Kevin Harnden visits Monty Washburn to hear some of his stories about Maine. Washburn shares some stories showing his humor and wit.

Mark Emerson and Kevin Harnden visit Monty Washburn to hear some of his stories about Maine. Washburn shares some stories showing his humor and wit.

As an outsider musician, Dan Knudsen has his own style of music that is lighthearted and humorous. Knudsen recounts getting into music and speaks about his desire to work in the medical field and find a wife.

When pro-life and pro-choice tension grew too large in Portland, Mike Fink decided to find a way to stop protesters from harassing young women going to Planned Parenthood. Peter Frick-Wright documents how Fink turned to humor to protest against the pro-lifer outside his store.

Fritz Grobe and Stephen Volt, two performers known as the Coke and Mentos guys, are working on a new project involving sticky notes. Shann Thomas documents the work that Grobe and Volt put together to create their new project, and they discuss how their group Eepybird wants to become experts at the silly things they explore.

Monty Washburn shares a story from his father, a former river driver, about a cook whose food was so bad that the camp cat would not even eat it.

In Maine, there are stage storytellers who keep stories about the state alive, in part due to state pride. Tim Peterson documents the work that storytellers do to recount stories about Maine, and speaks about the different themes that present themselves in the stories.

Seen by some as one of the last remaining poetry forms accessible to everyone, Professor Henry Garfield started the Maine Limerick Project. Molly Haley highlights how Garfield works with the limericks and discusses with Karin Spitfire the offensiveness of limericks.

Daniel Busch documents the life of Jim, a man with down syndrome, as he spends time at the Portland Fire Department.

Although not a medical professional, Bob Widdop is a clown doctor who tries to change the energy of a room. Sara Hoover documents the work Widdop does to make children feel better when they are hospitalized.

This is the story of a woman who proudly embodies traditional female norms and uses humor to navigate the tensions of working in a male dominated industry.

Rachel Gendron is a stand-up comic in Portland Maine. She uses humor to get through to the men in her life. Especially her dad. NOTE: This audio piece contains profanity and a reference to sex.