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Wednesday, June 18, 202506/18/2025

Peter Brennan

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Matt speaks with Peter Brennan Executive Director of the New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association. He discussed the proposed tobacco…

Wednesday, June 18, 202506/18/2025

Morning OT & Sports

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Matt Gagnon and Jason discuss the quality of recent calls to their show, praising Danny Martignetti’s production skills. Matt shares…

Tuesday, June 17, 202506/17/2025

Tuesday Calls & Topics

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Matt Gagnon discussed the historical and contemporary differences between settlers and immigrants in the U.S., emphasizing the need for settlers…

Tuesday, June 17, 202506/17/2025

Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman has served in Augusta, and is the founder of WGAN’s Saturday show “Inside Maine.” Every week he joins…

Tuesday, June 17, 202506/17/2025

National Popular Vote

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Matt Gagnon discussed the Maine Senate’s 18-16 rejection of a bill to leave the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which…

Tuesday, June 17, 202506/17/2025

Tuesday’s With Howie Carr

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Tuesday’s With Howie Carr sponsored by Route 22 Service Center offering shuttle service to work or home, make an appointment…

Tuesday, June 17, 202506/17/2025

Kristofor Healey

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Kristofor Healey, Homeland Security Analyst joins the program discussing all matters related to Homeland Security.

Tuesday, June 17, 202506/17/2025

The Cost Of Education

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Matt Gagnon criticized the Maine Senate’s proposal to impose a millionaire tax to fund 55% of education, noting that Maine’s…

Tuesday, June 17, 202506/17/2025

Veggies & Politics

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Matt Gagnon and his colleagues discuss their eating habits, particularly their preferences for vegetables. They joke about their aversion to…

Monday, June 16, 202506/16/2025

Monday Topics & Calls

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Matt Gagnon discussed various topics, including the Minnesota shootings, the no kings rally, the military parade in Washington, DC, ICE…

Local Headlines

11 hours ago in Local

Maine Congressional Delegation Calls for Investigation into Biddeford ICE Shooting

The lawmakers are asking a detailed sequence of events that led to the shooting.

12 hours ago in Local

Noted Maine College Professor Dies at Lake in Acadia National Park

Nancy Andrews was a professor at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor.

14 hours ago in Local

Gas leak that killed 2 at Maine paper mill was preventable, federal investigators say

Federal investigators say a deadly gas release at a Maine paper mill could have been prevented.

National Headlines

21 hours 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.

21 hours 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.

6 days 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.

7 days 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.