3 JUL 2024 · Mike Tremblay, Metro’s Director of Transit Development, and Andrew Clark, Transit Program Manager at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, talk about some big changes at Greater Portland Metro that are bringing faster, more frequent, and more direct service to the Maine Mall area, DHHS and the Portland Jetport.  They also provide a sneak peek at some exciting improvements that Metro has in the works, including the introduction of new technology.  Andrew Zarro hosts

8 JUN 2024 · Sen. Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland) and Rep. Anne Graham (D-North Yarmouth) discuss the achievements of the most recent Legislative session, including efforts to address chronic homelessness and create more housing. 

30 MAY 2024 · Montpelier City Manager Bill Fraser talks with host Andrew Zarro about the devastating flood that swamped Vermont’s capital city last July and the need for every community to prepare for disasters caused by climate change.

28 MAY 2024 · Two Portland officials, Nell Donaldson, the director of special projects, and Kevin Kraft, interim director of planning, discuss the city’s “https://www.recodeportland.me/,”  a major effort to modernize the city’s zoning rules. The proposal would allow multi-family homes in every neighborhood and increase the maximum height of buildings downtown and in some major corridors, such as Forest Avenue and Congress Street. The proposal encourages growth near transit and jobs in major intersections, corridors and downtown.

28 MAY 2024 · Sen. Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland) and Rep. Anne Graham (D-North Yarmouth) discuss the achievements of the most recent Legislative session, including efforts to address chronic homelessness and create more housing.

15 MAY 2024 · https://www.portlandmaine.gov/ Councilor April Fournier and Cullen Ryan, Executive Director of https://www.chomhousing.org/join host, Kristina Egan in a conversation about the ongoing challenge of homelessness in our community, discussing the return to warmer weather, encampments, and ongoing efforts to provide support and solutions.  https://www.instagram.com/letsconnectradio/ is a weekly public affairs radio show & podcast focused hosted by https://gpcog.org/ Executive Director Kristina Egan

14 MAY 2024 · Are We Ready For The Future? Host, Kristina Egan is joined by speakers from the https://www.climateworkmaine.org/ summit in Augusta. Guests include: Emily Wood - Program Director, https://www.ceimaine.org/ Patrick Woodcock - President, https://www.mainechamber.org/ Jack Shapiro - Clean Energy & Climate Director, https://www.nrcm.org/ Dr Joseph Romm - Senior Research Fellow at https://web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/ Alan Caron, Founder, https://www.climateworkmaine.org/ Tony Shurman, CEO of https://www.wymans.com/

22 APR 2024 · Glenn Prickett, President and CEO of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, talks with host Andrew Zarro about environmental stewardship, fishery management and the impact of climate change on rising sea-levels and increasing storm intensity.

18 APR 2024 · Jennifer Hutchins, the Executive Director of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, speaks with host Andrew Zarro about Maine’s nonprofit community.

10 APR 2024 · Greg Jordan, the former Executive Director of Greater Portland METRO, talks with host Andrew Zarro about the pivotal role leadership plays in successful regional transit. Jordan also discusses his new job as Assistant City Manager at the City of Portland.