providers alleging the state is months behind in reimbursement payments. Watch the appearance.
March 6, 2025: This month’s edition of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU features a panel discussion about the future of Maine’s dams, including the dams on Silver Lake, Alamoosook Lake, and Toddy Pond. Listen to the episode.
March 3, 2025: Emily Bader appeared on News Center Maine to talk about a proposed school for teens in recovery in Aroostook County. Watch the appearance.
February 27, 2025: Kate Cough participated in a discussion on Maine Calling about maternal health in Maine and the challenges Mainers face in getting good maternal health care. Listen to her appearance (around the 11:25 mark).
February 24, 2025: Kate Cough appeared on News Center Maine to talk about the closure of birthing units across Maine and the impacts the closures are having in rural areas. Watch the appearance.
February 17, 2025: Rose Lundy appeared on News Center Maine to discuss how Maine’s childhood vaccination rates have benefited from the elimination of nonmedical exemptions. Watch the appearance.
February 10, 2025: Stephanie McFeeters appeared on News Center Maine to discuss how The Maine Monitor worked with the Investigative Reporting Workshop to track how Maine counties are spending $261 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Watch the appearance.
February 6, 2025: Rose Lundy discussed Maine’s long-term care challenges in this month’s episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU. Listen to the episode.
February 4, 2025: Emmett Gartner moderated a discussion in Bucksport with local and state experts on the future of Maine’s dams, including the dams on Silver Lake, Alamoosook Lake, and Toddy Pond. Watch the discussion.
February 3, 2025: Emmett Gartner appeared on News Center Maine to discuss how Hancock County lawmakers are planning legislation that would address dam abandonment in response to a debate over three Bucksport-area dams. Watch the appearance.
January 2, 2025: This month’s edition of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU is an excerpt from an event about indigent defense that The Monitor held at the University of Maine at Augusta. Listen to the episode.
December 5, 2024: Emmett Gartner talked about his recent series on Maine’s dams in the eighth episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU. Listen to the episode.
December 3, 2024: Josh Keefe and Stephanie McFeeters moderated panel discussions during a day-long indigent defense symposium co-hosted by The Maine Monitor and the Maine Indigent Defense Center. Watch the discussions.
November 7, 2024: Alexa Foust talked about her investigation into violations at child care facilities as part of the seventh episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU. Listen to the episode.
October 22, 2024: Executive Director Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm spoke about the case for local news in our nation’s democracy at the Belfast Free Library. Watch the presentation.
October 17, 2024: Kate Cough was interviewed on Let’s Connect Greater Portland about her project on Maine’s saltwater marshes. Listen to the interview.
October 3, 2024: In the sixth episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU, Josh Keefe talked about the fight for workforce housing on Mount Desert Island. Listen to the episode.
Sept. 30, 2024: Executive Director Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm moderated the Belfast City Council Candidate Forum. Watch the candidate forum.
Sept. 23, 2024: Kate Cough, in a Mitchell Center talk, explored the past and future of energy in Maine. Watch the presentation.
Sept. 17, 2024: In a panel event moderated by executive director Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm at the Belfast Free Library, Kate Cough, Emmett Gartner and Annie Ropeik talked about reporting on resilience and solutions in Maine’s changing climate. Watch the panel discussion.
Sept. 5, 2024: In the fifth episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU, Emily Bader talked about a pair of unique addiction recovery approaches happening in Maine. Listen to the episode.
August 1, 2024: Kate Cough joined the fourth episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU to talk about her new series on saltwater marshes in Maine. Listen to the episode.
July 19, 2024: Kate Cough appeared on WMTW’s Total Maine Sunday show to discuss her project on Maine’s saltwater marshes. Watch Kate’s appearance.
July 4, 2024: Josh Keefe and Rose Lundy appeared on the third episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU to talk about their recent reporting. Listen to the episode.
June 25, 2024: Rose Lundy was interviewed on the Healthy Maine Talks podcast, from the Maine Public Health Association, about her investigation into Maine’s long-term care facilities. Listen to the interview.
June 20, 2024: Samantha Hogan was interviewed on a CNN podcast about her investigation into Maine’s probate court system. Listen to the interview.
June 6, 2024: Emily Bader, Emmett Gartner and Josh Keefe joined the second episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour on WERU to talk about their recent reporting. Listen to the episode.
May 17, 2024: Kate Cough interviewed Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows about the 2024 elections, including the voting process and election security. Watch the interview.
May 2, 2024: The inaugural episode of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour aired on WERU with Kate Cough, Stephanie McFeeters and Rose Lundy talking about The Monitor’s reporting on assisted living facilities, Maine’s “yellow flag” law, the lack of attorneys for families dealing with the child welfare system, climate change and some of the issues facing the coast after the recent storms. Listen to the episode.
March 27, 2024: Kate Cough moderated a panel discussion on Maine’s saltwater wetlands. Watch the discussion.
March 21, 2024: Rose Lundy was interviewed by News Center Maine about her reporting on nursing home closures. Watch Rose’s appearance.
March 14, 2024: Emily Bader was interviewed by WERU about her reporting on pharmacy closures. Listen to Emily’s appearance.
March 4, 2024: Genius Black, host of the Maine’s Black Future podcast, appeared on News Center Maine to discuss his podcast, Maine’s Black Future, that is distributed through The Maine Monitor. Watch Genius’ appearance.
Jan. 12, 2024: Emily Bader and Emmett Gartner appeared on WERU to discuss their reporting on how Maine law enforcement departments respond to mental health welfare calls. Listen to the interview with Emily and Emmett.
Dec. 6, 2023: Samantha Hogan sat down with WERU to discuss her reporting on the state’s probate courts, adult guardianships and estates. Listen to Samantha’s appearance.
Nov. 21, 2023: Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm talks about the origins of The Maine Monitor and its publisher the Maine Center for Public Interesting Reporting with co-founder Naomi Schalit. Watch the discussion.
Nov. 17, 2023: Rose Lundy spoke with WERU to discuss her reporting with ProPublica about Maine’s residential care facilities. Listen to Rose’s appearance.
Nov. 1, 2023: Emily Bader discussed Maine’s yellow flag gun law with “Marketplace Morning Report” host David Brancaccio in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting. Listen to Emily’s appearance.
Aug. 15, 2023: David Dahl moderated a discussion with veteran journalists James and Deborah Fallows about small town America, and what the Fallows learned about small-town communities while working on their best-selling book. Watch the discussion.
Aug. 11, 2023: Kate Cough was interviewed by Science Friday on her story, done in collaboration with TIME, about the debate surrounding whether a $1.5 billion lithium deposit found in Western Maine should be mined. Listen to Kate’s appearance.
Aug. 7, 2023: Kate Cough discussed lithium’s role in Maine’s geological makeup alongside two geologists on Maine Calling. Listen to Kate’s appearance.
March 28, 2023: David Dahl participated in a panel at the University of Maine Farmington about the role of nonprofit journalism in Maine alongside representatives from the Harpswell Anchor and Daily Bulldog. Watch David’s appearance.
November 2022 & January 2023: Kate Cough and a group of panelists discussed how Maine’s rising seas will impact coastal communities, based on Kate’s “Unstoppable Ocean” series. Watch the November and January discussions.
November 2022 & January 2023: Kate Cough and a group of panelists discussed how Maine’s rising seas will impact coastal communities, based on Kate’s “Unstoppable Ocean” series. Watch the November and January discussions.
Oct. 13, 2022: David Dahl was interviewed by Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy on their “What Works: The Future of Local News” podcast, through Northeastern University’s School of Journalism, about public interest journalism in Maine. Listen to David’s appearance.
June 15, 2022: Barbara Walsh appeared on WMTW to talk about her series on Maine’s transgender community. Watch Barbara’s appearance.
May 11, 2022: Kate Cough joined a roundtable discussion hosted by WERU on Maine’s changing media landscape and what it means for democracy. Other panelists were from the Mount Desert Islander, the University of Maine and WERU. Listen to Kate’s appearance.
Jan. 27, 2022: Samantha Hogan joined Maine Public Morning Edition host Irwin Gratz to discuss her investigation that uncovered jailed defendants are not always afforded their constitutional right to private phone calls with their attorneys. Listen to Samantha’s appearance.
October 2021: Kate Cough discussed her reporting on a $1.5 billion lithium deposit being found in Maine on News Center Maine and on Maine Public.