Many radio DJ's develop a certain personality that makes them distinct from others. Rebecca Stewart captures DJ Jon James' daily life, working for a radio program, and his family life.

Olivia Goldfine documents the Old Time Radio Gang and their travels.

Robyn Bolyard documents a youth radio show on WMPG.

Lily Piel documents the life and transition of David Bunker, who after a near fatal accident, recognized that he had always identified as female.

Annie Tselikis captures a photograph of a woman dancing at the sock hop.

Although country music generally finds more popularity in the south, the country music scene in Maine has a large following. Fielder Mattox captures how country music plays a role in certain communities of Maine.

COVID-19 has brought death closer than ever- but social distancing rules keeps loved ones apart during their final moments. Elissa Mardiney talks to death experts about how the pandemic is changing dying, and how thinking about death can change the way we live. Please Note: This piece discusses death and contains some profanity.

Roland Labbe opened the first gay bar in Portland, Maine, in 1967. At one point, there were at least 9 queer bars in Portland. Now, there is only left: Blackstones. This story explores the question of why so many gay bars have closed, as well as the need for queer community spaces, and the importance of drag shows. Please Note: This piece discusses sex and contains some profanity.

In November 2018, a great black hawk flew from the Amazon jungle to Deering Oaks Park in Portland Maine. No one knew how it got there, but people loved it so much that soon the stories outgrew the hawk.

We’re saturated with information about what It’s like to be an adult during the pandemic. But what about kiddoes? This a kid’s take on what it means to be alive during COVID-19. Pritha RaySircar takes us into the world of her 10-yr-old nephew. Online learning. Video games. No recess. No soccer practice. Just locked down at home. With his family. And in the end, we’ll hope to learn what it means to be little. In a crisis so large.

A first person account of self-isolating in 300 square feet. Names and voices have been changed to protect identity.

Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.