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Segments 1-2:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray Richardson reads an article about the Maine Legislature’s work in Augusta. He shares his colorful commentary as he reads it.
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\nSegments 3-4:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray welcomes Bob Witkowski (Where Y\u2019at Magazine<\/a>) with a funny jingle from Disney’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Pete McVety (former Navy Pilot and worked at the Pentagon, owner of McVety Hearth and Home<\/a>) joins the fun as they talk about horse racing, bourbon, jazz music, and more.
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\nSegments 5-6:\u00a0<\/strong> Sarah Parshall Perry (Vice President & Legal Fellow, Defending Education<\/a>) joins Ray and Pete the start with music and the U.S. Supreme Court upholding Tennessee’s law restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, parental consent, drag show story time, the education system, and more.
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\nSegments 7-8:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray, Pete and Dee Dee continue to discuss Sarah Parshall Perry and Bob Witkowski, the trans conversation, politics, education system, teachers, Obamacare, Maine becoming a sanctuary state, and more.
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\nSegments 9-10:\u00a0<\/strong> Darren Grubb (Medicare Advantage Majority<\/a> (MAM)) joins Ray to share what they are doing to protect and strengthen the Medicare Advantage program especially with the debate of the Big Beautiful Bill.
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\nSegments 11-14:\u00a0<\/strong> Dov Sacks (Independence Law Maine and New Hampshire<\/a>), Dominic Pugliares (Dunegrass<\/a>), Demi Kouzounas, and all are a part of the group (Common Sense for Maine<\/a>) join and they have a long discussion on evil.
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\nSegment 15-16:\u00a0<\/strong> The gang switches to the Israel\/Iran conflict and the US’s involvement. They take a calls.
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