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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...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Maine State Representative Chad Perkins — Part Two “It’s Really Hard To Run A Business” — Perkins On Rising Costs And Pressure On Small Employers In Part Two of our conversation with Maine State Representative Chad Perkins, the focus turns to the policies shaping Maine’s economy and the real-world impact those decisions are having on businesses, workers, and f...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Maine State Representative Chad Perkins — Part One “A Hundred Percent Error Rate” — Perkins On MaineCare Billing Failures In Part One of our conversation with Representative Chad Perkins, we take a deep dive into growing concerns surrounding MaineCare, audit findings, and the broader issue of government oversight. As Republican lead on the Government Oversight...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows — Part Two  “DHHS Is Not Working To Keep Maine Kids Safe” — Bellows On Child Safety Failures  In Part Two of our conversation with Maine Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shenna Bellows, we shift into the core of her campaign platform—an “economic new deal” focused on affordability, housing, energ...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows — Part One “There Are Not Non-Citizens Voting In Maine” — Bellows Addresses a Circulating Video Clip  In this episode of the Q-Point Podcast, Corenna and David Quirk sit down in studio with Maine Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Shenna Bellows for a wide-ranging conversation focused on election integrity, g...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Joe Baldacci — Part One “We Have A Very Fragile Healthcare System In The State” — Baldacci On Maine’s Healthcare Reality In Part One of this conversation, Maine State Senator and Democratic candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, Joe Baldacci, joins Corenna and David Quirk in studio for a wide-ranging discussion on national issues and the challenges...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Senator Joe Baldacci — Part Two “The Fraud Needs To Be Prosecuted” — Baldacci On MaineCare Fraud And Government Accountability In Part Two of this conversation with Maine State Senator and Democratic candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, Joe Baldacci discusses healthcare policy, government accountability, and the issues he says are top of mind for...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Andre Cushing — Part Two “We’re At The Mercy Of The State” — Cushing On Funding Pressures Facing Maine Counties In Part Two of their conversation with Andre Cushing, President of the Maine County Commissioners Association and Chair of the Penobscot County Commissioners, Corenna and David Quirk examine the growing financial pressure on county government in Main...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Andre Cushing — Part One “We Have Exhausted Our Fund Balances” — Cushing On The Rising Cost Of County Jails In Part One, Andre Cushing , Chair of the Penobscot County Commissioners and President of the Maine County Commissioners Association, joins Corenna and David Quirk in studio to explain how county government works in Maine and why counties are facing grow...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jason Joyce — Part Three “We Have Lost Around 1,800 License Holders” — Joyce On Maine’s Declining Number Of Lobster Fishermen In Part Three of Corenna and David Quirk’s conversation with Jason Joyce, Director of Advocacy at the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association, the discussion turns to the long-term future of Maine’s lobster industry and the chal...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jason Joyce — Part Two “You've Gotta Have Proof That There's No Shrimp There” — Joyce On Why Maine Needs Shrimp Data In Part Two of Corenna and David Quirk’s conversation with Jason Joyce, Director of Advocacy at the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association, the discussion turns to several key issues affecting Maine’s fishing industry — includ...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jason Joyce — Part One “It’s Just a Death Sentence.” — Joyce on the Dangers of Ropeless Gear Jason Joyce, Director of Advocacy for the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association and a lifelong Swans Island fisherman, joins Corenna and David Quirk for a detailed discussion about the challenges facing Maine’s commercial fishing industry. With more than 40 y...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Robert Wessels — Part One “The Families In Maine Are Hurting” — Wessels Talks Cost Of Living, Energy Prices And State Policy Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Wessels joined Corenna and David Quirk in studio for a wide-ranging conversation covering his campaign journey, energy policy, cost-of-living concerns, DHHS leadership, healthcare challenges, and...