Sep 29, 202646 minS4
What happens when the big ideas from MEREDA’s Fall Conference meet the realities of actually getting housing built? In this episode, Elizabeth Frazier and Jason Howe recap the conversation with Maine’s gubernatorial...
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MEREDA Matters
Hosted by MEREDA · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall listening in on a conversation between Maine’s real estate industry leaders? You’re in luck - MEREDA now has a podcast: MEREDA Matters! This is not your typical Q&A session. This is a podcast that puts you in the room with the people who are driving responsible development in Maine. It’s dynamic and we don’t know where each conversation will go, but you’re sure to learn something new each episode. MEREDA Matters gives you insider conversations that highlight the people, stories, and relationships behind the real estate and development deals in Maine. Sponsored by: Kennebec Savings Bank | Bangor Savings Bank | Clark Insurance, A Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company
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What is MEREDA Matters about?
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall listening in on a conversation between Maine’s real estate industry leaders? You’re in luck - MEREDA now has a podcast: MEREDA Matters! This is not your typical Q&A session. This is a podcast that puts you in the room with the people who are driving responsible development in Maine.
Who hosts MEREDA Matters?
MEREDA Matters is hosted by MEREDA. The show has published 35 episodes to date.
What has MEREDA Matters covered recently?
Recent episodes include "MEREDA Fall Conference: The Governor's Race" (29 September 2026, 46 minutes), "A Conversation with Jim Howard and Andrew Silsby" (2 June 2026, 57 minutes), and "AI and the Future of Real Estate, A Conversation with Steve Weikal and Caleb Johnson" (24 March 2026, 54 minutes).
How often does MEREDA Matters publish?
MEREDA Matters publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 35 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on MEREDA Matters?
Booking probability for MEREDA Matters is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. MEREDA Matters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. MEREDA Matters's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch MEREDA Matters?
The strongest fits for MEREDA Matters are Property Management & Appraisal and Real Estate Agents. MEREDA Matters has a business audience.
About the host
MEREDA hosts MEREDA Matters, a business podcast with 35 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Jun 2, 202657 minS3After 28 years and owning one of Maine’s largest commercial real estate portfolios, Jim Howard remains a name you might not know. On the latest MEREDA Matters, host Justin Laverriere and co-host Andrew Silsby, President...
Mar 24, 202654 minS3What does AI actually mean for the people who build, design, and invest in the places we live and work — and what's hype versus reality? In this episode, we sit down with Steve Weikal, industry chair of MIT's Real...
Episode #2
A WIN for Middle Housing
Jan 29, 202655 minS3https://legislature.maine.gov/committee/#Committees/HED
Oct 30, 202551 minS3Maine is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis, but the issue is far more complex than rising prices. In this episode of MEREDA Matters, Dr. Chris Herbert of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and...
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Jun 26, 202538 minS2Corinne Watson, Co-Founder of Tiny Homes of Maine, and Kevin Hancock, Managing Owner of Hancock Lumber, sit down with MEREDA Vice President Jenn Small for MEREDA Matters - the podcast that lets you listen in on...
Jun 10, 20251h 3mS2Andrew Silsby, President and CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank, and Tim Soley, President and CEO of East Brown Cow, sit down for MEREDA Matters - the podcast that lets you listen in on conversations with the people driving...
May 28, 202549 minS2Bob Montgomery-Rice, President and CEO of Bangor Savings Bank, and Matthew Lewis, Director of Four Directions Development Corporation, sit down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards for MEREDA Matters - the podcast...
May 13, 202546 minS2Michael Barton, Managing Director of Real Estate Development at Reveler, and Jason Howe, Partner and chair of the Real Estate and Finance Practice Group at Preti Flaherty, sit down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards...
Apr 29, 202558 minS2Matt O’Malia, Co-Founder and CEO of TimberHP, and Ben Herzog, Wood Technologist at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, sit down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards for MEREDA Matters...
Apr 8, 202555 minS2Elizabeth (Beth) Frazier, Partner at Pierce Atwood, and Jason Howe, Partner and chair of the Real Estate and Finance Practice Group at Preti Flaherty, sit down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards for MEREDA Matters...
Feb 19, 202558 minS2Ryan Kanteres of Simons Architects, Paul Becker of Thornton Tomasetti, and Matt Tonello of Consigli Construction sit down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards for MEREDA Matters - the podcast that lets you listen in...
Episode #5
A Conversation with Greg Payne
Dec 10, 202448 minS2Greg Payne, Senior Advisor on Housing Policy at The Governor’s Office of Policy, Innovation and the Future, sits down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards for the fifth episode in the second season of MEREDA Matters...
Oct 8, 202445 minS2Josh Levy, Principal & Co-Founder of Waterstone Properties, sits down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards for the fourth episode in the second season of MEREDA Matters - the podcast that puts you in the room with the...
Sep 9, 202452 minS2Jason Howe, an attorney at Preti Flaherty and Co-Chair of MEREDA’s Public Policy Committee, and Matt Pouliot, a realtor and developer at Pouliot Real Estate and Maine Senator, sit down with Elizabeth Frazier, an...
Aug 20, 202443 minS2Chantal Harris, Director of Monson Arts, and Stuart Kestenbaum, Senior Advisor at Monson Arts and the former Director of Haystack and previous Maine Poet Laureate, sit down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards for the...
Jul 9, 202454 minS2From The Grant , Sean Ireland, a Principal at Windward Development, and Mandy Reynolds, a real estate development consultant, sit down with MEREDA President Shannon Richards for the first episode in Season 2 of MEREDA...
Jun 4, 202450 minS1Incoming President of MEREDA Shannon Richards sits with current MEREDA President Craig Young and immediate past President Josh Fifield for the eighteenth episode of MEREDA Matters - the podcast that puts you in the room...
May 7, 20241 hourS1Mayor of Portland Mark Dion sits down with MEREDA President Craig Young and MEREDA Board Member and MaineHousing’s Senior Director of Government Relations and Communications Erik Jorgensen, for the seventeenth episode...
Apr 2, 202454 minS1The founders of GreenMars – Nate Green, Lead Developer, and Chris Marshall, Business Manager – sit down with MEREDA President Craig Young and MEREDA Board Member Josh Soley, for the sixteenth episode of MEREDA Matters...
Recent guests
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Jim Howard
Eagle Projects International
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Caleb Johnson
Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor, 92.9 The Game Atlanta Hawks Reporter
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Chris Herbert
Director of Customer Service - Service Delivery, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies
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Kevin Hancock
Author of 48 Whispers From Pine Ridge and the Northern Plains, Hancock Photography
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