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Tuesday, June 16, 202606/16/2026

Capital Insights: Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman joins the WGAN Morning News in-studio to discuss his latest take on the current state of politics in…

Tuesday, June 16, 202606/16/2026

Tuesday’s With Howie Carr

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Tuesday’s With Howie Carr sponsored by Route 22 Service Center, don’t delay, make an appointment today at Route 22 Service…

Tuesday, June 16, 202606/16/2026

Cognitive Dissonance

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Paul from South Portland discussed the ineffectiveness of repeatedly highlighting Platner’s scandals, suggesting instead a cognitive dissonance theory-based approach to…

Tuesday, June 16, 202606/16/2026

Wealth Is Not About Cash

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Matt defends billionaires like Jeff Bezos, arguing that their wealth is earned through providing value, such as convenience in shopping.…

Tuesday, June 16, 202606/16/2026

In High Demand

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Matt, the head of the Maine Policy Institute, discusses his anti-conference stance, noting that while networking is valuable, the content…

Monday, June 15, 202606/15/2026

Maine Wire Monday’s

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Jon Fetherston of the Maine Wire joins Matt to discuss his take on what’s happening around Maine.

Monday, June 15, 202606/15/2026

Platner’s Comment On Musk

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Matt discusses Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire after SpaceX’s IPO, highlighting Graham Plattner’s controversial tweet about Musk being the first…

Monday, June 15, 202606/15/2026

Grace Curley

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The Grace Curley Show airs daily from Noon to 2 PM on WGAN, and every Monday, Grace speaks with us…

Monday, June 15, 202606/15/2026

Update On RCV & The Race

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The conversation discusses the political landscape in Maine, focusing on the ranked-choice voting (RCV) tabulation for the primary elections. Rick…

Monday, June 15, 202606/15/2026

A Peace Deal Made?

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President Trump claimed in an interview that he had reached an agreement with Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz…

Local Headlines

2 hours ago in Local

500 delegates to be chosen this weekend for Maine U.S. Senate nominating convention

Maine's Democratic party is rushing to replace Graham Platner in the U.S. Senate race.

3 hours ago in Local

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Boothbay Harbor crash

A crash in Boothbay Harbor Wednesday evening left a motorcyclist seriously injured.

22 hours ago in Local

Winthrop Home Heavily Damaged in Fire

Officers say Winthrop Police were first to arrive.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than today's treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.

2 days ago in National

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.

1 week ago in National

El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South

An intensifying El Nino, nature's heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

1 week ago in National

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals

The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump's lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment.