05-02-23 Tuesday

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Segments 1-2:  Ray Richardson and Dee Dee Richardson discuss Gordan Lightfoot on his passing and his music, the weather, the outpouring of Opponents of LD 1619 (Gov. Mills’ Abortion Up To Birth Bill), and Biden’s latest…offering a $500K grant for English teachers in Pakistan that focus on transgender youth.


Segment 3:  David Jones joins Ray and they discuss the outpouring in Augusta over Gov. Mills’ Abortion Bill. Maine Rep. Laurel Libby joins the boys from the Maine Capitol. She shares what is happening in Augusta, the crowd that showed up, the committee’s time limit difference for opponents versus proponents, and more.

Segment 4:  Ray paints the picture of what it would look like if an outer space alien came down and saw what was happening in Augusta.

Segment 5:  Sophia Pride and John Lewis join the boys. Peter Earle of AIER (American Institute for Economic Research) joins by phone and they chat about the financial health of the banking industry.

Segment 6:  Ray plays Gladys Knight and the Pips and asks the youngins if they knew who she was.

Segments 7-8:  Karen Gilles joins the fun. Ray plays a clip of Sophia speaking to the Falmouth School Board and she explains her experience. They talk about retribution for speaking out and the fear of standing up, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), and more.

Segment 9:  Maine Rep. Laurel Libby joins the panel again to share her experience with the one-sided committee, the testimonies from Maine citizens from all over the state, members of the committee were all co-sponsors of Bill LD 1619 (Gov. Mills’ Abortion Up To Birth Bill).

Segment 10:  David thanks Rep. Libby for all of her hard work and for standing up for the ones without a voice.

Segment 11-12:  The panel discusses people not voting. Ray reads part of the Bill which brings up the discussion about education about the abortion procedure, and more.

Segments 13-14:  Ray applies the Dennis Prager philosophy to the Abortion Bill, then they get into the kids and their lawlessness, the District Attorneys, parents, single parents, and more.

Segments 15-16:  The panel takes calls.

05-01-23 Monday

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Segment 1:  Ray Richardson talks about the rain, the Bruins, Ray crossing the Maine border 38 years ago, the LD 1619 Public Hearing happening today in Augusta from 12:00 PM to 11:55 PM, Eastpoint, Scott and Beth Taube, and more.


Segment 2:  Ray shares the story about the Washington Post reporter receiving an award for ‘capturing the spirit of Joe Biden’ and his ‘Catholic faith’.

Segment 3:  Gunny Mike joins Ray to discuss Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Biden laptop, the Epstein customers, why they have been protected, and more.

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Segments 5-8:  Vern Dukes (The Trucker of Truth), Maine Sen. Jeff Timberlake, State Rep. Sheila Lyman (R – Livermore Falls ), and Demi Kouzounas join Ray to discuss the Maine State Board of Education LD 394, teachers, school boards, school councilors, parents’ rights and more.




Segments 9-10:  Maine Rep. Joshua Morris (R-Turner) and Maine Rep. Laurel Libby join the panel to discuss Gov. Mills’ new Abortion Bill hearing happening today. They talk about being in the minority, school boards, how the legislature’s testimonies work, and a lot more.

Segment 11:  Ray plays a clip of Michael Brennan from the Maine State Board of Education LD 394 hearing. (LD 394 Hearing)  Ray talks to Rep. Libby who shares several people that are waiting to testify. They end the segment with the Education Committee.

Segment 12:  Ray has a really short segment about music.

Segments 13-14:  Ray, Vern, and Demi continue the discussion and take calls.

Segments 15-16:  Ray, Vern, and Demi continue to take calls.

04-28-23 Friday

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Segment 1:  Ray Richardson shares some of the crazy things coming out of Minnesota including the legislation seeking to normalize Pedophilia as a Sexual Orientation proposed by a transgender.


Segment 2:  Ray talks about Dylan Mulvaney and the advertising obsession with a man acting like a 14-year-old girl as a spokesman instead of a real hero or someone with courage.

Segment 3:  Joe Bruno joins Ray and they catch up for a minute. Gunny Mike also joins and they discuss Proterra which makes technology for electric vehicles. This is a key piece of the Biden administration’s energy and climate change plans and Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s promise to require the U.S. military to implement an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2030.

Segment 4:  Ray and Joe talk about the press conference with the reporter being told what the question would be, Biden not taking part in any debate, and more.

Segments 5-6:  Shawn Moody (Moody’s Collision) and Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) join Ray. The boys discuss the note card captured by photojournalists that shows a headshot of a reporter who Biden would call, a pronunciation guide for her name, and most controversially, seems to say what she would ask. They also talk about how press conferences are supposed to work, newspapers, and more.

Segments 7-8:  Steve Michaud (Maine Hospitals Association) joins the boys. They start with the school budgets and the rising costs, the Blue Collar Scholarships, and more.

Segments 9-10:  Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce joins the boys. The boys talk about Rev. Jeff and the Sheriff’s last visit here and they share the results of the gift from Eastpoint Church and the continuous need for people that are ending their incarceration and giving them a helping hand. The different partnerships between the police and sheriff departments and hospitals. They discuss some of the different problems that the hospitals and the jails systems contend with and how to try and fix them, including drugs, and more.

Segments 11-12:  The discussion continues from the previous segment. For more information on the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department and its programs, you can find them at https://www.cumberlandso.org.

Segment 13:  Steve talks about the nurse staffing ratios and the pending legislation in the Legislature which brings the discussion about hospital staffing, union influence, and more.

Segment 14:  Ray and the panel discuss nurses and their devoted care to patience and their families.

Segments 15-16:  Steve, Ray, and Joe discuss more of the hospital nursing shortage, and the Covid vaccine mandates, they take a couple of calls and more.

04-27-23 Thursday

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Segments 1-2:  Ray Richardson talks about government.


Segments 3-4:  Bob Witkowski joins Ray to discuss immigrants, subsidies for Disney versus oil companies (ex: Exxon) corporations, tax burdens, and more.

Segments 5-6:  Ray and Dee Dee talk about the Disney Company’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Ray takes calls.

Segment 7:  Dave Ciullo (Career Management Services and host of The H.R. PowerHour on WLOB Radio) discuss the weather then there is a lot in the works but Dave just make sure that your handbooks are updated. It helps protect you and your employers. Brick and mortar jobs versus remote jobs, and more.

Segment 8:  Ray takes more calls.

Segment 9:  Ray welcomes Fahad Nazer, the Official Spokesperson of The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. and they talk about Sudan, Syria, and the Nation of Iran.

Segment 10:  Ray talks about QC Kinetics and then talks about interfering with a woman’s choice of abortion. He takes a call.

Segments 11-12:  Ray answers a text about what he would do if he were Governor.

Segment 13:  Ray explains where he gets his information for the statistical data that he shares. He takes a call.

Segment 14:  Ray dedicates the disco song to Bill Floss.

Segment 15:  Ray takes calls.

Segment 16:  Ray talks about the new GDP numbers and Ray apologizes to Steve of Westbrook.