Muddy The Water

About Muddy The Water

Where I discuss by myself and with special guests things going on in our political world here in Maine as well as discussing national and at times global issues. I'm not muddying the water but helping you understand how muddy the water is and helping you chart a path forward. charleschuckellis.substack.com (https://charleschuckellis.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Charles "Chuck" Ellis

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2024

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 215 episodes have a transcript.

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   27 Oct 2026

   Ep. 214 w/ Susan Longchamps, Candidate for State House District 93

   Susan Longchamps, Republican candidate for Maine House District 93 in Lewiston, joins Chuck Ellis to share her story and why she's running for Augusta. Susan grew up in Lewiston's Tree Streets, beat the odds, owns Webbs Market, and has served three years on the Lewiston City Council. Chuck and Susan talk about compassion and accountability, her grandparents' fresh start in Lewiston, why she chose to stay and invest in her city, life in the council minority, and her top priority: fixing a broken juvenile justice system, because if Lewiston isn't safer, nothing else matters. Find Susan on Facebook under Susan Longchamps Representative, House District 93. Look up your conservative and common-sense candidates at MaineBallot.com. muddywaters.us — Follow Muddy Waters Podcast for more episodes.

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   25 Oct 2026

   Ep. 213 w/ Frank Casella, Candidate for State House District 21

   Frank Casella, Republican candidate for Maine House District 21 in Bangor, joins Chuck Ellis to talk about why he's running and what he'd fight for in Augusta. Frank moved his family to Bangor for the schools and a safe community, ran for the Bangor School Committee, and works in construction. Chuck and Frank talk about the political binary, why local races matter, media bias, government assistance and the party of empowerment, college vs. the trades, and Frank's top issues: getting kids back to reading, writing and math, a real plan for the drug crisis, and an electric bill that went from about $120 to over $400 in the winter. Find Frank at frankcasella.com. muddywaters.us — Follow Muddy Waters Podcast for more episodes.

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   20 Oct 2026

   Ep. 212 w/ M. Thad Moody, Candidate for Senate District 30: Gorham and most of Scarborough

   Thad Moody, Republican candidate for Maine Senate District 30 (Gorham and part of Scarborough), joins Chuck Ellis to talk about accountability, spending, and why he's running. Thad shares his path from Cook's Hardware to president of the co-worker-owned Moody's Collision Centers and the Gorham Town Council, and explains why $155 million in $300 checks was the last straw. Chuck and Thad talk about DHHS oversight and fraud, no tax on tips or overtime, the millionaires tax and socialism, the Medicaid vs. Medicare confusion, $27 million in license plates made in Nova Scotia, the failed Gorham–Scarborough connector, and why voters deserve to know where their tax dollars go. Find Thad at thadmoody4senate.com. muddywaters.us — Follow Muddy Waters Podcast for more episodes.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 81 with Maine Gubernatorial Candidate David Jones

Published 10 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] To know what are the important issues because people are not being informed and are not being educated. And so they feel like, what's the point? Why am I going to go and show up? I would imagine like I have family members who I tried to encourage to vote told me they voted, but I know that they didn't vote. And I think it was because they didn't know what to do, right? They didn't like, and I think there's a bit of a, you know, kind of not a belief that like their vote doesn't matter. It's not going to make any difference. That's so true, Chuck. All that kind of stuff. Not going to vote matters. […]

Who has been a guest on Muddy The Water

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Owen McCarthy
• Daniel Senga
• Michelle Tucker
• Courtney Lacasse
• Hon Garrett Mason

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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

Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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