The Steve Marchand Podcast E2: Deaglan McEachern

Portsmouth Mayor Deaglan McEachern visited the show today. He's being rumored for various higher offices in 2026, and the second-term mayor of New Hampshire's most Democratic-performing city certainly has the skills - and now, the experience. We talked in depth about the state's biggest problems: Education funding, sky-high property taxes, and housing. We also compared notes on what it's like to be a mayor (although my time was almost 20 years ago!). Finally, we get into New England sports, including the Celtics' prospects in a likely Tatum-free next season, and whether or not the Patriots are as good as the Vegas bookmakers seem to think they'll be. Also: I go through the travails of mistakenly bringing my wife's Kansas City Chiefs-themed reusable grocery bags to the store last week. Follow Deaglan at www.CityofPortsmouth.com, and subscribe to Steve's nationally-ranked political Substack at www.SteveMarchand.com.