The Latest

Producer-arranger-musician Van Dyke Parks returned to the show to talk about his recent performances in Japan and share his concerns about where we are as a nation these days.

Danny Cashman talks with us about David Letterman’s appearance in Bangor as the final guest on The Nite Show and the national attention that visit has prompted.

Oscar nominated actress and singer Amy Irving joined us to talk about her new album, ALWAYS WILL BE, featuring the music of her friend, Willie Nelson.

Music legend Peter Asher returned to Downtown to share some stories from A MUSICAL MEMOIR OF THE 60S & BEYOND, which comes to the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA on May 18.

Matt Schneider of American Nomads talks with us about the news single, WANTED MAN, which he sings lead on and wrote for the group.

Cast members Irene Dennis and Daniel Skinner talked with us about the East coast premiere of Lauren Yee’s MOTHER RUSSIA, now through May 18 at Penobscot Theatre.

Danny Cashman joined us to discuss the finals days of his long-running late night program, THE NITE SHOW.

Actor and activist Mike Farrell returned to the show to share his thoughts on where we are now in America, how we got here, and what we can all do.

Comedian Paula Poundstone talked with us about her upcoming shows in New England and more.

Maine Black Bear hockey coach Ben Barr talks with Bruce Pratt about the recently concluded season and looks ahead to next year.

Historian Heather Cox Richardson returned to Downtown to discuss the latest news out of the Trump White House.

Comedian Joe Pontillo talked with us about his upcoming show in Westport, Connecticut and his You Tube series, The Joe Pontillo Show.

Actor Barry Livingston returned to Downtown to discuss some of recent work on The Conners, Bosch:Legacy, and The Rookie, and shared some great stories about Lucille Ball and Adam Sandler.

In a clip from our upcoming conversation, Heather Cox Richardson talks about Trump Administration “plans” and the recent Signalgate debacle. Here our entire chat on Episode 11 of the podcast, coming on Thursday.

Sarah Morneault joins us to discuss the 10th anniversary of Tiller & Rye and some of the great things happening as part of the celebration, April 3-6.

Bruce McCulloch of Kids in the Hall returned to Downtown to talk about his one-man show, TALES OF BRAVERY AND STUPIDITY, which comes to the Northeast April 11 in Somerville, MA and April 12 in Brooklyn.

University of Maine hockey coach Ben Barr talks with Bruce Pratt about the Hockey East championship and the Black Bears’ opening round NCAA game against Penn State.

Patton Oswalt joined us to discuss his EFFERVESCENT Tour and his career.

University of Maine Assistant Women’s Ice Hockey Coach Kirsti Hussey talks with Bruce Pratt about incoming Black Bears.

Writer-Director and author Robert Boris looked back at some of his film and television work, including AIR FORCE ONE, ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE, BLOOD FEUD, and OXFORD BLUES, and discussed his new novel, BLACK SUN.

Actor and activist Stefanie Powers talked with us about the 45th anniversary of HART TO HART, her long relationship with William Holden, and the recent honors from the United Nations for the William Holden Wildlife Foundation.

UMaine hockey coach Ben Barr talks with Bruce Pratt about this weekend’s Hockey East Quarterfinals.

Maine Black Bears women’s hockey coach Molly Engstrom talks with our Bruce Pratt.

Bruce Pratt talks with University of Maine men’s hockey coach Ben Barr.

Bruce Pratt talks with University of Maine Women’s Ice Hockey Coach Molly Engstrom.

Maine Black bears hockey coach Ben Barr talks with our Bruce Pratt.

Sportswriter Dave Albee joined us to talk about his new book on the 1975 Foxcroft Academy State Championship basketball team, THE LAST ONE OUT OF TOWN TURN OUT THE LIGHTS.

Rich and Bruce Pratt discuss the new book from Chris Haft, A GIANT AMONG GIANTS: THE BASEBALL LIFE OF WILLIE MCCOVEY.

Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor talks with us about his new album, SYMPHONIC STEPS, recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Television critic and author Alan Sepinwall returns to discuss his new book, SAUL GOODMAN V. JIMMY MCGILL: THE COMPLETE CRITICAL COMPANION TO BETTER CALL SAUL.

Alan Sepinwall discusses his new book on BETTER CALL SAUL, we talk with Livingston Taylor about his new album, SYMPHONIC STEPS, Sports Lit 101 with Bruce Pratt, Sean Mcadam of MassLive on the Red Sox, Dennis Price with an entertainment report, and Dave Albee talks about his book on the 1975 Foxcroft Academy state championship […]

David Roth of Defector talked NBA, Super Bowl, and the state of the union with Rich and Carey Haskell.

Cardiologist and author Dr. Cristina LePort discusses her new novel, CHANGE OF HEART.

Our Bruce Pratt checks in with University of Maine women’s ice hockey coach Molly Engstrom.

University of Maine hockey coach Ben Barr talks with our Bruce Pratt.

Voice of the Black Bears, Jon Shields, talks Maine hockey on this week’s podcast.

Bruce Pratt and Rich talk about the new book by Chris Donnelly, DOC, DONNIE, THE KID, AND BILLY BRAWL.

Cast members Bri Houtman and Ira Kramer discuss the new production of DIAL M FOR MURDER at Penobscot Theatre. Call 942-3333 or visit online at penobscottheatre.org for tickets and information.

John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal returned to talk Celtics with us.

Singer-songwriter Bruce Sudano discusses the rol of Tommy James in his career, working with his wife, Donna Summer, and his great new solo album, TALKIN’ UGLY TRUTH, TELLIN’ PRETTY LIES.

The latest podcast episode features singer-songwriter Bruce Sudano, John Karalis on the Celtics, Sports Lit 101 with Bruce Pratt, Shawn Laatsch of the Versant Power Astronomy Center, Bri Houtman and Ira Kramer from the Penobscot Theatre production of DIAL M FOR MURDER, and UMaine hockey broadcaster Jon Shields. Downtown with Rich Kimball | Rich Kimball

Historian Heather Cox Richardson talks about “Nerds v. Cool Kids” in presidential politics and remembers the great singer-songwriter David Mallet.

Chad Finn of The Boston Globe talks about the Patriots’hiring of Mike Vrabel and the Red Sox likely broadcast booth plans for 2025.

Allen Adams discusses the streaming films BACK IN ACTION and UNSTOPPABLE on Pass the Popcorn.

Episode 1 with Heather Cox Richardson, Chad Finn, Allen Adams, and Dennis Price. Click the link to listen! Downtown with Rich Kimball Podcast

The new Downtown with Rich Kimball podcast is readying for launch on Thursday, January 23! The new show will be a weekly gathering of Downtown friends, though don’t be surprised if you see some bonus episodes once we get rolling. Downtown will be available on Spotify, iTunes, Google, and most major podcast platforms, so please […]

Jon Shields previews the big Hockey East series between the Maine Black Bears and the Riverhawks of UMass-Lowell.

Danny Cashman previews The Nite Show broadcast tomorrow night in a special test of our new podcast capabilities.

Dennis Price filled us in on Central Maine entertainment options and helped us say farewell as our final Downtown radio guest.

Gary Tanguay, who was our very first guest on Downtown, joined us for the grand finale this afternoon.