Former TV weatherman turned environmentalist has entertaining conversations with guests ranging from StormChaser Jim Cantore to Maine legend Bill Green. Some topics are serious, others are fun, but the dialogue is always respectful and authentic- something that can be hard to come by these days.
Trying something new is scary. I was a TV weatherman for almost 20 years and took a leap to an environmental non profit. As I close in on a year since leaving NewsCenterMaine, I bring my wife Paula on to talk about why I did it, what surprised me about my new job, and if I ever miss my "D-list hyper local celebrity" days.
16 Sept 2026
Dan Leonard, MetDesk USA: What does the super El Nino mean for Maine's winter?
Dan Leonard is the Director of Forecasting for MetDesk USA based in Texas. With over 20 years of experience, Dan has emerged as a leader in the energy forecasting industry, advising commodity traders, power companies, and hedge fund managers. Today we talk about what a super El Niño will mean for this winter in the northeast, the sudden rise of AI driven weather models and why seasonal snowfall forecasting is a fools game…that we all keep playing…
2 Sept 2026
Dan Kleban, Maine Beer Company: Is craft beer in Maine oversaturated?
Dan Kleban is the co-founder of Maine Beer company which opened in 2009 at the leading edge of the craft beer boom. Today I ask him if the beer industry in Maine is oversaturated, if 8% IPAs will ever stop being king of the hill, and why he threw his hat in the ring for the senate in this extremely heated political environment.
19 Aug 2026
Kylie Low, "Dark Downeast": New England Murders where weather was key
Kylie low is an Investigative journalist and host of the chart-topping "Dark Downeast", New England’s True Crime Podcast. I talk to her about New England murders were weather was a major factor, why the true crime genre appeals to so many people and why the ticks in Maine keep her up at night
5 Aug 2026
Troy Wilkins, REALTOR: How did Mainers get priced out of their own state?
The median house price in Maine has increased more than 40% since 2019. Bidding wars, out of state money and waived inspections dominated the landscape. So how did Maine get so expensive, is there a crash on the horizon, and what towns are left if you’re don't have $500,000 to spend.
I sit down with realtor Troy Wilkins, a native Mainer with 18 years of experience and a knack for being blunt about what’s really going on the market today.
22 Jul 2026
Jennifer Rooks, Maine Public: How does real news survive fragmentation and confirmation bias?
Jennifer rooks has worked in news in many forms, from a 13 year run at WCSH-TV, to a reporter in California, and now to her role as host of "Maine Calling", a call in show, on Maine Public since 2013. I talk to her about the challenges of the modern news and media environment, how the shows call in volume tells the staff what’s working and what isn’t, and the power and danger of people wanting to hear that their previous opinions are right.
8 Jul 2026
Adam Lee, Lee Auto Malls: Why don't Mainers like Electric Vehicles?
Adam lee is chairman of lee auto malls a 90 year old family business with 13 locations in Maine- plus you’ve seen him in those tv ads for 20 years! Today I talk to him about why Mainers don't really want electric vehicles, what might be able to change that, and why Americans hate sedans and love big SUVS.
23 Jun 2026
Heather Sanborn, Maine Public Advocate: Why is electricity in Maine so damn expensive?
Heather Sanborn is Maines public advocate today I talk to her why our electricity rates are so high in this state, if more natural gas pipeline capacity could be the answer and why community solar messed up so badly explaining billing to its customers that people thought it was a scam.
9 Jun 2026
Benjamin Williamson: Juiced up fall foliage pictures, how Keith hates the movie "Twister" and what AI is doing to photography.
Benjamin Williamson is the former staff photographer and photo editor for Downeast Magazine. He's also a highly regarded photography educator, leading works in Maine and around the U.S. Today, I talk to him about what AI will do to photography, why I actually really don't like the movie "Twister" and if juiced up fall foliage pictures annoy him as much as they annoy me.
27 May 2026
Donny Pelletier: Maine's Finest Athlete
Today’s guest is Donny Pelletier- Maines finest athlete, LL bean model and part time road construction foreman. He’s the 8 time Bust n Burn grand champion, 2 time runner up in Nathan’s red snapper eating contest and Moxies highest volume non commercial costumer. Today he talks to me about the best lobster roll in Maine, why McDreamy is too McChicken to race him and how climate change deniers might just be looking to get a rise out of us.
19 May 2026
Jim Cantore: The worst storm he's ever been in, how we can approach climate change, and early days of The Weather Channel.
If you like weather, you know Jim Cantore. He's been the face of The Weather Channel since the 1990s, earning the reputation as the guy who would go into the worst of the storm. I talk to him about those early days of cable TV, how we can shift the conversation on climate change and pollution, and what storm he's been in that actually scared him.
11 May 2026
Bill Green: On the glory days of TV, what conservation means to him, and his 2020 endorsement of Susan Collins.
Bill Green is a Maine legend after 47 years on television in the state. I talk to him about what it was like in the "good ole days" of TV, what spot in Maine took his breath away, and if he was surprised by the strong reaction to his endorsement of Susan Collins.
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