MAINE FACTS MATTER 2026 03-03-2026
08-20-26 Thursday
Segment 1: Ray Richardson talks about the world and shares his thoughts on the Middle East and takes us back to WWII and the US resistance to get into the fray until after Pearl Harbor.
Segment 2: Ray shares today’s show line up of guests and then shares again why Sarah Parshall Perry is not available today and urges prayers for Sarah’s son, Jessie.
Segments 3-4: Ray chats a little bit about music and then Bob Witkowski joins him from New Orleans and they continue the discussion with music and the power it has over us.
Segments 5-6: Ray talks about America’s National Debt and that our government is a train wreck. He urges people to really investigate the government spending programs and how they just keep growing, but continue to elect the same people over and over that have created the problem. Dominic Pugliares (Common Sense For Maine PAC, Dunegrass CC) and Tom Bill (Common Sense For Maine PAC) join the discussion about debt especially what we owe China.
Segments 7-8: Ray and the boys welcome David Ciullo (Career Management Services) and he is happy to report that there aren’t any major new things coming from Augusta. They get into the common sense policy to make business successful and how the government isn’t helpful to businesses trying to succeed.
Segment 9: Ray explains and they congratulate Dave Stearns as he is on to celebrate his daughter’s wedding this weekend. Robert Wessels (Former Gubernatorial Candidate) shares that his mission is to get Republicans elected to flip the Maine Legislature. He says that he will be out this weekend in Kenny Cianchette‘s district to knock doors. He shares how important it is to knock and inform. He shares some of the other campaigns he is helping including: Leo Kenney, Steve McGee, Peter Wood, Ray Thombs, Randy Gauvin, Dexter “Buzz” Bridges and then back with Kenny. Ray shares today’s Daily Thought from Elias Thomas.
Segment 10: Ray shares his gratefulness to the audience. Ray explains how the phone calls work and when he takes them.
Segments 11-12: Ray and TBill chat for a few minutes and then take a call from Farmer Scott. The boys take a call about minimum wage and the government. The next caller talks about the movie Young Washington, and more.
Segments 13-14: Ray and TBill take more calls and then have a discussion about following the science. They take calls.
Segment 15: They take more calls. Ray talks about Steven Michaud (head of Maine Hospital Association). Ray and Tom talk about Medicare after Joe Bruno text Ray with more accurate information.
08-19-26 Wednesday
Segment 1: Ray Richardson talks about some of the primary races in Florida including Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Alex Vindman and his testimony where he lied to Congress. He lays out how to get elected, and more.
Segment 2: Ray talks about a WGME story about Former northwest Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and why would they use her as a source.
Segments 3-4: Ray talks about Maine’s DHHS department and Gov. Mills washing her hands of that department and the 154 child deaths in their oversight and care, Medicaid and Medicare, the money the state gets for each child in their care, fraud in Maine that nobody doesn’t seem to care, except Jon Fetherston (The Maine Wire). The process of No Bid Contracts that was dishonest and unappropriated, and more.
Segments 5-6: Ray welcomes Attorney Former Maine Sen. Cynthia Dill. She describes her journey of leaving her party to now supporting Sen. Collins and her fight for Maine, the catalyst and impact of Maine’s “gender identity” laws passed that allows convicted murderer Andrew Balcer and other male predators into the women’s center at the Maine Correctional Center, the WNBA and the long term affects on the league and who is supporting it.
Segments 7-8: Ray talks about what we have in government including the good and the bad. This is what the founders feared. He shares some of the issues including the NDA’s (non disclosure agreements) in Washington and what happens when powerful men gather, women are not safe. Ray gives a quick look at some of the upcoming guests.
Segments 9-10: Peter Bolduc (The Town Farm, (207) 797-7997) joins Ray and they talk about how The Town Farm earns money to keep helping men with addictions. How the philosophy here is different than other programs and they go into some of the details. Webber Cushing calls in to share his praise for Peter and the work he does.
Segment 11: Ray continues to talk about The Town Farm, Peter’s gift of Cross with a heart. Alf Anderson (AARP Maine, Associate State Director for Advocacy and Outreach) joins by phone and they chat about some of the things the AARP Maine is prepared to cast their vote. He stresses that AARP Maine doesn’t influence, but educates on issues, shares information on ballot questions, voting poll locations, absentee ballots, and more. To register for one of their events, visit their event page (https://www.aarp.org/states/maine/maine-events-hub).
Segment 12: Ray talks about the Social Security program.
Segment 13-16: Ray starts with some of the men in Congress that are under investigation for sexual allegations. Steve Gruber (Nationally Syndicated host of Real America Voice and The Steve Gruber Show, heard on WLOB at 6pm) join him in sharing more of scoundrels in Washington, some of the polls that are not honest and truthful, some of the different groups protesting out there and the fake ones that are getting paid, WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stepping down and the prospects of her replacement. They get into some of the other race predictions across the country, Sen. Mitchell, Dr. Fauci and his hold on Americans, Sen. Collins and her process to a vote. Steve changes the subject to the deer eating all of his garden and hunting.
08-18-26 Tuesday
Segments 1-2: Ray Richardson talks about the outside forces destroying our great nation from within and shares many examples of what that looks like.
Segment 3: Ray plays a clip of Gov. Mills crying over the death of the immigrant in Sanford and compares the deaths of all of the innocent children that have died under the watchful eye of DHHS and the people that have died at the hands of the illegal immigrants in Maine. The fake actions of Rep. Pingree. He compares the crocodile tears over the shooting victim to the death of Maddox Williams.
Segment 4: Matt Jacobson (Summit Natural Gas of Maine) and Ray talks about Faith and the Nativity and the proof of the history of the Bible.
Segment 5: Matt talk about the countries that we have helped and then they turn our weapons against us and speculate that it will happen again with Ukraine.
Segment 6: Jon Fetherston (The Maine Wire, Sponsored by Jeff Preble Concrete) and Lauren LePage (Fyre Strategies) join the panel and they talk about the Speaker of the House visit to Maine and his personality and warmth.
Segments 7-8: Matt is asked about the energy market and prices based on everything in the world. Then conversation continues with immigration, immigration reform, Trump Derangement Syndrome in our elected people and citizens, not knowing the laws of the land, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), the people that attack a staffer, disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif Files, and more.
Segments 9-10: The conversation continues with people not getting along with people that they philosophically disagree with and the panel shares personal experiences. They compare Gov. Mills to Gov. LePage’s work ethic. The de-industrializing of Maine and Matt shares statistics.
Segments 11-12: The panel discuss the resurgence of Graham Platner, they move on to Marco Rubio, his education, personality, and more. Then the conversation moves to concerts, Chris Stapleton, and more artists, Deering Park in the 80’s compared to now.
Segments 13-14: They start with a Whitney song from The Preacher’s Wife, the early deaths of actors because of drugs, the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, and more. They move on to world conflicts and Iran, how wary of war many people are, including Lauren.
Segments 15-16: They start with the pop tart thing again, they move to Jon’s trip to the Allagash to investigate Troy Jackson (US Senator Candidate), the lack of curiosity of the character of him, and then move on to the schools and new rule of no phones and they harm that can cause, and more.
08-17-26 Monday
Segment 1: Ray Richardson and Todd Piro (Co-Host of Fox and Friends on Fox News) talk about Todd’s vacation and then get into sports mostly baseball with some of their greats and woman’s basketball.
Segment 2: The dishonest commercials against Sen. Collins about the healthcare system in Maine.
Segment 3: Ray talks about Trump throwing out ideas, basically thinking out loud and some of the prospects.
Segment 4: Ray talks about a letter to the editor in the paper in response to one from Cynthia Dill. which brings up a his history lesson on the Judicial system and their influences.
Segments 5: Vern Dukes joins Ray and they talk about their hips and Dr. Wolf, and the BBQ that Vern is doing in Lisbon Falls at The Smoke on the River event for Veterans on Sat. August 26. The boys get into illegals.
Segments 7-8: Ray and Vern discuss the upcoming elections and the potential for the next Senator, Congressman, and Governor prospects for Maine.
Segment 9: Ray and Vern talk about the US Congress, the Executive Orders, The job of Senate President and choosing the right person for the job, the filibuster, Sharia Law in America, the comparison between the movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Sharia Law, the lack of curiosity in America. Retired Col. Ron Russell (Candidate for Maine CD 1, former Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret) joins the boys. Ray explains how they are going to get around the Maine Medicare fraud to not get charged. Ray gets irritated as he stresses that we don’t have a government that looks out for Americans anymore.
Segment 10: Ray welcomes the boys including Chuck Ellis (Muddy Waters Podcast, Chair Cumberland Cnty Republican Party). He asks Col. Russell how the campaign is going.
Segments 11-12: The boys discuss the redistricting of some districts as reported in The Maine Wire by Jon Fetherston and some of the other odd things that have happened under Sec. of State Shenna Bellows watch, the Maine Republican Party helping in elections, and some of Maine’s great candidates, the Col. talks about the Republican messaging and working together. They boys talk more about the voter rolls and who is on them.
Segments 13-14: Vern is disheartened that he feels that Maine and the United States are ignorant to history, which leads to a discussion of defining what their words when saying being ignorant. The invasion of Islam in Europe and their intent on getting rid of anyone that isn’t Islam. Ray asks some joke questions, and then takes calls.
Segments 15-16: The boys take more calls.