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Stoking the Fire

Nicole Eliza Araujo with WMPG radio

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Stoking the Fire is a podcast that explores practices of wellness and spirituality from a nuanced perspective. With different guests on the show each week sharing their own experiences, we discuss practices that stoke the fire within, those that extinguish it, and the mysterious phenomena along the way. Themes include: cultural and social structures, trauma, Eastern medicine, addiction, cults, bodily autonomy, sexuality, abuses of power, feminist spirituality, the wounded masculine, the pris ...
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Let's Talk About It

Patrisha McLean

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Our founder/CEO Patrisha McLean and her fellow survivors — including those who grew up in it— get real in conversations about how complicated and dark domestic abuse is, and what it takes to get over to the bright side. Music is by Jackie McLean Strack, the host’s daughter. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1M6qI3IXGTAAKFEZNLGr13 The “Let’s Talk About It" podcast airs on WMPG-FM out of Portland run by community members and students at University of Southern Maine https://www.wmpg.org . A versi ...
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This weekly commentary is heard on WMPG-FM's "Hukkin' a Chainek" hosted by Steve Hirshon. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, other times totally out there, but always worth your two to three minutes. Lorenzo has been a part of 'MPG since it was a mono, 50 watt station out of the University of Southern Maine's Gorham campus in 1988. His show, a formatless affair entitled "Emotionally Bankrupt & Morally in Debt" ran for six years; the commentaries will begin its third year in July '06, and ar ...
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Corrupted Files is a lighthearted but properly spooky supernatural mystery podcast. Shunned paranormal investigator Annabelle Bright and Special Agent Blair Sharp are on a quest for truth. But something in the woods wants to catch them before they do... and keep them. Credits Written by Kate Rogers Edited and Produced by Rachel Spigel Music by Nate Stemp Acting credits Rachel Spigel - Blair Sharp, voice of the woods Kate Rogers - Annabelle Bright, voice of the woods, woman with cats Alyson P ...
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New Mainers Speak shares delightful, meaningful, funny yet sensitive conversations about what life is like in Maine for immigrants, in their own words. In each episode a member of the community shares personal experiences from his or her home country, as well as stories about life in Maine. New Mainers Speak is a 30 minute interview between a foreign-born resident of Maine and Kate Manahan, the show’s producer and host. Genuine empathy develops from witnessing an individual’s story. That inf ...
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Guest: Melody. Melody, a Mi’kmaq native, realized when she connected with Finding Our Voices that domestic abuse is at the root of her substance abuse as well as incarceration. She talks here about how she transcended both to become a wellbriety coach and published author. Topics include: Incarceration, Substance Abuse, Native culture…
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Guests: Anonymous and Jennifer. Two-parter about how religion helped to trap both women in domestic abuse and made it harder to get out. “Anonymous" talks about the Cantor who refused to give her a Get for a divorce, and Jennifer talks about the pious-acting husband who was anything but.Patrisha McLean
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Guest: Mary Kamradt, Chief of Staff of Finding Our Voices. Her home was destroyed and dog killed in a fire set by her ex, and her family sided with him. Topics: Sexual abuse, arson, estrangement from children and grandchildren.Patrisha McLean
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Guests: Ashley and Dezarae. Ashley talks about how overseas deployments made him increasingly abusive at home. Dezarae talks about being terrorized by a girlfriend. Topics: The military, same sex abuse, impact on childrenPatrisha McLean
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Guest: Caroline McKuen The director of the Presbyterian Advocacy Council talks about her church’s enabling of criminal, financial, and sexual abuse Topics: Religious abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse. https://www.presbyterianadvocacycoalition.orgPatrisha McLean
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Guests: Courtney Davis and Jess Jess introduced her best friend to him, then grew alarmed as he steadily turned Courtney into a shell of herself Topics: Sexual abuse, financial abuse, what to do when you are worried for a loved one Short film on Courtney here.Patrisha McLean
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Guests: Lora and Jeannine Lauber Oren A Maine nurse talks about financial abuse continuing with the divorce. Then Jeannine Lauber Oren of Finding Our Voices talks about the Maine law she helped get through to help mitigate financial abuse. Topics: Financial abuse, sexual abuse, divorce hell More about Jeannine is here. The law Jeannine helped to pa…
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Guests: Jolene, Jennifer, Tiffany, Gina, Sarah, and Mary Six survivors talk about how holidays are the scariest and most miserable times of the year. Topics: The role alcohol plays in abuse, being let down by the court system, child abusePatrisha
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Guest: Jackie Lee McLean The host of this Podcast talks with her daughter about how the abuse impacted them separately and also together and their path to healing. Topics: Child abuse, narcissistic fathers, triangulation Jackie is an executive of an IT company, and singer-songwriter who provides the music for this Podcast. More of Jackie's Music he…
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Guest: Donna Kaz William (Body Heat) Hurt swept Donna off her feet when she was a young actress, and grew steadily more dangerous. Topics: Narcissists, fame as an enabler, career-sabotaging Donna is a feminist activist and author of Unmasked: Memoirs of a Guerilla Girl on Tour https://www.amazon.com/MASKED-Memoirs-Guerrilla-Girl-Tour/dp/1510709436 …
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Guest: Randall Liberty, Maine's Commissioner of Corrections Randy talks with Patrisha about the impact his father’s violence toward his mother had on him and his brothers. Topics: Sons and fathers, sons and mothers, the importance of prison for violent abusersPatrisha McLean
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Anne Hallward came to the US as a 17 year old from Canada. She is now a psychiatrist and Gracie Award-Winning host of Safe Space Radio, which got its start at WMPG. Anne kindly agreed to interview me as a way of saying goodbye to this beautiful community of listeners. This show completes the 250 episode series of New Mainers Speak. Thank you for be…
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Elise Malongi arrived in Maine with her three young children from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo during the summer of 2012. A year and a half later she courageously agreed to be my very first guest on New Mainers Speak. Seven years later she is my last formal interview in this series. A lot has happened in Elise's life in her first seven ye…
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Phuntsho came to the US in 2018 from Bhutan to study Global Media and Communications at the University of Bridgeport. Now with master's degree in hand, she lives in Newcastle, Maine where she volunteers her expertise with Lincoln County TV. As a digital media consultant, Phuntsho loves learning new media skills while helping to support Maine Challe…
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Meirgani is from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. In 1986 the Sudanese family that employed him with daily labor, brought him to Hollywood, CA, USA where he was kept isolated for a decade before he learned some English and was able to leave, file for asylum, and work for Fox News in CA. ​ In 2007 Meirgani and his growing family moved to Maine. He is ma…
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Kerem Durdag was born to Turkish parents and raised in Pakistan. He came to the US for college. For more of his background story listen to New Mainers Speak 079 from Nov 1, 2015. Presently, Kerem is the Chief Operating Officer of (Great Works Internet) GWI.net. He speaks with passion about digital inclusion and digital equity and explains why that …
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Nancy was born and raised in Kigali, Rwanda. She came to the US and Maine in 2018. With her background in finance and her excellent people skills, Nancy's become the new Community and Diversity Specialist for Bangor Savings Bank. Nancy's insights about the secondary traumas the 1994 genocide inflicted on her life are illuminating. Talking about the…
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Odette was raised in a rural village in Burkina Faso, West Africa with her extended family of 30 people. When she moved to the capitol city of Ouagadougou she adapted to a very different way of life with money and food bought in markets. In 2016 Odette and her children moved to the United States, arriving in Maine on Christmas Day, knowing no one. …
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Deborah was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Her childhood was disrupted by war and time spent in a prison camp and refugee camp before moving to Michigan-- then Maine in 2000. She was almost nine years old when she found herself learning English in Portland Public elementary schools. Deborah has spent her life since figuring out how…
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Suzan's family is originally from the Darfur region of Sudan. She was born in Khartoum and moved to Egypt at the age of 8 and to Maine at 14. She deeply understands how overwhelming huge moves are on the lives of refugee families. Suzan is studying social work at USM while working in the field. Her career goal is to become a psychologist so that sh…
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When they were nearly five the Olise sisters came to Maine from Lagos, Nigeria. Now Adora (left) and Amede (right) are sophomores at Kennebunk High School. They are members of the debate team, civil rights team and mock trial. They love their extra curricular activities and wonder what it might be like if the worldly kinds of lessons they learn in …
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Gerard was born and raised in Damascus, Syria to Armenian parents. He came to study at Boston University in 1983 and has lived with his family in Maine since 2000. He is the General Manager and Innkeeper of the Year at Portland Harbor Hotel, The Inn at Diamond Coveand Diamond's Edge Restaurant and Marina. Gerard and his wife Annie lead the Armenian…
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Ekhlas came to Maine at age 12, with her family from Darfur, Sudan. As my guest in 2017 she told her personal immigration story and read her own poetry. You can hear that whole interview by clicking here. Ekhlas is now the Citizenship and Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. She is currently registering im…
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Brian was the Poet Laureate of Hampshire, England in 2012-2013. In 2014 he and his young family moved to South Berwick, Maine. Brian earned an MFA in poetry from UNH in 2017. His poetry has appeared in magazines, competitions, and art shows in America and in Britain. Before Covid, Brian could be found visiting schools all over the state through the…
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Antonio was raised in Brazil and came to the US in 1988 to study the performance of mime through Partners of the Americas. He's not only lived an immigrant's experience here in Maine but has also performed on this subject (and many others) through mime and storytelling, all around the world. Antonio's warmth and expressiveness appeal to a wide vari…
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El-Fadel came to the US in 2004 and became a citizen in 2009. He was originally from Darfur, Sudan. On July 30th, 2020 he hosted a candlelight vigil in Portland to remember the people who have been killed in violence and genocide in his home area, and for those who still suffer in refugee camps. The exciting part is, people in those camps can watch…
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Noor, her husband, and their young son went directly to Augusta, Maine when they left their home in Southern Iraq in 2016. It was a rough start but in the past three and a half years she has completed her high school degree at Adult Education, volunteered at four locations and is now working for the Capitol Area New Mainers Project while she gets r…
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Leyla was born in Somalia. Her family became refugees and moved to Boston when she was four years old. Later they moved to Maine when she was twelve. This past spring she graduated from USM with a Bachelor's Degree in communication. Her dream is to be a journalist. You can hear her former work on her podcast called Refugees of Portland and this sum…
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Joel grew up in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong and came to Portland, ME in 2012 to attend Maine College of Art (MECA). He later attended The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies before completing his MFA at MECA. Presently, Joel is a graduate school admissions counselor at MECA. This is a link to his virtual reality project called The Penguin…
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Roberta grew up in big family in Cianorte, Brazil, the great grandchild of Italian immigrants. She lived in the UK for ten years before moving to Texas. Maine became her home in June of 2019, right as she became a US citizen. Currently, Roberta is working toward her Master of Fine Arts degree at MECA, focusing in abstract painting combined with mos…
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Nargiz Alizada is studying at the University of Maine for her MBA after years of working as a finance manager, auditor and consultant for international companies. During these Days of Covid she has found her way back to her family traditions from Azerbaijan: singing, cooking, creating, and enjoying being in nature with her daughters in Falmouth, ME…
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This is an hour-long (two part) interview with Abdi Iftin, author of Call Me American. He came to the US in 2014 and became a US citizen in January 2020. In this interview he talks about his memoir which details his epic journey from Mogadishu, Somalia to Maine. Abdi speaks about things that are sometimes considered taboo like being black in Maine,…
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Safiya Khalid came to the US in 2005 from the Hagadara refugee camp in Kenya. She, her mother and two younger brothers fled Kismaya, Somalia due to war and civil unrest. Sixteen years later, Safiya is a Lewiston City Councilor (Ward 1) and Community Resource Coordinator at Gateway Community Services. She holds a BA from USM in Psychology and is als…
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