The Latest

David Roth of Defector joined us this afternoon to help us celebrate the show’s 13th anniversary.

Gary Tanguay, who was the first guest on Downtown, joined us today to help celebrate our 13th anniversary.

Marc Calnan of Eastern Maine Sports gets us ready for the high school football season.

Mighty John Marshall fills us in on the big events of This Day in Rock & Roll History.

Bob Lucy and Rich discuss The Game Plan for Black Bear football’s road game at #3 in the nation Montana State.

Sean McAdam of MassLive.com joined us this afternoon to discuss the Red Sox and what to look for in the offseason.

Bruce Pratt and Rich talk with Rus Bradburd, author of BIG TIME.

Guests:  Arthur Meyer & Stephanie Drake, Ron Dante Arhtur Meyer & Stephanie Drake discuss their web series, ABC PARENTING. From the Downtown archives, our conversation with singer and producer Ron Dante.                                      

On this week’s Message in the Bottle, Eric Mihan of Bangor Wine & Cheese Company talked about Tuscany and Central Italy.  

John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal joined us for his weekly visit talking Celtics, the WNBA, and more.

On this week’s Pass the Popcorn, Allen Adams discusses The Deliverance and some upcoming films he’s looking forward to seeing.

Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News joined us to discuss UMaine football’s opening game victory and more.

University of Maine football coach Jordan Stevens talks with us about the Black Bears’ opening night win over Colgate and the upcoming game at Montana State.

We got the lowdown on the events of August 30th in music history with the Hall of Famer, Mighty John Marshall.

Bob Lucy breaks down The Game Plan for Maine Black Bear football’s opener against Colgate. The Bears are looking to turn things around after back-to-back 2-9 seasons, while the Raiders look to pick up where they left off in 2023, as they finished with six wins in their final seven games.

Brad Ryder and Keri Kapaldo joined us to fill us in on this year’s Commit to Community from St. Joseph Healthcare.

Arthur Meyer and Stephanie Drake joined us to talk about their web series, ABC PARENTING.

Bruce Pratt discusses “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen”, by Christopher McDougall.

Shawn Laatsch from Versant Power Astronomy Center & Jordan Planetarium previewed the center’s September schedule and talked about what to look for in the skies in the coming month.

Guests:  Arwen Lewis & Bob Ryan Singer-songwriter Arwen Lewis discusses her new EP, UNDER THE STARS. The great sportswriter, Bob Ryan, covers a wide range of topics, as always.                            

On this week’s Message in the Bottle, Eric Mihan from Bangor Wine and Cheese Company discussed the wines of Northwest Italy.

John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal talked Celtics with us on today’s show.

On this week’s edition of Pass the Popcorn, Allen Adams told us what he thought about INCOMING on Netflix and BLINK TWICE.

University of Maine football coach Jordan Stevens joined us to preview the Black Bears’ season opener against Colgate on Friday.

Chad Finn of The Boston Globe talked Patriots and Red Sox with us on today’s show.

Michael Hurley from WZLX joined us to talk Patriots on today’s Downtown, as they prepare for Sunday’s final preseason game.

Mighty John Marshall with This Day in Rock & Roll History on today’s show.

Patriots broadcaster Bob Socci talked with us about Sunday’s preseason game with Washington and the coming regular season.

Actor Marlon Taylor, who played Young Mike Hanlon in the Stephen King’s IT mini-series,  joined us in studio this afternoon.

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe talked with us about the Red Sox, the Celtics, and more on today’s show.

Bruce Pratt talks withTim Manners about SCHOOLBOY, the wonderful new book on Hall of Fame pitcher and broadcaster Waite Hoyt.

Guests:  Ed Begley Jr & Chelsea Henderson Actor Ed Begley talks about a couple of upcoming projects and shares some stories from his memoir, TO THE TEMPLE OF TRANQUILITY…AND STEP ON IT! Author and Maine native Chelsea Henderson discusses her new book, GLACIAL: THE INSIDE STORY OF CLIMATE POLITICS.             […]

Imke Jandreau, who is working with the Maine delegation, joins us from Chicago to share her thoughts on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention.

Eric Mihan from Bangor Wine & Cheese Company continued our world tour this week as we learned about the wines of Piedmont, in northwest Italy.

We talked Red Sox, Patriots, and more as Nick Coit from ABC-6 in Providence joined us this afternoon.

John Karalis from Boston Sports Journal talked with us about ownership rumors, the challenges involved in building a new arena, and what may happen with the Celtics’ final roster spot.

On this week’s Pass the Popcorn, Allen Adams talked with us about THE UNION on Netflix and Amazon’s JACKPOT.

Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News joined us to discuss the coming University of Maine sports season.

Christopher Price of The Boston Globe joined us to discuss last night’s Patriots-Eagles preseason game.

Mighty John Marshall shares the lowdown on August 16th in music history.

Sean McAdam of MassLive joined us this afternoon to discuss the Red Sox.

Singer Arwen Lewis joined us this afternoon to talk about her new EP, UNDER THE STARS, and her podcast, THE ARWEN LEWIS SHOW.

Steve Buckley of The Athletic joined us to preview this year’s 30th annual Oldtime Baseball game, coming up next Thursday at St. Peter’s Field in Cambridge, MA.

On this week’s Sports Lit, Bruce Pratt talks more about David Leff’s IN THOREAU’S WAKE.

University of Maine women’s basketball coach Amy vachon joined us to talk about the upcoming clinic for women coaches, PASS IT FORWARD, Spetember 14 at Cony High School and faturing legendary Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw.

Guests:  Julia Duffy & Steve Wiegand Julia Duffy joins us to share memories of her friend and mentor, Bob Newhart, and to discuss her work on PALM ROYALE. Author Steve Wiegand talks about his great new book, THE UNCOMMON LIFE OF DANNY O’CONNELL.                  

On this week’s Message in the Bottle, Eric Mihan from Bangor Wine and Cheese Company took us to Portugal.

John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal discusses Team USA’s gold medal and what’s ahead for the Celtics.

Actor and activist Ed Begley, Jr. returned to the show today to discuss some upcoming projects, his Begley’s Best line of environmentally friendly household products, and share stories from his memoir, TO THE TEMPLE OF TRANQUILITY…AND STEP ON IT!

Author and Old Town native Chelsea Henderson joined us to talk about her new book, GLACIAL: THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.