Part 1:  Ray and Debi talk about Ray’s Facebook posts and how the left have missed him so…. Debi and Dee Dee join in the discussion on the RACISM card. They talk about Maine and how the elected folks have become so worried about race.

Part 2:  Ray, Debi and Dee Dee welcome Dr. Claude Berube in studio. Claude explains that his high school reunion is this year and he was able to attend. He just ended a tour down in Guantanamo Bay. Claude Berue has taught at the United States Naval Academy, worked at the Office of Naval Intelligence and the U.S. Senate, and as an officer in the Navy Reserve deployed overseas. He has been a fellow with both the Brookings Institution and Heritage Foundation. He is the author of three non-fiction books and The Conner Stark series including The Aden Effect and Syren’s Song.

Part 3:  This is the History Segment: Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19,1794) was an American statesman and American statesman from Virginia best known for the Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies’ independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation, and his “resolution for independency” of June 1776 led to the United States Declaration of Independence, which Lee signed. He also served a one-year term as the President of the Congress of the Confederation, and was a United States Senator from Virginia from 1789 to 1792, serving during part of that time as the second President pro tempore of the upper house. He was a member of the Lee family, a historically influential family in Virginia politics.

Part 4:  Ray and Claude are joined by the one and only Bob Witkowski of from Visit Portland and author of 100 Things to do in Portland Maine Before You Die.  Claude talks about some of the great local breweries and Bob gives a shout out to Stars and Stripes in Freeport. Ray asks Claude about Guantanamo Bay and Gitmo. He explains why they chose Guantanamo Bay for a military base.

Part 5:  Ray, Claude and Bob discuss the movie A Few Good Men and how accurate it is to real life. They also mention several other movies that they love and watch whenever they see it. Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile are mentioned.

Part 6:  Ray plays a clip from Rep. Eljiah Cummings about the infested city of Baltimore. He reintroduces his guests. Ray poses several questions to Claude about some of his deployment to Gitmo. The discussion turns to how the forces that we fought against have now become our allies and how we can work side by side and teach. Ray asks him about his Doctorate. They also get into the age of his students and the fact that his students all have been born after 9/11. They talk about how culture.

Part 7:  This is a really short segment and they continued the post 9/11 student conversation and thought process.

Part 8:  The boys welcome, Steve Cortes, CNN Political commentator and Trump Campaign adviser, by phone. They discuss the Democratic Debate that was on last night and some of the other candidates and their radical ideas. They talk about Joe Biden and how he has changed opinion based on where and who he is with, Kamila Harris had a rough night last night.

Part 9:  Ray and Claude discuss his family’s history. He explains the benefits of growing up as Georgette B. Berube (July 23, 1927 – February 16, 2005) son. She was an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, Berube served in the Maine Legislature for 26 years, including terms in both the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. She also ran for Governor. They talk about some of the great people he met as a child. They discuss John Martin and his vast knowledge of Maine history.

Part 10:  Ray and Claude welcome News Center Maine’s Pat Callaghan. This is a great conversation about some of the great people who have and continue to impact Maine and Maine’s history.

Part 11: The boys continue the discussion about the history of Maine and the historical figures that has made big impacts and helped to shape history. Not just Maine’s history, but the Nation.

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