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Conversations from the Pointed Firs is a monthly series of discussions between host Peter Neill and Maine-connected authors and artists about new books and creative projects that invoke the spirit of Maine, its history, its ecology, its culture, and its contribution to community and quality of life. Authors and artists interviewed live in Maine, work in Maine, or otherwise derive their creativity from its essence.
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Signup to Generate a PitchConversations from the Pointed Firs is a monthly series of discussions between host Peter Neill and Maine-connected authors and artists about new books and creative projects that invoke the spirit of Maine, its history, its ecology, its culture, and its contribution to community and quality of life.
Conversations From the Pointed Firs is hosted by Peter Neill. The show has published 50 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Carl Little" (10 June 2026, 58 minutes), "Charles Cantalupo" (5 May 2026, 58 minutes), and "Carol Gardner" (7 April 2026, 58 minutes).
Conversations From the Pointed Firs publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 58 minutes across 50 episodes.
Booking probability for Conversations From the Pointed Firs is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Conversations From the Pointed Firs requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Conversations From the Pointed Firs's contact route on record: verified email.
Peter Neill hosts Conversations From the Pointed Firs, an arts podcast with 50 episodes published.
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Conversations From the Pointed Firs
Our guest this month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs is Carl Little, poet, editor, journalist, exhibit curator, art critic, writer, poet, and historian of the art of Maine. He and Peter Neill are discussing that...
Conversations From the Pointed Firs
This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs: Charles Cantalupo, literary critic and historian specializing in indigenous writing and poetry; poet and author of Clooscape the Poet, an interpretation of a Wabanaki...
Conversations From the Pointed Firs
This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs: Carol Gardner, author of "The Divided North, Black and White Families in the Age of Slavery" (2025) written as part of a series, "Black New England." Divided North is a...
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This month on Conversations From The Pointed Firs, host Peter Neill speaks with Daniel Bartlett, the current Grand Secretary and former Grand Master of the Free Masons of Maine, and historian of the Masonic movement in...
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This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs, Peter Neill and Earth Shettleworth are discussing historic preservation in Maine. A native of Portland, Earle G. Shettleworth served as architectural historian for the...
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This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs, host Peter Neill sits down with Richard Parsons, author of "Storm Warriors of the Maine Coast: Stories of the Life-Saving Station at Biddeford Pool" to discuss the...
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This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs: a discussion between Peter Neill and Jane Crosen, a self-taught mapmaker who has spent four decades making and interpreting maps, and exploring Maine’s landscape. She...
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Join us in conversation with NOEL RUBINTON, journalist, essayist, and author of “Looking for a Story: A Complete Guide to the Writings of John McPhee”. Noel Rubinton’s writing has spanned many fields, including...
Conversations From the Pointed Firs
Our guests for June 2025 on Conversations from the Pointed Firs are CIPPERLY GOOD and KEVIN JOHNSON, curators of Sardineland , a new exhibit at Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine that tells the stories of the...
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Our guests for May 2025 on Conversations from the Pointed Firs are TOM AND LEE ANN SZELOG, often described as Maine’s most renowned wildlife photographers. Together they promote wildlife conservation and preservation...
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Our guest this month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs is KARIN R TILBERG, author of “Loving the North Woods: 25 Years of Historic Conservation in Maine”, published by Down East Books in late 2024. Karin is also a...
Conversations From the Pointed Firs
Vegetarianism has deep roots in Maine. There is a fascinating history: join AVERY YALE-KAMILA in conversation with Peter Neill about the history of Maine’s food ways and the untold story of vegetarianism in Maine...
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Our guest this month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs is CLAIRE ACKROYD , author, inspector of organic maple syrup production in Maine. Claire Ackroyd, author of Murder in the Maple Woods , her first novel, a...
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This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs, host Peter Neill engages in a fascinating conversation with Ian Ludders, author of "Didn't Do Much but a Little of Everything", a micro-history of Dalton Raynes who's...
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This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs host Peter Neill sits down with Peter Ralston. Peter is a marine photographer, photographing the coast of Maine since 1978, drawn especially to the working communities...
Conversations From the Pointed Firs
This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs host Peter Neill sits down with Lucas St. Clair. Lucas was born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and spent his childhood in a hand-built log cabin with few amenities and a focus...
Conversations From the Pointed Firs
This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs, host Peter Neill sits down with Siri Beckman, visual artist, wood engraver, print maker, and co-author of the new book "The Prints of Siri Beckman: Engraving a Sense of...
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This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs host Peter Neill sits down with Kristie Billings. A wearer of many hats, Kristie is a long-time DJ for ‘Daydream Nation’ on the WERU Community Radio in Orland, Maine...
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This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs, host Peter Neill sits down with Gary Lawless, poet, bookstore owner, book editor, publisher, and educator. He has published many books of poetry and co-owns Gulf of...
Conversations From the Pointed Firs
Our guest this first month of 2024 on Conversations from the Pointed Firs is LAUREEN LABAR , recently retired curator at the Maine State Museum and author of "Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community", published...
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