The Ric and Dan Show

On this episode of  The Ric and Dan Show, our hosts bring on three of the Quirk boys, Tom, Jim and David, to talk about the 80s, vehicle franchises, the influence of their elders, and feature in "Car-tunes", a game-show gauntlet that shifts this episode into next gear.  "What'd you do with the fourth guy?" Ric asks. "Is he trussed up in the back of a trunk somewhere headed south...?" The answer is...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show , our hosts are brought on the white-knuckle thrill ride of their lives as they interview Ricky Craven, Owner of Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Speedway. Together, they talk about action, life, how to lose, and, more importantly, how to win. Ricky does not feel 60, and he admits he lives life best when it's coming at him fast. He knew he wanted to be a racer even...

On this special episode, radio legend George Hale comes on the show, toting along laughs, insights, and stories that can only come from a lifetime like his. He speaks of giants, he speaks of stars. He remembers old radio stations, television companies, baseball stadiums and dining halls, and with each place, a face. Each face, a story. And with each story, a piece of history. No doubt, George is a...

It's the white-knuckle brawl of the century, folks! In one corner, that bastion of Bangor broadcasting, the knight of the Nite Show, the indomitable Dan Cashman is the champion of charm and wit! And in the other corner, the master raconteur of the morning radio, the flying ace of the FM, the mighty Ric Tyler rules over the script and the soundwaves! These two invincible interviewers have seen ever...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show, our hosts get the hot salon gossip from Shari Smith and Robin Brasslett of Modern Image. Fighting not to finish each other's sentences, the two share insider secrets on sisterhood, go-to snacks, and the human need to not just look good, but to feel good.  Ric got his hair done just for this episode. It looks phenomenal. Sheri and Robin talk about their posi...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show , the boys are joined by Larry Barker, CEO of Machias Savings Bank, to talk about what it means to work, what it means to lead, and the only thing about yourself you can really change: your ethic.  Larry Barker was picked straight out of a blueberry field, because of his work ethic. He found his talents in clam flats, meat rooms, and motel halls, and when Ed...

Ric and Dan and Matt Scott from Dave's World have one drink and start swearing and talking about Phish a whole bunch, underscoring the soul-touching story of the parts of you that stay, the parts of you that you pass along, and the parts of you that you can never shake off again as you grow. We don't lie: drinks get passed around this episode, first thing. Matt recalls how he could only ever do co...

On this episode of  The Ric and Dan Show , Ric and Dan (who are named after the show) bring along Rich Armstrong, president of The Snowman Group. Printing has been in his blood for quite a while, and he shares his story of how his life shaped his craft, and how his craft shaped his life. The three sit down and get to work mispronouncing things, and talking about history, mystery, ADD, MMA, and goi...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show , Dan (and Ric) bring along James and Kenya Hopkins of Acadia Wilderness Lodge to talk about yurts, meeting the parents, and a Hallmark movie called The Valley of Death.  Everything Ric knows about the guests he learnt from Dan, and from that he sees the Hopkins as the closest thing to a rom-com in the real world. Little did he expect that it would come with...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show , the boys drag along Marc Guastella, Vice President and General Manager of Hollywood Casino Bangor, and discuss the beauty of failure, travel, cooperation, and never ever never wearing a suit and tie unless absolutely necessary. As a casino manager, Marc can never enjoy Ocean's Eleven or other series. However, he is a fan of 1995's Casino , a movie he first...

On this episode of  The Ric and Dan Show , our hosts welcome Sunshine Gannuccelli, owner of Sunshine Fitness and Fit Fuel Club Cafe, to talk about family, fitness, and fourteen years of entrepreneurship.  Ric and Dan suck in their guts as Sunshine enters. She's a fitness instructor, so they need to look their best. They talk about the joys (and myriad struggles) of parenting, what you gain from it...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show , the boys bring along Amber Lambke, CEO and Co-Founder of Maine Grains, to talk about history, healthiness, and the beauty of a past not-yet-lost to us, all wrapped up in a bushel of oats and wheat. Amber is in jail- in  a jail- in a former jail: she needed to turn the old structure into a grain mill from the ground up, because nowhere else had the vertical...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show, Dan has to interview his boss, and Ric has to interview his wife, because Elizabeth Sutherland of Sutherland Weston comes on to talk about the company's origins and history, and how it intertwines with the state of Maine, and how the marketing world has turned around it. Elizabeth is six minutes late for her own interview, but since she signs everyone's che...

On this episode of The Ric And Dan Show, Alex Gray of Waterfront Concerts and KANÙ fame comes along to talk about the power of music, surprising event costs, and Ushuaia (in Orono, not Argentina).  We start the episode with the boys drinking a whole gallon of water. Ric wants to know if the old stories of Bob Dylan and Van Halen's contracts are true— and Alex spills all he knows, and all the momen...

On this special holiday episode of  The Ric And Dan Show, our hosts are joined by a fellow airwave juggernaut, Mike Dow of Star 97.7, to participate in a friendly game of 20 Christmas Questions. Between the lord of the morning radio and the king of night television, who will win in this double-barrel no-holds-barred, high-octane Christmas-off?  Don't forget to comment and subscribe, and next time...

On this episode of The Ric And Dan Show, the boys bring in Lucas Richman, Grammy award-winning music director and conductor for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and talk about selflessness, ego, leadership, and a blue corduroy suit. Lucas has been given gifts by many influential people: the three talk about the gifts Gavin MacLeod gave him, one of them being his baton. Lucas talks about the strange n...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show, CEO of The Bangor Region YMCA Diane Dickerson sits down with our hosts and lights up the room. She shares how she wound her way from Vegas to Utah, D.C to Denver, before finally finding her way to Bangor to lift the community up. After weeks of machinations, Diane successfully pranks Ric. She then shares her story about growing up in Vegas, when the strip w...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show, our hosts sit down with Matt North of Allenfarm Fence Company talk about all things Allenfarm— the ways in which the profession changed with the world, the ways in which the company stayed the same after all, and why the warehouse is full of so many swords.   Our episode starts out strong with Ric and Dan fighting about the Golden Rule, and soon after Matt...

On this episode of  The Ric and Dan Show , our hosts sit down with Dr. Heather Evans and Sharon Gottlieb of Tensegrity Health and Aesthetics and talk about the profession, self-worth as a pathway to health, and some surprising insights on the ways society judges masculine identities. During this episode, Dr. Evans shares how she escaped the threat of dental school and how she came up with the name...

On this episode of The Ric and Dan Show , we sit down with Peter Geaghan of Geaghan's Pub & Brewing and reflect on the legacy and evolution of family and business, passing generosity down the generations, managing a brand built over the years, and dread and delight on Saint Patrick's Day. The three of them talk about the mural, the 50-year anniversary, the Baldacci family (Dan talks about his gran...

On this episode of  The Ric and Dan Show , Dr. David Cloutier of the Veazie Vet Clinic walks us through keeping the drive alive, turning every obstacle into an advantage, and asking, "What does the world need right now?" Dr. Cloutier tells tales of black bears on the operating table, deciding his career path and his bizarre start, pursuing the dream, going about business differently than peers, tu...

On this episode of  The Ric and Dan Show , our hosts sit down with Brett Soucy of Frank's Bake Shop and talk about the 80th anniversary, preparing for succession, and free pizza ASMR with special guest star David Bender.  Brett leads the conversation towards a business's reputation and responsibility, his history of working at the bakery under his grandfather, what he learned in a London pub, fami...

Please note: This episode was recorded in May 2025. Certain details discussed reflect the information available at that time and may have since changed. On the first episode of The Ric and Dan Show , our hosts sit down with Chris Keegan of Coffee Hound Coffee Co. and talk about community, chance encounters, and most importantly, coffee. Chris shares his story of one fateful Thursday morning, a luc...