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Radio
Title
Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun Radio
Year
2001
Janice Gardner explores the lives of civil war reenactors, trying to understand the hows, whys, and possible dangers of Civil War reenactment.
Type
Radio
Title
B-I-N-G-O H-E-A-L-S
Year
2001
Matthew Ozug explores the world of bingo players at Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, speaking briefly with bingo players about their hobby.
Type
Radio
Title
Backyard Birder
Year
2002
Terry Goodhue walks around Evergreen Cemetery discussing his hobby of birding and speaking to the birds.
Type
Radio
Title
Elvis Cop
Year
2003
Police officer Chuck Denault speaks about his hobby as an Elvis Presley impersonator, and the work he puts into his craft to getting everything right for performing.
Type
Radio
Title
Josh
Year
2004
Molly Menschel highlights the life of Josh Dayton, a dyslexic student at Aucocisco School and Learning Center. Dayton speaks about his desire to create a card game and how he escapes from reality.
Type
Radio
Title
Buckets of Gold
Year
2005
Laura Olkowski speaks to Linda Stanley about her hobby of combing the beach for glass worn down by the ocean. Stanley discusses seaglassing in detail and the different kinds of items she finds along the beach.
Type
Radio
Title
The Angel Warrior On His Way To The Top
Year
2006
Brooke Shuman highlights the life of stock car racer Mike St. Germain, who focuses on God while racing. Shuman speaks to Mike and his wife about the racing lifestyle and the dangers that come with the hobby.
Type
Radio
Title
The Bottle King
Year
2005
Emily Sapienza highlights the hobby of bottle digging and the culture that surrounds it, speaking to Braum Hepburn. Sapienza discusses how bottle collectors understand different values in the bottles that they find and how Hepburn is considered "King of the Diggers."
Type
Radio
Title
GAMERS!
Year
2010
At Crossroad Games in Standish, Brenden Hill created a place where youths can spend time and interact with people who share the same interests of gaming. Macon Reed speaks to gamers at Crossroad Games about their experiences and mentoring other youths through games.
Type
Radio
Title
A Taste of Pie
Year
2010
Encountering a rough time, the Portland Improv Experience continues to put on shows as the dynamic of the group changes. Sarah Delia documents the work that the improv group does to prepare for shows despite their struggles and the need to find a permanent practice space.
Type
Radio
Title
Slots of Fun
Year
2004
T.K. McGurit discusses the hobby of slot car racing, and speaks to racers who meet at Slots of Fun in Brunswick about their experiences with cars.
Type
Radio
Title
How to See Glass
Year
2013
Within the sea glassing community, only specific pieces of glass are sought out for collectors, for personal collections and competition. Erika Lantz documents Bill and Helen Carney's hobby of collecting glass at one of their secret spots, and speaks to the Carney's about how seaglassing took a new meaning to them when Helen started to lose her vision.
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