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Tuesday, December 13, 202212/13/2022

Tuesday Topics + Calls

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Tuesday, December 13, 202212/13/2022

Phil Harriman

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WGAN weekend host and statewide political analyst Phil Harriman joins Matt live in the studio

Tuesday, December 13, 202212/13/2022

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, December 13, 202212/13/2022

Kristofor Healey | Homeland Security Analyst

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

Tuesday, December 13, 202212/13/2022

Christmas Music on School Buses

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Maine School District Bans “Non-Inclusive” Christmas Music on School Buses

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

Steve Robinson

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Steve Robinson is the Editor-in-chief of the Maine Wire, fills in for Matt in the last hour of WGAN Morning…

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

Grace Curley

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Grace Curley hosts the “Grace Curley Show” every weekday from 12-3 here on WGAN. She joins Matt every Monday to…

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

Recession Fears

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on recession fears, inflation and the war in Ukraine

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

Eggs & Issues Dec 15th

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We speak with Brit Vitalius from Portland Chamber Of Commerce previewing Eggs & Issues this Thursday Dec 15th.  Eggs &…

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

AccuWeather Meteorologist Matt Benz

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We speak with AccuWeather Meteorologist Matt Benz on our first snowfall in Southern Maine. 

Local Headlines

2 hours ago in Local

Fisherman dies after boat capsizes off Downeast Maine coast

Fresh

A fisherman was found dead after his boat capsized near an island in Downeast Maine.

3 hours ago in Local

Vance touts work of his anti-fraud task force in visit to Maine ahead of primary election

Vice President JD Vance highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine on Thursday ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races.

23 hours ago in Local

U.S. Marshals Arrest Maine Man Who Failed to Appear in Court for Manslaughter

Albert Deschaine of Peru was convicted in 2024 for a fatal crash in Auburn that killed another man.

National Headlines

1 day 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.

2 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.

2 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.

2 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.