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Popular Clips | Maine Gubernatorial Race | Matt Gagnon

Ranging from Lou Bega to Congressman Mike Michaud, below you will find some of our most popular interviews. Please also take a minute to look at our entire section on the 2010 Maine Governor's Race as well as listen to our weekly conversations with friend of the show Matt Gagnon, Editor In Chief of Pine Tree Politics. All of our clips are available to listen right on our website and downloadable as 128 Kbps .mp3 files.








SEPTEMBER 2, 2010: Interview with the author of Down East Magazine's The Tipping Point, and editor of MainePolitics.net Mike Tipping about his predictions for the 2010 gubernatorial race:




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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010: Charles Shaughnessy talked with Ben and Zach about his lead in the production of SPAMALOT at the Ogunquit Playhouse.




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AUGUST 31, 2010: Bangor City Council candidate Charles Longo talked with Ben, Pete, and Zach about his campaign




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AUGUST 31, 2010: We talked to the "Queen of Wien" Janet Riley, President of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council.




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MAY 6, 2010: Lukas Nelson (Willie Nelson's Son) of Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real called in to talk with Ben and Beth about his life and upbringing with music.




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MAY 5, 2010: Brian Phillips, Communications Director for the Bruce Poliquin campaign, called in to talk about gubernatorial hopeful Les Otten's plagiarism controversy, a story broken by friend of the show Matt Gagnon.




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MAY 4, 2010: Mort "The Popcorn King" Gamble called in to talk to us about the Circus Fans of America organization.




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MARCH 25, 2010: There is a movement at UMaine to bring Barstoolapalooza and Sam Adams to campus. Because we cite the stool almost daily on Drive Time we thought it was our duty to contact El Pres and make this happen.




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FEBRUARY 10, 2010: AccuWeather Meteorologist Jim Kosek joined us on the phone to talk about how he got involved with weather and how he brings his own excitement to the job.




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FEBRUARY 10, 2010: We sent a shout out to our good friend and loyal listener Justin Labonte. Justin Labonte's stamp of approval puts us in an entirely new league.




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JANUARY 11, 2010: We had a chance to talk with Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska Rick Sheehy about his office and issues in the Cornhusker State.




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OCTOBER 29, 2009: Interview with Dave Weigel of the Washington Independent talking about conservative primary challengers to Republican incumbents:



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OCTOBER 29, 2009: Interview with the author of Down East Magazine's The Tipping Point, and editor of MainePolitics.net Mike Tipping about his predictions for the 2009 Maine referendum issues:




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OCTOBER 8, 2009: Interview with Maine Congressman Mike Michaud live from his office in Washington, DC:




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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009: Interview with "Mambo #5" Lou Bega live from Berlin, Germany:




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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009: Interview with the author of Down East Magazine's The Tipping Point, and editor of MainePolitics.net Mike Tipping:




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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009: We were joined live in studio by the local folk band Hampden Mountain Boys. This clip is one of two songs they performed live on the show. They will be performing live through December at Woodman's Bar and Grill in Orono, Maine. This is clip 2:




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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009: We were joined live in studio by the local folk band Hampden Mountain Boys. This clip is one of two songs they performed live on the show. They will be performing live through December at Woodman's Bar and Grill in Orono, Maine. This is clip 1:




Click to download the .MP3 audio file of this interview.