MAINE FACTS MATTER 2026 03-03-2026
10-07-26 Wednesday
Segments 1-4: Ray Richardson starts with last night’s Senate Debate between Sen. Susan Collins and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson. He talks about some of the stand out moments, and more.
Segment 5: Ray welcomes David Jones (FO Bailey Real Estate and Gubernatorial Candidate), Jeff Harder (Casco Bay Associates) and Chris White (Casco Bay Associates). They discuss and changes the benefits that have happened within the benefits, the different plans, and more. Chris holds classes about Medicare so that you can better understand your needs and plans available. For more information, contact Chris with any questions: (207) 200-8304 or email: chris@cascobayassociates.com. Ray shares his thoughts on the government.
Segments 7-8: In this FO Bailey Real Estate Segment, David shares some of his sage advice when listings your home, the climate of the closing, the great state of Maine, Vacationland, and more. David’s contact information is office: 207-781-1111, cell: 207-650-3455, or email: info@fobailey.com.
Segment 9-10: Steve Abbott (Sen. Susan Collins’ Campaign Manager) and Blake Kernen (Sen. Susan Collins’ Press Secretary) join the party as they discuss last night’s debate. They talk about their Collins camp employees including Annie Clark. Blake shares all of the upcoming debates and the amount of time Troy has spent out of the state of Maine raising money.
Segments 11-15: The conversation continues with politics and politicians. What sets politicians apart. The lies in politics. Blake announces a new fact check website that sets the record straight: checkthetruth.com. They talk about Sen. Collins’ personality and work ethic, and the conversation continues with Blake, Steve, Ray and Dee Dee about Sen. Collins and Troy Jackson. Her job as Senator, her work ethic, her ability to work across the aisle and more of Troy’s shenanigans. Steve Gruber (Nationally Syndicated host of Real America Voice and The Steve Gruber Show, heard on WLOB at 6pm) joins as the Collins group leave. They start with the fraud in Maine being tied to Michigan, and then go down the rabbit hole of fraud.
Segment 16: The boys continue their discussion about Michigan and candidate Abdul El-Sayed the Muslim influence in politics and more.
10-06-26 Tuesday
Segments 1-2: Ray Richardson starts with the attack on the Maine Wire reporter Jon Fetherston and the mainstream media’s lackluster reporting of truth. He moves on.
Segments 3-4: Matt Jacobson (Summit Natural Gas of Maine) shares his analysis on the election. Ray also talks about his. They get into some of the candidates and their races, Trump’s influence in the midterms, Maine candidates including Collins, Bennett, Jackson and their chances.
Segments 5-6: Lauren LePage (Fyre Strategies) and Dr. Peter Earle of AIER (American Institute for Economic Research, and a veteran) join the boys for a conversation about economic policies. Peter and Ray talk about the Stockholm Syndrome in Maine.
Segments 7-8: They talk about Fall and keeping warm, and more. Ray plays a clip of Mara Healey and the lies that Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) about the pipeline. Matt continues with his fears for the policies and the pipeline.
Segments 9-10: Ray addresses a text about natural gas. Matt and Lauren discuss the trickle down affect. They switch to how it will affect the election. Social graces and acceptable behavior and dress code for job interview and schools. The homeless situation and drug fallout on human and landscape. Other governmental policies that have made it difficult to live in Maine.
Segments 11-14: The discussion is about Maine politics, what will affect the elections, the candidate’s experience, tonight’s debate. Sen. Collins’ strengths and Troy Jackson’s weaknesses. Collins accomplishments and her seniority, and more. Dr. Claude Berube (Former Annapolis Instructor, and Author) calls in with his thoughts on the history in the Middle East and the competition that BIW has in Mississippi, and more.
Segments 15-16: Jon Fetherston (The Maine Wire, Sponsored by Jeff Preble Concrete) calls in and he shares how his case from getting hit in the head with a skateboard down in Biddeford. They get into the escalation of violence toward The Maine Wire reporters. The conversation moves back to the elections across the country and the candidates.
10-05-26 Monday
Segments 1-2: Ray Richardson and Todd Piro (Co-Host of Fox and Friends First on Fox News) chat about some of the political races in Maine and across the country and this weekend’s sports, and more.
Segments 3-4: Ray addresses his attitude and apologizes for taking this political season so personally. He defines what that means.
Segments 5-6: Vernon Dukes joins Ray and Dee Dee and they talk about politics after Ray shares their dining experience at Dry Dock yesterday, their waitress Chloe, the scenery, and delicious food.
Segments 7-8: Vern, Ray and Dee Dee start with the control of the democrats and Hannah Pingree’s long history in politics. Retired Col. Ron Russell (Candidate for Maine CD 1, former Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret) joins the conversation.
Segments 9-10: Larry McWilliams (Independent candidate for Maine House District 128 – Westbrook) joins the boys and they chat about why he decided run and some of the history in Westbrook.
Segments 11-12: Ray asks Col. Russell about his campaign and he answers in depth. They also touch on Iran.
Segments 13-14: The boys continue to discuss school budgets and cost of living including rising property tax and government spending. The logical reason for not voting for the incumbents seem very obvious.
Segments 15-16: They start with Westbrook’s snow plowing team, Westbrook School Department and their budget, and more.
10-02-26 Friday
Segment 1-2: Ray Richardson starts with last night’s debate between Matt Dunlap and Paul LePage, he gets into Maine’s elections, some of the common sense candidates across the state that need your vote if we are going to stop the madness and points out that the cost of living has gone up under their watch. We need to show up to City and School Council meetings and hold them accountable.
Segments 3-4: Rep. Steve Bishop (Bucksport, Orland, Verona Island, and Penobscot) joins Ray and they talk about last night’s debates, the lack-luster campaigns in Southern Maine, and more.
Segments 5-8: Shawn Moody (Moody’s Collision) and Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) join Ray and Steve Bishop. Shawn shares some memories of Steve and Craig Buck (Travis Mills’ Father in Law), they get into last night’s debates and polls leading up to the election.
Segments 9-12: Jon starts off with his latest story that he is working on and some of the obstacles he has had thrown at him. Kenny Cianchette (Candidate For Maine Senate for District 26 and owner of Erik’s Church) drops in as Corenna Quirk (Q-Point Podcast found on all platforms) joins by phone. They talk about some of the Q-Point upcoming guests including Gov. Mills and some of the issues facing Maine. The boys talk about the Democrats that have been in charge and their policies, the debate between Sen. Tim Nangle and Kenny, Rep. Sue Salisbury, and more.
Segments 13-14: Noël Bonam (Director AARP Maine) joins Kenny and Ray and he shares the AARP Maine survey and they discuss what the AARP Maine found was some of the major concerns in the older and younger voters. They chat about the directions of conversations and how it might affect the elections.
Segment 15-16: Ray and Kenny talk about the debate on Tuesday night at Westbrook High School for the Representative and Senate seats for those districts. Candidates were Rep. Sue Salisbury and Candidate Larry McWilliams (Independent candidate for Maine House District 128 – Westbrook) also Sen. Tim Nangle and Kenny Cianchette (Candidate For Maine Senate for District 26 and owner of Erik’s Church).