{"podcast":{"title":"Muddy Waters","slug":"muddy-waters-7079451","podcast_index_feed_id":7079451,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1039add24/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://charleschuckellis.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43454481/fcdb685e762879bd.jpg","author":"Charles \"Chuck\" Ellis","episode_count":188,"summary":"Where I discuss by myself and with special guests things going on in our political world here in Maine as well as discussing national and at times global issues. I'm not muddying the water but helping you understand how muddy the water is and helping you chart a path forward. charleschuckellis.substack.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T12:17:16.550300+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 186 Vernon Dukes Unfiltered: Boston Roots, Maine Conservative Voice, Education Crisis & GOP Unity","slug":"ep-186-vernon-dukes-unfiltered-boston-roots-maine-conservative-voice-education-crisis-gop-unity","published_at":"2026-06-27T11:03:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451/ep-186-vernon-dukes-unfiltered-boston-roots-maine-conservative-voice-education-crisis-gop-unity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charles-ellis9/episodes/Ep--186-Vernon-Dukes-Unfiltered-Boston-Roots--Maine-Conservative-Voice--Education-Crisis--GOP-Unity-e3lau53","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1039add24/podcast/play/122041955/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-26%2F426897747-44100-2-84f9ef101fb53.mp3","summary":"On this episode of Muddy Waters, Chuck Ellis welcomes Vernon Dukes for an unfiltered conversation about life, politics, and the future of Maine.Vern shares his path from Boston’s Roxbury to Maine, building businesses, raising kids, and becoming a strong conservative voice. They discuss the failures of public education, the importance of family and parental involvement, fiscal irresponsibility in government, and why Maine conservatives and Republicans must unite behind whoever wins the GOP gubernatorial nomination.A passionate call for better education, stronger families, and real accountability in Augusta.Listen now and join the conversation. New episodes weekly.","meta_description":"On this episode of Muddy Waters, Chuck Ellis welcomes Vernon Dukes for an unfiltered conversation about life, politics, and the future of Maine.Vern share…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4771,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/muddy-waters-7079451/episodes/ep-186-vernon-dukes-unfiltered-boston-roots-maine-conservative-voice-education-crisis-gop-unity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451/ep-186-vernon-dukes-unfiltered-boston-roots-maine-conservative-voice-education-crisis-gop-unity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}