Latest Podcasts

Another iconic Maine restaurant is closing in the Old Port due to the coronavirus. That and more in the news today. … Listen to the Show1 Minute Maine 10/8/2020: Cement Truck Tip-over, College Winter Sports Cancelled & More Virtual Events

Big news: The Harold Alfond Foundation has made the largest-ever gift to an educational institution in New England history. … Listen to the Show1 Minute Maine 10/7/2020: High Speed Chase in Waterville, Spectrum Hiring Like Crazy & $240M Donation to UMaine

20 Minutes of Sanity is back… just when we need it the most. … Listen to the Show20 Minutes of Sanity: Ryan & Dan on Crazy Maine Polling & Susan Collins’ Legacy

Maine game wardens are investigating a shooting in downeast Maine that involved a child. … Listen to the Show1 Minute Maine 10/6/2020: Virtual Fairs, Child Hit with Buckshot & Cops Fired for Animal Abuse

Police in Orono are looking for joyriders who took a piece of construction equipment for a ride at Orchard Trails near UMaine. Happy Monday! … Listen to the Show1 Minute Maine 10/5/2020: Drought Slams Potato Harvest, Heavy Machinery Joyride at UMaine & Record Absentee Ballot Requests

With the presidential debate being called “a new high watermark in national shame.” Esther and Mike unpack the catastrophe as well as Monday’s U.S. Senate debate, plus reverberations from the leak of Trump’s tax documents and an appeal to young Mainers to serve as poll workers. … Listen to the ShowMaine Beacon: In Debate, Trump’s Proudest Accomplishment is Thanks to Senator Collins

On the podcast this week, Esther, Ben and Mike discuss the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Republican move to fill her seat and Susan Collins’ decision to clarify her stance only after it no longer mattered. … Listen to the ShowMaine Beacon: Collins’ Moves on Supreme Court Follow Familiar Playbook

Maine ballots for president will appear in Ranked-Choice format in 2020. … Listen to the Show1 Minute Maine 9/22/2020: FedEx Driver Stranded, Ranked-Choice GO for November & Collins’ SCOTUS Vote

Lots brewing in Maine this Monday, the last day of summer 2020. … Listen to the Show1 Minute Maine 9/21/2020: Trump Blasts Collins, Sanford HS Closed & Hurricane Teddy

Beacon reporters Alyce McFadden and Evan Popp join the podcast to discuss their post-debate articles on Susan Collins’ Social Security record and the race’s third-party candidates. … Listen to the ShowMaine Beacon: Collins Needed to Shake Up Race with Debate… That Didn’t Happen