Let's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives Podcast

Let's Talk About It | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

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Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Let’s Talk About It  11/12/21:  “Growing Up In Domestic abuse– Man’s Perspective”
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Roan Yellowthorn from Blue Elan Records, and Clara Shneid, Kathryn Brunhaver, Suzie Assam from DocSong Drinking as a factor in domestic abuse, mother/son relationship, breaking the cycle. Guest Andy talks about growing up with a violent, angry father and also about getting out himself as an adult but his mother still being trapped. -Growing up with an angry and controlling father -Breaking the cycle -Wanting to get your mother to safety About the host: Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the survivor-powered, grassroots non-profit breaking the silence of domestic abuse all around the state.
Nov 12, 2021
58 min
Let’s Talk About It 10/8/21:  Mother/Daughter Talk About Abuse by Husband/Father
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Roan Yellowthorn of Blue Elan Records In this rerun from 2020, mother and daughter Rhonda and Ashley talk about how they were controlled and torrmented by the same man in similar and different ways and how they have healed their own relationship -Coercive Control -Child Abuse -Financial abuse About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based, survivor-powered non-profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse.
Oct 8, 2021
58 min
Let’s Talk About It 9/10/21:  Domestic abuse by a police officer
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Roan Yellowthorn of Blue Elan Records -Weaponizing of children -Police cover-up for one of their own -Financial abuse Guest: Amy Burns talks with Patrisha about how she thought he would protect her because he was a police officer but ended up terrorizing her and her son, and how reporting his abuse to the Maine State Police resulted once again in our state in no accountabilty, no justice. About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based, survivor-powered non-profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse community by community all across Maine.
Sep 10, 2021
58 min
Let’s Talk About It 8/13/21:  Same Sex Domestic Abuse
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa -Weaponizing children -Dysfunctional Court system -Abuse specific to same sex relationship Guest: Tiffany Engelhardt About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based non-profit organization marshaling survivor voices and community creativity to break the silence of domestic abuse.
Aug 13, 2021
58 min
Let’s Talk About It 7/9/21:  Extreme Isolation
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa Music: Roan Yellowthorn of Blue Elan Records -Terrorizing -Isolation -Incompetence of District Attorney Guests: Illustrator Rebekah Lowell talking about how her husband virtually kidnapped her and her two daughters, keeping them confined and isolated for years. About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based non-profit organization marshaling survivor voices and community creativity to break the silence of domestic abuse.
Jul 9, 2021
57 min
Let’s Talk About It 6/11/21:  Parental Abuse
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa -Angry and Controlling fathers -Mothers as enablers and victims -Healing through love Guests: Elizabeth Garber and Sue Garrett with readings by poets Linda Buckmaster, Ellen Sander, Marjorie Arnett, Kathleen Robinson and Karin Spitfire About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based non-profit organization marshaling survivor voices and community creativity to help girls and women avoid, recognize, safely leave and heal from dangerous relationships.
Jun 11, 2021
57 min
Let’s Talk About It 5/14/21:  Domestic Abuse
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa Police response to the criminal cruelty by husbands and boyfriends is the theme of today’s episode with guests Hannah, Mandy, Sarah and Lori. Music is by Roan Yellowhorn AKA Jackie McLean Strack, my daughter, of Blue Elan Records. -Police reponse to DV -Lax sentencing -Mental illness Guests: Hannah, Mandy, Lori and Sarah/Survivors About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based non-profit organization marshaling survivor voices and community creativity to help girls and women avoid, recognize, safely leave and heal from dangerous relationships.
May 14, 2021
58 min
Let’s Talk About It 3/12/21:  Domestic abuse
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa -Financial abuse -Coercive Control -Parental Abuse Guests: Dr. Kerry Roarke, Elizabeth Garber About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based non-profit organization marshaling survivor voices and community creativity to help girls and women avoid, recognize, safely leave and heal from dangerous relationships.
Mar 12, 2021
57 min
Let’s Talk About It 2/12/21:  Domestic Abuse
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa -How children are affected -Breaking the cycle -Getting free Guest: Jackie McLean Strack, the host’s daughter About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based non-profit organization marshaling survivor voices and community creativity to help girls and women avoid, recognize, safely leave and heal from dangerous relationships.
Feb 12, 2021
58 min
Let’s Talk About It 12/11/20:  Domestic abuse
Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean Technical assistance: Tammy Oropesa Key Discussion Points: Mental Illness Family Court part of the problem Leniency for Perpetrators Guest: Hannah/Survivor About the host: Patrisha McLean is an award-winning photojournalist and the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the Maine-based non-profit organization marshaling survivor voices and community creativity to help girls and women avoid, recognize, safely leave and heal from dangerous relationships.
Dec 11, 2020
58 min
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