Journalist, author and filmmaker Crash Barry podcasts from the foothills of western Maine. Season One features Devils and Dirtbags, his on-going true crime investigation of the criminal priests and bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. Season Two, aka Tough Island, is his comparatively light-hearted but still gritty tales of living and working on a remote Maine island when he was a much younger man. Season Three includes in-depth looks at Disinfomaniacs, along with interviews, conversations and independent journalism focused on the intersection of culture and politics.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Season 3: Disinfomaniacs Episode 4 (Hammer, Part 2)
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
In Part Two of this two-parter, we continue our reporting on Chris Pohlhaus, aka Hammer, the Wotan-and-Hitler worshiping chud planning to turn 10 acres in Springfield, Maine into a tiny home community for his so-called "Blood Gang." This episode includes more details about Hammer's strategy and life, along with a discussion of the Pohlhaus' family tree, his Jewish lineage and his great-great-great uncle, who was imprisoned in two Nazi concentration camps during World War Two. Also, we briefly talk about white supremacist Tom Kawczynski's new plans, which sound like good news for Mainers. Content Warning: this episode includes discussions and language (including swearing) not suitable for children or the sensitive.
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Season 3: Disinfomaniacs Episode 3 (Hammer Part 1)
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Season 3: A conversation with Dave Gutter
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Crash interviews his pal, Maine rock icon (and Grammy-winning songwriter) Dave Gutter, after they both smoked a bunch of OG Kush. Topics included Dave's musical relationships with David Bowie, Aaron Neville and Eric Krasno. Also, stories from the road with his band Rustic Overtones and the REAL reason Dave's mother doesn't like Crash.
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
Season 3: Disinfomaniacs Episode 2
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
In the second episode of Disinfomaniacs, we take a deep dive into the group of Christian Nationalists who staged a coup d'etat on January 28 and seized control of the executive committee of the Maine Republican Party. Andy O'Brien explains the background of new chairmen Joel Stetkis, while Nathan Bernard tells us about Heidi Sampson, whose votes and backers helped propel Stetkis to a landslide victory over the incumbent party chair Demi Kouzounas. And Crash has a long conversation with Vice-Chair Sam Bridges, the newly elected 18-year-old self-described Christian Nationalist who came out of nowhere to win the second-in-command position.
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Coastie is the prequel to Crash Barry's Tough Island.
During Coastie, you’ll sail from the Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico aboard a 210 foot Coast Guard cutter, during the late 1980s drug war and war on Haitian refugees and witness the misadventures and mistakes of Seaman Barry, a 20-year-old stoner hippie-punk-and-wannabe poet deckhand. There’s lots of bad in these tales. Bad sex. Bad drugs. And bad men. Because Coastie is an in-depth look at hazing, toxic masculinity and group think.
In Coastie, there are many painful and often not-safe-for-work-or children’s ears moments, which is one of the reasons that except for Episode 1, Coastie will be exclusively published twice a month exclusively for Patreon subscribers. Visit crashbarry.com or https://www.patreon.com/crash_barry for more details on how to support Crash's work and gain access to lots and lots of perks and special content.
While Coastie is for subscribers-only, the latest episodes of Devils and Dirtbags and the Disinfomaniacs show with Nathan Bernard and Andy O’Brien, plus Open Ears Maine and a new monthly podcast about trying to live closer to nature will all remain FREE via the Crash Program pod-channel.
Coastie, though, like a rare bottle of small batch bourbon, will remain on the top shelf, out of reach of kids and the highly sensitive.
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Season 3: In Memoriam: Maine Storyteller John McDonald
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Crash and John McDonald were pals for a quarter century, first working together in talk radio back in the mid-1990s. John died on Dec. 20, 2022. This is Crash's tribute to him, one Maine storyteller to another.
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Season 3: Disinfomaniacs Episode 1
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Disinfomaniacs is a podcast about the liars, grifters and fascist charlatans intent on destroying democracy and, ultimately, civilization. Crash Barry, Nathan Bernard and Andy O'Brien report how propaganda trickles down to negatively impact local communities so they can expose, debunk and pre-bunk the disinfomaniacs. Episode One details the story of a millionaire somatic healing coach in Maine who was radicalized by Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh and inspired to launch not one, but two anti-trans citizen referendums. Also, Christiane Northrup's post-election message to her followers: spoiler alert, she believes 2022 was stolen too!
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Season 2: Tough Island Chapter 14 The Finale
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
In the series finale, Crash returns to Matinicus, twice. Also, Mary-Margaret confronts Crash again, 20 years later.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Season 2: Tough Island Chapter 13
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
In this penultimate chapter, Crash hitchhikes to Portland and gets a sweet lift. Also, we learn how radio ruined the island. And Crash shaves his beard and moves off Matinicus, headed to the University of Southern Maine.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Season 2: Tough Island Chapter 12
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
While camping with Alice on an even more remote Maine island, Crash is introduced to Carlos Castaneda. Then Crash’s parents visit Matinicus. Also, a scary Halloween tale of gunfire and whiskey.