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Wednesday, November 24, 202111/24/2021

Nick Murray

In Local, Podcasts

Nick from the Maine Policy Institute joins Matt for his regular Friday segment….. on Wednesday

Wednesday, November 24, 202111/24/2021

Senator Rick Bennett

In Local, Podcasts

State Senator Rick Bennett joins Matt to talk about Maine laws that actually ALLOW foreign interference in our elections

Tuesday, November 23, 202111/23/2021

Phil Harriman

In Local, Podcasts

Political analyst and WGAN “Inside Maine” host Phil Harriman joins Matt live in the studio

Tuesday, November 23, 202111/23/2021

Howie Carr

In Local, Podcasts

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

Tuesday, November 23, 202111/23/2021

Joe Lundberg

In Local, Podcasts

Accuweather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg joins Matt to tell us what we should expect with the weather over the Thanksgiving holiday

Monday, November 22, 202111/22/2021

Marissa Bodnar

In Local, Podcasts

CBS 13 I -Team reporter Marissa Bodna joins Matt to tell us how mail delivery times are expected to be slower this holiday season after changes at U.S. Postal Service, and how WGME ran their own test and what to expect over the coming weeks

Monday, November 22, 202111/22/2021

Jesse Fairbanks

In Local, Podcasts

Jesse Fairbanks from Maine Vintage Toys comes in to the studio- you never know what vintage toys will be discussed! He joins us every Monday morning.

Monday, November 22, 202111/22/2021

Jeremy Fischer

In Local, Podcasts

WGAN Political analysts Jeremy Fisher joins Matt for his regular Monday guest appearance

Saturday, November 20, 202111/20/2021

Ma Ma Martignetti Sings

In Local, Podcasts

Danny’s mom joins the show to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and to sing a few of her favorite Italian…

Friday, November 19, 202111/19/2021

Caller Of The Week 11/19

In Local, Podcasts

We award our Caller Of The Week to Robin from Oxford!

Local Headlines

9 hours ago in Local

Bobby Charles proposes $100,000 homestead property-tax exemption

Charles said he would “give every Mainer a $100,000 property tax exemption as a homestead exemption” and reimburse towns in full. He criticized the state’s current $25,000 homestead exemption, arguing that municipalities are reimbursed for only about 75% to 76% of the cost and may make up the difference by raising property taxes.

10 hours ago in Local

Collins touts Maine funding, lobster protections and bipartisan judicial record at Gorham campaign event

The Republican senator interviewed by Howie Carr also criticized Democratic challenger Troy Jackson over taxes and a proposed expansion of the Supreme Court, and said four debates are scheduled for October.

13 hours ago in Local

Sen. Collins makes first public appearance since ProPublica allegations released

Collins didn't address the allegations directly at the Gorham event, but did say that Democrats are "throwing everything and the kitchen sink at her."

National Headlines

3 days ago in National

Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Reporters still blocked

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. Reporters from all three outlets, however, said they remained blocked a few hours after the ruling.

5 days ago in National

California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations.

1 week ago in National, Trending

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.