Best Steve Mistler Podcasts (2025)

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Oct. 15, 2025: What Janet Mills' entrance means for the Senate race in Maine 15:00

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State House correspondent Kevin Miller spoke with political science professor Jim Melcher from the University of Maine-Farmington about Gov. Janet Mills' bid for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins next fall.

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Oct. 15, 2025: With Question 2, voters will weigh in on whether Maine's current gun-confiscation law is sufficient 6:17

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Proponents of Question 2 argue that the existing law — often referred to as Maine’s yellow flag law — is a failed experiment that was not used to stop a gunman in Lewiston from killing 18 people and injuring and traumatizing countless others in 2023 despite warnings about his deteriorating mental health.…

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Oct. 6, 2025: Does Maine's Question 1 call for commonsense voter ID changes or will it undermine absentee voting? 9:23

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Sept. 11, 2025: Maine's Democratic Senate primary is taking early shape 8:35

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There’s a bonafide primary contest among Democrats in the Maine race for the U.S. Senate. And one of the leading contestants, Gov. Janet Mills, isn't even an official candidate yet.

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Aug. 21, 2025: Who is Graham Platner and why is he everywhere right now? 7:00

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Defeating Susan Collins is Graham Platner’s primary goal, but he and his campaign also signaled that they’re gearing up for a potential fight against power brokers in the Democratic National Committee.

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Aug. 14, 2025: GOP gubernatorial hopeful takes aim at one of Maine's Somali-American lawmakers 10:58

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The 2026 gubernatorial election is 16 months away, yet Republican hopeful Bobby Charles has already managed to break through the mostly routine campaign rollouts by the rest of the ever-growing field of candidates.

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June 20, 2025: Wrapping up the legislative session 10:02

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The Maine Legislature wrapped up this year’s session on Wednesday night. Here's what they got done and still have left to do.

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June 6, 2025: Maine lawmakers spar over 'red flag' proposal 9:31

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This week we’re gonna catch up on the latest from the State House where the Legislature is racing toward the end of the session. There’s a lot going on. But we’re going to focus on a few highlights, starting with a conflict between Democrats and Republicans over a "red flag" bill that will appear as a ballot measure in November.…

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May 16, 2025: Rewriting Jan. 6, a possible primary challenge for Jared Golden 10:06

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Nearly one year after President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in the hopes of stopping certification of the 2020 election, the Maine House of Representatives debated a resolution commemorating the assault on Congress that ultimately led to the conviction of more than 1,270 rioters.…

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April 14, 2025: Where Maine's federal lawmakers stand on Donald Trump's tariff policy 6:51

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Some members of Congress, including most of Maine's delegation, are increasingly uneasy with President Donald Trump's tariffs — but efforts to curtail his power are likely going nowhere.

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April 4, 2025: Title IX, tariffs and the other stories driving Maine's political frenzy 9:54

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Welcome to April and a political news cycle that never stops. This week we’re going to focus on a few developments with the goal of providing a little clarity and context that isn’t always achievable when news breaks and deadlines loom.

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March 14, 2025: As Trump makes the trade war about Canada's sovereignty, Maine hopes it won't pay the price 8:27

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Trump has said repeatedly he wants Canada to become the 51st state. It's a statement sometimes laughed off in the U.S., but viewed as deadly serious in Canada.

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Feb. 21, 2025: Maine’s new 3-day waiting period law could become test case in new legal landscape on guns 11:11

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Maine’s new, three-day waiting period on gun purchases passed the Legislature by the slimmest possible margin last year and narrowly averted a veto from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills. Now, gun rights advocates think the law could become the vehicle to erase waiting period laws in Maine and roughly a dozen other states.…

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Feb. 7, 2025: For years, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine rhetoric has found receptive ears in Maine 8:27

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has continued to push the long debunked claim that childhood vaccines cause autism. He has also argued that the COVID-19 vaccine was part of an elite plot to prolong the pandemic and shun other unproven or debunked remedies.

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Jan. 31, 2025: Trump’s funding freeze and the clarion call for Maine, national Dems 9:49

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Democrats’ response this week to President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze all federal grants and loans already approved by Congress was a rare moment of swift, unified and urgent condemnation.By Kevin Miller

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Jan. 17, 2025: Janet Mills' plan to fill Maine's first budget hole in over a decade 12:24

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The tax and fee changes that Gov. Janet Mills put forward last week in her budget only add up to about $150 million in a two-year state spending plan that tops $11.6 billion. But new taxes and fees are always controversial, even when they are narrowly “targeted,” as Mills argues in this case.

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June 12, 2024: Political Pulse primary elections recap 8:59

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A look back at Tuesday's results and what they mean.

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June 7, 2024: A primary primer as parties prepare to pick politicians at polls in Maine 7:56

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Tuesday is primary election day in Maine (again) as voters head to the polls to select party nominees for Congress, the Legislature and local offices.

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May 2, 2024: Here are the major takeaways from the 2nd session of the Maine Legislature 8:56

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While lawmakers will return to the State House next week to take up the governor’s vetoes, the 131st Legislature has already left its imprint on some of the issues and challenges confronting the state.

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March 29, 2024: Maine Democrats make last-minute push for 'red flag' gun law 9:47

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Republicans have described the proposal as a late-session ambush designed to catch gun rights groups and the public off guard.

Steve Mistler Podcasts

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Maine's Political Pulse

Steve Mistler, Kevin Miller

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Oct. 15, 2025: What Janet Mills' entrance means for the Senate race in Maine 15:00

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Oct. 15, 2025: With Question 2, voters will weigh in on whether Maine's current gun-confiscation law is sufficient 6:17

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Oct. 6, 2025: Does Maine's Question 1 call for commonsense voter ID changes or will it undermine absentee voting? 9:23

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Sept. 11, 2025: Maine's Democratic Senate primary is taking early shape 8:35

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Aug. 21, 2025: Who is Graham Platner and why is he everywhere right now? 7:00

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Aug. 14, 2025: GOP gubernatorial hopeful takes aim at one of Maine's Somali-American lawmakers 10:58

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June 20, 2025: Wrapping up the legislative session 10:02

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June 6, 2025: Maine lawmakers spar over 'red flag' proposal 9:31

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May 16, 2025: Rewriting Jan. 6, a possible primary challenge for Jared Golden 10:06

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April 14, 2025: Where Maine's federal lawmakers stand on Donald Trump's tariff policy 6:51

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April 4, 2025: Title IX, tariffs and the other stories driving Maine's political frenzy 9:54

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March 14, 2025: As Trump makes the trade war about Canada's sovereignty, Maine hopes it won't pay the price 8:27

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Feb. 21, 2025: Maine’s new 3-day waiting period law could become test case in new legal landscape on guns 11:11

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Feb. 7, 2025: For years, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine rhetoric has found receptive ears in Maine 8:27

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Jan. 31, 2025: Trump’s funding freeze and the clarion call for Maine, national Dems 9:49

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Jan. 17, 2025: Janet Mills' plan to fill Maine's first budget hole in over a decade 12:24

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June 12, 2024: Political Pulse primary elections recap 8:59

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June 7, 2024: A primary primer as parties prepare to pick politicians at polls in Maine 7:56

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May 2, 2024: Here are the major takeaways from the 2nd session of the Maine Legislature 8:56

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March 29, 2024: Maine Democrats make last-minute push for 'red flag' gun law 9:47