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Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | TJ Baggett "It Was For The French Fries" — Baggett On How His Golf Journey Began Director of Golf and General Manager of Astor Creek Golf & Country Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, TJ Baggett joins Q-Point Podcast to share the remarkable journey that took him from riding his bicycle to a local golf course in Virginia for french fries to pursuing...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Chris Gardner "The Community Is Always Seen As The Grand Marshal" — Gardner On Eastport, Maine's Fourth Of July Parade Executive Director of the Eastport Port Authority and former Washington County Commissioner Chris Gardner joins Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation beginning with one of Maine's most celebrated Fourth of July tr...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (Ohio) "We Could Drive Maine's Energy Prices Down Dramatically" — Moreno On Maine Energy Costs Senior United States Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio returns to Q-Point Podcast for an in-depth conversation covering some of the biggest issues facing Maine and the nation. Moreno discusses President Trump's approach to I...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast “The Number Shouldn’t Exist” — Packard On Child Deaths Under Maine State Custody Republican candidate for Maine House District 64 Shawn Packard joins Q-Point Podcast to discuss his firsthand experience in Maine's foster care system, his advocacy for children in state custody, and why he believes significant reforms are needed within Maine's child welfa...

Send us Fan Mail Q-Point Podcast "A Brutal, Unforced Error By Government" — Bennett On Maine's Transportation Funding Crisis Maine independent gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Rick Bennett joins Q-Point Podcast to discuss the aftermath of Maine's primary election, the issues he is hearing from voters across the state, and why he believes more Mainers are looking beyond...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Dale Doughty, Commissioner, Maine Department of Transportation “This Isn't A One-Year Problem” — Doughty On Why MaineDOT Is Delaying Projects Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner Dale Doughty joins Corenna Quirk to discuss the funding challenges facing Maine's transportation system and why some road and bridge projects may be delayed. Doug...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jake Lachance, MBTA  "Nobody's Gonna Be Immune From This" — Lachance On Maine's Transportation Funding Shortfall Joining Q-Point Podcast is Jake Lachance, Executive Director of the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA), for a discussion about Maine's growing transportation funding challenges and what they could mean for commun...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Dr. Nirav Shah — Part Two “We Have Lost The Art Of Respectful Disagreement” — Shah On Town Halls, Tough Questions, And Leadership In Part Two, the conversation continues with Maine Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Nirav Shah as he discusses energy costs, data centers, PFAS, taxation, economic growth, COVID lessons learned, and his vision for Maine's...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Dr. Nirav Shah — Part One "About One In Five Kids Is Hungry" — Shah's Roadmap To End Childhood Hunger Maine Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Nirav Shah joins Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on the issues he says are most important to Maine voters. Drawing from months of town halls across the state, Shah discusses healthcare...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Owen McCarthy “Create 50,000 Foundational Jobs In The State” — McCarthy On His Maine 2040 Plan for Economic Growth. In this episode, Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Owen McCarthy returns to Q-Point Podcast to discuss his Maine 2040 plan, a 70-page policy blueprint built around opportunity, affordability, and discipline in government. McCarthy outlines...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Ben Midgley “Businesses Are Villains In Our State” — Midgley On Maine's Business Climate Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Ben Midgley returns to the Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on the issues he says are driving voter frustration across the state. Midgley addresses property taxes, electricity costs, healthcare, childcare, housing,...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | James LaBrecque   “Because We Have The Worst Policies” — LaBrecque on why Maine’s electricity rates remain high. In this episode, Chief Technical Officer at Flexware Control Technology Jim LaBrecque joins Q-Point Podcast for an in-depth discussion on Maine’s energy policies, rising electricity costs, artificial intelligence, data centers, and the future of nuc...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Robert Wessels “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 Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Wessels joins Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on the final stretch leading into Maine’s June 9 primary. Wessels discusses what he is hearing from voters across all...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Bobby Charles — Part One “Leave The Money In The Hands Of The People Who Make It” — Charles On Taxes, Spending, And Economic Freedom Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles returns to Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on debates, campaign criticism, his record, government accountability, and his plan to reduce the state budget. Cha...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Bobby Charles — Part Two “I Want To Get Property Taxes Down”   — Charles On His Tax Priorities And Maine’s Tax Burden  In Part Two, the conversation continues with Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles as he discusses taxes, property taxes, energy policy, housing, regulations, nonprofits, and the future direction of Maine’s economy. Charles ex...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Garrett Mason — Part Two “We Need To Stop Being Afraid Of Nuclear Power” — Mason on Maine’s Long-Term Energy Strategy The conversation continues in Part Two with Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrett Mason as Corenna and David Quirk dive deeper into energy, affordability, economic growth, education, and Maine’s future workforce. Mason argues the sta...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Garrett Mason — Part One “There Was One Child Who Was Hoteled For 14 Months” — Mason On Foster Care Conditions In Maine In Part One, Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrett Mason joins Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on his path into politics, his years in the Maine Senate, and why he believes experience inside Augusta matters heading...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jason Joyce — Part One “One-Tenth Of One Percent Is Actually Tested By The FDA.” In Part One, Jason Joyce, Director of Advocacy at the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA), returns to Q-Point —joining Corenna and David Quirk in studio, with additional updates following meetings in Washington, D.C.—to discuss a range of urgent issues impactin...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jason Joyce — Part Two “The Money Has Never Been Used As Congress Directed” In Part Two, Jason Joyce, Director of Advocacy at NEFSA, continues the conversation in studio, diving deeper into the realities facing Maine’s fishing industry—groundfish collapse, federal overreach, and the increasing barriers for small, independent fishermen. He explains how access t...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jonathan Bush — Part One “Maine Has Normalized A Level Of Insanity” — Bush on Policy Direction In this episode of Q-Point, Corenna and David Quirk sit down in studio with Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush for a wide-ranging conversation on Maine’s economic direction, healthcare system, and regulatory environment. Bush lays out an aggressiv...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jonathan Bush — Part Two “Jamming Down The Throat” — Bush on Government Mandates and Market Interference In Part Two of Corenna and David Quirk’s conversation with Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush, the discussion dives into the role of government, economic growth, and the challenges facing Maine’s future. Bush outlines his belief that Maine’s b...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Chelsea Lynds — Part Two “You Can’t Have It Both Ways” — Lynds On Bail, Jail Funding, And Public Expectations In Part Two of this conversation, Corenna and David Quirk continue their discussion with Assistant District Attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties and Democratic candidate for District Attorney, Chelsea Lynds, with a broader look at the pressu...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Chelsea Lynds — Part One “County Government Cannot Withstand The Burden Of The Jails” — Lynds On The Breaking Point For Counties In this conversation, Corenna and David Quirk sit down with Assistant District Attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties, Chelsea Lynds, as she discusses her decision to run for District Attorney and what she’s seeing firsthand...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Matthew Dunlap — Part Two “We Can’t Even Confirm That We Got A Call” — Dunlap On Confidentiality In Fraud Investigations In Part Two, Corenna and David Quirk continue their conversation with Maine State Auditor and Democratic candidate for Maine’s Second Congressional District, Matthew Dunlap, with a focused look at fraud allegations, audit limitations, and go...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Matthew Dunlap — Part One “That’s A Lack Of Supervisory Oversight” — Dunlap On A Common Root Cause Behind Audit Findings Corenna and David Quirk sit down with Maine State Auditor and Democratic candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, Matthew Dunlap, for an in-depth discussion centered on the newly released Single Audit Report. Dunlap walks through wh...