All Episodes

“We Serve the Whole State of Maine, and We’re It” — Kellner On Reaching Mainers Wherever They Are

“One Kid Being Poked Is One Too Many” — Chief Martin On The Brewer Riverwalk Needle Incident

"We’ve Gone From 22,000 Patient Encounters Per Year… to Over 30,000” — Coffey On Rising Emergency Department Demand.

“That Just Blew My Mind...350,000. That's A Lot Of Needles.” — Dinkins On Needle Distribution In Bangor.

“I’m Just Gonna Run As Matt Dunlap” — Dunlap On The DSA, Political Labels, And Where He Fits Politically

"Numbers Don't Lie." — Carey On The Data Behind His Campaign

"We've Got A Plan For Everything" - Pingree On Her Plans For Maine

"A Billion Dollars Isn't Going To Get Us Through Much Of A Downturn." Perry On Maine's Rainy Day Fund

"We Know What The Wheel Looks Like" — Bobby Charles On Returning Maine To Prosperity - Part Two

"Maine Is In Trouble." — Bobby Charles On His Priorities For Maine

"Humans Over Houses" — Cota On Maine Real Estate

"It Was For The French Fries" — Baggett On How His Golf Journey Began

“The Community Is Always Seen As The Grand Marshal” — Gardner On Eastport, Maine’s Fourth Of July Parade

"We Could Drive Maine's Energy Prices Down Dramatically" — U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno On Maine Energy Costs

“The Number Shouldn’t Exist” — Packard On Child Deaths Under Maine State Custody

"A Brutal, Unforced Error By Government" — Bennett On Maine's Transportation Funding Crisis

"Nobody's Gonna Be Immune From This" — Lachance On Maine's Transportation Funding Shortfall

“This Isn't A One-Year Problem” — Doughty On Why MaineDOT Is Delaying Projects

“We Have Lost The Art Of Respectful Disagreement” — Shah On Town Halls, Tough Questions, And Leadership

"About One In Five Kids Is Hungry" — Shah's Roadmap To End Childhood Hunger

“Create 50,000 Foundational Jobs In The State” — McCarthy Details His Maine 2040 Agenda

“Businesses Are Villains In Our State” — Midgley On Maine's Business Climate

“Because We Have The Worst Policies” — LaBrecque On Why Maine’s Electricity Rates Remain High

“You Know What? I’m Leaving Maine. I’m Getting Out Of Here.” — Wessels On Why Many Mainers Feel They Can’t Afford To Stay

“I Want To Get Property Taxes Down” — Charles On His Tax Priorities And Maine’s Tax Burden

“Leave The Money In The Hands Of The People Who Make It” — Charles On Taxes, Spending, And Economic Freedom

“We Need To Stop Being Afraid Of Nuclear Power” — Mason on Maine’s Long-Term Energy Strategy

“There Was One Child Who Was Hoteled For 14 Months” — Mason On Foster Care Conditions In Maine

“The Money Has Never Been Used As Congress Directed” — Joyce On Federal Seafood Dollars, Congressional Intent, and Where The Money Went

“One-Tenth Of One Percent Is Actually Tested By The FDA” — Joyce Sounds Alarm On Imported Seafood Oversight And Federal Gaps

“Maine Has Normalized A Level Of Insanity” — Bush on Policy Direction

“Jamming Down The Throat” — Bush on Government Mandates and Market Interference

“You Can’t Have It Both Ways” — Lynds On Bail, Jail Funding, And Public Expectations

“County Government Cannot Withstand The Burden Of The Jails” — Lynds On The Breaking Point For Counties

“We Can’t Even Confirm That We Got A Call” — Dunlap On Confidentiality In Fraud Investigations

“That’s A Lack Of Supervisory Oversight” — Dunlap On A Common Root Cause Behind Audit Findings

“It’s Really Hard To Run A Business” — Perkins On Rising Costs And Pressure On Small Employers

“A Hundred Percent Error Rate” — Perkins On MaineCare Billing Failures

“DHHS Is Not Working To Keep Maine Kids Safe” — Bellows On Child Safety Failures

“There Are Not Non-Citizens Voting In Maine” — Bellows Addresses a Circulating Video Clip

“The Fraud Needs To Be Prosecuted” — Baldacci On MaineCare Fraud And Government Accountability

“We Have A Very Fragile Healthcare System In The State” — Baldacci On Maine’s Healthcare Reality

“We’re At The Mercy Of The State” — Cushing On Funding Pressures Facing Maine Counties - Part TWO

“We Have Exhausted Our Fund Balances” — Cushing On The Rising Cost Of County Jails - Part ONE

“We Have Lost Around 1,800 License Holders” — Joyce On Maine’s Declining Number Of Lobster Fishermen - Part Three

“You've Gotta Have Proof That There's No Shrimp There” — Joyce On Why Maine Needs Shrimp Data - Part Two

“It’s Just a Death Sentence.” — Joyce on the Dangers of Ropeless Gear - Lobster Industry Part One

“They Are Stealing Your Tax Dollars And Mine.” — Wessels On Accountability And Government Spending - Part TWO

“The Families In Maine Are Hurting” — Wessels Talks Cost Of Living, Energy Prices And State Policy

“People Will Be Coming Here In Droves.” — Ball On Regional Impact Of The Quirk Sportsplex

“I Would Rather Lose a Deal Than Pick Up a Bad Deal” — LaVerdiere Discusses Financial Discipline and Avoiding Investments That Fail To Meet Core Metrics.

“The Death Nail for the Housing Market in Maine” — LaVerdiere on the Combined Effect of Rental Registry and Rent Control Proposals

“We Want This Gubernatorial Race To Be About The Economy” — Woodcock On Maine’s Economic Priorities

“We Are Putting A Ceiling On The Economic Potential Of The State Of Maine” — Woodcock On What’s At Stake

“There’s A Lot Of Grit In The Gears.” — How Regulation And Red Tape Are Making It Harder To Do Business In Maine.

“Life’s Just Become Too Hard For Too Many Folks Here In Maine …” — Angus King III On Why He Entered The Race - PART ONE

“When I Talk About Taxing the Rich, That’s Who We’re Going After.” — Platner on Defining Wealth Inequality and Who Federal Tax Policy Should Target - Part TWO

“I Love My Country, But I Don’t Trust My Government.” — Platner On War, Power, And Accountability - PART ONE

“It Clearly Needs an Investigation.” — Collins on Medicaid Billing and Federal Oversight

“Bath Iron Works Is Absolutely Critical to Our Nation’s Security.” — Senator Susan Collins on Maine’s shipyard, Navy readiness, and global threats

“We Know There’s a Lot of Fraud” — LePage on Audits, Medicaid Overbilling, and Accountability

“Affordability. Affordability. Affordability.” — LePage on What Voters Across Maine’s Second Congressional District Are Saying Most - Part ONE

“We Don't Have One, and We're the Last in the Nation to Have One.” — Kapaldo on Maine’s Lack of a Statewide Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System

“It’s a Catch 22… It’s a Double-Edged Sword” — Lt. Dupuis on Balancing Property Taxes With Demands for Better Coverage - Part TWO

“I Never Thought That I Would See a Kilo of Drugs” — Lt. Dupuis on the Explosion of High-Volume Trafficking - Part ONE

“It’s Like Death by a Thousand Cuts.” — Commissioner Tremble on Small but Constant Regulations, Fees, and Mandates Piling Up on Small Businesses.

“Since Golden Has Bowed Out, Are You Now Considering Challenging Paul LePage?” — Soboleski on a Potential Run for Congress

The Spike Hitting Every Mainer — “Our Energy Costs... Jumped Higher Than Any State In The United States.” — Bobby Charles - PART TWO

Public Safety At A Breaking Point — “85% Of All Crime Actually Goes Back To Drug Trafficking.” — Bobby Charles

“There Is Talent In Every One Of These Communities.” — McCarthy On Revitalizing Rural Maine - PART TWO

“As Soon As People Feel It's Not Safe, It's Definitely Not Safe.” — McCarthy On Perception Becoming Reality - PART ONE

“If You Don’t Have A Margin, You Don’t Have A Mission, And We’ve Gotta Keep The Mission Open.” — The financial reality facing Maine Veterans’ Homes. PART TWO

“Our Cost Of Care Is About A Hundred Dollars Higher Than What Our MaineCare Reimbursement Is.” — The funding gap driving LD 182 for Maine Veterans’ Homes. PART ONE

“They Knew That It Was a Problem.” — and — “They Didn’t Tell Anybody.” — Frey on PFAS manufacturers concealing known dangers. Part TWO

“There Are Still Threads to Pull.” — Frey on Maine’s ongoing investigation into the 250 absentee ballots found in an Amazon package. Part ONE

“Maine Is Too Important to Get Tied Up in a Large Scale Agenda.” — Bishop on Unity Over Politics

“People Are Dying, Plain and Simple.” — Sheriff Kane on Maine’s Drug Epidemic.

“Money’s Better Off in the Mainer’s Pockets Than in the Government’s.” — Jones on Taxes, Energy, and Accountability. Part TWO

“Leave Your Ego at the Door. Let’s Make Maine Great Again.” — David Jones on Teamwork Over Wedge Issues. Part ONE

“We’ve Got It All Wrong in Augusta.” Libby on Spending and State Priorities - Part Two

“We Can’t Tax Our Way To Prosperity.” Senator Libby On Maine’s Economic Future - Part One

“You Don’t Have to Take Politics as It’s Currently Served Up” — Rick Bennett’s Call for Reform

“You Can’t Subsidize Your Way to 80,000 Houses” — Rick Bennett on Maine’s Housing Crisis

“The Fentanyl…Was Visible to the Naked Eye on Her Teddy Bear.” — The Push for Stronger Protections PART TWO

"When I Started, an Average Caseload Was Around 180 Cases — Now We All Have Over 300.” — Lynds on The Strain on Maine’s Justice System PART ONE

“Running for Sheriff Isn’t Just About a Title.” — Corey Bagley on Leadership, Transparency, and Vision - PART TWO

“Cashless Bail Has Been a Disaster.” — Corey Bagley on Repeat Offenders and Accountability - PART ONE

“I Don’t Think It’s a Secret That I Was Definitely Thinking About It” — Reflecting on Governor Rumors - Part TWO

“I’m Not Willing To Sacrifice The Entire Maine Fishery” — Defending Lobstermen in the Right Whale Debate - Part ONE

“If You Can’t Behave on Our Waterfront, You’re Not Going to Be Here” - PART TWO

“Heaven Forbid if Somebody Could Not Be a Victim of a Crime That Week” - PART ONE

“I Met a Guy Named Jimmy Carter — He Thinks He’s Going to Be President” - Part TWO

“I Lived a Double Life” — The Early Years That Shaped a Broadcasting Legend - Part ONE

"Buckle Up on the Purse Strings" – Ben Midgley on Spending Cuts, Law Enforcement, and Education - Part TWO

"It Doesn’t Have to Be Like This" – Ben Midgley’s Plan to Turn Maine’s Economy, Energy Costs, and Business Climate Around - Part ONE

"We've Kind of Lost That Message of Fighting for Working Class People" – Baldacci & Jackson Continue the Conversation Part TWO

"People Want Leaders That Listen and Adapt Their Thinking" – Baldacci & Jackson in Conversation - Part ONE

“Just Like That... It Was No Longer About the Merits of the Bill” — Rep. Steve Bishop on Optics Over Substance in Augusta

“You Can’t Pay for Bail with a Gift Card” — The Number One Complaint Flooding the AG’s Office PART TWO

“It Really Has to Be About What Makes the Most Sense for Maine”: Inside the AG’s Decision-Making PART ONE

"It Was Both The Slowest and The Fastest Five Months of My Life"

“It’s the Most Mysterious of All Voting Methods, and People Don’t Trust It.”

"You Wanna Fix the State? Show Me You’re Ready." – Poliquin on What It’ll Take to Step In

"We've Taken Our Hands Off The Wheel" - Bobby Charles on Maine's Future

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Simplifying the Process: “I think you should have a one-stop shop in state government."

Why Paul LePage Is Running for Congress: “I Don’t Need the Job, But I’m Gonna Do the Job” Interviewed June 14, 2025

Q-Point Podcast Hits the Airwaves Across Maine! Catch Us Weekend Mornings on the Voice of Maine.

"That's The Stuff That Never Makes The Newspaper" Inside the Talk About Congress - PART II

"We Are Very, Very Picky" - "Now That We've Seen It, We Can't Unsee It" PART I

"Loving Them to Death:" What Happens When Accountability Vanishes? PART II

"Loving Them to Death:" Are Permissive Drug Laws Helping or Hurting Maine? PART I

You Grew Up Watching Him -- Now Hear What He's Really Thinking

Justice at Risk: The Impact of Representation Shortfalls in Maine

Maine’s Path Forward: Shawn Moody on Business, Policy, and Politics

“God Called Me That Day to Start House in the Woods” — Honoring Sgt. Joel House and Serving Veterans Nationwide

Inside the State House: Katrina Smith on Maine’s Key Issues

Carroll Conley: Championing Partnerships in Faith and Policy

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby: Tackling Paid Leave, Tax Burdens, and Voter ID

Maine's New State Treasurer: Joe Perry's Unexpected Journey

Maine Representative Steve Bishop: Bridging Law Enforcement, Small Business, and Legislation

Crime, Crisis, and Community: Sheriff Troy Morton's Approach

Election Countdown: Congressman Jared Golden's Policy Views

Key Issues on the Road to Election Day: Insights with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise

From the Race Track to the Campaign Trail: Austin Theriault’s Story PART III

From Speedways to Security: Austin Theriault on Drugs and Immigration - PART II

August 3, 2024 Interview. The Tipping Scale: Bernie Moreno and Ohio's Pivotal US Senate Race

From NASCAR to Congress: Austin Theriault's Vision for Maine- PART I

From Medical School to EV Challenges: A Dialogue with Joe Baldacci

Crime and Community: Lt. Aaron Turcotte on Maine State Policing - PART II

Duty Calls: Lt. Aaron Turcotte on Maine State Policing - PART I

Energy Conversations: Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart Talks Maine's Policies

Joe Perry's Insights on Maine Policy: From Gun Laws to Tax Relief

Curious Minds: Maine Tea Talks