Segment 1:  Ray Richardson talks about the weather with Dee Dee, and more.

Segment 2:  Ray talks about his son, Tripp, texting him and the ability to discuss different sides of opinions civilly, and more.

Segments 3-4:  Ray does a FaceTime video as he does the third segment about Jim Bennett’s morphing over the years.

Segments 5-6:  Ray reads a text and is then joined by Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) and they talk about NGO’s spreadsheets and transparencies, Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is
Commissioner Sara Gagné-Holmes and the DHHS costs and usage rates, the Absentee Ballot investigation fiasco, the lack of information out of the Sec. of State Bellows’ office.

Segments 7-8:  Ray and Steve DiMillo (DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant in Portland Maine) chat about the group Common Sense For Maine and their goal. They also touch on the weather, and some of the other great restaurants in Portland. Steve shares Chef Melissa’s Crab in Brown Butter over fresh Spaghetti.

Segment 9:  Ray talks about the song he is playing reminds him the Spirit of Christmas and Faith and and more.

Segment 10:  Ray answers a text question about what if Ray had the Power that Bruce Almighty did in the Movie for one day.

Segments 11-12:  Steve Robinson (The Maine Wire sponsored by Jeff Preble) and Ray have a conversation starting with Lewiston, their School Board, Sharia Law, the different Muslim practices, the reason that the state has kept them separated from other migrants coming in to Maine. Ray asks him about Maine’s NGO groups, the free insurance given to “new Americans” and more, Maine’s DHHS Commissioner Sara Gagné-Holmes’ complacency, the drug trade in Maine, Narcan availability, and much more.

Segments 13-14:  Kenny Cianchette (Erik’s Church) joins Ray and Dee Dee. Ray tries to tell a joke. The conversations turns to Christmas movies, Christmas Karaoke at Erik’s on 12/10, Toys for Tots boxes at Erik’s, Dunegrass CC, and Cafe 1055.

Segments 15-16:  Ray, Kenny, and Dee Dee talk about some of the events at Erik’s Church and the New Year’s Eve Celebration, and more.

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