04-07-22 Thursday
Segment 1-2: Ray Richardson is joined by Dr. Mike Ciampi, Ciampi Family Practice, they discuss Ray’s new battle cry.
Segment 3-4: Bob Witkowski joins the boys and they discuss the report that Maine Med will not be accepting Anthem/Blue Cross insurance, our flawed insurance/medical costs, life in the “Big Easy” and more.
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Segment 5-6: Andy Bain, a Kiev resident, and Colonel in the US Marine Corps Reserve join Ray to discuss what he is doing to help the Citizens of Ukraine. He is working with a non-profit, the Ukrainian Freedom Fund, to provide non-lethal aid in the effort to maintain Ukraine’s independence. For more information or to donate to the cause, visit their website http://ukrfreedomfund.org.
Segment 7-8: Doc tells a story about a Russian immigrant who was not treated nicely or fairly. He and Ray discuss the ignorance of people. Ray and Doc take calls from Ethan of Saco, Steve from Westbrook, and Gunny Mike Hall.
Segment 9: Charlie Summers, Maine Energy Marketers, joins Ray. Charlie explains their school, the what they do, how long it takes, the hands-on experience, benefits over a mainstream college, the talk about fuel costs and his thoughts on fuel supply, the need for an adult conversation about wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, coal, and more.
Segment 10: Ray talks about the Radiothon on Thursday, May 19th for Veterans Forward.
Segments 11-12: Ray talks about the opening of the baseball season, golf season, the Emerald Society Golf Tournament, Biden’s comments to the pipefitters Union, double standards over deferments, love of America, and more. He takes another call including Arthur Langley and then Ray lets his feelings show and gets riled up and explains why.
Segment 13: Ray talks about Gov. Mills and why she isn’t continuing with the lockdowns and holds the control in her sole hands during Covid, her running against LePage. The payoff to government workers under the guise of bonuses. He takes calls from Andy, Ray explains how we came to Maine to find opportunity, the taxes that the Democrats are raising, and inflicting on Maine. Vernon Dukes calls in to plug an event on Saturday at Birchwood Brewing hosting 12/OC, and Hillary Clinton is fined for campaign fraud. Ray reads a text from Cheryl of Bath.
Segment 14: Ray reads a story about Palm Springs paying transgenders solely for being transgender.
Segment 15: Pat Callaghan of News Center Maine joins Ray and they talk about the Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acers, and Mayberry. They talk about whether or not those types of shows would work today and how they transitioned into All in the Family and how times are changing. The boys switch topics to an event with Former Secretary of States Bill Cohen and James Mattis that was held at UMaine Orono, and more.
Segment 16: Ray talks about the meaning of the red letters in “The Bible”. He takes a call about Edward Albert Heimberger (star of Green Acres) and his service. Ray tells the story about meeting one of the stars from that show at a church camp.