09-21-26 Monday

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Segment 1-2:  Ray and Dee Dee Richardson talk about his 6 yo grandson Watson’s first Red Sox Game in Tampa over the weekend and their nephew and his girlfriend (Fisher and Ellie) that also attended the same game. The streaming issue, and more.


Segments 3-4:  Ray talks about Maine’s Hannah Pingree and her job (Director of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future) under Governor Mills, and what she will do as Governor.


Segments 5-6:  Vernon Dukes joins they start with the Bluegrass event that Vern worked his smoker and the beautiful day on Saturday. The move on to compare the treatment from women of Lindsay Clancey and Bonnie Pierce (mom that died after she used her body to shield her 4-year-old daughter from a raging house fire in Minnesota) and compares Clancey’s GoFundMe to Pierce’s GoFundMe. This leads to a further discussion.

Segments 7-8:  Ray plays Red Skeleton’s “If I Were The Devil”. Vern talks about women in America that all they want to do is have the ability to have an abortion. They move on to Washington and Maine politics and Troy Jackson and where his money is actually coming from.

Segments 9-10:  Retired Col. Ron Russell (Candidate for Maine CD 1, former Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret) joins Vern and Ray. He gives a little update on the campaign trail. Vern and Col. Russell have a conversation about NATO.

Segment 11-12:  Chuck Ellis (Muddy Waters Podcast, Chair Cumberland Cnty Republican Party) joins as Ray plays a clip  “Two Straight Minutes of CNN Reporting Fake News” and then he talks about it. They go back to the conversation on NATO. Problems that Americans are facing, and how uneducated our youth are at this point about how our government works and what Socialism is truly. Vern shares a story of a childhood friend that was a refugee from Cambodia, education system, and more.

Segments 13-14:  Dee Dee asks Col. Russell about Rep. Chellie Pingree’s Bills that she authored and her record. Ray reads a op-ed from the Press Herald.

Segments 15-16:  Ray, Chuck, Vern, Col. Russell, and Dee Dee talk about upcoming fundraisers being held. John calls in with some questions for Col. Russell, he also shares what Peter Pan kids were. Ethan calls in as well.

09-18-26 Friday

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Segment 1:  Ray Richardson starts the day with the politics in Maine including Hannah Pingree and rank choice voting, Paul LePage, Susan Collins and the Supreme Court and he ends up with what seems to be the only thing important to Democrats – abortion.


Segments 2-4:  Ray takes us down the road of history of America and George Washington. He moves on to other people that have made a difference even through tough circumstances like Paul LePage (Candidate for Maine CD2) was an abused child who had the courage leave home at the age of eleven and Travis Mills who lost all four limbs in Afghanistan to a land mine and more. Joe Bruno (Community Pharmacy) and Bob Whiting (Rowe Auto Group) join and they talk about Sen. Susan Collins and her voting record.


Segment 5-6:  Shawn Moody (Moody’s Collision) and Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) joins the group. They start with political ads and some of the issues facing voters, the Collins-Jackson race, polling, and more.

Segment 7-8:  Jon Fetherston (The Maine Wire, Sponsored by Jeff Preble Concrete) and his guest Benjamin Roberts (The Blaze) joins the studio. Bob and Shawn discuss the 4th annual charity golf event to benefit Maine Blue Collar Scholarship. They talk about the need for Blue Collar workers. Their ability to make money with their hands. The benefits of people working with their hands like plumbers, auto mechanics, and other industries. For more information visit:  Rowe Auto Group Charity Golf Event.

Segments 9-13:  Ray, Joe, Benjamin and Jon discuss Troy Jackson’s stance on education. They get into some of the issues happening in Maine. Benjamin shares his experience of trying to get an interview from Sec. of State Shenna Bellows, and other experiences he had on during his trip to Maine. They get into Lewiston and Portland and the disconnect and homelessness, the needles and other drug paraphernalia that are out in the open, defacing of the Muhammad Ali statue, and a whole lot more.

Segments 14-16:  Ray asks Jon about the Massachusetts case of the illegal immigrant that was released and blocked ICE from taking him in. Jon was the person that reported that underage girls being repeatedly raped in shelters by their father. Jon goes into details while telling us this story.

09-17-26 Thursday

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Segment 1:  Ray Richardson is frustrated beyond frustrated with the American government. He starts with the hike of the interest rates, former Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal Open Market Committee, Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to lead the world’s most powerful central bank, and more.


Segment 2:  Ray responds to a text about the first segment. He is really frustrated that nobody seems to understand that raising interest rates is bad.

Segments 3-4:  Bob Witkowski joins and the start with college football starting with the Florida Gators and then move on to baseball and the Red Sox.

Segments 5-6:  Ray starts with the Student Loan Debt and Biden “forgiving” the student loans in response to a Letter to the Editor, moves on to some of the other things that the Maine government has been pushing without proof that it will work like solar or wind power and the money that they are sending to some people in Maine that is already your money. Not to mention the educational system that is more interested in transitioning your kids instead of teaching them to read.
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Segments 7-8:  Ray welcomes Tom Bill (Common Sense For Maine PAC) as he walks in with the Moran Market breakfast pizza. David Ciullo (Career Management Services) joins us from Vermont and they talk about some of the beautiful aspects in Vermont.

Segments 9-10:  Ray, Tom, and Dee Dee welcome Dominic Pugliares (Common Sense For Maine PAC, Dunegrass CC) and Austin Theriault.  Austin urges people to remember what Paul LePage has done for Maine during his time as Governor and bring some common sense to Washington as he runs for the CD2 seat.

Segments 11-12:  Ray, TBill, and Dominic continue the discussion about Governor Mills, Matt Dunlap (Candidate for US CD2, Maine State Auditor, Former Secretary of State of Maine), Troy Jackson (ME Senate President and US Senate Candidate), Aaron Frey (Attorney General of Maine), and others that have been silent in the aftermath of the Lewiston Shooting Fraud and the money that has been given to entities not affected by the event while victims didn’t get the help. They turn to other city programs including rent control for Old Orchard Beach.

Segment 13-14:  Ray and the boys discuss the proposed money that Trump has offered and then gets into the history of politicians handing out money for votes. The segment ends with Ray playing a speech by Hasan Piker.

Segment 15-16:  The group talks about the practices in Canada to “help” the homeless and people addicted to drugs. The move on to how America is doing it and some of the Maine candidates. Ray plays a clip of Bernie Sanders after saying that the Democratic Socialists of America have endorsed Troy Jackson (CD2 Candidate), Ray goes back to the interest rates and talks about the analysis of the economy and others. Ray continues on the tangent to wrap it all in a nice little bow.

9-16-26 Wednesday

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Segment 1:  Ray Richardson talks about some of the mid-term elections, the Supreme Court Justices, President Trump. He plays a clip of a Muslim rally that was held in Times Square where a speaker declared that Islam is the religion “all of humanity needs” and vowed, “We will not stop until it enters every home.” Ray stresses that America must take this rhetoric seriously. Ray continues with more audio from another Muslim rally in the City of Brotherly Love. He continues with his thoughts. He brings up Margaret Sanger who started Planned Parenthood and why. He plays part of an interview of Margaret Sanger. Ray brings up Maine Gov. Janet Mills pushing and passing abortion until birth and talks about the abortion bouncing ball. He moves on to the seven Republicans went against Trump and voted with the Democrats to rein in Iran war powers.



Segments 5-6:  Ray talks more about Congress restricting Trump’s powers to keep Iran from getting a nuclear program up and going, just because he is Trump. He moves on to the economy, the Jobs Report, a war that has restricted oil and the speculators raising the price and how does that translate to the interest rate.


Segments 7-8:  Ray talks about several things starting with the Red Sox, his son Tripp, Dee Dee’s parents, the American interaction with Iran and the Taliban. Gunny Mike calls in to share his thoughts on the Iran issue. Ray takes more calls.


Segment 9:  Ray starts with David Jones’ absence and ask for prayers for his family. He also talks about The Town Farm and that Peter will also not be able to make it this morning. Jeff Preble calls in to share his experiences with the guys and how helpful they are.

Segment 10:  Ray plays Cinderella by Firefall. Ray talks about the gifts from God.

Segments 11-12:  Jane Margesson (Senior Communications Director for the AARP Maine) joins Ray and they talk about some of the topics that they have been addressing in Congress. They start with Social Security and Jane says that this will also be the topic that Noël Bonam (Director AARP Maine) will be discussing if further detail as well. She said that she had originally plan to discuss the document shredding events that are being held. You can click here to find out more details on those events. To find out more on their events and their efforts to protect social security, visit aarp.org/maine.

Segments 13-16:  Ray welcomes Steve Gruber (Nationally Syndicated host of Real America Voice and The Steve Gruber Show, heard on WLOB at 6pm) and they continue to discuss Social Security and other government programs. The upcoming elections and some of the candidates. As always, quite a conversation.