Épisodes

  • Star Trek Parody: Live and Improvised; then: Portland Foodie News Scandal

    Star Trek Parody: Live and Improvised; then: Portland Foodie News Scandal
    Oct 22 2026
    Join the crew of the Starship Majora--from the narcissistic captain to the overly logical science officer, sultry communications officer and the rest in a chapter titled, "Fear Ye Not the Shapeshifter." Live and improvised at WMPG by six Portland comedians, with live foley and sound design. (Cast: Hilary Aptowitz; Rock Bergeron; Sean A.X. Carr; Jennywren Sanders; Tuck Tucker and Dan Bernard. Live foley by Frank Sanfilippo. Produced by Michael Townsend. Directed by Dan Bernard.)

    Then, a partially improvised news story from the foodie factions of Portland, Maine, as a scandal unfolds at Pretensho's restaurant that may embroil City Hall. (Featuring Amanda Easton and Dan Bernard. Directed/produced by Dan.)
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    30 min
  • Part 2 of dystopian sci-fi story; HP Lovecraft on cats; Susan Collins campaign spot (?)

    Part 2 of dystopian sci-fi story; HP Lovecraft on cats; Susan Collins campaign spot (?)
    Oct 15 2026
    The satisfying finale of 1953 sci-fi dystopian classic, "Breathes There a Man." Futuristic gadgets, paranoia, totalitarian American government, robots and rebellion. Then New England's own HP Lovecraft with a skin-crawling subtle masterpiece about cats in part. Don't miss Susan Collins salty new campaign spot we feature here!
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    30 min
  • Mamdani Takes 70,000 to Opera; NPR Interviews Tucker Carlson

    Mamdani Takes 70,000 to Opera; NPR Interviews Tucker Carlson
    Oct 13 2026
    Some accuse Mamdani of socialist brainwashing and degrading the Metropolitan Opera with a new annual lottery for 70,000 free tickets to New Yorkers who want to see this spectacle—what’s really happening here? Then, somewhere in a barn in Maine, NPR interviews Tucker Carlson. We love NPR, but this softball interview was not their best work. If you don’t know Tucker, learn more of his odious views and public face here. Plus our satirical fauxmercials and a special clip of a twisted version of the Home Shopping Network, hosted by Becky Toothy-Soccermom.

    Journalism from Wonkette; narrated and produced by Dan Bernard; Home Shopping sketch written and directed by Dan, featuring Hilary Aptowitz, Tom Walsh and Dan. Sketch produced by Michael Townend.
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    30 min
  • Seventy years on, vintage sci-fi dystopian classic "There Breathes a Man" rings true

    Seventy years on, vintage sci-fi dystopian classic "There Breathes a Man" rings true
    Oct 8 2026
    Back in 1953, sci-fi writer Charles Fritch penned this dystopic tale eerily predictive of modern American life. As sci-fi often does, we are given glimmers of a world in which inventions we take for granted are innovative dreams; but the politics feel current. In this case, The Super State permeates every aspect of people's lives, dominates every industry, uses technology to track and correct people's daily lives, their thoughts and habits, according to its venal and corrupt ideas. But a resistance is afoot...can it survive?
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    30 min
  • BBC Gone Daft

    BBC Gone Daft
    Sep 24 2026
    Hear the BBC with all of its gravitas and Brit-glossiness weave through straight-faced absurd reports and reviews of new musicals, scandals, invasions and even Shakespearean-themed theme parks. Plus singer "Adele" visits WMPG in concurrence with her gig at the Oxford, Maine casino. With special guest star Julie Nye and host Dan Bernard.
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    30 min
  • 5 Years Since 9/11: Some NYC Bigots Object to Mamdani; NPR Parody News and Live Comedy

    5 Years Since 9/11: Some NYC Bigots Object to Mamdani; NPR Parody News and Live Comedy
    Sep 17 2026
    In the quarter century since 9/11, we revisit our memories and an original satirical broadcast in Portland, Maine created, recorded and broadcast that same autumn, followed by Evan Hurst of Wonkette describing the current bigotry still percolating in NYC, focused on Mayor Mamdani's attendance at 9/11 events in the city. This Wonkette story is preceded by our NPR parody, and finally, live standup at the WMPG studio in Portland, Maine, featuring local comic Cloud Morris.
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    30 min
  • J.D. Vance Has Beers with Tucker Carlson; then The Truth About FEMA Scams in a Post-Truth Society; and a tale about the roommate from hell b

    J.D. Vance Has Beers with Tucker Carlson; then The Truth About FEMA Scams in a Post-Truth Society; and a tale about the roommate from hell b
    Sep 10 2026
    J.D. Vance regales us with his tale about his bromance with Tucker Carlson, despite Carlson's raging case of antisemitism and bigotry; Brooke Binlowski is back on Wonkette after years on t.v. with CNN, CBS, writing for The Atlantic, at Snopes and more--debunking FEMA conspiracy theories here with savage wit; finally, award-winning writer Lane Moore's tale with full audio production by Michael Townsend: "I Know This Sounds Corny, but You've Been a Great Roommate to Steal From."
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    30 min
  • Is There an Internet of Coral Reefs?

    Is There an Internet of Coral Reefs?
    Aug 27 2026
    Famed marine biologist and species regeneration guru Dr. David Vaughan joins us to discuss how coral reefs communicate; what is climate change's evil twin, ocean acidification; how reefs save human lives; and the application of 3d printing and microfragmentation to reef restoration.
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    30 min