North by Northeast: Recent Episodes
Crystal Canney
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In this episode of North By Northeast, Crystal talks with the authors of the book "Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish". Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins discuss the industrialization of aquaculture and the selling of our coast.
Host Crystal Canney talks with newspaper icon Bill Nemitz, who is signing off after 45 years in Maine journalism. The discussion ranges from recollections of stories that stick with Bill to this day, Maine politics, and the future of the State.
My guest, Senator Bill Diamond a Windham Democrat is speaking out again.
As Bill Diamond says: "It makes my head explode as why some of these decisions are being made. We need transparency. Every bill I sponsor DHHS fights it. Without the transparency we can't see what is going on."
All we want to do is help but DHHS hides behind a cloud of secrecy.
The greatest stress is currently in rural communities.
James "Allie" McCormack has been working to help fix Maine's child protection system for years. Hear why this summer he couldn't take it anymore and how the state needs to step up its game to protect Maine's most vulnerable children.
Senator Bill Diamond, a long-time Democrat elected official from Windham is speaking out about the number of children in Maine's system who are dying. It is a riveting interview and he pulls no punches.
A controversial newcomer to the Portland, Maine political scene, Nasreen Sheikh-Yousef is ready to talk politics.
Bar Harbor Lobsterman Jim Hanscom talks about the future of Frenchman Bay and industrial-scale aquaculture. Maine has set the table for large aquaculture projects, but is that what we really want with the consequences around the environment, the impact on lobsters and more?
Longtime Maine politico Lynne Williams joins Crystal Canney to discuss getting dark money out of politics. Williams looks at HR1 and SR1, the federal effort to reform government elections and put the power back in the hands of the people.
Westbrook, Maine has gone from a sluggish mill town to boomtown. How did this happen? Let me introduce you to Daniel Stevenson, Economic Development Director who is putting the pieces of this all together.
Mike Michaud is one of Maine's longest-serving and most sincere public servants. At a time when we look at elected leaders with a raised eyebrow - Mike epitomizes giving back. From the halls of Congress to an elected leader in his hometown of East Millinocket - the work has not stopped. A conversation with Mike Michaud that spans economic development, the decline of the mills, dark money politics, paid family leave, and the hope in the political world.
The Three-headed Monster threatening Maine's lobstermen - Ginny Olsen joins Crystal to talk about right whale regulations, offshore wind, and industrialized aquaculture. From a multi-generational fishing family and herself a lobsterwoman and aquaculturist, Ginny knows how important Maine's traditional fisheries are to our state and cares deeply about their future.
Domestic abuse, celebrity, and survival - Patrisha Mclean joins Crystal Canney to discuss how she's come out of the fire. Patrisha is a photojournalist, human rights advocate, and founder and president of Finding Our Voices.
Senator Angus King joins Crystal Canney to discuss global warming and security in the Arctic.
Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine's CDC Director, talks about the virus, the variants, and what he would do differently during the pandemic.
Protect Maine's Fishing Heritage Foundations executive director Crystal Cnaney speaks with Jon Lewis, the former director of Maine's aquaculture program and consultant to Protect Maine. A growing number of aquaculture leases and conflict are setting the stage for some rocky times on Maine's Coast.