MAINE FACTS MATTER 2026 03-03-2026
04-22-26 Wednesday
Segments 1-2: Ray and Dee Dee Richardson welcome Jonathan Bush (Candidate for Maine Governor) they chat about some of the problems facing Maine, leisure time, bees, and more.
Segments 3-4: Ray asks Jonathan a text question about his bees, they talk about Maine politicians, they get into Jonathan’s tax plan, Maine’s work force, and more.
Segments 5-6: Ray starts with the Virginia redistricting, Jonathan introduces his friend Mike Wisecup (EP-179 with retired Navy SEAL Mike Wisecup and founder of Veterans for Bush). Mike shares his story, his mission, June 6 at the White Duck Barbecue for Jonathan Bush. Mike shares why he got involved, plain and simple it was to give veterans a voice.
Segments 7-8: Ray welcomes Nan Hayworth (Former US Representative (NY-19); Independent Women’s Forum Board of Directors; ConservAmerica Board of Directors Chairman) as they chat about a wide variety of subjects including boys in girls sports, and they also talk about the Pope’s latest comments, and more.
Segments 9-10: and Ray talk about the mission of The Town Farm, they are also looking for pallet partners, and more.
Segments 11-12: Ray and Vern start with the Maine Legislature and their shenanigans like banning coffee pots, then take calls.
Segments 13-16: Steve Gruber (Nationally Syndicated host of Real America Voice and The Steve Gruber Show, heard on WLOB at 6pm) join Ray, Dee Dee, and Vern. Steve starts with seeing a mink in his yard, and other wildlife that is in his backyard. Then the boys get down to business starting with re-redistricting, and a more.
04-21-26 Tuesday
Segments 1-4: Ray Richardson starts the day with the impending conflict with Iran, President Trump’s deadline and Iran’s defiance. Matt Jacobson (Summit Natural Gas of Maine) joins Ray and they discuss Maine Candidates including Graham Platner (US Senator Candidate), Platner’s campaign strategies and more.
Segments 5-6: Lauren LePage (Fyre Strategies) and Dr. Peter Earle of AIER (American Institute for Economic Research, who is also a veteran) discuss the world economy, how the current conflicts will affect prices, country allies, oil, and more things that will affect the economy.
Segments 7-8: Jon Fetherston (The Maine Wire, Sponsored by Jeff Preble Concrete) joins and Matt teases him a little about the live reports he has been doing while constantly looking over his shoulder. Jon describes what has been some of the things that he sees while doing his reporting. The discussion turns to Portland, housing, drugs, and more.
Segments 9-14: The panel start with energy costs and solutions. Matt Harrington (Maine Senate Minority Leader) joins the panel and they discuss the optics of the marriage of the Governors’ Chief of Staff, the Department of Health and Human Service, deaths of children in DHHS care, Maine’s Department of Energy, accountability, Maine’s DHHS system, care of autistic patients, taxes, Maine Legislature’s spending addiction, the path to victory in November, the delivery of the Republican message, and more.
Segments 15-16: The discussion starts with energy and utilities, changing the hearts and minds in Augusta, the need for people to get out and vote, the lives that have been lost for the right to place your vote, and more.
04-20-26 Monday
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04-17-26 Friday
Segments 1-4: Ray Richardson and Owen McCarthy (Maine Gubernatorial Candidate) discuss the disgraceful vote in Augusta that tabled the Bill to protect Maine’s children, education, the value of reading, the value of praising children, family values, For more information on Owen’s Maine 2040 Plan, visit his website, owenformaine.com.
Segments 5-8: Shawn Moody (Moody’s Collision) and Ray continue the discussion that started with Owen regarding the Legislature, Ray reads a success story via text about a student with Dyslexia and the failure of the school. Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) joins the conversation and informs us that the Legislature will be back on April 29th to address the Mills’ Vetoes, taxes, DHHS letter to providers, the focus on Maine Care, expanding eligibility, and more.
Segment 9: Kenny Cianchette (Erik’s Church and Candidate for Maine Senate) and Delanie Bomar (RNC Regional Communications Director) join Ray and Dee Dee. Delanie calls in to discuss Graham Platner, Janet Mills and their campaigns to represent Maine in the US Senate.
Segment 10: Ray and Kenny talk about the swing Maine has made in the last ten years from a conservative state to a liberal one and the candidates on the slate for June.
Segments 11-12: Ray, Dee Dee, and Kenny discuss Ray’s daughter Lela and her 30th birthday on Saturday, the celebration up at Erik’s and the Don Campbell Band, the Lexington Concord re-enactment, the speculate what would our world look like if America didn’t exist, the disingenuous positions of the Democrats.
Segment 13-14: Ray, Dee Dee, and Kenny talk about the unethical bought off media, the long history of the Democrat party trying to take the rights from the people and imposing their will, the DHHS system, the disgraceful, partisan job that Sec. of State Sheena Bellows has done, and more.
Segments 15-16: Ray reiterates the thoughts for the day and urges people to get involved. He takes calls.