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Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Maine Race Heats Up

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Matt Gagnon discusses new polling showing a tight race, Paul LePage casting his ballot, and Bobby Charles inviting voters, including…

Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Wicked Sports Weekend

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John Tomase joins Matt Gagnon for “Wicked Sports Weekend,” breaking down the latest from across the New England sports scene.

Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Maine Policy Institute

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Montana Towers of the Maine Policy Institute joins Matt Gagnon to discuss the latest issues and policy debates affecting Maine.

Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Polls, Politics and Voters

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Matt Gagnon breaks down the latest Fox News polling, the challenges of predicting election outcomes, and how Maine’s ranked-choice voting…

Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Did Jackson Go Too Far?

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Matt Gagnon previews the WGAN listener poll asking whether Troy Jackson’s country music campaign ad in Maine’s U.S. Senate race…

Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Football and Politics

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Matt Gagnon talks NFL predictions, the Patriots, and the Deflategate controversy. Plus, a look at Maine’s U.S. Senate race, Alexandria…

Thursday, October 22, 202610/22/2026

Can You Trust the Polls?

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Matt Gagnon takes a closer look at political polling and why the media should do more than simply report the…

Thursday, October 22, 202610/22/2026

Maine Vintage Toys

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Jesse Fairbanks from Maine Vintage Toys joins us in studio to talk all things nostalgic, test our knowledge with some…

Thursday, October 22, 202610/22/2026

Security Analyst Josh Filler

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Matt is joined by security analyst Josh Filler. Josh is an attorney and former New York City, White House, and…

Thursday, October 22, 202610/22/2026

WVOM & WGAN

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Matt Gagnon checks in with Ric Tyler from WVOM in Bangor as the WGAN Morning News hits the airwaves across…

Local Headlines

5 hours ago in Local

Court to try 19-year-old charged in death of Maine paddleboarder as an adult

The 19-year-old accused of killing paddleboarder Sunny Stewart on Crawford Pond in Union last year will be tried as an adult.

9 hours ago in Local

Missing man with dementia being sought by Portland Police

Police in Portland are looking for a man with dementia who left a retirement home.

1 day ago in Local

Drought Conditions Still Getting Worse in Maine

Extreme conditions have expanded to cover a section of northern Maine.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?

Investigators are just beginning the lengthy process of determining why a business jet plummeted from the sky in Florida after encountering a thunderstorm and slammed into the ground with such force that it created a crater and shattered the plane.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Democrats usher in a new era with their resounding sweep of the House and the Senate

Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.

3 days ago in National

AP Poll: Why Republicans Lost the Midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear…

3 days ago in National

A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day

President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day. He's not, of course. But there is reason to believe that Tuesday's midterms, above all, will be a referendum on his performance over the last two years.