Talking to kids about sex can be, kind of awkward. How much to tell them, or not tell them. How do you know when they’re ready for it? Brittany Cronin has the story of a mother who is trying to figure out how to talk to her sons about sex, and opening up to her own sexuality in the process. NOTE: This piece contains curse words and references to sex.

The tradition of using herbal medicine for health care dates back thousands of years, and in Maine, there are herbalists who follow these traditions. Sara Thibodeau investigates how herbalists in Maine are making herbs a daily part of their lives.

Barbara Michaels uncovers the lives of five self-employed individuals who perform various services to entertain the public, highlighting the importance of following one's passion in life.

Salt invites scholars to a conference to speak about how folk culture and popular culture interact. Salt offers a report on the conference.

Ronald Clayton documents the lives of individuals who have struggled from drug abuse and the treatments they have received.

With the resurgance of skateboarding, Mary Burgess explores the skateboarding culture in Portland. Burgess discusses the changes to the construction of the skateboard and speaks to skateboards about their experiences.

Lisa Merlini highlights the lives of Mira Cua and Cong Ba Nguyen, a couple who have different nationalities, but were able to mix and meld them into the family they started.

Marrying into the lobster industry, Julie Eaton is not a lobsterwoman, but a lobsterman. Aubrey White highlights the work that Eaton does for the lobster industry.

On her farm under the shadow of the White Mountains, Helen Perley raises animals. Val Gould and Elizabeth Tanner document the work Perley does on her farm with animals.

Alison Hudson speaks to Ed Aceto about plowing roads during a snowstorm. Aceto discusses the the difficulties that storms cause for plows and working for the Department of Public Works.

Shannon and Josh Gamache are a family who follow the traditional family structure, where Josh goes to work while Shannon stays at home raising the children. Katie Bell explores how the Gamache functions through the experiences of their eight year old, Colin.

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.