Muddy Waters

Good afternoon, Maine! We're back on the Muddy Waters Podcast after a short hiatus — Chuck Ellis returns from Africa and dives straight into what matters: helping Mainers understand what's really happening in our state beyond the mainstream media's spin. In this episode, we're honored to host Republican gubernatorial candidate Owen McCarthy fresh off releasing his comprehensive Mai...

School board member Janet Beaudoin breaks down the real struggles in Lewiston: partisan board votes, unsafe schools, residency scandals, exploding costs, housing crisis, fraud, and ignored conservative voices. She shares why she’s running for Maine House in the special election — and what she’ll fight for in Augusta: school safety, girls’ sports, law enforcement support, lower taxes, and honest re...

Winthrop mom and school board chair Alicia Lawson opens up about the nightmare no parent should face: discovering her autistic teenage daughter was caught in gender confusion, pressured by doctors to transition, and influenced by online communities. From a pediatrician secretly pushing gender clinic referrals to years of heartbreak, suicide watches, and standing alone against medical and cultural...

Host Chuck Ellis talks with Payton Warren, Chair of UMaine College Republicans and Vinalhaven selectman. From a liberal family to embracing Catholicism and conservative values, Payton explains how faith drives his politics. They discuss pro-life convictions, Maine's economic challenges (housing, population decline, regulations), environmental realism, and the intense campus protests against co...

Maine RNC National Committeewoman Lauren LePage (daughter of Gov. Paul LePage) joins Chuck Ellis on Muddy Waters to discuss: - Her path from college biology major to key Republican leader- The populist wave that started in Maine in 2010 and led to Trump - Fighting cancel culture, defending free speech, and the role of faith in the GOP - Charlie Kirk's massive impact on young conservatives - Ma...

On this episode of Muddy Waters Podcast, host Chuck Ellis interviews Abby and Jadyn, two brave University of Southern Maine students leading Huskies for Life and Turning Point USA chapters. These Gen Z conservatives share how they embraced their beliefs, launched a pro-life club to support pregnant students and moms (with resources like diaper drives and healing support), and sparked massive backl...

Host Chuck Ellis welcomes back John Andrade, the Portland street preacher, pastor of Jesus is King church in Brunswick, husband, and father of seven (with one on the way). John has spent over six years ministering outside Planned Parenthood in Portland, sharing the gospel and offering hope to those facing unplanned pregnancies. In this powerful episode, John provides an update on his civil lawsuit...

In this episode of the Muddy Waters Podcast, host Chuck Ellis sits down with Jed Rice, a Marine Corps veteran, Bath Iron Works employee, and Republican candidate running for Maine House District 50 (Bath) in 2026.Jed shares his story growing up in Maine, his service in the Marines, and what motivated him to step into politics: a desire to serve as a true statesman, helping everyday Mainers who are...

Maine is unaffordable, families are stretched to the bone, and the paycheck no longer pays the bills. At just 21, Sam Bridges (former Maine GOP Vice Chairman, youngest elected party official in state history, born-again Christian, and unapologetic conservative) joins Chuck Ellis to explain why he’s all-in on fixing it. From door-knocking for Governor LePage as a high-school sophomore to getting el...

Maine families are getting crushed by some of the highest electricity rates in America — 80% above the national average and still climbing. In this hard-hitting episode, host Chuck Ellis sits down with energy expert and former Maine gubernatorial candidate Matt Jacobson to pull back the curtain on why this is happening and who’s really to blame. Matt breaks down in plain language: Why wind and sol...

The Honorable Lisa Keim – former State Senator, co-sponsor of Maine’s original Yellow Flag law, and now Oxford County’s first-ever female County Commissioner – sits down with Chuck Ellis for a candid, no-filter dive into the state of Maine politics. They cover: From homeschool mom leading the 2009 People’s Veto to knocking doors (and accidentally meeting a completely naked voter) Why she helped wr...

Chuck Ellis goes long-form with Ethan Alcorn, the no-filter independent running for U.S. Senate in Maine. Rooftop Patriots costumes, dogs & signature hunts, surviving COVID lockdowns, raging against Janet Mills’ power grabs and budget explosion, endless foreign wars, open borders, the trans agenda in schools, skyrocketing taxes, and why he’ll never bow to either party. Small-business owner tur...

In this powerful episode, host Chuck Ellis sits down with Zack Aspen — a British student at Bowdoin College, Chair of the Maine College Republicans, and President of the Bowdoin College Republicans & Conservatives. Zack shares his journey from the UK to America in search of real liberal-arts education and First Amendment freedom, only to be shocked by the intense anti-Americanism and ideologic...

In this no-holds-barred episode, Chuck Ellis sits down with John Featherston — the newest reporter at The Maine Wire and a former Massachusetts selectman who’s seen dysfunction up close — to talk about why Maine politics feels even more broken than the Bay State. They go deep on: Shenna Bellows’ disastrous handling of the Newberg/Amazon ballot scandal and why her lone-wolf press conference and att...

Trump’s landslide exposed it: the Republican Party is no longer one party. Chuck Ellis and Forest Robinson go deep on the exploding fault lines after Tucker Carlson’s bombshell interview with Nick Fuentes. We unpack: Why the old Reagan coalition is dead The panic among establishment conservatives when anyone questions endless foreign aid, open borders for cheap labor, or the donor class agenda How...

Muddy Waters Podcast Episode Summary Guest: Rep. Paul Flynn (R-House District 63 – Winslow, Albion, Freedom, Unity Twp.) Host: Chuck Ellis (@MuddyWatersME) Key Takeaways Flynn’s Background Why Politics Now? District 63 Snapshot State of Maine Politics Christianity & Politics Call to Action Rep. Flynn: Paul. Flynn@legislature.maine.gov | FB: Paul Flynn for House PAC: “Answering the Call” (no pa...

Chuck Ellis fires up a no-holds-barred post-election breakdown with grassroots firebrand Richard the Unquirer and surprise drop-in Corn Pop. Is Maine worth saving or time to bail for New Hampshire? Black Pill vs. White Pill Trans kids in girls’ locker rooms: parents rage, councils cave Gyms letting “anyone” change naked—Richard’s prank calls expose the madness Voter ID crushed by lies & low tu...

In this powerful post-election episode, host Chuck Ellis sits down with Jessica Burton, Northeast Regional Lead for Blexit and former Maine resident, to unpack the disappointing 2025 Maine referendum results, the path forward for conservatives, and why hope is far from lost. Jessica shares her journey from lifelong Democrat (Obama voter twice) to Trump supporter after witnessing media lies at a 20...

“Halloween Hit Pieces & Town Council Truth: Michael on Waste, Efficiency & Standing Firm”Michael, a Windham select board candidate, joins Chuck for a raw, unfiltered convo on local government, media smears, and why he’s running. Halloween > April Fools: “You scared me. Boom.”Key Topics: Government Waste: Towns spend on wants, not needs. No long-term planning (e.g., sewer systems) leads...

Augusta School Board member Katie McCormack joins Muddy Waters to expose the chaos in Maine’s most controversial districts. From trans athletes in girls’ sports to secret gender policies, Katie reveals what’s really happening in classrooms — and why parents are kept in the dark. A 9-year veteran, she shares how COVID exposed indoctrination, why cell phone bans feel suspicious, and how one bold act...

Founder Anthony McKeown joins Muddy Waters to talk about the realities of Human Trafficking in America including here in Maine and why he started Fight Coffee to raise funds to support victims of trafficking to find a path forward.

Forrest in young father of one and a writer who has written for the Federalist, interned with Prager U, and had some articles republished by The Maine Wire and joins the Muddy Waters Podcast again to commit thought crime with me. Enjoy a real conversation with two white men that we're not allowed to have in 21st Century America.

Sofia shares her story of growing up in a liberal school filled with indoctrination but how she emerged still as a conservative and is now a student leader at UMaine for the Maine College Republicans, TPUSA, and Students for Life!

Mason shares his experience working on the Trump campaign in 2015-2016 and run ins he had with the establishment Republicans as well as his concerns with the Maine GOP while remaining hopeful for Maine's future because of our grassroots conservatives!

Charlie Turgeon shares how he started getting involved in his town's politics and why he's running for town Council!