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In 1991, as a young man, writer Crash Barry moved to Matinicus, Maine‘s most remote inhabited island. Two years living in a fishshack and working as a sternman on a lobster boat didn‘t make Crash an expert on Matinicus, but it was a long enough immersion to study a unique society with a wannabe poet‘s brain, filtered through a thick lens of drugs, youth and hard work. Remember, be careful on Tough Island.
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 14, the Finale
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
In the series finale, Crash returns to Matinicus, twice. Also, Mary-Margaret confronts Crash again, 20 years later.
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 13
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
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.
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 12
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
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.
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 11
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
A tragedy strikes the sheep living on Wheaton Island and a perfect Matinicus wedding where Captain Edwin and Crash show up wearing the same outfit. Content warning: this episode contains the death of animals and domestic abuse.
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 10
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
CONTENT WARNING: This chapter contains cats, poetry and a bizarre suicide. Also, Crash's wife sings a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 9
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
This week on Tough Island, Maine, one of Crash’s partying pals decides to return to church, only to experience God’s wrath. Thanks to Captain Edward and Nan, (and some psychedelics) Crash’s life gets better.
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 8
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Crash and Captain Donald have a disagreement, Crash ends up working on a presidential campaign and someone Crash loves, dies.
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 7
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
This week on Tough Island, Maine, Crash realizes he can’t pass the Able-Bodied Seaman’s drug test, Mary-Margaret gets in trouble and so does Captain Donald.
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 6
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
This week on Tough Island, Maine, the “Perfect Storm of 1991” strikes outer Penobscot Bay, Crash almost dies (a couple of times) and the story of the January 1992 sinking of the tugboat Harkness during a winter gale. Luckily, Captain Vance Bunker, a true hero, willingly heads into the storm.
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Tough Island, Maine: Chapter 5
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Crash trades cigarettes with some Russian sailors, scratches Captain Donald’s truck and almost gets stranded on a deserted island.