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Wednesday, November 15, 202311/15/2023

A Political Realignment?

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Wednesday, November 15, 202311/15/2023

Voting For Pine Tree

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Tuesday, November 14, 202311/14/2023

Tuesday Calls & Polls

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Tuesday, November 14, 202311/14/2023

Patrick Ruffini

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Matt speaks to Patrick Ruffini on his new book, Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the…

Tuesday, November 14, 202311/14/2023

Coffee & Politics: Phil Harriman

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Statewide political analyst and “Inside Maine” host joins Matt to discuss the latest issues of Maine and national politics.

Tuesday, November 14, 202311/14/2023

Self Checkout Lines

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Tuesday, November 14, 202311/14/2023

Tuesday’s With Howie Carr

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Howie Carr joins Matt to talk about his take on current events. Howie’s show can be heard weekdays from 3PM-7PM,…

Tuesday, November 14, 202311/14/2023

Kristopher Healey

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Homeland Security Analyst Kristofor Healey joins Matt to discuss his take on the current events.

Tuesday, November 14, 202311/14/2023

Honesty Cuts Two Ways

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Tuesday, November 14, 202311/14/2023

CheckMe Initiative

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We speak with Linda Halleran, Community Engagement Manager at TCFCU, and Ray Ruby with Maine Cancer Foundation speak to Matt…

Local Headlines

7 hours ago in Local

Firefighter Killed in Searsmont Mill Explosion Identified

Firefighter Andrew Cross, 27, of the Morrill Fire Department, was killed in the line of duty while working to protect his community. This morning, a procession of over 100 first responders lined the roads to honor him and escort his remains back to Waldo County.

9 hours ago in Local

Body of missing Ellsworth paddleboarder found

20-year-old Grayson Mote went missing on May 5th after leaving his family's camp to go paddleboarding and didn't return for over an hour and a half.

9 hours ago in Local

Searsmont Fire Explosion Picked Up by Radar

The explosion during the fire was so large it was picked up by radar Friday afternoon.

National Headlines

3 days ago in National, Trending

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

4 days ago in National

Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.

4 days ago in National

US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March.

4 days ago in National

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles.