04-08-25 Tuesday

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Segments 1-2:  Ray and Dee Dee start with the NCAA National Championship Game. Go Gators!!! He moves on to the economy and Trump’s tariffs and reminds people that sometimes there is gain in the pain. China’s hold over our economy. The bio-engineering of the Dire Fox, and more.



Segments 3-4:  Ray brings it back to Maine with the new legislation that has been brought forth in the education system about graduation requirements.


Segments 5-6:  David Jones (FO Bailey Real Estate) and Ray talk about the history of the Sedition Act of 1798 and why it was brought forth. This evolves into the solar panels and wind discussion, the money that is going into this pet project and what they are destroying in the effort to achieve their directive.

Segment 7:  Matt Jacobson (Retired Navy, Director Sales & Marketing for Summit Natural Gas of Maine) joins David, Ray, and Dee Dee in their discussion about energy.

Segment 8:  The boys talk about some of the basketball players height.

Segment 9:  joins the boys to discuss the tariffs and the free market.

Segment 10:  The discussion is about donuts, the Holy Donut‘s coconut and the delicious Krispy Kreme.

Segments 11-12:  Ray brings up the story out of Colorado “Colorado House approves pair of bills for transgender health care and protections” about if a parent mislabels a child that the parent can be prosecuted. John Hathaway (Shucks of Maine) drops by with some Holy Donuts for David’s birthday.

Segments 13-14:  Ray, David, and Matt talk about how precious and unique “experiment” that is the American government.

Segments 15-16:  Ray and Matt discuss the cost of living in Maine and how hard it is, the cost of energy, the real cost of solar or wind farm, and more.

04-07-25 Monday

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Segments 1-4:  Ray and Dee Dee Richardson start with their upcoming 40th wedding anniversary, Trump’s vision and the plan, and more. Todd Piro (Fox News First Co-Host) talk about their weekend, the personalities of a couple of Presidents, Ray and Todd playing with their kids, and the College Basketball Tournaments. Ray tells Todd about the welcome service at The Rock Church. Ray shares why he talks about his Faith and God so much.



Segments 5-8:  Vern Dukes (The Trucker of Truth, Cafe 1055) joins Ray and they talk about the cost of living and doing business in America and Maine Rep. Josh Morris (R-Turner) joins the conversation. Ray steps back and lets the boys discuss tariffs and incentive programs in the tax code to keep jobs and turn the economy around.




Segments 9-10:  They start with the Final Four games and winners. They get into the tariffs again and free trade, the policies of Pres. George Bush and our relationship with China and the mindset of putting America first and other countries that look to us to protect them.

Segments 11-12:  Retired Col. Ron Russell (Former Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret) and the boys talk about the state of Maine and being at the bottom in every thing that is important like education. The conversation revolves around the media not being fair and balanced.


Segments 13-14:  They take a call about the JFK assassination investigation.

Segments 15-16:  They take a couple of other calls. The conversation continues about the JFK assassination and the WWII bombing of Japan. They take more calls.

 

04-04-25 Friday

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Segment 1:  Ray Richardson starts with today’s guest line up. He moves on to a story in the Press Herald about The report from the Office of the State Auditor was published online last week and as he reads parts of it he shares his thoughts.


Segment 2:  Ray shares a realization about his love for this county, the ideal of the offices that make up the government.

Segment 3:  Ray talks about American Honor and Freedom and questions what are you prepared to do to keep it.

Segment 4:  Ray talks about the Democratic Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) and his official response to Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) lawsuit against him.

Segments 5-6:  Ray is joined by Joe Bruno (Community Pharmacy), Shawn Moody (Moody’s Collision), and Linc Merrill (Patriot Insurance) and they talk about the Millionaire tax that the Maine Legislature they want to raise. Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) joins by phone and Ray asks him about the Matt Dunlap’s audit report and if they will be covering this story. Shawn asks him about the transparency of the Governor and other offices in the government.

Segments 7-8:  Ray plays a clip from 37 years ago of Sen. Chuck Shumer on immigration. Ray asks the boys for their thoughts on the tariffs and how it affects American’s daily life.

Segment 9-10:  Linc give a shout out to his grandson Wesley who listens while waiting for the bus. Bill Diamond (Walk A Mile In Their Shoes) joins shares information on their big fundraiser coming up with The Cabin Masters, a concert featuring the Ocean House Road Band on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at The Woodshed in Manchester. They talk about the state oversight of the social workers, the foster care system, Ray brings up the Merrill Lynch scuttle. They go back to a couple of cases that he is actively watching.

Segments 11-12:  The boys continue to discuss the Jobs Report, tariffs, and the economy. Steve Robertson (The Maine Wire) discuss the latest story, the other papers in Maine, and much more.

Segments 13-14:  Linc asks what is the Maine’s State Candy…Needhams. Dave Ciullo (Career Management Services) joins by phone and they discuss the business community and the talent pool, unemployment, hiring, the Family Leave Act, and more.

Segments 15-16:  They get into Maine politics and Rep. Jared Golden’s statement that he supports the Trump tariffs, Sen. Collins, Maine’s media, and the Maine Legislature.

04-03-25 Thursday

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Segment 1:  Ray Richardson and Dr. Michael Ciampi (Ciampi Family Practice) discuss what Trump’s “America First” agenda and points out some of the countries and elected “leaders” fighting him at every turn.



Segments 3-4:  Ray plays part of a President Trump speech and shares his thought on it as he plays it.

Segments 5-7:  Ray and Doc talk about the short term pain of the tariffs and the long term gain. Sarah Parshall Perry (Attorney, Heritage Foundation) join the boys and they talk about the President’s agenda and why he is moving so fast, his mission and not wasting any time and short term pain that Americans will have to endure, the wealth of the people in Washington that they have accrued since being in office. She likes what she is seeing that Trump is enacting. She also announces that she is going to be taking a new position and will follow up next week. They get into the boys in girls’ sports, and more.

Segment 8:  Ray plays a clip of President Trump speaking in the Rose Garden about bringing jobs back to Detroit and what he is planning to Make America Great Again.

Segments 9-10:  Ray plays a clip of Trump talking about China and their hold on our economy and prescription as he announces the tariffs on them. Dov Sacks and Claude Beuebe join Ray. They talk about Claude’s hidden talent of playing the bagpipes. Ray plays some of VP JD Vance and Lawrence Jones III conversation.

Segments 11-12:  Ray plays more of Trump’s the reciprocal tariffs about China speech. The boys discuss it.

Segments 13-14:  Dov and Claude discuss the condition of President Biden when he was President and the massive cover up and what will happen in the aftermath. Pete McVety joins the party and they remember Val Kilmer on his passing. They get into the Pentagon and the need for a clear objective in policy. The military will put out their plan, then it will get changed but there is a lot of politics in procurement. Every four years the policy changes based on who is President and in leadership. They also discuss the standards for the military.

Segments 15-16:  John and Gisele DeGrinney (Len Libby Candies) join Ray and Claude and they start with Saint Dominic Academy to closing and the void that it will leave, John’s dad, they explain what Dubai chocolate is and some of their yummies. They have convinced Ray that there are no calories in Len Libby Chocolates and they share some of their Easter specialties.