Lewiston-Auburn talk with neighbors in the room.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch works like a local radio desk with a long memory and an open chair. It moves from Lewiston-Auburn news, weathered-in banter, and recurring sponsor reads into interviews with chamber leaders, nonprofits, performers, restaurants, and sports people.
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Lydia's Lunch Bunch is local community radio in podcast clothing. It comes out of Lewiston-Auburn with a format that is loose, familiar, and highly repeatable. Episodes often open with news, sponsors, event reminders, and the kind of banter that only works when people have spent a lot of time in the same room. Then the show turns to the guest. That pivot is where its real usefulness shows up. A Big Brothers Big Sisters conversation becomes a clear explanation of mentoring, Bowl for Kids' Sake, and why long-term relationships matter. A Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce interview becomes a career story, a handoff between leaders, and a look at economic development work. A Daddy-O's segment becomes a story about restaurant growth, staff loyalty, car shows, Special Olympics support, and how a local business becomes a community fixture. A Maine Nordiques episode becomes part hockey memory, part billet-family comedy, and part love letter to the local rink. Even the Tasting Tales episodes, with beer or margarita samples and almanac-style trivia, keep the same lived-in pace. The show is not trying to be sleek. It is better when it is specific: Burnt Ends Barbecue, Edward Little High School, Just in Time Recreation, Rupert's Beverage and Redemption, DeBlois Electric, Oxford, Mechanic Falls, Lewiston, Auburn. The recurring bits can be goofy. The guest questions stay useful. Mark, Sarah, Pam, and Jacey appear across the excerpts as familiar on-air voices, but the show leaves plenty of room for the person across the table. It suits listeners who want to know what is happening in the greater L-A area without having every conversation sanded down into a press release. The tone can swing from civic to silly in a minute. That is part of its local charm.
Made for: For listeners in and around Lewiston-Auburn and western Maine who want local events, business stories, nonprofit work, and community sports in a casual format. It also suits people who like radio-style banter around practical civic information.
What sets it apart: The show blends chamber-style usefulness with loose morning-radio habits, so interviews feel accessible rather than promotional. Its strongest moments come when local guests explain real work while the room keeps the conversation human.
From the Lydia Media studios in the heart of Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, it’s Lydia’s Lunch Bunch - L-A's Afternoon Morning Show with Mark, Sara, and Pam! We’re covering news and events in the greater L-A area and talking to the people making a difference in our community.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Local interviews and unguarded banter make Lewiston-Auburn's civic relationships visible at the scale of individual people and everyday encounters.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch turns Lewiston-Auburn public life into an easygoing studio conversation. Mark, often joined by Sarah, Pam or JC, moves between local interviews and familiar banter without treating community news as a formal briefing.
This is the show that pulls you into Lewiston-Auburn's table, where everybody knows somebody.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A conversational local show that mixes a drink tasting, on-this-day history, and community promos.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch comes across as a local afternoon fixture, with Mark and Sarah moving easily from sponsor reads to a Casamigos Classic Lime Margarita tasting, on-this-day history, and event promos for the greater LA area.
A chamber breakfast broadcast that keeps a neighborly, service-first rhythm.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch settles into a chamber-breakfast rhythm from Burnt Ends Barbecue in Auburn, with Mark and Sarah moving through news, events, and the people shaping the greater LA area.
A local hockey segment that turns billet-family banter and Lewiston nostalgia into an easy, warmly grounded listen.
The segment opens with the familiar headlines-and-sponsor stretch before settling into Hutch Rose and his billet dad Dickie Robert for a local hockey conversation shaped by season-end reflection.
A grounded preview of the spring LA Metro Magazine issue that keeps its local, home improvement focus.
Pam Ashby walks through the spring LA Metro Magazine issue and the work around it. The home and garden angle gives the conversation a practical shape, moving from a kitchen and bath remodeler striking out on her own to a look at pools in Maine.
A straightforward local update on Maine's Got Talent auditions and Andwell Health Partners' Pediatric Services.
The segment stays grounded in local information. Leslie Ogilvie and Kristen Philbeck lay out the basics of Maine's Got Talent in Auburn on May 2nd, including auditions for solo musicians and bands and the option to send video submissions through Facebook.
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This episode introduces a local community podcast show discussing news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, with sponsorships from local businesses, though the main beer tasting content mentioned in the title appears to be missing from this transcript segment.
This episode features an interview with Maine's Got Talent contestant Jennifer Nittolo, promotes the upcoming talent show event, and covers local news including budget cuts in Lewiston.
This episode features an interview with Jennifer Cartmell, the Andrew Scoggin Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters, discussing their Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser and the organization's community impact.
This episode features an interview with Susan Ruhland, the new president and CEO of the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, discussing her first three weeks on the job and the chamber's role in the community.
This episode features an interview with Aaron Ouellette and Becki Boynton from Daddy O's, a local business in Oxford and Mechanic Falls, while also covering Maine's recent budget news including free community college and teacher salary increases.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch hosts Mark and co-host Sarah open a bottle of Casamigos Classic Lime Margarita at 7:23am as part of their Tasting Tales Friday segment, sponsored by Rupert's Beverage and Redemption.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch broadcasts live from Burnt Ends Barbecue in Auburn, Maine at the Lewiston-Auburn Metro Chamber breakfast, hosted by Mark and Sarah.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch hosts Mark and JC are joined in the Lewiston-Auburn studio by Maine Nordiques forward Hutch Rose and Dickie Robert, a 70-year-old lifelong Lewiston resident who has been billeting hockey players for six years.
This episode features an interview with Dr.
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A local community talk show covering news, events, and personal stories in the Lewiston-Auburn area, with a segment on a host's detox journey.
A local morning show covering news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, with a segment on an upcoming outdoor expo.
A local morning show covering news, events, and interviews in the Lewiston-Auburn area, featuring a segment with the Women's Literary Union.
A local radio show covering news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, with segments on community happenings and sponsor shoutouts.
A local radio show interviews musician Chuck Durang about his career and feature in LA Metro Magazine.
A local news and interview show covering events and people in the greater Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine.
A local news and talk show covering headlines and interviewing author Jennifer Braunfels about her novel.
A local morning show covering news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, featuring an interview with a pool service business owner.
A local news and community spotlight show covering headlines and an interview about the Oxford Hills Home Show.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch hosts Mark and Sarah are joined by Pam Ashby, owner of Lydia Media and publisher of LA Metro Magazine, to preview the spring issue ahead of its release party on March 31st at 2 Great Falls Plaza in Auburn.
A local morning show covering news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, featuring community interviews and sponsor messages.
A local morning show covering news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, featuring an interview with members of the Auburn Exchange Club.
A local radio-style show covering news, events, and interviews in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
A local radio show covering news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, featuring an interview with the outgoing chamber of commerce president.
A local radio show covering news, events, and interviews in the Lewiston-Auburn area, with headlines about DHS and Maine legislation.
A local afternoon show covering news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, with plans for a remote podcast at a sponsor's office.
A local news and talk show covering events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, featuring an interview with a karate studio owner about an upcoming comedy fundraiser.
Lydia's Lunch Bunch hosts Mark and Pam are joined by Andwell Health Partners' Director of Development Leslie Ogilvie and donor engagement specialist Kristen Philbeck to discuss Maine's Got Talent, a music competition on May 2nd at the Donald M.
A local radio show covering news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area, including political headlines about Maine's congressional delegation and the State of the Union address.
This episode of Lydia's Lunch Bunch features local news, community spotlights, and an upcoming interview with a local business owner in Western Maine.
A local radio show covering news, events, and interviews with community figures in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
This episode of Lydia's Lunch Bunch features an interview with Cyndi Robbins, owner of Poland Spring Resort, focusing on Mel's Hilltop Restaurant and its year-round operations, along with local news updates.
This episode features an interview with children's book author Kayla and school teacher Neil James, discussing Kayla's book 'The Chronicles of a Guinea Pig' and their connection to the local community.
This episode features an interview with Shanna Cox, president and CEO of the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, discussing chamber activities and local community news.
The hosts of Lydia's Lunch Bunch discuss local news and events in the Lewiston-Auburn area after their scheduled guests cancel, aiming to entertain listeners with an impromptu show.