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A Word In Edgewise | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
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A Word In Edgewise | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Hosted by WERU-FM 89.9 · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 825 episodes

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825
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6m
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Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME 99.9 Bangor (weru.org)

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WERU-FM 89.9 hosts A Word In Edgewise | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives, a society show with 825 episodes published.

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A Word in Edgewise 5/25/26: Memorial Day 2026, Pericles, Ransomware, & Kit the Mare . . .

May 25, 20267m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 5/18/26: Windblown Ticks, Philip Metres, & Hercules Cluster M13 . . .

May 18, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 5/11/26: Merry Mount, Tracy K. Smith, & the Diamond Sutra . . .

May 11, 20264m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 5/4/26: Of Maia, Nestbuilding, Carl Phillips, & the Eta Aquariids . . .

May 4, 20266m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 4/27/26: Peepers, Cecil Day-Lewis, Mr. & Mrs Mallard, & the Flower Moon . . .

Apr 27, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 4/20/26: The Kenduskeag, Tick Season, Earth Day, & Rae Armantrout . . .

Apr 20, 20266m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 4/13/26: Of Horace, Dryden, & Kate Colby . . .

Apr 13, 20264m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 4/6/26: POETS SPEAK, Chaucer, Eliot, & Artemis II . . .

Apr 6, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 3/30/26: The Bell Curve, a Cracked Tooth, & Paul Verlaine . . .

Mar 30, 20266m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 3/23/26: Cummings, Dickinson, & Knobby Tires in a Squall . . .

Mar 23, 20266m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 3/16/26: Entropy, Henri Cole, Eskers, Brenda Hillman, & the Vernal Equinox . . .

Mar 16, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 3/9/26: Women’s History Month, Jimmy Carter, & Fatimah Asghar . . .

Mar 9, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 3/2/26: Martius, Year of the Horse, Keats, Yeats, & Full Blood Moon Eclipse . . .

Mar 2, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 2/23/26: Of Milano-Cortina, Grenoble, Fleming, Killy, & Sandburg . . .

Feb 23, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 2/16/26: Lulu, Sledding, Han Kang, & Presidents’ Day . . .

Feb 16, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 2/9/26: Woodson, Millay, Lawless, & the Moon at Apogee . . .

Feb 9, 20266m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 2/2/26: Februum, Punxsutawney Phil, Anna Vischer, Eric Furry, Maggie Smith, & the Snow Moon . . .

Feb 2, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 1/26/26: Huey Smith, Unpredictability, Susan Griffin, & Vesna Vulovi? . . .

Jan 26, 20265m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 1/19/26: A Heat Shield, Meghan O’Rourke, & MLKJr 2026 . . .

Jan 19, 20264m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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A Word in Edgewise 1/12/26: Resegregation, Shara Lessley, & the Red Star Antares . . .

Jan 12, 20264m

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-centur

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