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Friday, February 7, 202502/07/2025

Harris Van Pate – Maine Policy Institute

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Harris Van Pate from the Maine Policy Institute joins Matt regularly for a segment

Friday, February 7, 202502/07/2025

Worker Buyout Plan

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Matt Gagnon discusses the federal worker buyout plan, noting that a court order temporarily blocked it, giving the Trump administration…

Friday, February 7, 202502/07/2025

What’s Happening In Michigan

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Matt Gagnon discusses the controversial decision of Michigan State Representative Lori Pohutsky who underwent sterilization to prevent pregnancy due to…

Friday, February 7, 202502/07/2025

AccuWeather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg

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AccuWeather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg discussed the recent snowstorm in New England, which dumped 3-5 inches of snow. He predicted another…

Friday, February 7, 202502/07/2025

Superbowl Coming Up!

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Matt Gagnon and his colleagues discuss the decline in quality of Super Bowl commercials, lamenting the shift from creative, spontaneous…

Thursday, February 6, 202502/06/2025

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his Capital Insights on Local and National Politics. Capital Insights…

Thursday, February 6, 202502/06/2025

Poll Question

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Thursday, February 6, 202502/06/2025

Josh Filler

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We speak with Josh Filler. Josh Filler is an attorney and former New York City, White House, and Department of…

Thursday, February 6, 202502/06/2025

Elizabeth Warren & Liars

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Matt talks about Elizabeth Warren and liars.

Thursday, February 6, 202502/06/2025

Jason Savage

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Stay updated on state and national politics with Jason Savage, the Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party.

Local Headlines

3 minutes ago in Local

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

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

8 minutes ago in Local

Man faces reckless driving charge for striking bicyclist in Lewiston

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A man who police say fell asleep at the wheel before striking a bicyclist in Lewiston has been charged.

11 hours ago in Local

Cooling Centers Open Today with Heat Advisory in Southern Maine

There’s a heat advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Southern Maine today. Feel-like temperatures, or…

National Headlines

7 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.

7 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.

5 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.

6 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.