Downeast Mike Episode 133 *News & Commentary*

Saturday , May 10th, 2025

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:

Gas Station Closing – Inflation 8 ½% (1979)

U.S. – British Tariffs (1933)

Volcano Suicides (1933)

Swedish Immigrants Arrive (1890)

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Downeast Mike Episode 132 *News & Commentary*

Friday, March 28th, 2025

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:

Maine Potato Tariff War With Canada (1935)

Hydro-Electric Power Plant Waterville (1899)

Smallpox Scare (1899)

Horse Cart Meets Electric Train In Bath (1899)

All New Segment – Downeast Dating!

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DowneastMike Episode 131 *News & Commentary* Monday,February 10, 2025

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – theinterpretation of it all is entirely up to you! Did you know? Downeast Mikecontains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine.

In today’s episode:

Panama Canal Discussion  (1978)

Russian Nuclear Spy Satellite  (1978)

Women As Farmers  (1894)

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Downeast Mike Episode 130 *News & Commentary*

Sunday, December 22, 2024

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:

Coast Guard Sinking (1975)

Don’t Spank (1975)

One Biscuit A Day (1898)

Dawn Barclay’s Book (Vacations Can Be Murder…) 2025

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Downeast Mike Episode 129 *News & Commentary*

Saturday, November 23, 2024

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:

Nuked Lobsters (1977)

Pneumonia Vaccine (1977)

Electric Railroad Proposed In Gardiner (1892)

Angry Democrats Riot In Maine (1892)

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Downeast Mike Episode 127 *News & Commentary*

Saturday, September 7th, 2024

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:

Heat Wave Scorches (1984)

Heat Wave Hits Hard (1973)

Frank Sinatra, Real Estate, Crime Round Up (1973)

The Hairy Giant Of Connecticut

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Downeast Mike Episode 126 *News & Commentary*

Friday, August 9th, 2024

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:

US Troops Take Up Positions In Saudi Arabia (1990)

Crime Roundup (1990)

Hydrophobia Bites, Temperatures Spike; Hen Scratch (1876)

The Maine Lighthouse With A Second Job

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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. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Revisiting Fathers Day (1976)

Weather Modification (1976)

Downeast Dolphin Stranding (1976)

Maine Mammal Of The Moment

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Downeast Mike Episode 124 *News & Commentary*

Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

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. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

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In today’s episode:

Energy Crisis Reaches Skylab (1973)

Worker Rescued From The Potato Bin (1973)

Ear Biting Trial (1973)

Maine’s Ghostly Plant

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