Saturday Shows

Morning Mental Health Saturdays 10am-12pm. Music from artists that you probably know, but never get any air time – and leaves you wondering why? All things obscure and strange. Songs that move you and make you think, such as: Pink Floyd, David Bowie to “Guns and Roses,” and “ Alice in Chains.” A wide range of genres played with extreme change ups from one song to the next. Always a surprise with the… “Morning Mental Health,” radio show.”

Penobscot Bay Report Saturdays 12-1pm. 

For people who enjoy, work on and care about Maine’s biggest bay. While relaxing to the natural and human sounds of Penobscot Bay–its waves, winds and wildlife; its foghorns, fishing craft and ferryboats–get your weekly update on the doings of local, state and federal agencies and interest groups grappling with overseeing the bay’s commercial and recreational fishers and hunters, aquaculturists, coastal developer wannabes, and its licensed and unlicensed dischargers.

Hear recordings from recent bay-related meetings and public hearings, interviews with retired and working sea captains and readings from 19th century marine scientists exploring and documenting the state of the bay and the Gulf of Maine before the twentieth century’s mechanized fisheries, petrochemicals and other advanced technology changed them forever. And learn how to become a Penobscot Bay Report radio correspondent!

Weekend Round Table Saturdays 1-2pm. Weekend Roundtable brings listeners the latest about one of Knox County’s biggest, most politically-connected and controversial employers the Maine State Prison! Join host Ron Huber for and hour of investigative journalism, discussion and commentary about the Maine State Prison system—its regulations and policies and how well it meets them. Learn about the industry side of the “Prison-Industrial Complex”, elements of the “Good Old Boy Network” involved, and efforts to privatize Maine’s prisons, and hear reviews of conditions inside from prison guards and inmates. All interlaced with the wild music of Jimi Hendrix. Call-ins welcome. 207-593-0013

Old Time Radio Saturdays 2-4pm. This show brings you back to those exciting, enchanting days of the 1940′s and 50′s, when families & friends gathered  to “watch the radio”.at home, or in the car. Back when the storytellers of the day brought their tales to hundreds of  radio theater troupes across America and the world.  Enjoy selections from these lively comedies, relentless detectives, gripping dramas, cowboys, Native Americans, soldiers, pirates and spies in endless tumult, out-of-this-world science fiction and more.

Beam Me Up Saturdays 4-5pm. Science and Science Fiction stories and discussion. I discuss the cutting edge science or research of the day and how it has or might influence the science fiction of the future. Time permitting, I read some of the best and most interesting science fiction stories by some of the leading authors of today and the past. You can catch my show live or listen at a later time by logging on to my podcast at: http://beammeuppodcast.com/

The Maine Show Saturday 5-6pm was launched in August 2015. The goal of this show is to share the stories behind the people, events, and ideas driving the state of Maine forward. For hundreds of years Mainers have come together around campfires, fishing holes, woodstoves, and kitchen tables to tell stories. At its purest form, that is what The Maine Show is all about. Join Ben Sprague on Tuesdays 9-10am and Saturdays 5-6pm.

The Flipside Show Saturdays 6-7pm. A tour through my collection of sound recordings that are kept in my innersanctum known as 'The Flipside'.  Sound recordings are in the form of 78 rpm records, 16-inch radio transcriptions, reel-to-reel tape, etc and include things from jazz, big band, classic radio broadcasts, novelty, rare, unusual and/or forgotten goodies!"

Blue Highways Sundays 9-11am. Music that will celebrate and explore the road less traveled.  Roots, Folk, Blues, Rock, and Americana music from artists local and afar; familiar and not; old and new please join your host, Bruce Swan every Sunday at 9:00 AM or Saturday @ 8pm