15 Best Maine News Podcasts
Maine News Podcasts
Here are 15 Best Maine News Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. Inside Maine with Senator Angus King
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The podcast of U.S. Senator Angus King of Maine
Producer/Network U.S. Senator Angus King
Email ****@king.senate.gov
Location Bangor, Maine, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 89.8KTwitter 233.2K Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. News to ME with Ken & Mike Redux
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Ken Altshuler is a lawyer and a news junkie from Oklahoma. Mike Violette's mediocre academic performance at Waterville High prepared him perfectly to be a blowhard on Maine radio for forty years talking politics and sports. Ken and Mike were long term radio partners on Maine's top rated WGAN Morning News with Ken and Mike. On this podcast they continue to discuss and debate news and politics both local and worldwide, as well as pop culture and the social trends of the day.MORE Hosts Ken Altshuler, Mike
Producer/Network Ken Altshuler
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Maine, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 17Twitter 8 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
3. BACON from the MaineHealth ACO
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BACON is Brief ACO News for health care providers participating in the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization. Drs. Mike Clark and Heather Ward host. Listen for engaging guests and lively discussions about value-based care and its implications.MORE Producer/Network MaineHealth ACO
Email ****@mmc.org
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 4.6KTwitter 2KInstagram 1.7K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
4. Downeast Mike - The Quirky Podcast From Maine
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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.comNow Available! Downeast Mike Merch!https://downeast-mike.creator-spring.com/https://anchor.fm/frank-w-norwood/messageMORE Host Frank W Norwood
Producer/Network Frank W Norwood
Email ****@franknorwood.com
Location Maine, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Twitter 199Instagram 19.3K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
5. Portland Press Herald Audio
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The Portland Press Herald is Maine's premiere news outlet.
Producer/Network The staff of the Portland Press Herald
Email ****@mainetoday.com
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
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Apple Rating 3.6/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 93.6KTwitter 89KInstagram 51.8K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
6. Serra Speaks
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Season 2 of Serra Speaks focuses on those who write the headlines, make the headlines, and are behind the headlines. Serra Speaks is a podcast dedicated to issues in and about Maine and this year we will feature the Maine newsmakers.MORE Producer/Network Alex Serra
Email ****@serrapublicaffairs.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 1.2KTwitter 171Instagram 547 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
7. WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
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Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME 99.9 Bangor (weru.org)
Email ****@weru.org
Location Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 9.9KInstagram 2.5K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
8. Like We Do!
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My wife and I, a couple of Gen-X parents of three children (two girls and the boy), tell comical stories of our life together, react to current news and discuss topics that interests us both. Originating out of the rarely heard from state of Maine, listen in and learn how we've all learned how to do things 'Like We Do!'MORE Producer/Network Like We Do!
Email ****@likewedopodcast.com
Location Maine, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 72Instagram 16 Avg Length 79 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
9. Maine Wire
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The Maine Wire is a conservative news and opinion website based in Maine, featuring investigative reporting and analysis of politics in Maine and throughout New England. Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson hosts the Maine Wire podcasts, including Maine Wire Daily and the Robinson Report. On this podcast feed, you will find regular updates on the news that matters to Mainers, longform interviews with New England's most interesting and controversial characters, and political talk from a conservative/libertarian perspective.MORE Email ****@themainewire.com
Location Maine, United States
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Facebook 147.9KTwitter 9.7KInstagram 54.9K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
10. The West End News Podcast
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Every other month West End News publisher and editor Tony Zeli hosts local journalists, experts, and community menbers for in-depth discussion on Portland (Maine) news, politics, and culture.MORE Host Liz Trice
Producer/Network thewestendnews
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
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Facebook 1.4KInstagram 840 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
11. Q106.5 Bangor Maine Flash Briefing
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The latest regional news update from Q106.5 in Bangor, Maine. Q106.5 has been covering news in eastern and central Maine for more than 30 years.
Producer/Network Q106.5
Email ****@townsquaredigital.com
Location Bangor, Maine, United States
Estimated listeners
Facebook 32.3KInstagram 3.1K Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
Maine News shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Podcast Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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| Ken Altshuler | newstome.libsyn.com | 85 | @altshulerken | 7 | |
| Mike | newstome.libsyn.com | 85 | |||
| Frank W Norwood | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frank-w-norwood | 161 | @frankwnorwood | 78 | |
| Liz Trice | thewestendnews.podbean.com | 6 | |||
| Pepin Mittelhauser | archives.weru.org/common-ground-radio/2026/04/common-ground-radio-4-9-26-gardening-for-food-security | 1664 | |||
| U.s. Senator Angus King | king.senate.gov/imo/media/audio/KING_2022-05-25_INSIDE_MAINE_PODCAST_WITH_MUSIC_MSTR.MP3 | 63 | @senangusking | 233.2K | |
| Alex Serra | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/serraspeaks/episodes/Season-1--Introduction-evd272 | 20 | @serraspeaks | 171 | |
| Mainehealth Accountable Care Organization | mainehealth.org/MaineHealth-Accountable-Care-Organization/Provider-Resources/BACON-Podcast | 75 | @mainehealth | 2K | |
| Like We Do! | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/likewedo/episodes/Like-We-Do-Episode-1-e20jcf0 | 18 | |||
| Mainehealth Aco | mainehealth.org/MaineHealth-Accountable-Care-Organization/Provider-Resources/BACON-Podcast | 75 | @mainehealth | 2K | |
| Wqcb-fm | serve.castfire.com/s:apple_podcasts_roM4i/audio/4090898/4090898_2023-02-15-132538.128.mp3 | 28 | |||
| Steven Robinson | mainewire.podbean.com/e/the-abortion-episode-w-carroll-conley | 8 | @themainewire | 9.7K | |
| The Maine Trust For Local News | sites.libsyn.com/489851/episode-2-the-war-in-gaza-pine-tree-power | ||||
| Maine Trust For Local News | sites.libsyn.com/489851/introducingin-the-arena |