Downeast Mike - The Quirky Podcast From Maine

About Downeast Mike - The Quirky Podcast From Maine

News, commentary, humor from Downeast Mike. The headlines from yesterday and selected local stories of the day, sprinkled with wry Down East Maine observations. Rotating features are the Word of the Day, local birthdays of note, the Maine Mammal of the Moment, one-off poems and occasional songs. More fun at http://franknorwood.com Now Available! Downeast Mike Merch! https://downeast-mike.creator-spring.com/ https://anchor.fm/frank-w-norwood/message

Publisher

Frank W Norwood

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Feb 2022

Latest episode

6 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

143 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Downeast Mike EP 139: Maine Man Bites a Police Cruiser, Bell-Bottoms & Rockefeller’s Tax Refund

   Downeast Mike Episode 139 *News & Commentary* Thursday, August 6, 2026Our Motto: Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you! Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. In today’s episode: Bell-bottomed Navy (1977)Maine Man Bites Police Cruiser (1977) Rockefeller Gets Tax Refund (1907) Caves, Wildcats and More (Various)Thank you for listening! Contact Downeast Mike: mike(@)downeastmike.com

2. 

   26 Jul 2026

   Downeast Mike EP 138 *News & Commentary* |Test Tube Baby (1978) | Downeast Mike’s “Cars Of Curiosity” (1978) | Real Estate Round-Up (1978) | 100 Foot Tapeworm (1886)

   Downeast Mike Episode 138 *News & Commentary* Sunday, July 26th, 2026 Our Motto: Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you! Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. In today’s episode: Test Tube Baby (1978) Downeast Mike’s “Cars Of Curiosity”(1978) Real Estate Round-Up (1978) 100 Foot Tapeworm (1886) Thank you for listening! Please send your story suggestions, comments and requests to mike(@)downeastmike.com

3. 

   19 Jul 2026

   Downeast Mike EP 137 *News & Commentary 07/19/26 No Oil-Tech Exports to Russia (1978) Talkative Waitress At Dunkin (1978) Molded Chicken Salad Recipe (1978) The Bones Of Giants At Popham (1907)

   Downeast Mike Episode 137 *News & Commentary* Sunday, July 19th, 2026 Our Motto: Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you! Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. In today’s episode: No Oil-Tech Exports to Russia (1978) Talkative Waitress At Dunkin (1978) Molded Chicken Salad Recipe (1978) The Bones Of Giants At Popham (1907) Thank you for listening! Please send your story suggestions, comments and requests to mike(@)downeastmike.com

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,553,519

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

68