Part 1: Joe Bruno joins Ray this morning. They give a really nice tribute to Aretha Franklin. The next topic is the Clean Election. They talk about the process and the Ethics Committee overstepping their boundaries. One branch of government is not suppose to be able to rule over another one. We have three branches of government for a reason.
Part 2: The boys take a call from Larry. He gives his thought on the Democrats.
Part 3: Ray brings up John Brennan. Joe brings up a doctor that filed a complaint with the Pharmacy Board that a pharmacy wouldn’t fill a prescription. The pharmacy refused for over prescribing.
08-16-18 Pat Callaghan
Part 1: Ray and Loren are joined by News Center Maine’s Pat Callaghan. After sharing Steve Perry’s “No Erasin’” is off his new Steve Perry album “Traces” available everywhere October 5th, 2018. Then, they jump right in to the lion’s den. Pres. Trump, Omarosa, Brennan’s credentials, Jim Acosta, Sarah Sanders are discussed.
Part 2: Ray and Pat talk about things happening in Maine..
08-16-18 All Over the Place
Part 1: Ray and Bob are joined by Loren Fields. They start off talking about dining experiences, especially The White Barn Inn in Kennebunk. Some how they end up talking about the media and now it is time for them to step up and do their job.
Part 2: The bias of the New York Times is still the topic of this segment.
Part 3: Ray reads a story of Maine firms that made it on the INC. Magazine. Ray reads another story, this one is about LL Bean and their return policy. Ray tells his metaphor about his green LL Bean coat. Bob tells a story about the stewardess of the plane that crashed in the Hudson. The boys take a call from an LL Bean employee about the Maine State warranty and LL Bean’s policy. Somehow they end up on mental illness. Bob mentions Glenn Close and her mission to end the stigma of mental illness. Her foundation is Bring Change to Mind. The website is https://bringchange2mind.org.
Part 4: Ray and Loren continues the discussion on the mental well being and gives a couple of options for support. Ray talks about the work of The Eastpoint Church is doing and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). In the August issue of the Richardson magazine, there are a couple of resources, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention AFSP walk coming up on Sept. 8. The boys continue their faith discussion.
Part 5: Loren and Ray talk about Canada and the problem they are having with their elections.
08-16-18 Thursday’s First Hour
Part 1: Ray talks about Steve Perry’s new album and single. He then heads into the “swamp”. He talks about the media in America. More than 300 newspapers have pledged to run editorials today defending freedom of the press in response to Pres. Trump. Ray is frustrated because there seems to be a lack of interest in staying neutral in covering a story. He talks about the difference in the delivery of the message.
Part 2: Fox News Radio’s Simon Owen gives us an update on the American pastor in Turkey situation. Yesterday Turkey rejected the U.S.’ appeal for Andrew Brunson’s release from detention. He was arrested in October 2016 during a nation-wide purge of suspected dissidents following the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016 and is now being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. Brunson was moved to house arrest in July 2018.
Part 3: Ray starts off with the good news from the Richardson’s…LelaMarie, his daugher, got engaged to a wonderful man, Brandon Griffith. Congrats to them!!!! Then Bob Witkowski gives us some fun stuff to do in Portland! 
Bob Witkowski is from Visit Portland and author of 100 Things to do in Portland Maine Before You Die. Bob follows up Ray’s endorsement of DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant. He also has discovered a cute little museum on Peaks Island. The Umbrella Cover Museum. It is a quirky little museum, but a lot of fun.