Mainely Matters

Jared McCannell gives an overview of the current state of affairs in the Maine non-profit sector, as well as providing an overview of his role as Executive Director of the non-profit Penobscot Bay Language School.

Meet 3 Tourist from Massachusetts and Maine Humorist Gary Crocker, our Real Mainer representative. Learn what tourist think about Maine, their experiences and what Humorist Gary Crocker thinks about all things Maine. This is a lively and fun conversation, not to be missed.

Dr. Wendy Weiger follows her calling, leaving the academe life as a researcher at Harvard University to find happiness in an off-the-grid cabin deep in the woods of Maine. Ultimately, her path through the wild has led from anguished isolation into joyful connection with the Earth, and into a new and healing fellowship with its Source.

Carey Kish holds the distinction of being a Maine Hiking Expert, Guide of key locations and trails. In this episode he discusses in detail the Best 12 Hiking Locations in Maine by region.

Host Catherine Gordon talks with Tom Roth about his new book "A Sporting Year in Maine". Tom is a long time columnist with the “Maine Sportsman” and is a Registered Maine Guide on Sebago Lake where he resides.

The Pine Tree Amendment . Ensuring that all Mainers have a constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment and to the preservation of the natural, cultural and healthful qualities of the environment. Host John Brier speaks with Maya Van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment.

Experience The Stephen King side of Maine. Our panel includes the Director of SK Tours who specialized in showing guests Stephen King book locations, Super Fan Michael Hayden of Villanova University and 12 year old New Generation Fan Isaiah Felton. Learn SK facts you may have never heard and visit some of those locations.

Host Rob Carmichael and Daren Seekins discuss the lack of preparedness for retirement in U.S. and the need for good financial planning.

Maine hiking author Jeffery Ryan and Triple Crown Hiker Elysha Dyer give away their favorite trails, hiking secrets and ways to prepare for day hikes and long Appalachian Trail trips.

Rob Carmichael discusses the lack of sufficient, high quality early childhood care and education in Maine with Ben Goodman, National Director of Mission: Readiness, and Major General (Retired) Bill Libby.

On Mother's Day in 1997 a retired school teacher and grandmother of five went missing after working a shift at her part-time job at a local supermarket. Six days later her body was found badly beaten in the woods. Two people where soon arrested and charged with murder after having abducted her at random from the grocery store parking lot in order to steal her car. Soon there after the Virginia Jac...

Lawrence Hollins, Associate Publisher of Down East magazine and Maine Homes magazine talks about the history of Down East magazine, the evolvement of Maine Homes magazine, and the future of on of Maine's most iconic media properties.

Maine’s Eco Tourism and Adventure Excursions is a huge business driver. This episode explores guided White Water rafting trips and the specific business people who make these unforgettable trips happen. Our panel guests are Jim Murton, Owner - North Country Rivers and Clifford Stevens, Owner - Moxie Outdoor Adventure Rafting. Hear about their history, their dedication to our natural environment an...

Katie Jane Rocks ( www. KatieJaneRocks.org ) is a Maine based non-profit that helps children in need in Maine, Panama and Colombia. Host John Brier talks about this non-profit he founded with his daughter Katie Jane through her connection with Maine's Camp Tracy, a summer camp run by the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville, Maine.

Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center is dedicated to empowering people who are in mental health or substance use recovery to take leadership in their own lives. Sean Faircloth, the Executive Director of the Together Place, speaks with host John Brier about this Bangor based non-profit.

Host Catherine Gordon talks with founder Mark Rodrigue about his new outdoor lifestyle brand, Rogue Life Maine. He also talks about raising $40,000 for his community during covid and his life’s work with the Special Olympics.

6th generation Maine lobsterman Phil Torrey discusses the history of the Maine lobster industry, his family history of lobstering out of Winter Harbor, Maine, and the launch of the Maine Lobster Industry channel at Mainely Matters.

Kelly Roseberry, Physical Therapist and Program Director of The Travis Mills Foundation and Veterans Retreat discusses the origin, mission and future of this amazing organization as part of Mainely Matters’ series on Veteran Service Organizations in Maine.

Deanna Page is a registered Maine Guide and the first female president of the Maine Bowhunters Association. Deanna is the owner of Maine’s Four Seasons Guide Service and here she discusses shed hunting, winter deer feeding, her thoughts on Sunday hunting and more with host Catherine Gordon.

Doc Goodwin is a Navy combat veteran 7.5 years of service as a Corpsman. Doc left the Navy in 2009 where he went on to join a reality TV show and traveled the world. After learning of the veteran suicide epidemic Doc moved back to his home state of Maine and founded the Maine Veterans Project.

Colonel (R) Jack Mosher discusses the current status of Maine’s Homeless Veterans with Jim Bachelder of Maine Veterans In Need and Chairman of the Maine Homeless Veterans Committee, Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing New England Coordinator Joe Cresta discusses healing disabled veterans through fly fishing with host Colonel (R) Jack Mosher. Project Healing Waters is a nationwide non-profit serving the disabled veteran community.

Cristina Brier was legally adopted by this shows host half a decade ago. After attending Erskine Academy in China, Maine, Cristina was issued a Florida birth certificate, an IRS tax payer ID number, and she has full medical insurance in the USA. She has recently been denied legal entry into the U.S.A. at the Texas border and remains at risk, away from her father and family, while her immigration s...

While in the throws of mourning the death of her elderly father, joining her brother’s winter trek into the deep woods of Maine was the only thing that seemed to make sense. Together, brother and sister head up the tallest mountain in Maine, at the end of the Appalachian Trail, to “say hi to Dad” above the clouds. Drawing on memories of a father’s teachings and on the power of a loving family, the...

Rob Carmichael talks to former University of Maine and current Stetson University Head Baseball Coach Steve Trimper who shares his leadership advice as detailed in his book, "Walk Off Winning"-- A Game Plan for Leading Your Team and Organization to Success.