Podcasts - Portland Press Herald

Published
September 14, 2017

Podcast: Like a Boss – One on One Live with Laurie Lachance, President of Thomas College

Thomas College President Laurie Lachance chats with Portland Press Herald C.E.O. Lisa DeSisto
Published
September 12, 2017

News and opinion podcast: Residential referendums in Portland and the Republican political spectrum

City Hall reporter Randy Billings explains citizen initiatives about rent stabilization and zoning on November’s ballot.
Published
August 30, 2017

News and opinion podcast: Listen to Sen. Collins tell her side of the health care vote to reporter Joe Lawlor

Maine’s Republican Senator tells the story of the July floor vote in her own words. John McCain’s no vote helped kill the ‘skinny repeal’ bill.
Published
August 22, 2017

Opinion podcast: Confederate statues, LePage’s stationery and Trump’s week

‘You think he’s isolated now?’ columnist Bill Nemitz asked of the president. ‘Wait until (midterms) and at that point you could for the first time seriously start calling the future of his presidency into question.’
Published
August 16, 2017

Opinion podcast: Charlottesville riots, American Nazism, Sen. Collins

Host Greg Kesich leads a conversation about hate in America and columnist Alan Caron makes a case for Susan Collins to remain in the Senate.
Published
August 8, 2017

Opinion podcast: Sportsmanship personified, election fraud, and cell phones in your car

Columnists Bill Nemitz and Cynthia Dill sit down with social media editor Jim Patrick to discuss the stories behind the past week’s big headlines.
Published
August 1, 2017

News and Opinion Podcast: Marijuana regulation, food trucks, and Sen. Collins in the spotlight

Social media editor Jim Patrick fills in for Greg Kesich and brings us a combo platter of news updates and news analysis.
Published
July 25, 2017

Explainer Podcast: How has Maine responded to the opioid crisis?

Reporter Eric Russell sits down with Jim Patrick to review the timeline of the crisis and what actions the legislature has or has not taken.
Published
July 18, 2017

The Comments Section: Letter Writer of the Month and Facebook discourse

On this episode the editors pick their favorite comments from the website, hear more from a reader concerned with education policy, and debate the merits of Facebook comments on news stories.
Published
July 11, 2017

Opinion Podcast: LePage’s deceptive strategies, rickety party structure, and the future of ranked choice.

Kesich: “I was doing some research and… none of this is ‘hostage taking’ because hostage takers are really rational.”