Maine Policy Matters Podcast Season 2

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center re-launches Maine Policy Matters Podcast

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine re-launched their podcast “Maine Policy Matters” on Sept. 6. This season of Maine Policy Matters will feature essays, research and interviews on timely topics relevant to Maine to make public policy information more accessible to policymakers; government, business and nonprofit leaders; and the general public.

The first episode is Maine State Economist Amanda Rector’s essay on early lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. Other episodes will include a reading by Gail Dana-Sacco on the history of Maine’s Indigenous peoples and their interactions with the state of Maine; the perspective of William D. Adams, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, on the urgency of democracy; and a conversation with researchers Jonathan Malacarne and Jason Lilley on the Maine food system’s response to the pandemic. The episode is available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeart Radio and Stitcher.

Each episode of Maine Policy Matters will be released on a biweekly basis. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeart Radio and Stitcher.

See more about Season 2.