Partly Serious with Keith Carson

Keith Carson·6 episodes

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Former TV weatherman turned environmentalist has entertaining conversations with guests ranging from StormChaser Jim Cantore to Maine legend Bill Green. Some topics are serious, others are fun, but the dialogue is always respectful and authentic- something that can be hard to come by these days.

Episodes

39 min

Jul 8, 2026Episode 6

Adam Lee, Lee Auto Malls: Why don't Mainers want EVs?

Adam lee is chairman of lee auto malls a 90 year old family business with 13 locations in Maine- plus you’ve seen him in those tv ads for 20 years! Today I talk to him about why Mainers don't really want electric vehicles, what might be able to change that, and why Americans hate sedans and love big SUVS.

43 min

Jun 23, 2026Episode 5

Heather Sanborn, Maine Public Advocate: Why is electricity in Maine so damn expensive?

Heather Sanborn is Maines public advocate today I talk to her why our electricity rates are so high in this state, if more natural gas pipeline capacity could be the answer and why community solar messed up so badly explaining billing to its customers that people thought it was a scam.

39 min

Jun 9, 2026Episode 4

Benjamin Williamson: Juiced up fall foliage pictures, how Keith hates the movie "Twister" and what AI is doing to photography.

Benjamin Williamson is the former staff photographer and photo editor for Downeast Magazine. He's also a highly regarded photography educator, leading works in Maine and around the U.S. Today, I talk to him about what AI will do to photography, why I actually really don't like the movie "Twister" and if juiced up fall foliage pictures annoy him as much as they annoy me.

30 min

May 27, 2026Episode 3

Donny Pelletier: Maine's Finest Athlete

Today’s guest is Donny Pelletier- Maines finest athlete, LL bean model and part time road construction foreman. He’s the 8 time Bust n Burn grand champion, 2 time runner up in Nathan’s red snapper eating contest and Moxies highest volume non commercial costumer. Today he talks to me about the best lobster roll in Maine, why McDreamy is too McChicken to race him and how climate change deniers might just be looking to get a rise out of us.

43 min

May 19, 2026Episode 2

Jim Cantore: The worst storm he's ever been in, how we can approach climate change, and early days of The Weather Channel.

If you like weather, you know Jim Cantore. He's been the face of The Weather Channel since the 1990s, earning the reputation as the guy who would go into the worst of the storm. I talk to him about those early days of cable TV, how we can shift the conversation on climate change and pollution, and what storm he's been in that actually scared him.

42 min

May 11, 2026Episode 1

Bill Green: On the glory days of TV, what conservation means to him, and his 2020 endorsement of Susan Collins.

Bill Green is a Maine legend after 47 years on television in the state. I talk to him about what it was like in the "good ole days" of TV, what spot in Maine took his breath away, and if he was surprised by the strong reaction to his endorsement of Susan Collins.